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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:52 am
Name: Zia Connolly
Nickname: Zee. Sometimes shortened in writing to just Z.
Age:21222324 25* *On account of being an immortal abomination, Zia will always appear to physically be 21
Birthday: December 28th
Sign: Capricorn
Gemstone: Blue topaz
Blood Type: B+
Fav. Food: Has a noted fondness for tuna fish, rare steak, fine dark chocolate, and a well aged scotch.
Hated Food: Texture texture texture. Minced and mushy things are a no-no. As well as ‘imitation’ foods or anything too chemical ridden.
School: None! Zia has graduated SHP's business program but failed to continue her education further. She enjoyed a brief career as a personal assistant at Davis and Wilson Brokerage before being fired and is currently unemployed. Hobbies:
xxxx⚬ Poppin' Tags: Zia is a shopping fiend. However, due to her father’s financial scruples and her resolution to live on her own, she is a shopper with recently limited funds. Even all the budgets in the world can’t stop her grazing through eye candy and trying on clothes in her everlasting search for sales on the appropriate fashions, though, and high end neighborhood Goodwills and thrift shops are her godsend. Cheap deals on cute things are her specialty. Even if she tries to dress practically for monster hunting occasions, she has to look her best for work, and being poor is no excuse for an ugly closet. At all.
xxxx⚬The Connoisseur: Some might call it filling the holes in your heart with food, stress eating, and various other things, but Zia thinks those have connotations that are just too negative. Besides, her standards are high and she only displaces her grief with the most aurally pleasing cheeses, chocolates, and whiskeys. And sometimes the occasional dollar menu cheeseburger because, god, she’s not made of money. The point is, Zia is always at least sort of hunting foods, snacks, drinks, and general deliciousness. She is a consumer of fine food fare and gas station cuisine alike but food is never far from her mind. In fact, if you want to have a conversation with her that’s less about life and death and other dark things, her go to is a discussion on the nutty, sweet and salty qualities of gruyère and her search for the perfect beaujolais.
xxxx⚬Stockpiling: While Zia is quick to say she is not a hoarder, she is accumulating quite a collection. Papers, maps, floorplans, anything that was relevant at one time or another or struck her curiosity is kept. She has shelves of binders full of the papers and drawings and boxes upon neatly organized boxes of trinkets and things. But she is not a hoarder. These are for investigative purposes, she’d like you to know. And besides, everything is so nicely tied in a bow and labeled. She spends entire days on the labeling. It’s quite pretty.
xxxx⚬Whatcha Thinkin' About?: Zia really has no life. Instead, she spends it bothering everyone about theirs. Her long time knight database records powered stats and various other things she is incredibly nosy about, but it goes to the civilian level too. How was your date? Where'd you get tat shirt? What'd you have for lunch today? These aren't uncommon questions or even text messages if you're in her social circle. In fact, if she has your cellphone number you probably get the lunch question daily. A large portion of Zia's social life is, well, keeping track of everyone else's, and that's a big job when you've gone and 'claimed' as many people as she has! Other things that can be called hobbies are really just extensions of this. Sure she hangs around the restaurant and socializes and eats, but because of the people involved, not out of any sort of personal motivation or agency besides her relationship to them. Months ago she started curiously dabbling in the various sports offered at a boxing gym, but because that's her boyfriend's gym. She purposely makes her time and activities extensions of others rather than her own.
Virtues
xxxx⚬Affectionate: Zia is and always has been a very affectionate person. The added identity of Zirconia has only added people in her life all the more accepting of her constant breaking the physical contact barrier and allows her to shower those around her with constant touches, hugs, and kisses. She clings to friendships and may perceive them as deeper in a shorter amount of time than the average person, and doesn't seem deterred by minor annoyance displayed by anyone she's lovin' on. However, she's very particular about not letting her urges to dote conflict with the fact she demands excellence, whether you're a senshi or knight she's laid claim to or a friend otherwise.
xxxx⚬No ******** Given: Sometimes when you're pushed to the breaking point, it comes full circle and all you can do is laugh at it. Zia is pretty much at this point, and it lends to a twisted form of optimism. There are endless possibilities and mysteries in the world, things to do, puzzles to solve. Losing one round isn't the end of the game! And in that same vein, it is also not the end of the world if you totally embarrass yourself, or miss some career opportunity, or just really ******** up in some other way. Zia doesn't care, she's faced bigger problems and come out (Mostly) in one piece, and she will be quick to remind you that you can do the same.
