All About Neptune Rose

(Disclaimer, this is a roughly-written backstory and not fully polished, so excuse the imperfect writing.)

Neptune was raised in the capital city of Skyminghem, Norway. She was born into nobility in the Kingdom of Skyminghem, which is the largest kingdom in the country.

Her parents were advisors in the Royal Court. She has an older sister, Chanel. Chanel was 10 years old when Neptune was born, and was thrilled to get a baby sister.

As Neptune grew up, she was trained to be a Druid. A Skyminghem Druid is a sacred role that is assigned to noble women who are born as Novas. Druids have existed in Skyminghem for millennia as a tradition taken from ancient Celtic culture.

A Nova is a once a decade occurrence, where a baby is born with extra powers, or stronger than usual powers. Neptune was born as a Nova. She has a blue elemental power “Flare,” flight, and fire immunity. Her Flare is incredibly powerful and can be formed into a forcefield, projectiles, or even oceanic-type waves for cataclysmic damage.

Neptune was raised to be highly educated. She spent most of her days as a teen studying the ways of the Druid, and learning from the Council of Druids. The kingdom cherished her, as a Nova hasn’t been born in Skyminghem for over three decades.

Neptune learned ancient languages, Magica, runes, studied artifacts, and how to perform sacred rituals. Once she was 18, she officially joined the Royal Court and was a member of the Council of Druids. She began her role as a political advisor, helping the King and Queen rule. She was responsible for many roles within the noble class, like education, medicine, and philosophy. Although, Neptune valued the common-people, and often traveled the country to offer her services.

Neptune’s life took a significant turn when tragedy struck the Kingdom of Skyminghem. Fection targeted Skyminghem and carefully orchestrated an attack to seize their Magica and ancient artifacts. Fection had planted numerous spies within the Skyminghem Kingdom for years, studying their ways. Their ultimate goal was to obtain their knowledge, artifacts, Magica tools and other artifacts. With them, Fection could gain even more power over their enemies, and turn the tides of wars instantly. When Neptune was 20, Fection unleashed their attack using their most powerful technology. This sent horrific shockwaves throughout all of Blueport, as battling against Magica with Technology is strictly prohibited under the Even Field Law. Due to this, Skyminghem was defeated, raided, and sent into chaos. Many lives were lost; artifacts were stolen. The tragedy resulted in the loss of Neptune’s father, who died protecting the Royal Court. The Council of Druids were responsible for evacuating countless of citizens, but many could not be saved. Luckily, Chanel and Neptune’s mother was safe.

Neptune, witnessing the destruction and loss firsthand, was profoundly affected. The pain of losing her father, her many friends, and the desecration of her home fueled her desire to stand against Fection. She was not trained into fighting, but she was capable of learning. She wanted justice for her home, retribution, and to retrieve what was stolen from her home.

Driven by her goal, Neptune decided to leave behind her life as a Druid and pursue Fection’s enemy, Starline. Prior to Neptune’s involvement, Skyminghem and Starline had no official bonds. She traveled to their headquarters as a diplomat, her Druid role recognized and respected by Starline.

She offered to Starline’s council to join their organization and help them fight against Fection, in return for assistance in retrieving what was stolen from her Kingdom before it was used for harm. Starline realized the danger of Fection acquiring the powers of Neptune’s kingdom, so an alliance was quickly established between the Kingdom of Skyminghem and Starline. Neptune was valued as a Druid, but she was determined to become a fighter. She would not stand to be on the sidelines, so she was trained.

Starline appointed one of their best warriors to train Neptune, Marina Ex Machina. Neptune quickly picked up her skills, and found a love for her weapon of choice, a rifle and pistol combo. She was thrilled by the change from Magica to technology, and gained a close bond with Marina, who joined Starline for a similar purpose.

Neptune’s innate leadership skills, political knowledge, and Magica mastery helped her rise quickly through the ranks of Starline. Her commitment to justice, paired with her determination to take down Fection, caught the attention of the council who eventually promoted her to Commander in Chief of Starline. Neptune honored her rank. She went through rigorous training and missions, honing her combat skills, tactical expertise, and strategic mind to become an exceptional commander. She found many friends and eventually started a relationship with one of her closest friends, Blaze Lazarix. Although, they broke up under a year later due to work pressures, but stayed as best friends.

Meanwhile, back at Skyminghem, her decision to leave was met with mixed reactions. Some saw it as a noble sacrifice, while others questioned her departure from such a sacred role. Although, the tragedy Fection caused and Neptune’s journey to Starline have spread the word of The Kingdom of Skyminghem’s ways, bringing in many people and countries to repair and aid Neptune’s home.

Neptune was overwhelmed with emotion by this kindness, and it moved her to revisit her home, now in a much better state, although still being rebuilt. She felt a sense of guilt for abandoning her home, but she knew that she was fighting for Skyminghem. She reconnected with her old friends, the people and families she visited, and most importantly, she visited a special sacred site. Nestled on the top of Frostholm Hills was her family home, where her grandparents lived before giving the house to Neptune and Chanel. Chanel was currently working outside of the country, but Neptune’s mother was there waiting for her arrival. They shared a deeply emotional rekindling, reflecting on the events that took place. Neptune stayed in Skyminghem with her mother for a few months before returning back to the States.

The devastating attack on Skyminghem serves as a constant reminder to Neptune of the horrors that can be inflicted upon the innocent, especially by Fection’s unwaverly and unforgivable rule. It fuels her commitment to her role in Starline, as she relentlessly hunts down Fection. Eventually, she succeeded in retrieving Skyminghem’s stolen artifacts after many long and painful missions.