one of the illustrious stonehearts of the ipc, aventurine of stratagems, the head of the strategic investments department. a shrewd and calculating businessman who knows the best ways to make an investment that turns a gargantuan profit, and treats prospective business partners as gambling chips. he has little regard for his own life and safety, and makes gambles with his own life that are as flashy as the clothes he wears because he can never lose a gamble.
in truth the man known as aventurine is actually a scarred and traumatized survivor of genocide, enslavement, and betrayal. he shields a vulnerable heart under walls of solid amber, hides behind countless masks and fake laughs, and sees himself as little more than a chip to be used and tossed aside as one sees fit. he buys friendship as readily as he buys contracts and sees friendship as little more than a transaction. yet, for his flippant attitude, kakavasha is a man who truly cares too much, with a soft heart beneath steadfast amber.
Likes
- veritas ratio
- warm weather
- sweets
- spicy food
- the critters
- giving gifts to others
Dislikes
- cold weather
- rain
- liars
- thunderstorms
- excessive spending
- abandonment
- himself
Hobbies
- exercising
- shooting practice
- singing and dancing
- baking
- stargazing
Items
- revolver
- a simple, six-round revolver that can be tucked into a suit's breast pocket. aventurine rarely uses it for self-defense, instead using it for elaborate displays of his good fortune with a game of russian roulette.
- cornerstone
- the aventurine of stratagems, one of the cornerstones of the ten stonehearts. it is a fist-sized blue-green gem with a silvery stone casing. by invoking its power, aventurine can take on a much more powerful form at will.
- critters
- three "critters" created by ruan mei of the genius society and gifted to aventurine by ratio to help him with his insomnia and nightmares. they resemble cat-like creatures wearing mooncake shells, and give off a sweet scent similar to cake. they are all coconut angel food cake critters--with black "filling" (fur) and dark gray shells. their names are honey (a sweet, lovable critter with shiny eyes), lucky (an affectionate but independent critter), and chip (an orange cat in critter form, with a bandage around his tail due to aventurine stepping on it once).
- gambling dice and chips
- a simple set of poker chips and twelve-sided dice. the poker chips are emblazoned with spade imagery and the words "good luck" in standard galactic script, while the dice have the four card suits (hearts, diamonds, spades, and clubs) along with stars and lucky four-leaf clovers. they are, for the most part, little more than ordinary dice and chips; however, they are also excellent catalysts for the power of preservation that aventurine uses.
Abilities
- blessing of gaiathra triclops
- being born on the holy day of kakava, aventurine was blessed with endless good fortune by gaiathra triclops, the three-eyed goddess of sigonia. as a result of his good fortune, fate itself seems to bend to ensure that, should aventurine make any sort of wager or consider anything a wager, he will come out on top. rarely does his fortune fail him.
- powers of preservation
- as a pathstrider of preservation, aventurine boasts incredible shielding abilities, and can infuse his lucky dice and poker chips with energy to attack with them if need be. however, his specialty lies in protecting his allies with nigh-unbreakable shields made of the power of preservation.
- cornerstone transformation - aventurine of stratagems
- by invoking the power of his cornerstone with an incantation, aventurine can transform into a much larger and much more powerful form. in this new form, he becomes incredibly resilient and nearly impervious to damage, and his attacks become more powerful as well. he also gains the power of flight. if he cannot speak the full invocation, he cannot transform, and should his cornerstone be damaged, it also greatly weakens his abilities.