xxxx⚬Obsessive: It may not be good for her, but it’s good for you, and anyone depending on her, really. Zia tends to sink her teeth into an issue and gnaw at it endlessly. She will doodle solutions on her coffee cup, and type out ideas on the computer while answering phones at work. She will drive the issue into her brain until she can’t open her mouth without making a reference to it. Things will be solved. Things will be done. Secrets will come out if she has to damn the whole world in the process.
xxxx⚬Obstinate: Zia feels like she has all the great secrets and wisdom of a bullheaded old lady, even though in acquiring that feeling she has, in part, been swallowed up by the parallel soul within her. But all the same, she is very certain of herself and not easily moved when others try to push her one way or the other. She knows, she knows more than you, kiddo. She’s not going to suddenly change her mind. Her opinions on life, love, pain, Chaos, Order, and everything else are the same as yesterday, and they will be the day after and the day after that. She is rooted in this peg and you will not sway her, Universe. Actually, she can be swayed, but it’s likely to require a world altering catastrophe.
Flaws:
xxxx⚬Jealous: Zee is painfully jealous, even of things she probably shouldn’t be too jealous about. Minor things like texting someone she doesn't know while hanging out or having other plans previously. She even borders on possessive when her friends interact with strangers or try to add new people to her 'circle' or start up new relationships that she is not a mutual party of. The latter is especially true with a stranger or someone she doesn't know personally and could lead to passive aggressive tactics aimed at ultimately sabotage, or even active-aggressive. This mostly comes in the form of excessive critiquing of tone and appearance, 'accidental' tripping, and jokes that are more just blatant insults. These are her friends, she doesn't know you. Go away.
xxxx⚬Hedonist: "I'm too busy walking the tightrope between oblivion and eternity to worry about consequences" Zia is the queen of justifications and excuses. So what if she spent all night partying instead of working on a project for work? Do you have any idea what she's been through? Yeah, she deserves to party, man! It's not just partying, it's anything that feels good at the time. New experiences and thrills, no matter how much they're going to hurt in the morning or affect her status of employment or reputation, are top priority because they're exciting now. The blatant hedonism is rarely in control once it gets going, and there is rarely, if any, shame.
xxxx⚬No ******** Given: There's a certain freedom in not caring, and there are consequences too. Zia is sloppy. She acts without thinking, and she's often insensitive to how she's affecting others. Her temper and inappropriate behavior is capable of causing anything from discomfort to completely derailing social situations. And she really just doesn't care. Even when she does, it's usually not enough to spur her to action. Inaction is her forte, and laziness is often exacerbated by this trait. She doesn't care enough to repair what she broke, she doesn't even care enough to get off the couch some days.
xxxx⚬Fight or Flight... no, wait, definitely flight.: Zia spends a lot of time causing consequences and not a lot of time thinking about them, so when they hit her like a brick there is only one way to handle it. And facing up and dealing with them like a mature adult is not it. Zia runs from problems like a boss. If she suspects a friend is looking to confront her over a problem they're having, she'll go to extreme lengths to avoid them. Don't feel like hanging around to deal with the results of that inflammatory remark? Rather than either apologize or stick by her point she'll just leave. Constant fleeing from discomfort and consequences leaves a lot of room for resentment in her relationships, and can be damaging besides depending on the drama she's letting rot and fester rather than cleaning up her messes.
Zia has merged with her parallel soul and may exhibit traits of such. Her profile is under heavy revision but her parallel soul and guardian cat stats are spoilered here for informational purposes.
Zirconia
Name: Zirconia
Nicknames: Zirconia does not approve of nicknames and finds them impolite.
Fav. Food: Most any kind of meat. She is 100% carnivore, though she is partial to seafood like any feline. Her favorite is shellfish.
Hated Food: Processed or chemical ridden food. Imitation type foods and tofu 'replacements' too. She likes some sweets like dark chocolate but most super sugary junk is also on her avoid list.
