"I have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name. If I am the chief of sinners, I am the chief of suffers also..."

Player name: Erika Hyde

E-mail address: erika_hyde@post.com

Age: 16

Gender: female

Birthday: June 25

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Character name: Arika Paris

Alias: Orion

Nicknames: Ori, Kitten

Age: 16

Birthday: March 15 (The Ides of March... *evil laughter*)

Where they live: NegaStarian HQ

Family: Father-> Josh. (Note: Orion's father was NOT the Sun King.) A tall, lanky red-headed gardener for the Sun Kingdom that was in love with his Queen. No one knows what happened to him after the birth of his only daughter. (Unknown)
Mother-> Queen of the Sun Kingdom. Was the one who "gave Orion away" to Plusar. (Living)
Sailor Phoenix-> Sister. Orion can't stand her, but, at the same time, can't hurt her. (Living)
Pulsar-> Orion's "father" after her mother gave her up. Very kind to Orion. Taught her much about ruling. Died suddenly. (Deceased)
Quasar-> Orion's owner when Pulsar died. Was extremely cruel to Orion, often going as far as beating her when she did something wrong. Orion, having enough of him, somehow traded bodies with him, killed herself (which, in turn, killed him), and then switched bodies once more. (Deceased.) Orion was the next ruler in line, and this is the way she became leader.

Likes: Drinking, posing as a good person (to fool people to join her side), MOST of her Knights, having people look up to her, strategy games

Dislikes: Draco (the person who knows a secret about her past), animals (except her Companion, a falcon named Largo), being wrong

Strengths: Trys hard when her ego is on the line, is, for the most part, a good ruler, choosing the right drink for "any occasion," is a good actress (for example: when she is trying to get someone to join her group, etc.)

Weaknesses: Is short tempered, tends to drink too much when she's mad, it too self-centered

Hobbies: collecting fine wines, playing strategy games

Dream: To own her own Vineyard, to marry that "Special Someone." History: Orion (born Arika Paris) was born to the Sun Kingdom two years after her older sister was born. [Mother's name] instantly fell in love with the child, but she knew her husband would be furious that the child wasn't his. Not knowing what else to do, she wrapped her baby daughter up and took her to the Star Kingdom. The ruler, an old man by the name of Pulsar, was lonely ever since his wife passed, and took her in with open arms. Pulsar also fell in love with the child, and began at once teaching her everything important about ruling the Kingdom, as she would someday do.
But that doesn't mean there were no problems in Orion's life. She had many problems. The worst went by the name of Quasar. Orion had a crush on him, (he was about 5 years older than she was) and he, in turn, had a crush on her, but that doesn't mean all was well between them. Quasar hated to see her get all the attention, so he vowed to teach her a lesson when Pulsar died and he became ruler.
And he kept his promise. When Pulsar died suddenly, Quasar turned for the worse. The Star Kingdom turned into the NegaStar, and he did all in his power to find Knights for his group.
One person, a boy about the age of Orion, was taken from his home and made to watch his family die. Orion felt so sorry for the boy that she would often go to his room at night, bringing him milk and peanut butter cookies, and run her hands through his hair until he cried himself to sleep. The bond between Nebula (the boy) and Orion grew strong, and before they knew it, they were in love.
Jealousy struck again. Quasar wanted the child (Orion) for himself. He would send her on long, tiring jobs for nothing more than pleasure for himself, and, when he was drunk, would often slap her for no reason.
But as Orion grew older, she grew wiser. She soon realized that Quasar would someday kill her if she didn't kill him first. She knew she had to do something.
So, she decided to switch bodies with him late one night when he was intoxicated. (Her powers AT THE TIME let her do that.) The plan worked, except for one thing. When Orion killed Quasar, it looked like Quasar killed Orion, and many people wanted to kill HER because of that. But with her sister's help, she changed bodies again, and she was happy once more.
However, happiness wasn't what she wanted. She wanted power, and the only way to get that was to rule the NegaStar the same way Quasar did.
"If only Quasar didn't turn her heart to stone... she would have been soo perfect." Nebula once said.
And perhaps he was right. But Quasar DID turn her heart. She began to drink, and soon developed "the NegaStarian personality."
Friends: Nebula, Rigel,and Aria (Most of her Knights are her friends... but she considers these three to be the best.)
Weapon: sword (passed down from ruler to ruler.)

Item: a silver necklace with the NegaStar symbol (a star in the dip of a cresent moon) worn by Quasar

Personality: Orion's personality changes a LOT. She trys to be caring, but can lose it very quickly. Drinking only worsens the problem. For Nebula, Rigel, and Aria, Orion is a fun-loving friend, but for most others, she's someone to look out for. She has no problem killing people that get in the way of what she wants.

Appearance: Red hair brownish colored eyes. Somewhat short. Doesn't look like the evil type. Is mistaken for a harmless child a LOT. Usually wears black, knee height boots, silver shorts, a silver shirt, a big solid black cloak, her silver necklace, and a belt with three silver jewels on it and a place to keep her sword. (Hense the name Orion's Belt... ehe... funny?) She feels her hands are her best feature. (They are small and bony, and don't really match the rest of her body... but she loves them.)

Attacks: (AHH!!! I hate writing attacks.)
1. Her sword (I'll count that as an attack because that's usually her first and best means of defense.)
2. If she has enough energy and she works fast, she can hypnotize someone by looking in their eyes and actually wanting to hypnotize them. This doesn't last very long, though, (maybe 2 minutes) so she has to work fast when using this.
3. This power is more of a "use and run" power than to hurt anyone. When in trouble, she holds up her hand, concentrates, and a blue orb appears. When thrown at her opponent, it doesn't hurt them. Instead, it causes them to hear a high-pitched ringing for about 45 seconds, usually enough time for Orion to get away if needed.