Mutations
- aesthetic mutations
- a pair of peacock wings
- air mutation - rank 4 (heaven)
- can run at speeds of up to 25mph and sprint at speeds of up to 50mph
- resistant to airborne pathogens
- less likely to be attacked by avian wildlife
- can create gusts of wind up to 15mph
- can manipulate wind to fly for up to five minutes at a time
Relationships
ratio is aventurine's partner, both in business and in life. they were the first person to show genuine concern for his safety and a desire for him to live, which was a kindness he wasn't familiar with. he loves ratio dearly, and has settled into a very comfortable life with them in angara.
although they're business partners first, aventurine sees topaz as something of a younger sister, and while he does playfully tease her, he is also encouraging of her and wishes for her to be able to enjoy a life free of the ipc in angara.
originally they were enemies, with sunday having condemned aventurine to death in the dreamscape, but the time spent in angara has allowed them to put that shaky start behind them. aventurine views sunday as a good friend, and enjoys conversing with him over tea or sending him photos and videos of cats.
Threads / Drabbles
following a gamble that sent him into the horizon of existence, face-to-face with the nihility itself, aventurine finds that his nightmares now have an unwanted visitor.
a quick visit to the good doctor leads to a crisis of self, and a realization that someone actually does care.
aventurine and ratio both return home for a spell, and after a dunk in the lake leads to some emergency treatment, something gay happens.
aventurine invites sunday to the lizard lounge for a chat. it doesn't go as planned, at all.
aventurine, ratio, neuvillette, wriothesley, and sunday head to oure to search for ace, and though they don't find their mark, they find a new ally instead.
the trial at pier point doesn't go as planned, and aventurine laments that his cornerstone has been returned to him.
aventurine invites his coworker to lunch on her first day in angara, and a lot of tears are shed.
three people assist in the efforts against hestia's transformations, but only two return.
over twenty-four hours after his death in oure, aventurine returns home to ratio, and the reunion is every bit as painful as it sounds.
topaz pays a visit to aventurine after he returns from his death to chew him out for his recklessness. he finally understands there are others who care about him.
after learning just how he died in oure, aventurine kakavasha pays a visit to sunday so they can try again in talking.
boothill finds out that aventurine doesn't actually have any real hobbies.
aventurine and ratio visit oure to pay respects to the departed.
ratio stumbles into a blissful dream of a life not too different from their life in angara.
archfey leikur offers a simple game of chance to win an archfey's boon.
since aventurine can't swim he and ratio take on the task of gathering research samples in the rainforest. aventurine gets accosted by a drop bear.
Tropes
- dull eyes of emptiness: his eyes lack any form of highlights.
- impaled with extreme prejudice: how aventurine was killed during the events of casino morale, via one of hestia's tentacles impaling him through his chest.
- locked into strangeness: after the events of seeming (un)seelie, one of aventurine's eyes had its colors reversed as a sign of his becoming a fey.
- stepford smiler: while aventurine is almost always seen smiling, it is a front to hide his own weaknesses and insecurities.
- turn the other cheek: how his friendship with sunday came to be. during his time in angara, aventurine realized that he had no reason to hold a grudge for the past, and has made steps in trying to befriend him.
the reincarnation of imbibitor lunae, high elder of the vidyadhara of the xianzhou luofu, now a humble archivist and guard aboard the astral express. dan heng is a man who has endured a life of pain from the moment he was born--born in a prison cell, exiled from his home as a child, hunted relentlessly by an undying swordsman for years. he has never known what it meant to have a home or a family, and even his time aboard the express is just a single stop for him.
under his quiet and stoic exterior, however, lies a kind and shimmering soul as deep as the seas, with a love of reading and knowledge and a fierce loyalty to his companions. should one earn this loyalty they will be hard-pressed to find a more stalwart friend.
Likes
- jing yuan
- the nameless
- learning new things
- peculiar foods
- sunbathing
- swimming
Dislikes
- cramped spaces
- feeling imprisoned
- needless conflict
- disorganization
- blade
- his past
Hobbies
- reading
- swimming
- training
- lounging in the sun
Items
- cloud-piercer
- a spear crafted by the master blacksmith yingxing as a gift to the previous imbibitor lunae, dan feng. it is one of the few belongings dan heng had with him after his exile, and it has served to protect him well for much of his life.