Hobbies:
xxxx⚬ Everyone's business: Zirconia takes her job at Nehlenia's side very seriously, and has made a point to know what's going on with everyone at all times. She's a chronic eavesdropper and tends to be a bit nosy on a personal level with all the parallel senshi and to a lesser extent, the cavaliers. She knows it's annoying and some might take offense so she tries to be stealthy, especially since she has a bit of a tendency to snoop and prod beyond the scope of relevancy to her job as guardian cat.
xxxx⚬Eating: Food. Food all the time! Zirconia's got quite the stomach and though she paces herself in a dignified fashion no matter whose company she's in, at that pacing and her appetite she'll be eating nonstop over the course of the entire day. Not so easy to pick up on if you're not with her for large amounts of time but if you spend a day with her in your sights you'd be surprised by large amounts of general foodstuff this kitty can consume.
xxxx⚬This is mine. This is also mine. And this isn't mine but I want it: Zirconia only has a few things. She has her favorite pillow, she has her queen, she has the parallel senshi, and she's rather content with that. And because of this, she will dedicate a large portion of her day to sitting on or sleeping on what's 'her's' just so everyone knows. Selene? Yeah, that's her's especially. The parallel cavaliers generally fall under this jurisdiction as well, though she still sees herself as 'earning' them, but Alexandros is Selene's and so he should be hers by extension and by further extension his cavaliers, obviously. Part of this is just snooty catlike behavior combined with a sense of duty, and it's a hobby because, quite frankly, making sure you spend a proper amount of time sitting on and maintaining your claim over so many people is a very time consuming ordeal.
xxxx⚬I feel pretty~ Oh so pretty: Grooming should be a large priority for any feline, at least Zirconia thinks so, and boy does she love it. That long hair isn't exactly easy to keep soft, ya know. Plus, have seen the hairstyle her human form is sporting? That doesn't just happen, that takes a lot of work.
Virtues
xxxx⚬Objective: Zirconia doesn't like a lot of people so chances are, she doesn't like you. But she's not going to let that get in the way of any business she needs to conduct with you. Again, she takes her job seriously, and she feels it's for the good of everyone around her if she sticks to the facts and leaves her personal bias out of it. She's not above finding some delicious satisfaction should you lose the debate or your course of action utterly fails, but at least you can trust she's not telling you you're wrong for the sake of wanting you to be wrong.
xxxx⚬Devoted: Zirconia's deeply paranoid and distrustful of most anyone, but her queen and her court are exempt and she is completely loyal and committed to them, as well as anyone else who manages to wriggle their way into her good graces. For these people she is there to serve, and serve happily and unconditionally. They're special to her, and are spared from her cold, outward demeanor in place of an obsessively caring cat always willing to offer a shoulder to cry on or anything else needed. Not to mention any insult to them she takes as an insult to herself and will act accordingly.
xxxx⚬That goes here and that goes there and this...: Zirconia is very appropriately organized. She's good at managing and keeping track of most anything she's assigned to (Though she can be overwhelmed, she doesn't often express it until later.). Along with her Everyone's business hobby she's got a pretty good idea of keeping track of most aspects of her environment and keeping everything just so in it's proper place. Even more she likes organization and thrives on it. When things are neat and in place she functions a lot higher and easier then trying to reduce her twitching disapproval amidst a mess. If there's a mess, theoretically, physically, emotionally or any other -ally, the first order of business is to clean it up, and that's all there is too it, and by now, Zirconia's a grade-A cleaner upper, fixer upper and organizer.
xxxx⚬Manners: Zirconia is a guardian cat, and therefore, she represents her charges in how she acts and what she does. At least she thinks so, and so, she makes it a point to always make an honest attempt to mind her manners and appear at least somewhat dignified. This includes calling people by proper titles even in casual situations, always dressing to impress and always monitoring her temper. She doesn't want to be an embarrassment or affect how people think of them in any negative way, and lives in a constant fear she will slip up. (And she has.)
