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	=== Art ===		=== Art ===
	Unless credited otherwise, all images are by wisardry/damself1y.<gallery>		Unless credited otherwise, all images are by wisardry/damself1y.<gallery>
			File:SkipperAngry.png\|Angry/annoyed Skipper
	File:SkipperConcepts.png\|Initial concept sketches for Skipper		File:SkipperConcepts.png\|Initial concept sketches for Skipper
	File:NillaCarmineConcept.png\|Initial concept for Nilla Carmine		File:NillaCarmineConcept.png\|Initial concept for Nilla Carmine

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	''"The paths laid out before you aren't the only ones. You can carve out your own, tread it bravely, immortalize it in ink. You can even draw in a cool sea monster." — Joules "Skipper" Azimuth''		''"The paths laid out before you aren't the only ones. You can carve out your own, tread it bravely, immortalize it in ink. You can even draw in a cool sea monster, if you want." — Joules "Skipper" Azimuth''
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	''"The paths laid out before you aren't the only ones. You can carve out your own, tread it bravely, immortalize it in ink. You ~~could~~ even draw in a cool sea monster." — Joules "Skipper" Azimuth''		''"The paths laid out before you aren't the only ones. You can carve out your own, tread it bravely, immortalize it in ink. You can even draw in a cool sea monster." — Joules "Skipper" Azimuth''
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	Unless credited otherwise, all images are by wisardry/damself1y.<gallery>		Unless credited otherwise, all images are by wisardry/damself1y.<gallery>
	File:SkipperConcepts.png\|Initial concept sketches for Skipper		File:SkipperConcepts.png\|Initial concept sketches for Skipper
			File:NillaCarmineConcept.png\|Initial concept for Nilla Carmine
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	{{Character		{{Character
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	\| title = Character Title / Role		\| title = Character Title / Role
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	== Extras ==		== Extras ==

			=== Art ===
			Unless credited otherwise, all images are by wisardry/damself1y.<gallery>
			File:SkipperConcepts.png\|Initial concept sketches for Skipper
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	=== Trivia ===		=== Trivia ===

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	** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.
	*Skipper often pulls their coat around them like a blanket or cardigan (although it's too stiff to really be comfortable); this is how real skippers rest their wings.		*Skipper often pulls their coat around them like a blanket or cardigan (although it's too stiff to really be comfortable); this is how real skippers rest their wings.
	*The player behind Skipper is a part of Solstice as both a player and researcher; Skipper's personality and backstory were created with this purpose in mind.		*The player behind Skipper is a part of Solstice as both a player and researcher; Skipper's personality and backstory, especially their interest in roleplay, gender expression, and overall demeanor, were created with this purpose in mind (as well as the player's own for-funsies interests)!

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	=== Trivia ===		=== Trivia ===

			* Skipper loves reading and watching swashbuckling/adventure books and movies, as well as westerns and action films. They can't write well but enjoy coming up with their own stories, too, especially with friends.
			* When stuck sitting still for too long, Skipper likes to doodle. Her favorite things to draw are illustrative map marginalia like tiny trees, terrain, ships, flags, and fantastical sea monsters.
			* They have an incredible sense of direction which often proves useful during thefts.
			* Prior to being chosen for the Pathfinding Initiative, Skipper had never been off-planet or even far from their narrow column of the Hive.
			* "Skipper" is something of a character name; they are still okay with being called "Joules," although they find it too cozy for strangers and too stuffy for friends. Only their close family really call them "Joulie" unironically. They kind of hate it.
	* Skipper uses they/them and she/her pronouns interchangeably and has since early in their childhood. He/him pronouns are also fine (especially when doing pirate roleplay antics), but currently only his close friends really care enough to use these regularly.		* Skipper uses they/them and she/her pronouns interchangeably and has since early in their childhood. He/him pronouns are also fine (especially when doing pirate roleplay antics), but currently only his close friends really care enough to use these regularly.
	* Skipper and all of their backstory/NPC family and friends are based on real arthropod species, many of which are native to Florida.		* Skipper and all of their backstory/NPC family and friends are based on real arthropod species, many of which are native to Florida.
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	** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.
	** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.
			*Skipper often pulls their coat around them like a blanket or cardigan (although it's too stiff to really be comfortable); this is how real skippers rest their wings.
			*The player behind Skipper is a part of Solstice as both a player and researcher; Skipper's personality and backstory were created with this purpose in mind.