- dragon bracer
- a bracer once worn by dan feng seven centuries ago. it appears to be little more than a simple arm bracer, but it is enchanted with cloudhymn magic that connects it to the matched bracer owned by blade. wearing the bracer not only allows dan heng to feel trace sensations of where blade is through temperature and pressure, but also view blade's whereabouts in his dreams.
Abilities
- blessing of the trailblaze
- the blessing bestowed to all who take on the oath of the nameless. the blessing of the trailblaze provides dan heng with a resistance to illness and extreme temperatures to facilitate exploring other planets; however, it does not protect against a lack of oxygen. the blessing also provides much greater stamina, allowing dan heng to remain awake for several days at a time; however, he must sleep an equivalent amount to make up the difference.
- cloudhymn magic
- powers of hydrokinesis bestowed as the reincarnated imbibitor lunae. dan heng can utilize water-based magic in a variety of ways, including but not limited to: shaping it into spears and dragons to attack, wreathing himself in mist to render himself invisible, sensing shapes out of sight based on the way the water parts, summoning and controlling large quantities of water, and floating on concentrated water vapors. unlike his past life, he cannot use his cloudhymn magic for healing purposes.
- squama sacrosancta
- the sacred "reversed scales" of a vidyadhara, which hold great power that bolsters the strength of dan heng's cloudhymn, both offensively and defensively. originally, he had three such scales, but has given one to jing yuan as an oath of protection.
Mutations
- aesthetic mutations
- snake-like fangs
- water mutation - rank 5 (heaven)
- immune to cold temperatures, and resistant to extreme temperature changes
- able to breathe underwater
- able to generate up to 5gal of clean water, and manipulate any amount of water
- all aquatic wildlife becomes passive towards him
Advocate Gift
- dragon transformation
- can transform into a large serpentine dragon at will with no limitation on time
- maximum height is 10ft from foot to crown, maximum length is 20ft from snout to tail
Relationships
jing yuan has, from the first time they met in the shackling prison, always been dan heng's champion and has always gone out of his way to protect him. he feels nothing but safety around him, and fell deeply in love with him. they married on oct. 11, 2024.
as the navigator of the astral express, himeko has been one of dan heng's most long-standing allies and friends. he has come to view her as almost a motherly figure as a result of her kindness, even asking her to fill the role of "mother of the bride" at his wedding.
like himeko, welt has been one of dan heng's longest-standing friends since joining the astral express, and he has come to see him as a father figure (even without knowing that welt actually has a son).
dan heng has known march since the day the express first found her frozen in ice, and considers her one of his closest friends. he admittedly sees her as a younger sister, and looks out for her as best he can.
although he originally was cautious towards caelus due to his amnesia and housing a stellaron within his body, he has come to consider caelus a close friend akin to a brother...even if he does question why he's friends with a stray raccoon.
a fellow dragon with an affinity for water, and someone dan heng has developed an attachment to as a result. originally just a simple friendship, he came to consider neuvillette as something similar to the mentor he was denied in his youth. now he has come to view him as a father figure much like welt.
one of the first friends dan heng made when he first arrived in angara, and a kindred spirit as a fellow dragon. he trusts julian and discovered a hidden side of himself after julian's life was endangered.
originally, dan heng simply gave money to nathrae to appease her whenever she would ask for coin. now, he considers her a friend, and enjoys chatting with her.
initially dan heng only really interacted with ezra due to the two of them having a similar situation of a second soul piggybacking on theirs (dan feng for dan heng, deimos for ezra), and their being (now former) coworkers. however, dan heng has gradually come to consider ezra as a friend as well.
dan heng originally met phainon and the other chrysos heirs upon arriving in amphoreus, and considers him and the others as good allies. at present, phainon is his boss at panko's party parlour, though dan heng does question how he hasn't gotten himself killed with some of his antics.