Flaws:
xxxx⚬Tongue slip: Zirconia's not very good at keeping thoughts in her head and not vocalizing them. Usually when something is presented to her she will instantly spit out her first thoughts, whether it's "Oh, that's wonderful!" Or "Well that's stupid." She's unintentionally blunt, as these things slip out before she realizes, and she is really not good with personal secrets. She tries her hardest to be someone worth confiding in, but things slip here and there and by the end you'll regret ever telling her a thing.
xxxx⚬Trust level zero: If there's one thing her trials as guardian cat have taught her, it's that trust does not come easily. She's gained the ideal that trust should never come easily from anyone and if you think different, then you're a naive idiot. She herself doesn't trust anyone without extensive scrutiny and suspicion. She's paranoid of strangers and is wary even around the cavaliers, just because they haven't been around her nearly as much as Nehelenia. No is above suspicion and it takes a ridiculous amount of 'proving yourself' before she'll remotely trust someone who's really new. The only exception to this is if Nehelenia asks her to make an effort, in which case she will genuinely try to be more open and less paranoid, as difficult as it is for her.
xxxx⚬Yeah, that. That was all me: Anything worth praise Zirconia was even vaguely involved in, she will take credit for. Or at least dream up a much bigger part in it for herself. Usually she doesn't mean to and will always completely deny it if confronted about it. She just thinks she's a very important little cog-- probably more important then all the other cogs-- and she wants to tell you all about it.
xxxx⚬Bring it on: Zirconia is well aware of this flaw and she hates it. She's always monitoring her temper in paranoia she will lose her grip, because if she does then her wrath will manifest in less then savory ways. And she does have a huge temper. When it's first ignited, by now she's learned to repress this 'level one' anger to intense glares and silent teeth grinding. However, if pushed, this could increase to subtly inserted insults, followed by out right snapping at the person verbally and more obvious twitching behavior, and-- to her extreme embarrassment-- there have been noted times when she was pushed to the point of launching her furry body at the offender in a flurry of hisses and claws. If anyone mentions this she will crumble into an ashamed silence, but it does happen, especially if she's cornered and goaded on. Adding even more to her humiliation, once she's been pushed to the point of physical fighting she becomes incredibly savage in both human and animal form, and the results aren't usually pretty. Physical violence is a rare occurrence, unless someone is deliberately pushing her buttons and trying to push her to that point, in which case she will temporarily throw her rigid belief in manners to the wind and go at it until things calm down and she regains her sense of shame.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:45 pm
Zirconia is a unique character class. Previously thought to be the parallel analog to Luna, she appears to be closer to Beryl, or a third thing altogether. Things become muddled in the different choices made in the parallel universe. She does not have magic similar to senshi, and instead is an ancient creature twisted by centuries of long study of magic and sorcery. Her combat ability is that of a glass cannon-- hugely powerful but unable to take any damage. She has no buffs or boosts beyond what is listed here. Her ability breakdown is as follows:
Starseed Manipulation
Upgrading Senshi The only Mauvian service she has ever been able to perform, although she has always had to complete it by resting a hand on one's chest and communicating with the starseed directly to unlock the next level of power.
Mirrorcoat Interaction Having studied the strange impurity over a Dark Mirror Senshi's starseed, Zirconia can now interact with it. She can rest her hand on one's chest and interact with the thing, making it scream in pain or relax. Any senshi allowing her access may feel slight discomfort of feelings of soft warmth.
Mirrorcoat Disabling Further mirrorcoat study allows her to temporarily stun or disable it. If she is afforded the opportunity to put a hand to a Dark Mirror Senshi's chest this will 'turn off' mirror based abilities such as mirrorwalking or talking for ten minutes or the duration of a battle.
Mirrorcoat Removal Easiest when the starseed is outside of the body, but can be done with some concentration with a willing subject- Zirconia can remove the impurity around a Dark Mirror Senshi's starseed, revealing the pure starseed beneath. A removed starseed will go to the cauldron, a starseed still in a body will still have a small root of coating that has dug deep into the starseed remaining. Eventually this small piece will grow and reclaim the entire starseed. The senshi in question will have a slightly strange aura and experience some annoyance and irritation as the coating grows back. Zirconia, however, would appreciate the donation of the mirrorcoating substance to her efforts.
-NOT YET UNLOCKED: With some extra effort, Zirconia can remove the entire mirrorcoating from a living, internal starseed, allowing the starseed beneath to fight back as the chaotic impurity is removed. This will result in a Dark Mirror Senshi converting to the White Moon, free of Chaos. This is a much harder process than just taking some of the coating, and will leave Zirconia completely drained. She can only accomplish one complete removal per lunar cycle.
