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2/06/04 - Corvus emerges from flower.
3/26/04 - Mendel tube obtained from Puchiko.
4/04/04 - Yttrium emerges from tube.
4/19/04 - Simon emerges.
5/15/04 - Corvus/Alchiba is born.
5/22/04 - Emperial obtains a Helion orb en route to an alternate dimension, designated Nikoths/Etkezym. Corvus goes with her.
5/24/04 - Emperial and Corvus meet up with Saisai on Nikoths/Etkezym.
5/27/04 - Corvus/Kraz emerges from his Helion orb.
5/28/04 - Emperial and Corvus separate from Saisai and Kraz, leaving that dimension for another unknown. They end up in a giant windy field.
5/30/04 - Emperial and Corvus obtain entry into the Library of Souls.
6/11/04 - Yeande meets Julius.
6/27/04 - Emperial and Corvus meet Rosemilk and her Grimorum Blinky in the Library of Souls.
6/28/04 - Rikard purchases a haunted lantern on Gaia. The lantern is said to be occupied by the ghost of Oiwa.
7/11/04 - Alchiba becomes a child.
7/12/04 - Emperial, Corvus, Rosemilk, Blinky, and the wind Grimorum enter the Floating Citadel.
7/16/04 - Corvus apparently dies.
7/18/04 - Emperial recovers Corvus's corpse.
7/22/04 - Emperial discards the Wind Grimorum and discovers a baby in the Floating Citadel. She designates him Ross Perot.
7/23/04 - Djerod finds an abandoned baby named Shizue who has been cared for by ghosts.
7/25/04 - Emperial and Corvus are reunited; Corvus returns to full life. Corvus learns that the Wind Grimorum is his and finds an egg in the Citadel.
7/27/04 - Emperial and Corvus are reunited with Rose and Blinky and escape the Citadel to Gaia and then the House.
7/28/04 - "Ross Perot" is renamed Zevulon, and takes Emperial's surnameof Atreides-Piett.
7/29/04 - Emperial trades a feien bloom for an Egyptian canopic jar said to contain the essence of Ma'at.
7/29/04 - Sarabi Adruenna transfers guardianship of her Jedi Apprentice to Djerod.
8/11/04 - Corvus/SR is reborn from a glass window when Emperial's friend Sajhiri takes her through a gateway to the realm of the fey and Emperial visits the Moon Court.
8/16/04 - Emperial discovers that Zevulon is a fa'e.
8/19/04 - Fifth emerges form his bloom.
8/24/04 - Fifth becomes bonded to Kabuto.
8/27/04 - Emperial takes Zevulon and Corvus to meet the Lady Admiral.
8/31/04 - Zevulon meets Eqomashquellqanoosh Qisaalgras.
9/02/04 - Zevulon is blood-bonded into the Piett family and given the Rhea name "Talai."
9/03/04 - General Tuthau gian Fourdr joins the Household.
9/12/04 - Zevulon has a playdate with Yanisin.
9/13/04 - Zevulon becomes a toddler.
9/18/04 - Sunil is given an immortality quest from Julius.
10/13/04 - Ares meets Julius.
10/14/04 - Alchiba becomes and adolescent.
10/17/04 - Julius meets Ankou, the first new death feien, and attempts to warn Yeande.
10/22/04 - Jedi Apprenctice Careli Thurish arrives on Gaia.
10/27/04 - Sunil fails to complete the immortality quest given to her by Julius.
11/07/04 - Julius sets Irisa to the task of recovering the knowledge of the School of Artifice.
11/08/04 - Ares embarks upon a quest from Julius to find the Mantle of the Empress.
12/04/04 - Corvus meets Ursa.
12/21/04 - Corvus embarks upon an immortality quest from Yanvir.

Nickname(s): Em, Emi, Emperilu
Also Known As: Empelu, the Goddess Descended, the White Lady, Empyll
Home Dimension: Imperium
Species: Human/Rhean (Rhea/Rhota)
Homeplanet: Coruscant/Earth
Affiliation: Neo-Imperium
Height: 5' 1.5"
Weight: 100 lbs.
Age: 135 y.o.
