Race
Name: Luminoth
Home Planet: Aeolia
Controlled Planets: out of 8 planets, the Luminoth control the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th planets of their solar system and cannot keep control of the 1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th planets because of environmental conditions. There is no asteroid belt of any kind and two comets come close to the outer rim of the system.
Life Span: Unknown
Government: led by the Aeolis Council”
Leader: J-akl
Description: Sentient, humanoid moths. What’s to say? They are kind of like the Chozo.
Other/History: Their home planet was destroyed when a meteor caused massive volcanic activity. That activity split the planet into pieces and the pieces drifted apart. The Luminoth escaped with what they could grab, including pets, native animals, plants, possessions, and all of their history. They flew out into space to find a new home, a new planet to call theirs. They searched for a similar planet, one that could provide for them and the animals and plants they brought with them. They happened to find on years later in a distant solar system towards the center of their galaxy (in between the edge and the center, not the center of the galaxy itself).
Character
Name: M-ARA
Race: Luminoth
Occupation: Warrior/ Commander
Description/Appearance: He looks like any other Luminoth, but has a specialized suit that enables him to have a sort of morph ball form which includes spikes that come out in combat, and disappear in small tunnels, an echo visor that enables him to see sound waves, an x-ray visor that shows him invisible units and/or devices. He has a small cannon that switches out with a space pirate “Power Trooper” blade. The small cannon is not an arm cannon, but has a normal power shot, and a more powerful beam that uses a special type of energy, but has a much greater kick. The gun can charge the beams for a larger shot, but is slower than the normal shots.
Background/Other: Born on the new planet, M-ARA was trained to be a great warrior. He has blue coloring, instead of the normal orange or red colors the Luminoth have. After an incident with wild creatures attacking a small caravan, he decided that he wanted to join the protection force, but later changed his mind to the military forces in space. He was a brilliant student and quickly rose to captain. A few years (and a couple promotions), later, he gained the position of commander and now commands a fleet. He rarely uses that fleet and prefers to command one ship, as it is easier to keep track of and protect. He has made friends with a number of Chozo, but has had problems with getting through their defenses for visits and business.
Pet: A sort of cat creature with leaf-like features on its mane and tail. M-ARA keeps one as a pet and named it Shasta. It is a lovable creature and will stay out of the way when needed. It understands most of what one says, but cannot speak. It’s only form of communication is that a cat would use, accept it doesn’t scratch stuff. It lives a simplistic life, only requiring food, water, bed, and attention (and the obvious bathroom stuff).
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