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	Just a few weeks prior to the launch of the Pathfinding Initiative, while (ill-advisedly) exploring an uncharted subterranean river too narrow even for Carcids to swim through, a glint caught Skipper’s eye from deep below the surface of the water: a tiny pocket of light trapped beneath the substrate, small but bright enough to hurt their sensitive eyes. As the cave walls narrowed further, even Skipper’s tiny boat could not fit. And although it might not seem particularly rational to an outsider, to Skipper, thinking of their friends and family and freedom, diving into the water was the most logical decision they'd ever made.		Just a few weeks prior to the launch of the Pathfinding Initiative, while (ill-advisedly) exploring an uncharted subterranean river too narrow even for Carcids to swim through, a glint caught Skipper’s eye from deep below the surface of the water: a tiny pocket of light trapped beneath the substrate, small but bright enough to hurt their sensitive eyes. As the cave walls narrowed further, even Skipper’s tiny boat could not fit. And although it might not seem particularly rational to an outsider, to Skipper, thinking of their friends and family and freedom, diving into the water was the most logical decision they'd ever made.

	The next thing Skipper remembered was waking with severe decompression sickness and a fistful of blinding light. They soon bottled the strange substance, keeping it close to the chest (literally) in a vial around their neck, although they gave a small portion to their Lepteran family, who were initially repelled by the light, for analysis.		The next thing Skipper remembered was waking with severe decompression sickness and a fistful of blinding light. They soon bottled the strange substance, keeping it close to the chest (literally) in a vial around their neck, although they gave a small portion to their Lepteran family, who were initially repelled by the light, for analysis. In the meantime, Skipper was elected by her community to become a Pathfinder, in the hopes that she would continue to be drawn to the light.

	~~=== Arriving on Locus Astra WIP ===~~		== Relationships ==
	~~Events leading right up to the start of the SMP that explains who they are now and why they are that way.~~

	~~You can add as many subsections as you want.~~

	== Relationships ~~WIP~~ ==

	=== Family (Early Life) ===		=== Family (Early Life) ===

	==== Hesperia Azimuth ====		==== Hesperia Azimuth ====
			Hesperia is Skipper's older cousin and somewhat of a maternal figure to them. They grew up as neighbors, with Hesperia's house stacked on top of Skipper's, serving as a kind of rickety apartment complex. Hesperia works in textiles and was often able to stay home with Skipper while working on her weaving. She rarely roughhoused with Skipper like their other cousins did, but she always offered a listening ear when other family members did not, and still does, although she doesn't approve of all of Skipper's life choices and often tells them as much.

	==== Ciel Gossamer ====		==== Ciel Gossamer ====
			Ciel is Skipper's mother's coworker and close friend, and Skipper views him as an uncle or older brother figure of sorts. He lived much higher in the neighborhood than Skipper did growing up, as he has a higher-paying position in the company than Skipper's mom. He was always the one to spoil Skipper as a kid, regularly bringing them adventure books and western movies and spending hours playing pirates with them. Although he cultivated their adventurous spirit, however, he hasn't been around nearly as often since Skipper renounced following in her researcher parents' footsteps, leaving Skipper with doubts about their relationship.

	=== Friends and Family () ===		=== Friends and Found Family ===

	==== Nilla Carmine ====		==== Nilla Carmine ====
			Skipper first met Nilla, an older Carcid woman, when Marina, Ducky, and Powder took them to stay in their subterranean lakeside settlement in the cave systems of Tenebrae. Skipper and Nilla soon became friends, and Nilla became something of a mentor to Skipper. A former miner, Nilla is extremely tall and muscular yet slender and has weak joints from decades of hard labor. She has since settled into a new role as a community writer, record-keeper, and safe harbor. As such, she was quick to open her home to Skipper; however, it wasn't until she saw Skipper's passion for storytelling, art, and adventure that they truly began to develop a mutual respect. This is also when she finally gave Skipper their nickname, which meant so much to Skipper that they all but renounced their family name. In return, Skipper helps Nilla with household and community tasks, as well as starting up several of their own initiatives, including mapping the nearby caves.

