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Role: The Director will write up your role in the current story here. Check with her if you wish to make any tweaks.; Urania is a peculiar collection of contrasts and confusion. That she makes any sense at all is a small miracle unto itself. Not even the scholars can decide who she mothered, or by what father; is it any surprise that sense of being disconnected from the typical bonds of family? She is the eldest of the muses -- and the youngest. There are resonances, to be sure, but as the confusion itself predated this incarnation of her, it all became an intrinsic part of her as well, abstracting her further from any semblance of normalcy. No one can make up their minds, and everyone from the Greeks and Romans to Christian scholars and Romantic poets have tried to define and redefine her. ''As if she needed any other reason to not be grounded.'' The very nature of the muses rendered them flighty at best, chasing one brave soul or clever hand or mind to inspire after the next in a mad dash. She is little different in this respect, save for the strange lack of urgency or frenzied rush that comes from perceiving time in a far less human way: she knows the view from the stars, and some part of her will always exist within that sense of astronomical time. Geological time's got nothing on that one. She observes the world as she understands the stars: a series of cycles interrupted by chaos that is still predictable often enough, if you're only paying attention. Patterns are everywhere, echoing through time and space from the smallest atom to the grandest expanse of a galaxy, and she knows them well. When they appear, she pays sharp attention. A more modern mind would liken it to a thorough understanding of the workings of a vast machine: knowing which gears are turning when, how to keep them moving smoothly, or throw a spanner in the works at just the right time to prevent or cause disaster. Abstractly, she has an understanding that these changes are outpacing her ability to comprehend them. In a sense, the world is speeding up. The machine she knew so intimately is moving at the same pace ''out there'', but it is becoming increasingly difficult to translate all the echoes, signs, and symbols quickly enough to keep pace with the rapid changes brought by technological progress on the ground. At the same time, these changes fascinate her, as ''so many'' new discoveries are leading people to look to the stars again. If she plays her cards just right, there ''is'' a way. She ''knows'' it. ...and if not, maybe there will be a new home ''out there''. <h3>Coming to America</h3> She came on the waves, and she came early. More accurately, she came in the aspirations and fears of sailors charting the first paths to the new world, so many of whom -- being a superstitious lot -- whispered her name and asked for guidance and inspiration as they charted their way across the Atlantic by the stars over head. She was surely not alone in this, as they whispered many a name, every god and monster of the deep, the wind, the sky, fate, and fortune alongside her own. It kept her in good company, then, skipping from island to island like a stone, until they reached the shores of what would later become America. Starting anew on the mainland, it transformed into a far more lonely beginning, and she haunted the coast like many of those same sailors and the ones that came to settle with them, and many of their superstitions became her own. Soon enough she learned the lay of this new land while only ever looking up. Then came the missionaries, some whispering her name to suit their own purposes, likening the purity of her aura of universal love, a view of reality bestowed on her by the heavens themselves, and the creative fire of inspiration to the Holy Spirit of the Trinity they represented. She found little comfort in such spaces; the view from above the world of men the stars reflected back to her bared the hypocrisy of it all: using the name and mien of a muse to abolish the original powers where they spread, all in the name of a God she bore no relation to whatsoever. To these, she whispered the truth of her syncretization, and bade them do the same wherever she might. She was bound to that flame all the same, and found it fed and starved her at once. It was enough to survive. (To be continued.) <h3>Evolution: The Stars</h3> 'When you want to know your future, look to the stars!' '''(astrology)'''; 'when you see the future of humanity hundreds of years from now, look to the stars!' '''(space exploration)'''; 'when you look at the potential for human achievement WHILE REMAINING HUMBLE ABOUT HOW SMALL YOU ARE IN THE GREAT BIG UNIVERSE, look to the stars!' '''('what's out there?'/'are we alone out there?')''' * Starting to divine and send horoscopes by wire under a pen name to news outlets. One of her prior efforts likely would have been this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomica_(Manilius) and she would be encouraging other writers and former spiritualists to learn it and make this the common horoscope thing we see in most publications today, along with the common practice of doing someone's natal chart/etc. * Working with Kolvek and Goddard to encourage the development of their rocketry and technology with a focus on getting to the moon and beyond rather than applying their tech to weapons of war alone. Her image and name is on the Naval Observatory seal along with a quote from the previously linked work, interestingly enough, to this day, so working with them is also an option here to encourage their continued efforts. * Inspiring sci-fi authors and artists to continue their work, and inspiring other creatives to consider writing speculative fiction/theory/creations involving exploration of space, life beyond earth (with or without alien species), etc.

