Gem Location: Eyebrows
Weapon proficiency: Two blades attached to her arms mounted on large, gem-like shields attached to her arms.
Dancing style: Rythmic foot stomping and clapping
Backstory: Beryl’s star fleet was steadily growing and filling with trusted and valuable members. The first members were herself and Achroite, the founders. Then Indicolite was added after proving herself and Agate was found after that. Tourmaline was created due to an incident that occurred after all the members had joined.
The incident: Due to a cause unbeknownst to the rest of the group, Indicolite’s gem had been cracked. She had tried to hide this fact from the rest of the group, but was eventually found out by Achroite, who immediately scolded the injured gem. Indicolite had been acting oddly for some time, and now the cause had been identified. None of the star fleet had any healing abilities, so no one was sure how to handle the situation. They tried to convince Indicolite to get some kind of help, but she refused every attempt they made and avoided the group. After avoiding the group and acting very nervous and dodgy, Achroite managed to get ahold of her. It was apparent that some kind of corruption had affected her, despite Indicolite’s attempts to heal herself with sheer will power. The two began arguing- Achroite demanding to take Indicolite somewhere to get help and Indicolite refusing adamantly and saying she feels fine. Achroite wouldn’t believe her and tried to force her to cooperate. The two got into a fight, Indicolite eventually lashing out at Achroite and running. Achroite hurriedly contacted Beryl and Agate to pursue her. When the two caught up, Indicolite was incredibly hostile towards her friends and wouldn’t get near them. After some verbal back and forth and attempts to capture her, Agate was ready to give up. Beryl admitted the futility of their situation, but Achroite refused to allow her friend to waste away like this. Being a master of fusion, Achroite quickly hatched a plan and charged at Indicolite. The two dodged about and argued loudly- about what is unknown. Achroite eventually forced Indicolite to fuse with her, either through verbal persuasion of physical force, and formed Tourmaline.
Tourmaline has cooperated with Beryl and Agate and became a member of the star fleet, operating as the now missing gems had prior. She is obedient but dissatisfied and is coming to terms with the reason for her existence. She is mostly okay with the circumstances surrounding her creation and understands why Beryl and Agate should be wary of her, but will easily burst into a fit of rage if she is for some reason blamed for or held accountable for what happened.
Personality: Tourmaline is a very serious gem. Being the product of a calm and collected fusion master and a highly corrupted and sporadic gem, she is highly unbalanced and volatile. Mostly, Achroite’s personality is dominant, and Tourmaline is very stoic. The corruption is prominent as well, giving Tourmaline a sour attitude and crude manner. The strong bond between Achroite and Indicolite keeps her rather placated and competent, but prone to outbursts. She hides the deformations caused by both corruption and fusion (contra Carnelian, who flaunts her unique form).
Dancing style: Popping/floating
Relationships:
Agate – Tourmaline finds the small gem very annoying. The two are capable of getting along at times, but mostly Tourmaline considers Agate’s presence as another nuisance. She takes solace in her ability to scare the smaller gem away, but doesn’t want to end up bullying her.
Beryl – Tourmaline actually enjoys Beryl’s company a lot, but is unable to express these sentiments in a non-hostile manner. She ends up insulting Beryl more than she would like, but is comforted that Beryl understands she means no harm.
Draft Dodgers – Couldn’t care less. They’re just a group of weaklings in Tourmaline’s eyes.
Carnelian – Tourmaline is mystified by Amber and Almandite’s willingness to be fused so often. Tourmaline admires this fact from afar and would be willing to learn how she manages, but honestly hates her and everything about her.
