Nether Encyclopaedia: the Celestials
Finally, the last Netherbeasts to be born in the realm.
I really took my time with this one, since the Celestials operate differently from the other Netherbeasts.
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Masters of the holy arts and professional users of the arcane. Although a bit on the snobbish side.
Traditions:-
The Celestials like to hold art contests in their free time, with the different species using their own natural abilities to create pieces of art.
While other hold beauty contests, just to stroke their already bloated egos if for nothing else.
They all praise the old heroes who freed their realm as gods or deities and worship them as such.
Most Celestials wear metallic masks for some reason.
The Celestials all have a few forms that they can change to and from. They call those: Frames. All Celestials have three.
· Battle Frames: War armor that is designed with exclusive features for every celestial specie
· Civil Frames: Their day-to-day casual wear
· Private Frames: Their natural 'naked' look or for private matters *Air Quote*
They also have the ability to utilize hard-light technology to its fullest.
Appearance:-
They resemble all kinds of anthropomorphic animals but with robotic features: Metallic bodies and 'circuits' of energy running through their bodies.
Some Celestials believe that the animals they resemble have a certain meaning to them.
Instead of natural powers, they rely on a source of power found in their realm and a few others they call Dust.
That kind of energy comes in different colors and kinds of crystals which can be found in mines around the realm, which are then grounded and processed into certain shapes to act as batteries or as purified energy used to charge the body directly.
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Species:-
Bishops:-
The self appointed priests of the Nether realm. They were the first ones to introduce the idea of praising the old heroes as gods.
Their hard-light constructs are mostly of small familiars who aid them in organizing their time and schedule.
Appearance:-
They resemble various kinds of rodents.
Most are slightly short with athletic builds as well as digitigrade legs.
Their Dust energy color is either sky blue or pale green.
Clothing (Frames):-
Battle Frame: Though they prefer to stay away from war as much as possible, they still have to fight when push comes to shove. Their battle frames are medieval robes that come with a hood and cape, that cover their faces and reach to just above their feet.
Civil Frame: Their civil clothing resemble their battle frame to a point but not a robe only a short cape that reaches slightly below the waist which comes with shoulder cloak and cape, with two threads going down the front as long as the cape itself.
Traditions:-
They hold monthly sermons, to remind the Netherbeasts of the lost heroes who bet everything they held dear to save the realm as a whole.
During mating season, they don't do anything special for themselves, but can give love advice for others who have a problem with finding a mate. However, when they decide to find a mate, they just rely on the original methods and the clichés like flowers and small treats.
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Guardians:-
Powerful and loyal protectors of the realm.
Their hard light constructs are all defense related, like shields or extra layers of armor.
Appearance:-
They all resemble large and powerhouse animals, like horses, bulls, elephants, rhinos and many others.
They are all strong and buff in body size and build, being taller than everyone else as well helps in many ways.
Their Dust energy is orange, yellow and bright red in color.
Clothing (Frames):-
Battle Frames: The Guardians are all strong bodied and willed so their Battle Frames must accommodate all that power. They have short capes that reach above the waist connect to large shoulder pads that have Dust crystals for more power, huge shield gauntlets that are actually two halves of a whole shield that can vary in shape among the individual Guardians but are all large in size, they pretty much have a half medieval and half sci-fi armor design.
Civil Frame: They prefer to go shirtless even during occasions, wearing only waist cloaks with some kind of undergarment beneath.
Traditions:-
The Guardians don't have any exclusive traditions or do anything during mating season.
They only concentrate on their duty in protecting the realm, mostly being stationed near dimensional gateways or on small outpost away from the city.
Their duty comes first, that's why they rarely take on a mate.
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Architects:-
The great builders of the realm, and also the ones who found a way to connect the floating islands of the realm together as well as the method of traveling between them.
Their hard-light constructs are tablets that they use to maintain the energy distribution throughout the realm. As well as construction equipment.
Appearance:-
They mostly resemble builder animals like beavers and sometimes squirrels.
They vary between slim to chubby in body shape with varying sizes
Their Dust energy is light blue, green, yellow and white in color.