			Nilla is tough as nails, both physically and emotionally. Despite her age and declining physical fitness, she nearly always beats Skipper in sparring matches (which Skipper often insists on calling "swordfights" with sticks and pickaxes) and easily outswims most of the other Carcids in the area. However, she can be abrasive at times, causing Skipper to put up shields she had gotten used to letting down around Marina, Ducky, and Powder. When Nilla can let her own guard down, though, just a little bit, she and Skipper have a lot of fun together. They can both be quite headstrong and often butt heads, but they do ultimately really care for one another.

	==== Marina ====		==== Marina ====
			Marina is the de facto leader of her small band of thieves, which includes Skipper, Ducky, Powder, and incidentally other Carcids (including Nilla Carmine). A career forager who sells small trinkets and aquatic plants found deep underwater, she is the strongest swimmer of the group and taught Skipper how to navigate life on and around the water. Skipper easily gets caught up in her playfulness, making them great friends, but they can also easily get off-track together.

	==== Ducky ====		==== Ducky ====
			Ducky is both cute and boisterous, often serving as a distraction for the group's pick-pocketing and small-scale maritime robberies. During the day, he works in a textile mill alongside his father; he often reminds Skipper of Hesperia for his gentleness and willingness to listen. However, he and Skipper also love to gossip and pull pranks on one another. Aside from Nilla, Skipper is closest with him.

	==== Powder ====		==== Powder ====
			Far quieter than even Skipper, Powder is the youngest of the group, being only 15 by the time Skipper leaves to become a Pathfinder; they remind Skipper of her younger siblings and cousins, in a way, although far more timid. Like Skipper herself, Powder's family members are either constantly working, mostly as manual laborers, or in Chitara Penitentiary. Powder is less of a thief and more of a little sibling to the group, especially to Skipper, who was never close with her younger relatives due to her regular truancy.

	== Extras ~~WIP~~ ==		== Extras ==

	=== Trivia ===		=== Trivia ===

	* Skipper and all of their NPC~~/backstory~~ family and friends are based on real arthropod species, many of which are native to Florida.		* Skipper uses they/them and she/her pronouns interchangeably and has since early in their childhood. He/him pronouns are also fine (especially when doing pirate roleplay antics), but currently only his close friends really care enough to use these regularly.
			* Skipper and all of their backstory/NPC family and friends are based on real arthropod species, many of which are native to Florida.
	** Skipper is primarily based on the '''Arogos skipper''', an endangered lepidopteran most common in central Florida.		** Skipper is primarily based on the '''Arogos skipper''', an endangered lepidopteran most common in central Florida.
	** Hesperia Azimuth is named after a genus of skippers by the same name, '''''Hesperia''''', also called the '''banded skippers'''.		** Hesperia Azimuth is named after a genus of skippers by the same name, '''''Hesperia''''', also called the '''banded skippers'''.
	** Ciel Gossamer is based on the '''Miami blue''', a critically endangered butterfly endemic to Miami, Florida.		** Ciel Gossamer is based on the '''Miami blue''', a critically endangered '''gossamer-winged butterfly''' endemic to Miami, Florida.
	** Nilla Carmine is based on the '''giant Spanish isopod''' and named after the '''cochineal bug'''.		** Nilla Carmine is based on the '''giant Spanish isopod''' and named after the '''cochineal bug'''.
	** Marina is based on several species of '''isopod''' which inhabit the '''littoral zone'''.		** Marina is based on several species of '''isopod''' which inhabit the '''littoral zone'''.
	** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.
	** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.

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	This is also where Skipper met Nilla Carmine, an older Chitaran woman who soon became their best friend and role model and gave them the nickname "Skipper," as she had also been the one to nickname several of the other local Carcids.		This is also where Skipper met Nilla Carmine, an older Chitaran woman who soon became their best friend and role model and gave them the nickname "Skipper," as she had also been the one to nickname several of the other local Carcids.

			During this time, Skipper occupies much of their time sailing a tiny wooden boat (for which they earned their nickname) around the nearby subterranean lakes and mapping out new pathways through the caverns, searching for uncharted areas where civilization has not yet bored cities and mineshafts through the stone. However, Skipper’s real dream is to sail the seas of Chitara—but without a sun, [[The Great Empty#The Arcadia\|'''the Raid''']] has rendered the surface and its waters are uninhabitable and borderline untraversable.