Space Manipulation
Energy Blasts Visually similar to a guardian cat energy blast. These leave red, annoyingly painful burns on the skin where they hit directly, with some throwback force equal to however much force Zirconia exerts in firing it, and it is typically as strong as she is physically able to push someone with her hands. The average energy blast, depending how much force she puts behind it, uses between 30-35% of her mana pool making them generally three solid uses per battle. Their nature means she could also push herself into firing off a deadly burst of energy strong enough to sear and cut through flesh, but the force and magic necessary would use her entire mana pool in one shot and likely put her in an unconscious state afterwards, and they are bright, avoidable attacks they may not even hit, or hit directly, in full force.
Telekinesis There is a 6.5 diameter (A bit larger than her arm span) around her that she can control physical objects in with force and strength equal to just below a Royal Knight or GK's physical strength but above a Knight or General. She cannot manipulate people or animals and must concentrate in order to use this. Working much like vectors in Elfin Lied, but it depletes her magic pool at a rate of 5%:: 1 second usage meaning she has about 20 seconds of force per battle assuming she hasn't used magic for anything else (such as energy blasts) This is used in place of where a stronger fighter would physically fight; Zirconia is very physically weak, but makes up for it with much more versatile magic (Which will unfortunately drain her if over used.)
Shapeshifting/Glamour To hide her powerful aura and intermingle in your strange earth culture, Zirconia has the power to appear in other forms. She only has two at her disposal: Earth human and Mauvian. She is neither species, but can disguise herself as such. Doing so hides her aura, but locks her magical powers. It is functionally the same as powering down to other characters, although her sorceress form is her 'truest' most natural one.
Dream Mirror Interaction
Tartaros Travel By default, you dream in Elysion, but with some magic and a little fiddling with your dream mirror, Zirconia can force you into a dreamstate and take you on an adventure in Tartaros for a trip. More on the limits of Tartaros travel below!
Enchantment/Sorcery
Mirrorwalking The oldest mirror user around, Zirconia can walk through mirrors with ease and skill without much limitation.
Mirrortalking Same as above
Mirrorsensory Fully attuned to mirrors, Zirconia always seems to sense and be drawn to other mirrors in the area.
Magic Resistance Not entirely resistant, but still a trade off given her lack of physical defense and firm roots in magic. It is not an automatic stat boost and requires conscious effort. She can reduce a magical attack's effects on herself by a third at a mana depletion rate of 12.5%:: 1 second, making this roughly 8 seconds of defense assuming she hasn't used magic for anything else.
Charms/Hexes Zirconia can create small charms, wards, and hexes for use by other characters. They typically last for a month or two before needing to be replaced. Current charms she can provide: -DMC Warding: This small charm can be affixed to a mirror, preventing a DMC senshi from using it to travel to or from. If someone attempts to mirrorwalk through a charmed mirror, it will not open for them. If someone attempts to arrive through the mirror, it will be lost to them as if it has been smashed or moved.
More to be discovered later!
Personal Item
Torch Staff Her staff allows her to summon and contain the creature Zircon. It is not durable or used battle and is typically not being carried unless she needs to summon it. More on Zircon below!
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:45 pm
Previously petrified to her collar, Zirconia has been literally rebooted as a timeline paradox, and as a side effect, Zircon has come back.
Closer to a youma than a knight summon, Zircon was a chaotic companion to his master Zirconia during the Dead Moon Circus run. He can be summoned, banished, or allowed to linger. He can scout, or deliver small objects and messages that fit in his sphere of a body.
His largest problem is that he is essentially dead, and doesn't quite live on our physical plane. Zirconia is his tether, and so he can touch her and anything she hands to him. He will pass through everything else like a ghost.
Zircon mostly serves his canon function as a scout, but he has some additions. A seam that becomes flush with his round body can open, revealing rows of teeth and a long cord that resembles an optic nerve. He's pretty gross, is what I'm saying.
He can talk, but it sounds mostly like gibberish to everyone but Zirconia. Every so often he has moments of clarity and can speak a word. Sometimes obnoxiously on repeat.
Zircon as a scout is limited to Zirconia's auric range of a few blocks. When he travels outside of her aura, his mental capacities decease significantly and he cannot remember much of anything to report. His purpose as a messenger involves flying around town to deliver notes to targets he has met, but his function is mostly spitting notes out at them and flying away.