Hooks: The Director will add pre-set hooks for you here. You can add more later if necessary.; {{Grr}} ;Cult:All have the same tattoo: a depiction of The North Star in a roughly Art Nouveau style. All have been aided in some way by Urania's prophecies, though this is not the source of their devotion in every case. All are tragic figures in some way. Some have chosen to follow her and join the group rather than remain in their old lives, and are better off for doing so. Others have been known to follow the Carnival from town to town for a time, or return to the show each year when it stops in their town to see her, as patrons. The group is surprisingly diverse, composed of the surreal and mundane, young and old, male and female, of every race and social class. :''OOC Note: If you want a scene with any of them, or want to borrow one for something, feel free to ask. Also, if any seem to step on the toes of your archetype or non-cult SRs, let me know so I can adjust them to avoid this.''

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Role What purpose does this Face serve for the character? Is their personality different? Is this their primary face/true form? Do other characters know who they are in this form, or is it secret? Etc. In terms of this story, this is her 'real' face: a youthful woman with old eyes, always seemingly focused somewhere ''else'', a little further down the line than they can see.
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Role What purpose does this Face serve for the character? Is their personality different? Is this their primary face/true form? Do other characters know who they are in this form, or is it secret? Etc. 'Selene' does simple card readings in her trailer for those in great need, but only during the day. She is never seen outside the trailer, though often goes missing in the evening.
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Role What purpose does this Face serve for the character? Is their personality different? Is this their primary face/true form? Do other characters know who they are in this form, or is it secret? Etc. Just Lily. Dancer, femme fatale. Doesn't talk about the wedding ring any more than she seems willing to divulge a last name. The handy face for times there's a bit of hell to raise, rabble to rouse, shit to stir, or a party going on. There's a real Lily, precisely like this one, among her followers. It makes blending in all the more convenient.
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Role What purpose does this Face serve for the character? Is their personality different? Is this their primary face/true form? Do other characters know who they are in this form, or is it secret? Etc. Proper, sociable, charming, and not at all strange. The town-side female face.
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Role What purpose does this Face serve for the character? Is their personality different? Is this their primary face/true form? Do other characters know who they are in this form, or is it secret? Etc. Sure, he's pretty, but sometimes a girl needs to go out wandering into the dark at night, away from the light, to get a good read on the stars. That's much safer as a shiftless drifter without any visible means, particularly a male one who seems like he's able to handle himself. He's friendly, unobtrusive, and blends a little better than her usual faces, but it's not kept secret from the carnies that it's still her under the man suit.
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Brawn

Brawn Qualities

Positive/Negative	Quality
Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. Say what you will regarding wee wispy women, but stars have some solid staying power.

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Quality

Notes: (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here.; Even the scholars could never agree as to whether she was the oldest, or youngest of the Muses. Parts of her -- her body on the whole -- unfortunately fall toward the latter interpretation, and she's a small woman in her primary form. While she is not entirely frail, she certainly seems it at a glance. Reaching stuff on the tall shelves is right out, though. She has ''short people problems''. For some curious reason, they seem to especially annoy her despite the fact that she's presumably always been this way, and it's still not commonly an age of exceptionally tall folk.