			=== A Strange Light ===
			Just a few weeks prior to the launch of the Pathfinding Initiative, while (ill-advisedly) exploring an uncharted subterranean river too narrow even for Carcids to swim through, a glint caught Skipper’s eye from deep below the surface of the water: a tiny pocket of light trapped beneath the substrate, small but bright enough to hurt their sensitive eyes. As the cave walls narrowed further, even Skipper’s tiny boat could not fit. And although it might not seem particularly rational to an outsider, to Skipper, thinking of their friends and family and freedom, diving into the water was the most logical decision they'd ever made.

			The next thing Skipper remembered was waking with severe decompression sickness and a fistful of blinding light. They soon bottled the strange substance, keeping it close to the chest (literally) in a vial around their neck, although they gave a small portion to their Lepteran family, who were initially repelled by the light, for analysis.

	=== Arriving on Locus Astra WIP ===		=== Arriving on Locus Astra WIP ===
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	=== Trivia ===		=== Trivia ===

	* Skipper and all of their NPC/backstory family and friends are based on real arthropod species, ~~several~~ of which are native to Florida.		* Skipper and all of their NPC/backstory family and friends are based on real arthropod species, many of which are native to Florida.
	** Skipper is primarily based on the '''Arogos skipper''', an endangered lepidopteran most common in central Florida.		** Skipper is primarily based on the '''Arogos skipper''', an endangered lepidopteran most common in central Florida.
	** Hesperia Azimuth is named after a genus of skippers by the same name, also called the '''banded skippers'''.		** Hesperia Azimuth is named after a genus of skippers by the same name, '''''Hesperia''''', also called the '''banded skippers'''.
	** Ciel Gossamer is based on the '''Miami blue''', a critically endangered butterfly endemic to Miami, Florida.		** Ciel Gossamer is based on the '''Miami blue''', a critically endangered butterfly endemic to Miami, Florida.
	** Nilla Carmine is based on the '''giant Spanish isopod''' and named after the '''cochineal bug'''.		** Nilla Carmine is based on the '''giant Spanish isopod''' and named after the '''cochineal bug'''.
	** Marina is based on the		** Marina is based on several species of '''isopod''' which inhabit the '''littoral zone'''.
	** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.
	** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.		** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.

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	Skipper easily become fixated on and singularly dedicated to the task at hand, but she can stray from it almost as easily, switching to another pressing task without much deliberation. Skipper (not-so-) secretly loves adventuring, taking risks, and having fun, using the vague goal of "discovery" as a justification for sometimes unnecessary exploration and experimentation. Ultimately, though, she is well-intentioned and hardworking yet sometimes irresponsible and headstrong.		Skipper easily become fixated on and singularly dedicated to the task at hand, but she can stray from it almost as easily, switching to another pressing task without much deliberation. Skipper (not-so-) secretly loves adventuring, taking risks, and having fun, using the vague goal of "discovery" as a justification for sometimes unnecessary exploration and experimentation. Ultimately, though, she is well-intentioned and hardworking yet sometimes irresponsible and headstrong.

	== History ~~(WIP)~~ ==		== History ==

	~~Describe your character’s background prior~~ to ~~arriving on Locus Astra~~.		=== Early Life ===
			Skipper, born Joules Azimuth, was raised in a lower-middle class area toward what most Chitarans consider the very bottom of '''[[Lepterans#Notable Locations\|Humidus]],''' bordering on '''[[Carcids#Notable Locations\|Tenebrae]]'''. She grew up in a community of primarily Lepterans, most of them working for small science corporations and factories nearby. Her family was quite large, consisting of both biological Azimuths and other local Lepterans who participated more readily in her communal upbringing than higher-class Lepterans might. If asked, Skipper would credit most of her upbringing to her older cousins (namely Hesperia Azimuth) and family friends (namely Ciel Gossamer) as her own biological parents were often too busy to look after her and her siblings.