Zircon can go to Tartaros where he has physical form, or he can operate in the waking world while Zirconia dreams. However, since her aura is gone while she dreams, he is stuck with his decreased memory until she wakes.
Zircon is a creature of limited energy and must recharge in Tartaros. Or, due to the similarities in wavelengths, he can consume the mirrorcoating Zirconia harvests from DMC starseeds. When he consumes the parasites, he is suddenly rejuvenated and strangely coherent for a short period of time.
-Glamour: When Zirconia glamours down to hide herself, Zircon will glamour with her if he is summoned and present. His glamored form is that or a small and very portly albino fruit bat of some sort.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:46 pm
None at present. Angling for a job as the local mystic when the circus opens!
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:51 pm
Robert Connolly|Father- Zia has a complicated relationship with Robert, since she spent the vast majority of her life being immune to some of his poorer qualities and outbursts. Where the rest of the family rejected her, Robert doted. To him, he was her chance to start over, and not make as many mistakes he had in the past by creating rifts with his sons, but his openness of that perception seemed to ostracize Zia further from her siblings and their relationship became more insular from outsiders when Caroline relinquished custody to Robert after their divorce.
After her breakdown, Zia suffered from a fairly harsh reality check when Robert refused to support his unemployed, uneducated, and distant daughter. Both generally feel betrayed by the other, and neither will relinquish the stubborn hostility that has grown in the few years since. Halcyon days of childhood are all but forgotten between them, as Robert attempts to leverage her inheritance as motivation to bend to his manipulative power games and Zia continues the trend of Connolly children who have become distant and uninterested in him. This is a great source of grief and depression for the 80-something man who intended to measure success by his legacy.
Caroline Hartley|Mother- Oh, Caroline. The litmus test which Zia is constantly comparing her failures and successes to. Caroline was nineteen years old when she met Robert at a private party and quickly her modeling career became overshadowed by their scandal. Robert was married, Caroline was having his child, and shockingly, divorcing his wife with a large settlement so he could quickly marry his mistress did nothing to stem the tide of drama and gossip. Caroline separated from Robert when Zia was seven, and it took her five years before she made the divorce official and gave Robert full custody.
Zia has always taken that as a personal offense, unaware of the more complicated politics between her parents that led to that decision. She has always viewed Caroline as immature and stupid, and has never truly respected her. However, Caroline has grown over the years and has built a successful career of her own, running an entertainment management company that grew from her own experiences as a model and then an agent. Caroline is no stranger to exploitation and self esteem issues and has dedicated her adulthood to advocating for young girls trying to make it in careers where these are dangerous pitfalls.
Her dedication to her girls, as well as her coping habits and other quirks, are extremely similar and often parallel Zia's struggles with identity as she tries to fit in with the war and maintain her purpose as a guardian. Zia struggles with these similarities regularly as her hatred for Caroline persists even in the wake of Caroline trying to repair their relationship.
Matthew Connolly|Half Brother- Matthew is the oldest brother and up until recently years, him and Zia were in constant long distance contact. Matthew has always had Zia's undying respect for his career successes, and while he did use family money to put himself through school, he is a doctor and lives comfortably mostly on his own salary. There was a brief period of time when he was also on the family's ostracized list during his mildly controversial marriage to an unemployed woman he met on vacation in Brazil, however, it has generally paled in comparison to other family members' shenanigans and he was welcomed back into Robert's good graces and has become the source of much of Zia's information on what their father is up to lately. Matthew has two daughters, Eloise (six years old) and Eliza (~13 months) who very rarely get to visit. He doesn't approve of Noah or Zia influencing his girls and would prefer to hide away from his entire family wholesale. He used to chat with Zia regularly just to catch up or give the occasional pep talk, but their interaction is few and far between these days.
Lucas Connolly|Half Brother- Zia has had very little contact with Luke over the course of her life time, but due to their mutual alliance with Robert, it has been historically amiable. They can relate to each other on a better level than with the other members of their family, even though most of their face to face interaction these days consist of snarking barbs and Luke never passing up the chance to compete with her.