Finesse

Finesse Qualities

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. She's a thing of the air and sky. Her every motion is a picture of grace itself, and she often seems to float effortlessly through her steps -- as a dancer, and in life in general. She never ''seems'' to be in a hurry, no matter how quickly she may be moving.

Brains

Brains Qualities

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. She knows the motions of the Great Machine, and how they work. Seeing the cycles in all things brings them to higher prominence; she can't miss them. One of the primary roots of her Divinatory abilities.

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. Thanks, Mom. :/ ''This still doesn't help me remember who my kids or their fathers are. Stupid scholars. Agree on more things, please! I can't forget how many versions of leg-spreading I've done, either!''

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Notes: (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here.; When not just seeing what's before her, but its potential consequences and influences spinning out through space and time around her, it's sometimes hard to tell where the actual here and now really is, if she can't focus. As a result, she may answer the question you haven't asked yet, instead of what you want to know ''now''. "Tomorrow's Answers Today" might make for a great slogan, but it's bad news for straight talk.

Spirit

Spirit Qualities

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. She's a muse, and this is her primary job: to inspire.

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. Being able to see the threads of probability around her isn't all there is to it, but it certainly helps. Her delicate touch on the Great Machine has a way of steering it ever in her favor.

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. ...as much chance as pinching a star out of the sky.

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here. If there's one thing the Christian poets and mystics got right, it's that she has a measure of love for everyone. Less hussy, more giving too much of a damn. Caring about people has major downsides for eternal beings, or those that wish to remain so. People aren't forever.

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Notes: (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your quality in more detail in a note, do it here.; Maybe it's the way she looks through people. Maybe it's the seemingly random, stream-of-consciousness commentary that tumbles out of her mouth from time to time. Maybe it's that she looks like someone's uncomfortably sexy kid sister that just grew up. Whatever it is, she comes off flaky, and can be hard to take seriously, no matter how insightful or clever she may be.

Perks and Quirks

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Perk or Quirk?

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Notes: (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your perk or quirk in more detail in a note, do it here.; Divination. Perception of signs, omens, symbols, patterns; adept with more traditional methods of dowsing and pendulum use, but primarily observational. The most common thing she perceives is 'The Great Machine' as described in her writeup -- though it isn't mechanized gears she 'sees', but the churning of galaxies, the turning of seasons, and other natural cycles and processes. Often, references are picked out with points of light like constellations, referring to other mythological entities and stories. Urania perceives these things at all times, but in an unfocused manner. They may offer hints that something worth looking at is afoot, but make little sense until she uses the power to interpret what she sees. Her Brains negative quality 'Distracted' reflects the fact that this is her normal state of being: perceiving the flows of energies and their cycles, which is a perpetual distraction, difficult for her to avoid. (Her Spirit negative 'Space Cadet' is related to this, too.) (Mechanics: Predictive, heightened awareness and ability to filter for meaning.) (Stat: Brains?)

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Notes: (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your perk or quirk in more detail in a note, do it here.; The future is not fixed, it is merely probable. By nudging the flows of energy, she is able to subtly shift the outcome to the direction she desires if it is already a possible outcome by tilting probability. Similarly, she is able to take note of events as they unfold and use the power to find paths of least resistance to follow, tilting the odds in that direction further. (Mechanics: To be determined by TD as used.) (Stat: Spirit?)

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your perk or quirk in more detail in a note, do it here. The North Star.

