Senshi: Sailor
Dynamene, Senshi of Timbre
Uniform Color: White (Order/DSS)
Main Color: Red
Secondary Color: Blue
Uniform:I’m gonna need some major help with this one.
I was staring at
Meteion and realized her outfit could be a sort of base for the senshi uniform. Also throwing down
birb 1 and
birb 2 in case there are bits and pieces worth plucking from them.
Tiara -- Plain-ish metal tiara with a smaller version of the winged brooch on it (see below).
Choker — It’s kind of a “collar” like what bird 2 has going on; see bodice for more information.
Collar -- I think Meteion’s capelet thing could pass for the collar without infringing too hard on cape rules.
Bodice -- Not using Meteion’s top for this one- instead, I’d like something like a fusion of birb 1 and 2’s bodice? Like, you have the white base component that’s shaped like bird 1’s, plus that sheer-going-up-to-a-collar bit on bird 2. I’d like that colored middle wrap bit like what’s around bird 1’s waist if it doesn’t cover too much of the bodice.
Chest Bow -- Anchored to the brooch where the collar closes, probably just a regular bow.
Brooch -- I like Meteion’s winged brooch, but I wonder if it would be possible to stylize the wings somehow so they resemble the crescendo and diminuendo symbols (which are basically just < and > but I’d like them facing outward).
Sleeves -- Something like Birb 1’s detached sleeves might be nice.
Gloves -- Maybe basic fingerless gloves if they’re cohesive with everything else.
Buttbow -- Maybe something like Bird 1’s dress tails but as a bow (and not as long for stage 1)? Maybe you could work in a shape like Meteion's
tailfeathers too.
Bottoms -- Here I think we can use the “skirt” of Meteion’s tunic as a base, but I'm stumped about how to pattern it.
Shoes -- I like the heels + stockings combo from birb 1.
Accessories -- I can never think of accessories, let me know your ideas.
(
Wiki page on Timbre for reference and reading material.)
Attacks:(Might need help with the timing on these)
Sailor Scout Attack: Ponticello!
Dynamene's target will hear a loud tone from inside their head (loud enough to be mildly uncomfortable but not enough to actively hinder); the timbre of the tone shifts over time and the sound itself is unrecognizable. After five seconds of the tone, the timbre shifts to something decisively unpleasant enough to startle at the least before fading. The tone may leave a residual ringing echo or some degree of a headache behind if the player desires it. The tone cannot be heard in the space around the target. This attack can be used three times per combat.
Super Sailor Scout Attack: Sul Ponticello!
Up to three targets in Dynamene's line of sight will hear a deafeningly loud tone from inside their head (it will definitely distract and cause discomfort); the timbre of the tone shifts over time and the sound itself is unrecognizable. After ten seconds of the tone, the timbre shifts to something strongly aversive that will feel physically painful. The tone may leave a residual ringing echo or some degree of a headache behind if the player desires it. The tone cannot be heard in the space around the targets. This attack can be used twice per combat.
Eternal Sailor Attack: Sul Tasto!
All targets within an 8-foot area around Dynamene hear a low tone that is at a consistently audible but comfortable volume. After 5 seconds of the tone (which matches no identifiable sound), the sound's timbre shifts to something pleasant that produces a sense of clarity and invigoration for 40 seconds. The attack fades after that but may leave a remaining positive or soothed sensation at the player's discretion. The tone cannot be heard in the space around the targets. This attack can only be used once per combat.
Deep Space Senshi:Physical Features:
Throwing the
base reference here too- Dynamene should have red flappy shoulder wings (I’d say “as big as they can be” but still small and cute) and blue “ear wings” (they’re shaped like
this character’s hair ornaments and not like extendable wings, if that helps). They’re not for flying; rather, they were sort of sensory appendages.
I’d also like reddish (light red without going pink?) “limbal rings” (basically, just a ring of a different color) around the turquoise part of the iris if that doesn’t cause any issues, but if it looks strange or goes too far with eye wonks I’m willing to scrap it.
Backstory/History:
(I feel like my math is off on the timeline here; if I goofed please let me know)
Dynamene awoke as a senshi as an older chibi at 13 years old. Her people can live to around 400 years of age; she was around 110 or so when the Silver Millennium fell, and before then was living a happy life on her planet. She was a member of a ruling council of an important nation, and other members of the council included her lovers and friends. She had five children (two from one father, three from another) before calamity struck her planet.
Everything started with a terrible sound that seemed like it was coming from within the planet itself, something like a scream of pain. Dynamene herself heard it first, then the members of her council, and then the sound spread across the entire world over the course of a month. At first, nothing happened. People went about their lives, with only token attempts to research the source of the sound or any impacts it had, all of which turned up without anything conclusive. The people had 100 years of uneasy normality.
Then, as though receding in the direction the sound came from, a terrible plague that warped mind and body began in the last regions to hear the sound. Over course of fifty years, those affected gave into extreme emotions, like hatred or despair, and lost control, violently lashing out or becoming catatonic. As the plague spread, physical mutations twisted people into monsters, and soon the half of the population that hadn't turned was fighting to save or slay the half that had. The plague continued to spread, turning more and more people to monsters, then to dust, as even the distress calls of the afflicted spread the malady through unknown means. That half became a third, a fourth, a country, a city, a council, and then one senshi all alone.
The dust left behind by the slain poisoned the earth and sky, turning the ground to grey dirt and shrouding the sky with colorful yet toxic clouds, a warning to a senshi that would dare to climb too high. With the world's people and prosperity gone, Dynamene collapsed into a grieving sleep, preserved by what remained of her planet for nearly a thousand years until a sudden light from a distant world woke her...
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