Clothing (Frames):-
Battle Frame: They wear special utility armor that can carry many small equipment and machines, as well as large magnet powered gauntlets that can be used to mine and immediately process Dust as well as the ability to crush enemies. Civil Frame: They wear sleeved or sleeveless shirts that are open in the middle but connected by small belt like harnesses, which are a few sizes bigger than themselves, as well as shorts that also come with a belt that is mostly a miniature version of their utility armor.
Traditions:-
It's more of a yearly event than a tradition. They hold science expos where both Architects and Masterminds hold together to show what they build, their future and current projects and what kinds of discoveries they made recently.
They could be the shyest Netherbeastian species. During mating season they don't directly approach their desired Celestial or Netherbeast, but instead create small holographic constructs that someone could say were created with much love. But their shyness come at a risk, one being that someone approaches their potential mate first, and the second being that the said potential mate doesn't accept their gesture of love.
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Masterminds:-
The great scientists among the Celestials.
They are the ones who discovered that Dust can be used as source of incredible power, they are also the ones who made most of the everyday machines and technology in their realm.
They also have the ability to control gravity, time and space and influence the mind.
Their hard-light constructs are small orbs that act as a medium for their powers which can vary in amount among each individual.
Appearance:-
Some resemble birds while others resemble canines. Both can be either digitigrades or plantigrades
Their Dust energy is red, purple, grey or navy blue in color.
Clothing (Frames):-
Battle Frames: Their can vary between space or clockwork in design but others have a design that is more related to the chess pieces: the Pawn, the Knight, the Bishop, the Rook and the King.
Civil Frames: They prefer to wear long clothing like long pants and cloaks or even long scarves, any of those can be equipped with a small gravity altering mechanism.
Traditions:-
For events see Architects.
During mating season they, like the Bishops, stick to the clichés and originals, but always try to make it a night to remember. Even if things doesn't work out they at least try to remain in contact as friends.
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Maestros:-
Great artist and professional musicians.
They have the ability to control all kinds of magic, but only when fusing it with their powers over sound and music.
Their hard-light constructs are of small familiars that resemble small musical instruments.
Appearance:-
They resemble various kinds of animals, both land and flying.
Their bodies vary in body sizes and builds as well, with each being more appropriate for a type of instrument that are used mostly in theatrics.
They are all plantigrades.
Their Dust energy can be of any color.
Clothing:-
Battle Frames: Their battle armor resemble certain types of musical instrument that are exclusive to a few, which amplifies their sound abilities and magic.
Civil Frames: They tend to wear as little as possible, like short and tight clothing. They rarely wear anything big or wide.
Traditions:-
They like to hold monthly musical shows, where all Maestros contend to see who is the best musician there is.
During mating season, like the Voidwalker Echoes, they use their personal taste in music to create a lyricless song to show their deep love or interest for a Celestial or Netherbeast.
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Zens:-
Masters in the martial arts and spiritual healing. They are also capable of using all kinds of magic like the Maestros.
They live in temples built on mountains near the main city.
Their hard-light constructs are of weapons used by martial artists like staffs and swords or even tessen fans.
Appearance:-
They also resemble all kinds of land and flying animals, but most resemble dragons and lizards. All with plantigrade legs.
Their body build and size can vary greatly but at balanced proportions, to allow them to use a wide variety of weapons and maneuvers.
Their Dust energy can vary in a wide range of colors like the Maestros.
Clothing (Frames):-
Battle Frames: Instead of being an actual armor, they prefer cloth to allow freedom of movement, since they rely on their reflexes and agility in battle rather than brute force or outright intelligence.
Civil Frames: They prefer light clothing with Asian style, that can vary in design and size.
Traditions:-
They tend to gather in the main temple to meditate. That is their method of recharging, but even so they have to connect to a main power cell that holds many kinds of processed Dust, that is located deep inside the island using specialized tubes and wires. This puts them in a kind of deep sleep state for the duration.
During mating season when, and only when they find the right mate for them, the new found couple seal the deal with a kind of ceremonial dance and after a whole day and night dedicated to each other.