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Notes: (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your perk or quirk in more detail in a note, do it here.; She originally came here with sailors navigating by the stars. It's harder to find a more default superstitious occupation. ;Don't Point at the Stars:It's a bad idea. You may as well be pointing at the god or power associated with it, and they know it. Do you really want their attention? Usually, that's a hard no. For the Muse, it would be like talking shit behind someone's back and then sending them a memo to say she did it. ;Careful With Those Wishes:If you spot a fallen star on your right, it means good luck, while one on your left indicates misfortune will follow. If you're quick, you may be able to shift position as the star travels in an attempt to change your luck. :When you look at a shooting star and you pick up a stone, it brings you great luck. :Make a knot in your handkerchief when you see a shooting star. That brings you good luck. :Looking at a shooting star can also indicate the death of someone close to you. :Seeing shooting stars is a sign of reaching or coming close to one’s destiny. ''This is not always a good thing.'' ;Everyone's Gotta Eat:There will be a poor harvest when the evening star is low in the sky, while the appearance of Sirius, or the Dog Star — one of the brightest stars in the sky — means drought is on the way. ;Falling Stars at Sea:By observing the direction that a shooting star travels, sailors can predict which way the winds will blow. ;Follow the North Star Home:A glimpse of the North Star is good luck because it means their vessel is close to home. In more recent times, seafarers have been known to court luck with tattoos of the North Star as a way of carrying on this ancient tradition. (This is where the cult tattoo comes from.) ;Rain and the Moon:Superstition dictates that observing how stars are positioned in relation to rings around the moon can help you predict the weather. A ring around the moon with a single star situated inside means clear weather ahead. If you spot more than one star inside the ring, you can count the stars to determine how many rainy days will occur in the coming week. ;Don't Count:If you attempt to count the stars in the sky, you'll die when you reach 100. ;...Except When You're Single:Only a single person looking for love can keep a tally. Even in this case, the unpaired person can count a maximum of seven stars on seven consecutive nights. If you do this, the first person of their preferred sex that they shake hands with on the eighth day is the one they'll partner with. ;Comet:Signals coming plague or disaster. ;Sailors and the Sea:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailors%27_superstitions Pretty much everything here.]

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Notes (Optional.) If you feel you want to explain your perk or quirk in more detail in a note, do it here. Starlight is a thing, y'all. Daystar is wincey-bright.

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Lyrics: Enter as per normal paragraph text -- a full empty line between each lyric line. No <br>tags needed.; Sing a cradle-song now, As the light fades around us As you breathe like the ocean, Lying small in my arms See it all in a moment You so young and unclouded Shining bright as a lion Feel the motion of time As the world rolls away from the sun. I can feel your life burning Unlived moments within you Further than I can see... May the fire be your friend, And the sea rock you gently. May the moon light your way 'til the wind sets you free.

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Lyrics: Enter as per normal paragraph text -- a full empty line between each lyric line. No <br>tags needed.; Through the crowd I was crying out and In your place there were a thousand other faces I was disappearing in plain sight Heaven help me I need to make it right You want a revelation You want to get right And it's a conversation I just can't have tonight You want a revelation Some kind of resolution You want a revelation No light, no light in your bright blue eyes I never knew daylight could be so violent A revelation in the light of day You can't choose what stays and what fades away And I'd do anything to, to make you stay No light, no light (No light) Tell me what you want me to say

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Lyrics: Enter as per normal paragraph text -- a full empty line between each lyric line. No <br>tags needed.; I was looking for a breath of life A little touch of heavenly light But all the choirs in my head sang no To get a dream of life again A little of vision of the start and the end But all the choirs in my head sang no But I only needed one more touch Another taste of heavenly rush And I believe, I believe it so And I only needed one more touch Another taste of devouring rush And I believe, I believe it so Whose side am I on, whose side am I?

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Lyrics: Enter as per normal paragraph text -- a full empty line between each lyric line. No <br>tags needed.; Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never shared No one dared Disturb the sound of silence "Fools," said I, "you do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said: "The words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls And whispered In the sound Of silence."

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Lyrics: Enter as per normal paragraph text -- a full empty line between each lyric line. No <br>tags needed.; The stories are woven And fortunes are told The truth is measured by the weight of your gold The magic lies scattered On rugs on the ground Faith is conjured in the night market's sound Would you like my mask? Would you like my mirror? Cries the man in the shadowing hood You can look at yourself You can look at each other Or you can look at the face of your god

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