[Astral Harmony]

Here goes nothin'.

Name: Astarte Whitewrap (not a real last name, but she didn't come with one)
Gender: Female
Aura: Solid, shaded amber
Appearance (Undead): Astarte stands at around five feet, four inches. She's covered in mummy wrappings, but there are numerous openings on her body that show her surprisingly healthy flesh. Only her left eye is uncovered, with a green iris. Her bright orange hair flows out of the wrappings and hangs roughly two feet from the base of her thin neck. Her wrappings are white and are usually always fresh and clean. She has a voluptuous body and the wrappings do little to conceal this.
Appearance (Alive): Astarte's skin tone becomes warmer than usual, complete with blush stickers. Her body fleshes out, resulting in sexier curves and livelier hair. Her eyes become ever clearer than before. Her mummy wrappings shift around on her body and wrap around her elbows, hands, knees, feet, and even goes as far as to form a big, poofy hairbow complete with long ribbons. Basically, Astarte's cuteness increases by up to 200%.
Race: Mummy
Abilities (Undead)
- Ashes to Ashes ~ A touch-activated curse that very slowly rots living flesh, causing it to disintegrate and fall off (plants are not exempt). It would take several minutes of constant contact for this skill to eat all the way to the bone of ones' arm.
- Enchanted Wrappings ~ Astarte's mummy wrappings are enchanted. They resist the effects of weather and remain clean and odorless, and offer some niggling defense, but that is the extent of the standard enchantment.
- Astarte Drill ~ A skill that reinforces the enchanted wrappings and forms a drill that extends roughly a foot in front of Astarte's outstretched fingers. The drill can sort of be used like a lance when not spinning, but spinning it is much more effective and very tiring.
- Wrap Shot ~ Astarte gathers her wrappings into one arm and fires it like a hookshot, only no hook. Wraps around thin objects at a distance and can either be pulled to Astarte or perhaps keep her from falling to death.
Abilities (Alive)
- Touch of Friendship! ~ A supportive ability that replaces Astarte Ashes to Ashes. When Astarte makes contact with another, she is able to send her own energy into their body, giving them the power of two people for as long as she wishes it. While they are under this effect, their wounds heal quicker, and the energy drain from their abilities is lessened slightly. Astarte will be extremely tired, and feel weak, while lending her energy to another.
- Enchanted Wrappings ~ Special bandages, given to Astarte by her deceased mother. The bandages are stronger than they ought to be, and harder to rip than normal cloth. They are also resistant to the weather (water, mostly) and always appear to be fresh and clean, though don't seem to do much else.
- Astarte Strike! ~ This ability surrounds Astarte's hand (when punching) with a corona of spiritual power, causing it to glow to the eyes of the supernatually sensitive. The damage from this attack is directly tied to her emotional state, and pierces through armor and barriers. She may also use this as a projectile. Normally, it doesn't leave any marks on those it hits - the pain it causes is as spiritual as it is.
- Charming Gaze ~ Astarte's eyes sparkle and their color deepens. If she catches the eyes of anyone while this ability is active, they will be overcome with feelings of trust and affection - which lingers even after eye contact is broken, making them reluctant to oppose Astarte. This ability typically activates whenever Astarte tries to be, well, charming - though it may not work if she tries too hard (in other words, relying too heavily on it may backfire, treating it as a passive effect is best). Incidentally, the ability's effects are less pronounced when she's attacking its target.
Background: Astarte was discovered in a deep underground Egyptian tomb. Apparently, she was a young girl who was mummified by her parents because she played too many video games, stayed out way beyond curfew, and ate all the ice cream. She reanimated not many years afterwards, her parents having mummified themselves since it was actually a murder/suicide thing (how does one mummify himself? Astarte wants to know!). Apparently their parents decided that mummification was kind of a mean thing to do to young girl going through her rebellious phase, so they repented with their own lives.
Despite her mummification, Astarte came back to life, or rather unlife, looking like a sexy young woman who just happened to be cloaked in mummy wrappings. With weak powers spawned from her time in the spiritual realm, Astarte began her new life, trying to figure just what the hell she could do with herself. Well, going to school seemed like the best bet, and fortunately there was a school she could turn to, at least until she figured out what she wanted to do. So, with the help of the school staff and some new friends, Astarte hauled her sarcophagus into a storage shed (where she sleeps at night) and begins her strange adventures.
Astarte is a kind girl, and is actually quite charming, but can be naive sometimes. Many people would claim her to be an airhead, and this is true. After all, the process of mummification does require removal of the brain. She's outgoing, fun, and cares for her friends. It's easy to get to know her, and difficult to make her angry.
Clubs
- Cooking
- Cheerleading
- Pottery
- Drawing/Painting
- Wrestling
Notes: In order to blend in with society, Astarte removes her mummy wrappings. Her body is still healthy and even very attractive, so she can pass for a normal girl with some normal clothes.
Relationships
- Vanilla ~ A bombshell, blonde naga maiden who hangs out with Astarte. Both girls are cheerleaders. Vanillas possesses a shapeshifting skill that transforms the serpent portion of her body into perfectly functional human legs to blend in. She's also possesses an enchanted trident. She'll probably never get used to human legs, and tends to stumble and fall at least once or twice an hour. Her aura is a bright orange.
- Linda Mickens ~ A zombie girl who is usually Astarte's wrestling partner. Astarte is about the only one she turns to when she needs to locate a body part that fell off, since Astarte has never turned her down or got angry. Linda has a joke that she and Astarte will be best friends forever because Linda would never kill Astarte for her brains. After all, Astarte has no brains to eat. Get it? Linda's aura is dark green, and shows most brilliantly whenever Linda flexes her surprising physical strength.
- Gorgeous ~ A very handsome blond human who offers his muscular form as a model for drawing and painting. He's attracted to Astarte, and finds her mummy wrappings as part of what makes her irresistable to him. Astarte hangs around with him often, and hasn't yet turned him down when he wants to do something. Gorgeous's aura is a dark green, and only seems to show when he's absorbed in his favorite activity: dancing.
- Miam Welsh ~ Astarte's first friend. A human girl with short pigtails who attends the Cooking Club with Astarte. Just like Astarte, she loves cooking and dreams of being a loving wife and doting mother. She has already decided that Astarte would be her best lady. Astarte has never seen Miam's aura, but is certain the girl has some kind of martial arts skills that she is hiding. Miam isn't in the Wrestling Club, so it's gotta be something else. Miam is the one who gave Astarte a last name.
- Nephthys Whitewrap ~ The disembodied spirit of Astarte's mother. Occasionally shows up when the night encroaches and Astarte is alone for idle chatter. She's adopted Astarte's last name as her own. Because of what happened when they were alive, Nephthys tries very hard not to interfere with her daughter's new life.