D.O.B.: March 10
Hair: ruddy brown
Eyes: blue
Fav. Color: blue, black, earth tones
Fav. Food: sushi, creamed spinach
Likes: tea, anime, manga, fantasy and science fiction novels, computer games, logic puzzles, Phillip Glass
Dislikes: humanity,
Hobbies: reading, writing, drawing, collecting junk
Skills: pandimensional, interdimensional portaling, pocket dimension creation, cataclysmic fate redirection, dimensional tracking, mental combat, minor temporal prediction, intrinsic sight, emotional transmission
Weaknesses: night blindness, poor eyesight, photosensitivity, low lung capacity, hot temper, immoral, power-hungry, compulsive, obsessive
Personality:
Background: Emperial was born half-Rhean, half-human. Her human mother belonged to a nation at war with the government her Rhean father worked for. Her mother was unable to cope with the pressure of raising a feral Rhean and lacked the training necessary for the child's domestication. At the age of four, Emperial was left in her father's care and raised alongside adopted sister Lilem. Eventually, her father's government, known as the New Empire or Neo-Imperium, won the war.
ssssssssThe Piett family was one of the most highly-respected families in this government. Emperial's aunt, Lady Admiral EmileAmai Piett, led the Imperial forces in their vistory, and there was great pressure on the Pietts to appoint on of their own as the new Empress. At the age of fourteen, Emperial became the High Empress. She reigned for four years until her elder sister, adopted Piett family member EmileAmai Piett II (Lilem) was prepared to take the throne as Grand Empress. Lilem abdicated two years later to raise a family and a new Empress was chosen by the Ruling Council, the Free Empress, who is the current Empire's figurehead leader. (All power in the Empire is actually held between the military, under the leadership of Supreme Commander Lady EmileAmai Piett, and the Ruling Council, under the leadership of House Fourdr.) Naturally, as Empress (former of otherwise), Emperial holds rank in the Imperial military. Her effective rank is Line Captain and her command rank is Fleet Admiral. As next in line in the House of Piett, she bears the title Lady.
ssssssssAfter leaving the throne, Emperial decided to explore the world. She traveled a great deal and had many wonderful adventures, meeting dozens of new friends along the way. As is tradition among Rheans, she adopted a number of these new friends as new family. She now has a huge adopted family with brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, fathers, mothers, and even adopted children. Corvus, her feien bond, who accompanies her nearly everywhere nowadays, is one such adopted family member.
Equipment: blue Neo Imperium flight suit (rank Fleet Admiral), utility belt/holster, ultrasaturated nutrient rations, dark leather-bound journal

Nickname(s): Kancho, Jer
Also Known As: The Grey Mage, The Butcher of Eydennir
Home Dimension: Imperium
Species: Rhean (Crennan)
Homeplanet: Shia Rhea
Affiliation: Neo-Imperium
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: u/k
Age: 176
D.O.B.: u/k
Hair: grey
Eyes: color varies between brown, grey, and blue
Fav. Color: none
Fav. Food: asparagus
Likes: peace, quiet, soft music,
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Hobbies: hyperspace drive theory and design, quantum theory and physics
Skills: energy dispersal system design, military strategy (interstellar), pandimensional, interdimensional portaling, pocket dimension creation, interdimensional obfuscation, mental combat, emotional transmission, Force-sensitive, sharpshooting
Weaknesses: chronically depressed, extremely introverted, bad back, poor lungs, bad knees
Personality: Quiet, unassuming, and reliable, Djerod has spent most of his life as a wallflower. He's not a people person, with only a handful of close friends, and prefers not to be the center of attention. It is extremely unfortunate, then, that his dependability and efficiency landed him at the top of the Imperial military.
ssssssssDjerod is a meticulous perfectionist with an excellent, disciplined mind. He's cautious, calculating, and even cold. He finds it hard to express himself around others with the exception of his few close friends. Only when they're around does he open up and show emotion. The rest of the time he keeps it inside, showing a very refined and calm exterior. (Unless, of course, he's around Max. Around Max he turns positively explosive.) He's an excellent person to go to for advice. Most of his time is spent alone contemplating the ways of the universe.
ssssssssOf course a great deal of his contemplation involves some very dark areas. Djerod has done things he's not proud of, many things he regrets, and has a tendency to dwell on misfortune and painful memories. When left to his own devices, he slides into a severely depressed state during which his actions can be unpredictable and are often self-destruction. His appetite decreases to almost nothing, he wastes time instead of working on his many theories and projects, and he stops caring about life in general. On the plus side, he's aware of it, and will talk about the problem, even if he's unwilling to do anything about it. He feels it's deserved for his past deeds.
ssssssssAs a Crennan Rhean, Djerod is trained to generally repress emotions and rely only on rational and logical thought. As he's grown older, he's started to move away from that. He no longer acts like a heartless automaton as he did in the past. It's been a difficult transition for him, as evidenced by his depression, but eventually he hopes to change from Crennan to Rhota.
ssssssssSince he is Rhean, he is capable of the anger shared by all Rheans. He's much better at controlling it than daughter Emperial, but his control has suffered in recent years due to his changing from Crennan to Rhota, and he can and will snap if pressed. Nevertheless, his control is above average for a Rhean.

