my subgens

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GAMBOGE (SACRiFiCE)
 

Human name: Fadwa (derived from self-sacrifice)

Dreamer: N/A that I know of.

Gender: Female, but looks rather androgynous.

Colour: AMBER

Gen stone: Cross – I chose this symbol because it has a double meaning. Although now commonly associated with positive organizations like the Red Cross and the Christian religion, crosses were originally used as torture devices in ancient times. I wanted Gam’s attribute to be both positive and negative, and a cross works well to signify this.

Gen stone position: Choker necklace charm. Chokers look almost like collars, so this can be interpreted as symbolizing her submissive personality.

Eye markings: I wanted to give the impression of tears, but I spiked them so they look less harmless. The shape also makes me think of cathedral designs for some reason, and I liked that enigmatic vibe.

Hair: Gamboge is actually completely bald. The reason behind this is that, a long time ago, I read that hair was supposed to be a source of pride for women… Gam’s lack of locks symbolizes her submissive and humble personality.

Outfit: Very sparse, actually. I wanted her to look a little bereft, but I also wanted her to give off a less ‘sparkly’ vibe.

Job: To promote empathy, selflessness, and understanding.

Closest Ally(ies): PiNSTRiPE and LiMERiCK, and although she has met NEBULA once or twice, she hasn’t personally met or spoken to any other Gens.

Physical age: I’m thinking 25, as I want her to be younger but still mature.

Power: Limited manipulation of flames. She can’t do a thing with huge fires; the largest flame she could work with would be the size of a campfire or small bonfire.

Other things: Gamboge is rather addicted to people-watching, and will frequently hang around public places just to watch others go about their lives. She can also play the viola. She likes tea and eastern/Asian food, and secretly has a major weakness for sweets.

Rival/Enemy(ies): She tries not to have any enemies, as she doesn’t see the point in harboring such negativity for others. Instead, she frequently does what she can to stop whatever interpersonal ignorance she sees, even so far as to put herself in danger to do so.

Personality: Gamboge is rather self-reserved, not liking to draw attention to herself. This cripples her social life and that upsets her greatly. However, this does not mean that she is antisocial or cold! Gamboge doesn’t mind quietly associating with others as long as she isn’t the center of attention. When she is, she tends to get terribly nervous.
If Gamboge does manage to open up to someone, though, she’s warm and hospitable, and has the potential to get along with practically anyone.


Interesting bits:

~Like DiVA and MAJORELLE, GAMBOGE is flat-chested. I wanted her design to look rather androgynous.

~Gam tends to be a vagrant, spending most of her time traveling the realm instead of settling down in one place. She doesn’t like having only one view of her world, so to speak, and practically can’t help trying to see it from other perspectives. She doesn’t like ‘settling down’ in a place for a short while like Pin, though—she’d rather keep walking.

~She has freckles because I absolutely adore freckles, and because it gives her a more amiable look.

~When she’s nervous or embarrassed, she starts to fiddle with her Gen Stone (on her necklace).

~Gamboge has a terribly harmful ‘grin and bear it’ edge to her personality, and will frequently hide her own feelings, opinions, pains or objections behind her calm and subservient demeanor. This attribute causes her much regret, and may also be a major factor in why she’s so reluctant to really associate with people. She would rather suffer an inconvenience, pain, dislike, etc. than cause that same sort of suffering in anyone else. The worst part of it, though, is that she’s willing to do this for larger problems, too.

~Gamboge speaks with a slight Indian accent.

~Gam also doesn’t like to talk much. She’s almost completely quiet unless approached or if she has something important to say.

Her Quote:
"Sometimes you just have to make sacrifices.”


PiNSTRiPE (PURPOSE)
JAYCE = JEWEL

Human name: Jayce Lytraile

Dreamer: Jewel Wisteria Lightraye, aka ME

Gender: None (biologically, too!), but is referred to (and looks like) a guy.

Colour: WHiTE

Gen stone: A rounded diamond with a scythe-like decoration on each side.

Gen stone position: Center of chest (not high up like Astrima’s). Symbolizes that, often, in order to realize your true purpose, you honestly just have to follow your heart.

Eye markings: He has three small circles in a horizontal row under his right eye, and these are an iridescent light gray. His left eye is thickly outlined with an iridescent dark gray. This outline has a small ‘hook’ shape near his ear, which points down towards his chin. Underneath it there are two small circles in a vertical row, also iridescent dark gray. I wanted his eye markings to look like both freckles and ‘aristopunk’ makeup: freckles because they make him look younger and more ‘innocent’, and aristopunk makeup because that style is awesome. Plus, Jayce is very much an anti-punk (he’s just as nice as I am) so it’s a good way to kill stereotypical assumptions while we’re at it. It can also symbolize a monocle if that floats your boat, because monocles are classic and classy.

Hair: His hair is white and looks like it was cut with a razor. In front, there are about six spiky ‘bangs’ that stick out and up (accenting his face when he has his hat on). In back, the hair near the nape of his neck sticks up as well, but ‘swoops’ out towards his ears on each side. Higher up, the hair instead just ‘spikes’ upwards towards the top of his head. The hair on the side of his head swooshes back like mine does on a good day. Basically, he just has awesome hair. He sometimes dons a short goatee of the same color.

Outfit: Pinstripe is often seen wearing a white ‘mafia’ hat. (The rest of him is quite Aristopunk. He sports actual pinstripes, of course (including the snazzy kind you see on cars—I might even use those to shove some color in his design), and I’d like some parts of his outfit to be literally translucent/ glassy.) Remember he wears a vest AND a jacket, like in my dream.

Job: Staying true to his aspect, Jayce constantly tries his best to help people find their ‘purpose,’ or direction, in life. He actually has a ton of fun doing this, as he takes great interest in ‘exploring’ the lives of others as well as their hometowns!

Closest Ally(ies): GAMBOGE, NEBULA. He’s also dying to be pals with VANiLLA, but might not get the chance to.

Physical age: 23, I think.

Other things: Like Gamzy, Jayce is a total wanderlust at heart—he’s constantly traveling from place to place, taking in the sights and having a good time.

Personality:  Jayce is almost annoyingly optimistic, haha. He also has a bit of a naïve streak, even to the point where he won’t be able to see the underlying motives of others, negative or not.