like with phainon, dan heng first met mydei in amphoreus. the two fought alongside one another to fend off nikador before the titan of strife could be put down, and dan heng has faith in mydei's strength and trusts him as an ally. he's admittedly a bit surprised that mydei not only works at panko's party parlour...but he's one of the maids, as well.
like with phainon, dan heng first met castorice in amphoreus. originally he was a bit wary of her, given her power over death and how aglaea had her acting as an executioner while interrogating him and caelus, but he's come to consider her a good ally and realizes her power is a great burden to a gentle soul like hers. she is one of his coworkers at panko's party parlour.
like with phainon, dan heng first met aglaea in amphoreus. while he does consider her to be an ally and is willing to help her with the flame-chase journey, he has also become quite wary of her since her interrogation and threats of execution, and picks his words carefully so as not to earn her ire.
dan heng and anaxa's interactions have been quite brief, and dan heng doesn't have much of an opinion of him yet. they are coworkers at panko's party parlour.
dan heng doesn't know much about topaz as he did not interact with her on jarilo-vi with caelus and march, and only knows that she was involved in the discussions in penacony that resulted in the astral express becoming shareholders of the planet of dreams, and that numby is very cute. they are coworkers at panko's party parlor.
for a period of time, dan heng had communicated with dan feng as a part of his soul. after dan feng finally let go and moved on, however, a living dan feng arrived in angara, and dan heng is unsure how to approach him. he wants to attempt to learn more about him, but simultaneously feels as though he doesn't have a right to do so.
there is a lot of conflicting emotions regarding blade, as dan heng still holds memories of dan feng's affections for yingxing, and witnessed a side of him that is very different than the man he knew. however, he also is aware that blade is still blade and trusts him as far as he can throw him.
Threads / Drabbles
normally, dan heng suffers from horrible nightmares. for once, he doesn't.
in this new world, it was only a matter of time before dan heng's past caught up to him.
jing yuan invites dan heng to his house for tea--and, surprisingly, dan heng accepts the invitation
dan heng's memories of the past and present become blurry, and he realizes something terrible.
dan heng's nightmares haunt him, and jing yuan finally learns about them.
neuvillette stumbles upon dan heng practicing to use his powers, and two dragons get to learn more about one another.
dan heng has a nightmare of a fear he didn't know he had.
dan heng and jing yuan ring in the new year together, and feelings get revealed in an unorthodox way...
dan heng and jing yuan visit yden so dan heng can finally experience the ocean. emotions run higher than expected, and dan heng goes through all five stages of grief at one time.
what should have been a simple trip to the ruins ends with one dead, one unconscious, one injured, and one traumatized.
as soon as he arrives in angara, blade hunts down dan heng. it doesn't end well for him.
dan heng and blade cross paths in sector h. surprisingly, no one dies.
after neuvillette's death, a concerning presence makes itself known.
dan heng visits a friend(?) in the detention center.
all it takes is blade saying dan heng's name for them to have a surprising heart to heart...and then dan feng shows up.
jing yuan finds out that dan feng kissed blade. all hell breaks loose.
dan feng and jing yuan properly reunite after seven hundred years.
dan heng and jing yuan participate in a scavenger hunt and are bested by a dog and a frisbee.
jing yuan invites dan heng to a secluded area on the beach with an ulterior motive.
dan heng awakens to another peaceful day, and realizes that while this world may be a dream, it's a dream he wishes to protect.
jing yuan and dan heng both succumb to evo mutation. only one survives.
after the evo outbreak, neuvillette hides at the bottom of the lake, warranting a group of friends to seek him out and help him.
dan heng and jing yuan visit oure to plan their honeymoon, and discover that hestia is far worse than they thought.
blade hunts down his favorite prey with a crowbar.
after seven centuries, dan feng finally says goodbye.
with both kafka and blade now in angara, dan heng and himeko have a heart-to-heart about the past.
Tropes
- elemental eye colors: dan heng's eyes are a very brilliant blue, and he uses powerful water-based attacks.
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