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Equipment: Imperial uniform, yellow legal pad, various pens and pencils

Nickname(s): Corvy
Species: Feien (Summoner)
Affiliation: Feien
Height: 7" (not including wings)
Weight: negligible
Age: 4 months
D.O.B.: February 6th
Hair: black
Eyes: black
Fav. Color: black
Fav. Food: grapes, crackers & cheese
Likes: history, power,
Dislikes: humanity,
Hobbies: reading, magic study, plotting to destroy enemies
Skills: Darkvision, Flight, Greater Darkness, Magic Detection, Levitation, Shield, Dark Energy Blast, Greater Casting, Panelemental, Head Start, Quck Maneuvering, Teleport, Form, Heal, Mimic Spell
Weaknesses: quick temper, repulsive personality, foolish, power-hungry
Personality: Corvus is one of the most unpleasant feien around. He's short of temper, frequently in a bad mood, and prefers to be left alone to fester. He's the resident grump of the group. All the other feien exist only to annoy him (from his point of view at least) and nearly every encounter with the others ends badly. He does not approve of having other people meddling in his affairs. He hates cute, fluffy, happy things (and that means you, Gogol). He's overly serious in nature, pessmistic, and is quite convinced tomorrow will be the last day of the feien race. One of these days, he may even be right.
ssssssssHe's also terribly arrogant. Not only does he stand alone as the sole summoner fairy, responsible for the fate of his species, but he's extremely intelligent and a natural whiz with magic. As a result, he tends to see other feien as beneath him or less than he is, and once someone engages him in conversation it usually becomes very obvious.
ssssssssThough he's quite introverted, Corvus's unwillingness to make friends is not a natural aspect of his personality, but something he imposed upon himself. He believes any friendships will only end poorly, and romance is doomed. He tries not to let himself get pulled into either, but when opportunity presents himself, he finds it hard to resist. He's not particularly wise and frequently loses his head in the moment. Often he goes from being friendly one day to cruel the next and rationalizes any accidental friendships with excuses. He feels a need to push people away from him before they get too close. After all, if they get too close they might uncover his secrets, most of which he's too ashamed of to speak about.
ssssssssAs a note, Corvus speaks English, Latin, some Spanish, some Japanese, and Rhea, an alien language. All these languages were gotten from Emperial. (Feien absorb a bit of their bond's knowledge and personality traits as a result of bonding.) Some other things Corvus gets from Em: a bit of narcissism, atrocious eating habits, phobia of touch, desire for massive amount of power (and the included corruption), fixation on specific people or items (closer to an obsession), a thirst for vengeance for insults both actual and perceived, a penchant for cruelty to others, love of reading.

Background: An "artificially constructed" feien, Corvus was the result of massive amounts of magical energy on a feien fairy plant, a magical plant from which all feien are birthed. Corvus was created in order to save his species. He possesses the rare ability to force a feien plant to create new blooms and can blend two existing feien with the plant, resulting in "offspring."
ssssssssFrom the start, Corvus's life has been rocky. He despised his role as summoner, feeling all the feien he brought into existence were spoiled and ungrateful, and had an immense dislike for humans. Unfortunately, he himself is bound to one. He was lucky. His bond, Emperial, is probably one of the few people around who would willingly put up with his antics. When he felt she wasn't paying him enough attention, he threw tantrums and ran away for a week. He fell in love with one of the feien he summoned, San, but was rejected in favor of another feien, Aileron, whom he hated. A third fairy, Seamus, blamed Corvus for an altercation in the shop (which was not Corvus's fault) and spread rumors and lies that ruined what little reputation Corvus had. And to top it all off, Corvus was immensely jealous of these new feien. As a summoner, he has more magical power than any of them, but has a significantly shorter lifespan.