Noah Connolly|Half Brother- Easily the most trying relationship out of her family, Zia's got a lot of intense feelings for Noah and they are a mixed bag of positivity, and negative, hateful thoughts. They were friends once, and have grown distant, and who's responsible for the distance is highly disputed between them.
When Noah became Alfheim, the complexity of the situation deepened. She's glad he's been introduced to the war and given power, jealous because she feels that power should've been hers, and defensive as he is now her one connection to a family heritage that means the world to her. Except he wants nothing to do with that heritage.
Zia and Noah's relationship is especially tumultuous since the incident in Tartaros.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:54 pm
Tartaros is the parallel equivalent of Elyision, previously tended by the high priestess Cassandra.
Zirconia became the new keeper when she pushed Cassandra away from the shrine to dig into the heart of Tartaros. A usurper would be an accurate word, but she prefers to think of herself a rightful conqueror taking her rites after an injustice, specifically Cassandra attempting to cap off her power due to the belief that Zirconia will inevitably fall to Chaos and raise the Dead Moon Circus, as she has in other timelines.
Who is right or wrong is muddled at best.
Regardless, Zirconia is the new keeper, and often rests in Tartaros due to it's closer state to her home universe. And you can come too!
While going to Tartaros alone is restful and rejuvenating as regular sleep to Zirconia, taking guests can be a bit draining. The volume of guests is no matter, but the amount of time they stay is. Tartaros is a fluid and constantly shifting place and due to Zirconia's inexperience, the dreamers within it may influence the landscape. After so much time, she will be exhausted from babysitting and need to send any guest dreamers home, lest Tartaros shift them where she cannot get to them or allow the visages of their dreams to devour them.
Going to Tartaros can be dangerous, as all damage sustained to your sleeping body on earth and your dreamstate in Tartaros will both be present on you when you wake up. You can get hurt there-- You can even die. Zirconia will likely banish you back to your body before that happens. It is important to remember that while Elysion is the realm of dreams, Tartaros is the realm of nightmares, and while it may appear pristine and calm at first glance when you arrive at the castle or the shrine where Zirconia's access is greatest, the things you find there will not always be pleasant.
Powered or civilian, which ever you are, you will be stuck in that form via glamor magic for the duration of your visit.
Your body will remain sleeping on earth, however, it will not give off an aura while you are powered. Your shell remains but you, yourself, are technically elsewhere.
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:02 pm
Zirconia's story could be divided into several parts.
She is the hag Zirconia from canon Dead Moon Circus events, assisting Queen Nehelenia in seeking the golden crystal. The lowest point of her existence, driven to Chaos out of adoration for her queen and willing to do unthinkable things in pursuit of her ambitions, Zirconia died in this timeline, and was resurrected unnaturally by a timeline shift when Nehelenia was sent back to start over.
Zirconia herself had already been with Nehelenia's court before she was born. She first arrived on the moon in the service of Nehelenia's father, King Tyndareus. Already longstanding and taking many names, her origins have faded with the name Hecate, but for King Tyndareus, she would serve. She was enamored, and he seemed to be at the very least willing to listen to her words. There were mixed opinions and rumors on the sorceress's status as an advisor, especially as the king descended into further distrust and paranoia when it came to their neighbors, the Black Earth and their united kingdoms under King Alexandros. Zirconia always seemed to be lurking by the throne, one his arm, whispering in his ear as embargoes went up and bonds between cavaliers and senshi were broken.
But Tyndareus eventually died, leaving his forever loyal castellan ruling as regent until Nehelenia came of age.
When Nehelenia received her second chance to do things right, the era of darkness and paranoia seemed to be over. The queen worked towards peace between both the Marcasite Millennium and the Pyrite Imperium with King Alexandros' son, Prince Alexandros. Zirconia's life entered a second phase, as she stepped back to let her queen rule, serving forever as a devoted Castellan, guardian, doting on Nehelenia and the senshi of the court with maternal fervor.
The usurper arrived and the Marcasite crystal was stolen, and that was the beginning of the end. In pursuit of the crystal, Nehelenia and the parallel senshi came to this universe, and soon all were dead or corrupted into the Dark Mirror Court, something which was become a symbol of loneliness and abandonment to Zirconia. The Moon Queen is dead, and her last living senshi had the gall to abandon their goals in the name of dark ambition and stolen magic. Zirconia did not corrupt into the new court, refusing to bend the knee to a false queen.