	~~Think~~ to ~~include.~~..		Despite Skipper's close physical proximity to Carcids while growing up, their family rarely interacted with Carcid locals outside of work or other obligations, still holding onto intergenerational fears about Carcids' size in comparison to their own as very small Lepterans; they often masked this with contempt for intellectual laziness and otherwise didn't speak much about it. Because of this, Skipper grew up feeling amicable yet distant toward Carcids and often approached them with hesitance.
	* Origin story
	* Key life events
	* Motivations
	* Personality development

	~~This section is meant~~ to ~~provide~~ '~~out-of-character context~~ (~~OOC-friendly lore explanation~~)~~' so other users can understand your character’s role in~~ the ~~world~~. ~~You don't have~~ to ~~give~~ the ~~same level of detail as you did in your whitelist ticket~~, ~~but share whatever you want your fellow players~~ to ~~know if they read about your character!~~		As Skipper grew up, they became somewhat of a black sheep in the family and local community, primarily due to teenage angst and a mischievous streak. They would sneak out on increasingly lengthy excursions around '''[[Lepterans#Notable Locations\|the Hive]]''', returning only to care for (and play with) the younger children. While it was customary in their family for young adults to stay home and support the community, Skipper found it almost impossible to stay chained to her neighborhood and soon decided to set out on her own.

	~~You may want~~ to ~~break~~ up ~~this section into further subheadings~~, ~~like below~~:		=== Piracy ===
			Having no specific career prospects or skills, Skipper struggled to find her way into a '''[[Lepterans#Guilds and The Caste\|guild]]''' and petulantly refused to take up any cause she didn't wholeheartedly love. As such, she soon found herself following the same path she'd seen play out many times growing up in Humidus: cheating her way to the top.

	~~=== Early Life ===~~		For several months, Skipper stole to survive, using her small stature and lifelong love of swashbuckling stories to her advantage. She began by pick-pocketing wealthy Chitarans in [[Lepterans#Notable Locations\|'''Lumos''']] and eventually fell in with a small group of Carcid thieves (Marina, Ducky, and Powder) who became like family to her. Eventually, Skipper returned with them to their home in Tenebrae, a small fishing and foraging community carved out along the upper edges of a flooded cave system, where they taught her to sail (as she's not particularly suited to swimming) and rob vacation boats and small merchant vessels (not actual full ships, since they won't fit under most of the Hive's low cavern ceilings).
	~~Childhood~~ and ~~upbringing~~.

	~~=== Inciting Event/Turning Point ===~~		This is also where Skipper met Nilla Carmine, an older Chitaran woman who soon became their best friend and role model and gave them the nickname "Skipper," as she had also been the one to nickname several of the other local Carcids.
	~~Something happens that changes your character forever..~~.

	=== Arriving on Locus Astra ===		=== Arriving on Locus Astra WIP ===
	Events leading right up to the start of the SMP that explains who they are now and why they are that way.		Events leading right up to the start of the SMP that explains who they are now and why they are that way.

	You can add as many subsections as you want.		You can add as many subsections as you want.

	== Relationships ==		== Relationships WIP ==
	~~This is arguably the most fun section. Here, add subsections for friends, fellow players, your character's family, pets... whatever.~~
			=== Family (Early Life) ===

			==== Hesperia Azimuth ====

			==== Ciel Gossamer ====

			=== Friends and Family () ===

			==== Nilla Carmine ====

			==== Marina ====

			==== Ducky ====

			==== Powder ====

	== Extras ==		== Extras WIP ==
	~~Here's all the other bells and whistles... for your artwork, screenshots, trivia facts, and music.~~

	~~For an image gallery, use the "Insert Gallery" feature in the editor. Or, just insert a standard image!~~		=== Trivia ===

	As an ~~added note~~, ~~please ensure your page~~ is ~~correctly categorized at~~ the ~~bottom!~~		* Skipper and all of their NPC/backstory family and friends are based on real arthropod species, several of which are native to Florida.
			** Skipper is primarily based on the '''Arogos skipper''', an endangered lepidopteran most common in central Florida.
			** Hesperia Azimuth is named after a genus of skippers by the same name, also called the '''banded skippers'''.
			** Ciel Gossamer is based on the '''Miami blue''', a critically endangered butterfly endemic to Miami, Florida.
			** Nilla Carmine is based on the '''giant Spanish isopod''' and named after the '''cochineal bug'''.
			** Marina is based on the
			** Ducky is based on the '''rubber ducky isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.
			** Powder is based on the '''powder orange isopod''', an isopod hobbyist morph.

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