ssssssssJealousy and rage consumed him for a long time. It all changed after his week spent running away. When he returned, Emperial took him back into her fold, no questions asked, and apologized for hurting his feelings. It was probably an apology he didn't really deserve, but that made it all the more important. He suddenly found that everyone he'd been convinced didn't care about him actually did care, and he discovered a very important friend: his mentor, Saisai. Thanks to Saisai's wisdom and patience, Corvus learned to better control his emotions and temper. Corvus also summoned a new feien for Emperial, Simon. He was worried at first about the new arrival, but when Simon emerged, Corvus found the boy to be one of his greatest joys in life.
ssssssssGradually, things started to slip into place for Corvus. He suddenly had his own little family consisting of himself, Saisai, Simon, and Em. He was happy and content with the world in general. He even found pleasure in the company of another feien, Yeande, filling the gap in his life he'd once reserved for San. Seamus, his old enemy, stopped showing up in the shop, and Corvus was able to repair most of his reputation. Best of all, he uncovered seven feien gemstones, artifacts possibly capable of prolonging his life. Things were good, the dark times were over, and Corvus finally felt happy about his life.
ssssssssAnd then Emperial snatched him from his living area and dragged him on a journey into another dimension. They got lost and separated on a large windy plain and were finally brought back together in a library, where they nearly starved to death. There, they were rescued by Rose and a magic book named Blinky. They found another magic book and left the library, only to arrive in the mountains, where they hiked up to the peak and encoutnered the Floating Citadel. Here, they were once again separated as the Citadel threw at them all their greatest fears. Corvus died, Em found a baby (Zevulon), and eventually Corvus came back to life and they found an egg to go with the book. Finally they were able to return home with Rose.
ssssssssThe first thign Corvus did upon returning was to visit Yeande, who he then brought with him to the house. Corvus retrieved several feien gemstones and the two of them ran into Julius, who merged each with a stone.
ssssssssNext, Corvus sought out Simon, but found his relationship with Simon had disintegrated and Simon was in fact living with another fairy named Yasha. Simon and Yasha ended up breeding together, and Corvus, feeling more shut out than ever before, fell back into old bad habits, from which he has yet to resolve himself.
Equipment: black toga

Zevulon Talai Atreides-Piett
[image here]Nickname(s): Zev
Also Known As: --
Home Dimension: Gaia?
Species: Fa'e
Homeplanet: Gaia?
Affiliation: none
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Age: 3 months
D.O.B.: July 18th, 2004 (Earth-Gaia)
Hair: none!
Eyes: green
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Fav. Food: mango baby food (for now)
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Background: Zevulon was first discovered while his "mother" Emperial was on a quest with her feien, Corvus, in a place called the Floating Citadel. She brought him home, and thanks to the assistance of Yin, was able to learn that Zev was a fa'e.
Equipment: green jumpsuit, rubber ball, Crystal Shard necklace, Sylph hats

Nickname(s): none
Also Known As: --
Home Dimension:
Species: Feien Fairy
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Affiliation: Household
Height: 9"
Weight: negligible
Age: 6 months
D.O.B.: 4/19/04
Hair: short purple
Eyes: red
Fav. Color: u/k
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Skills: good at logic puzzles and math
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Personality: Simon is an incredibly geeky little nerd. He loves genetics, finds it fascinating, and like most geeks, can barely carry a conversation without this love somehow popping into it. Unfortunately, Simon was made acutely aware by his first forays into the shop that not everyone shares this love of his, and some of the feien haven't even ever bothered to read the information on the boards about genetics. He found that very confusing, as Em, Corvus, and Djerod (as he addresses Kancho) were always very interested in hearing about such things, and it only cemented a feeling he had already been having: that he was different from the world, and not necessarily in a good way.
ssssssssThis perception stems from the fact that Simon is an incredibly sensitive person. He worries about how others see him and places too much credence in what they say. If someone says math sucks, he takes it as a personal blow. He gets extremely nervous around new people in particular, worrying what they'll think of him, and invariably this causes him to give a bad impression as he starts blurting and stammering.
ssssssssOne of Simon's more obvious problems is that he's so focused on genetics he has trouble seeing anything else. He spends a lot of his time refining his procedures, speculating on unknown genes, and re-evaluating his data. He's very intelligent and wants to learn about other things, but genetics first. Because of this, early on, he excused himself from a lot of conversations about things outside science and genetics: things like TV, computer games, books, and music, which make up the bulk of daily conversations, particularly when dealing with Em. Simon cut himself out of a large part of Em's life. Now he sees himself as very much an outsider from her little circle of people (namely, Em, Corvus, and Kancho), and given his experiences in the shop where his passions weren't shared, he feels very much an outsider there as well. Em, for her part, is content to let Simon do as he pleases, quite oblivious to the fact he feels such an outsider.