Zirconia attempted to fill her last mission to Nehelenia and complete the portal home, closing that chapter of her life.
Cassandra interfered with full completion of her mission, but Zirconia is unbound and reborn, younger, newer and high on the bad attitude of her young host who she has merged with in a new phase of her life. Bound by dark promises made to Tyndareus to always protect his throne, her soul is tied to the Black Moon's dynasty, and she will keep its power as regent yet again until a new, true royal is born.
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:03 pm
Zirconia will be figuring this out shortly, and while I know the basic outline, how she is reintroduced to the RP environment will drastically affect it, and so I will e holding off on this write up <3
+A bunch of stuff I never logged and won't find because she doesn't exactly have requirements. Go me!
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:58 am
xxxxx⚬Education- Zia has been homeschooled by tutors for the majority of her education, but she did spend grades 1-4 in Knightside, as well as her senior year at Crystal. After that, she spent three years in Sovereign Heights Prep before 'taking a year off' that just extended into dropping out. She recently started taking classes to finish her degree starting the 2013 fall semester at DCU. With renewed confidence in finishing her degree, she went after her MBA, but unfortunately flunked all registered classes due to distraction with the Tartaros incident.
xxxxx⚬Transportation- Zia drives a silver 2010 Chevrolet Impala which already has some minor body damage thanks to her reckless driving. Also tickets. So many tickets. Please avoid fender benders with her because her insurance is a liiiiie.
xxxxx⚬Skills and Misc. Education-
Numbers: Zia’s one excellent number cruncher. She can do plenty of long lists of additions in her head and some more complex problems come easy to her. This is often used for shopping, but it also furthered her career, this particular talent allowing her to quickly recall several figures and the faces they attach to. Decadence: Between her father's stuffy old money elitism and her mother's wild Hamptons-esque over indulgent partying, Zia grew up mired in the finer things and has had the difference between the brands and connotations and qualities drilled into her from birth. This education and strange culture in elite consumption remains a part of her thought processes even though she has grown up to wear worn jeans and eat dollar menu fast food fare.
xxxxx⚬Physique and Size-
In kitty form, Zirc is a hefty 20 pounds and 48 inches long, with big paws, strong muscles, and long legs. As a civilian woman, Zia is 5’8, dress size 8, and mostly legs and hips with a proportional bust. People who know Zia know an athletic woman who is toned by regular yoga, kickboxing activities at a local, somewhat cliquey boxing gym, and scaling tall buildings nightly. People who knew Zia two or three years ago knew a frail woman obsessed with dieting, getting down to a size 0 and looking as petite as possible. Still a solid 5'8, Zia's rebirth has reverted her back to her original physical state from prep school, all athleticism and muscle memory erased in the paradox shift.
xxxxx⚬Other Trivia-
Zirconia is the parallel moon's equivalent to guardian cat Luna, or at least thought to be. It is unknown if she started out as a Mauvian, but now it is revealed she is an ancient being twisted and changed by long centuries of magic and sorcery. Zia has lived in Destiny City her entire life, and it's part of the reason she desperately wanted to go to NYU. Escape The early acceptance letter is currently at the bottom of a box in her closet, untouched and ignored. Zirconia could never awaken White Moon senshi or interact with White Moon technology. Zia used to tutor in algebra and calculus during her prep school days. 2008-2011 Before mid-early 2011 Zia was uptight, elitist, and demure. More preoccupied with educational and business successes and kept her temper relegated to passive aggressive tendencies and rumor spreading. Since coming out of hiding and coping with life altering circumstances like the DMC, a huge personality shift has emerged through the trauma and she is more preoccupied with survival and the war and less about maintaining her civilian life. She is also more likely to punch you in the face than be passive about anything.
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:59 am
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Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:05 am
Zirconia's official shop art was done by Shazari, Natsube And LizzyMoo. Zirconia is based off the canon Zirconia from Sailor Moon, owned by Naoko Takeuchi, redesigned by Shazari. The Parallel Backstory and Tartaros is a creation of Shazari and Codalion and used with permission and a lot of gratitude <3 The B/C shop In the Name of the Moon was created by Natsube and Rosemilk.
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