
Kriff Quasar
Lumin
From: Lumis
Physical Appearance
Height & Build
- Approximately 7 feet tall with an ethereal, willowy frame
- Movements flow like liquid starlight, defying conventional physics
- Body seems to pulse with an inner luminescence, as if containing a small galaxy
Skin & Coloration
- Translucent epidermis creates an aurora borealis effect across their entire form
- Emotions manifest as cascading color shifts:
- Deep sapphire blues → sorrow and loss
- Warm amber gradients → hope and determination
- Vibrant oranges → playfulness and curiosity
- Radiant gold → wisdom and profound understanding
- Soft rose patterns → affection and warmth
- Muted grays → confusion or uncertainty
Distinctive Features
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Eyes: Large, multifaceted orbs resembling living opals
- Can perceive ultraviolet and infrared spectrums
- Reflect bioluminescent patterns from their home world
- Dilate dramatically when processing complex plant communications
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Hands: Elongated fingers with photosensitive tips
- Each fingertip contains microscopic root-like sensors
- Can interface directly with plant nervous systems
- Emit a faint green glow during "symbiotic sustenance"
Voice & Communication
- Primary Voice: Melodic and echoing, like a harmony of wind chimes
- Emotional Indicators:
- Gentle whooshing → contentment
- Rapid rustling → excitement
- Deep resonance → contemplation
- Soft susurrus → sadness
- Sometimes releases spore-like pheromones that convey complex emotions beyond human perception
Attire & Accessories
Clothing
- Wears living garments woven from symbiotic plant fibers
- Clothing responds to emotional states, shifting patterns and luminosity
- Garments self-repair and grow new pockets as needed
- Fabric photosynthesizes, providing supplemental nutrition
Botanical Equipment
- Bio-pouches: Living storage compartments that maintain perfect conditions for seeds
- Resonance staff: A crystalline tool for communicating with non-sentient flora
- Memory pods: Organic data storage containing ancestral plant knowledge
- Atmospheric analyzer: Worn as a living bracelet that tastes air composition
Behavioral Quirks
Movement Patterns
- Tends to sway gently even when standing still, like a tree in a breeze
- In low gravity, often forgets to maintain ground contact and drifts upward
- Hands make constant micro-movements, "reading" air currents and electromagnetic fields
Social Interactions
- Touches plants compulsively, even potted ones, offering silent apologies
- Becomes visibly distressed (rapid color shifts) when witnessing plant neglect
- Often pauses mid-conversation to "listen" to nearby flora
- Has difficulty understanding human concepts of "ownership" over living things
Cultural Mannerisms
Time Perception
- Experiences time as seasonal flows rather than discrete units
- Often loses track of "linear time," leading to amusing scheduling confusion
- May spend hours in plant meditation without realizing time has passed
Emotional Expression
- Practices "color-singing" - creating complex emotional symphonies through skin patterns
- During deep emotion, releases bioluminescent tears that can germinate into small flowers
- Grief manifests as a slow dimming of all colors, like sunset fading to night
Unique Abilities
- Botanical Telepathy: Can access plant memories and experiences
- Accelerated Growth: Through touch, can stimulate rapid plant development
- Seed Preservation: Body naturally creates stasis fields around carried seeds
- Atmospheric Synthesis: Can briefly photosynthesize in extreme environments
- Root Network Interface: Can tap into planetary fungal networks for communication
Personal Touches
- Carries a small memorial seed from their destroyed ancestral grove at all times
- Has developed a peculiar fondness for Earth chamomile, calling it "liquid meditation"
- Dreams in color patterns rather than images
- Finds human music fascinating but cannot grasp rhythm, creating endearingly off-beat attempts
- Maintains a traveling garden of miniature specimens from across the galaxy in their quarters
Notable Quirks:
- Gravity-drifter
- Plant-whisperer
- Color-shifter