ssssssssOf course, the fact he has double curved horns, a mutation which has so far been unique only to him, doesn't help his perceived outsider status any. Simon's desperate attempts to find someone similar to him have thus far been unsuccessful, because everyone's unique. Maybe, just maybe, he's starting to learn that might not be such a bad thing.
ssssssssHe's very smart, but he's got a lot to learn. Thankfully, he has three people intent on teaching him: Corvus, Kancho, and Em. Simon's very loyal to them, as they were the first three people he met. Outside of them, it's hard to earn his loyalty, but once you have it, its yours for good. (The main reason it's hard to get it in the first place is his perceived outsider status.) So far, the only person to truly gain his trust has been Yasha.
ssssssssSimon excels at math and science and other logical subjects. He has difficulty with creativity, the arts, writing, and most music. About the only music he finds listenable is Classical. Simon has a strong tendency to take a position and stick to it. He's that scientist who tirelessly works on proving the theorem everyone else has given up on. Only after he's taken a definitive stance does he have the confidence to ignore what other people say to him. That's a very important feeling to Simon. Thus, his insistence on "this is the way the world works" is very hard to break and is actually necessary to his peace of mind.
ssssssssOver his six months of life Simon has learned a great deal. He first learned how to ground and center himself from his friend Yasha. She also taught him not to listen or depend on others so much. For this reason, Simon chose to go on a pilgrimage by himself across the continent, to prove that he was capable of living without relying on Em, Corvus, or Yasha. He found that while he feels no particular bond to any particular place, as long as he is comfortable with himself he can be happy. When he finally came back home and learned Yasha had moved away, he was a bit upset to have lost his nearest and dearest friend, but believes that so long as he maintains his center of being Yasha will never be far away. Of course, maintaining that center without her is much harder, and he does dearly wish she would come back.
ssssssssSimon was first attracted to Careli's side by the fact she was as out of place as he had been (and still is, depending on the situation). She has that same nervousness around new people (admittedly not as bad as his own) and has recently been thrown into a completely new world. Finally Simon recognized a person he could really identify with. Before meeting her, all of his relationships had been ones of admiration. Being admired by somebody else is a real eye-opener for him. Even as Careli learns and adjusts socially in ways Simon cannot, he will doubtless remain a loyal friend.
Some things Simon gets from Em: desire to give to others, extreme nervousness around people he admires, super-conscious of mistakes both actual and perceived, love of solitude, worry about what is actually real, some Latin, Rhea (which he knows, but only unconsciously, unlike Corvus, Em, and Kancho who speak it consciously), some Spanish, some Japanese
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Nickname(s): none yet
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Home Dimension: ?
Species: human
Homeplanet: Adarlon
Affiliation: Jedi Academy?
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D.O.B.: u/k
Hair: long, wavy blonde, tangles easily
Eyes: icy blue?
Fav. Color: pink
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Likes: clothes
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Hobbies: shopping
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Personality: It takes Careli a bit to work up her courage when meeting new people and experiencing new things, but once she gets going, Careli is a fearless young girl. She is quite frank and uninhibited even when dealing with adults, and like most kids her age, she's not afraid to demand things she wants.
ssssssssUnfortunately, this makes her a bit unscrupulous and inconsiderate, as she is very much oriented on her own needs and desires, willing to walk over others to get her way. One can only hope she'll grow out of it, because outside of her egoism, she's a nice and well-behaved young girl. She's very clean and responsible, never leaving things unattended and finishing one task before starting the next, very careful to leave things better than they were when she arrived.
ssssssssCareli has a quick mind and always seeks to understand the world around her. She hates not understanding things going on around her. It makes her extremely uncomfortable and she often seems shy and sullen when meeting new people and visiting new places. Give her a few minutes to work things out and she quickly comes into her own and asserts herself. Of course, once she understands an area, she dislikes leaving it. Careli is very much a creature of comfort.
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Nickname(s): Tuthi
Also Known As: Jee
Home Dimension: Imperium
Species: Human
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Affiliation: Neo-Imperium
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Hair: thick golden blonde
Eyes: brown
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Skills: ground strategy,
Weaknesses: clumsy, unlucky
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Equipment: Imperial uniform