Persona Name: Asterion (Asterion I and Asterion II)
Persona Type: Initial Persona
Persona's Arcana: Star
Owner: Adrian Blythe
Persona Appearance: Asterion is a persona represented by two figures, standing side by side. These figures were given the same name, and are closely related to each other. The figure on the left is Asterion I. This figure is tall and gaunt, standing at 7 feet tall, with his skin being wrinkled and his age showing clearly. Asterion I is represented as he was before his death. An old king. He carries no weapon, and wears robes of a deep blue to represent the night sky over his kingdom.
These robes hang loosely from his body, and are adorned with star cut pearls to represent the many stars in the sky. His crown is still on his head, shining as brightly as it did when he first was given it. This crown is adorned with small sapphires, rather than being purely sculpted gold in the shape of a circlet. This crown shines as a particularly bright symbol when compared to the long mass of gray hair that goes down to the knees of this figure. Asterion I is a very old man, with gnarled fingers and skin that would betray the age of a man on his deathbed. And yet..he seems to emanate this air of hope. Because of his age, however, Asterion I is only fit to use magic.
This is where the figure on the right comes in. The second figure within Adrian's persona is the foster grandchild of Asterion I: Asterion II. A man also known as the Minotaur. There are many depictions of this figure. However, Asterion as a persona appears to be a far more controlled figure than the rest. Asterion takes on the appearance of an eight foot tall man, with the horns and legs of a bipedal bull. Set in the center of a wild mass of hair that is a dark blue--flecked with star shaped dots of white and gold--is the face of a man. This face is surprisingly average in its shape and appearance. The truly strange aspect of this face are its eyes, as they take on the same darkened appearance of the eyes of a bull.
Coming out from this mass of hair are horns of pure gold, something that Asterion II owes to his true father, the Cretian Bull. Asterion II wears a crown as well. This crown however, is made of grain. The crown is dried and dead, and was a product of his time in the labyrinth. His upper body is that of a human as well. However, Asterios's skin is very pallid. This contrasts heavily with his well sculpted figure. However, his lower body is the interesting part. While he does stand on two legs..these legs are that of a bull, and take on the same coloration as that of his hair.
Just like his horns however, his hooves are that of gold. This Asterion is armed, however. While his horns and hooves do make for potent weapons in their own right, he carries a massive weapon on his back. An axe with two heads. This weapon is taller than Asterion, and is incredibly heavy. As such, it is always used in two hands when swung. This makes Asterion II the physical damage dealing half of Adrian's persona. To represent his time as a prisoner of the Labyrinth, Asterion II has two very thick manacles on his arms, and two incredibly thick shackles on his ankles. These rings of iron are rusted..but there are still three chain links hanging from each of them. Each one of them is a gleaming, untarnished silver.
When summoned, Asterion I stands behind Adrian and to his left, while Asterion II stands behind Adrian and to his right. This is represented by the mask that he wears. Half of this mask takes on the face of a simple man wearing a golden circlet, which covers up to the area just above Adrian's mouth, and covers most of the upper half of his face.
The same can be said of the second half of this mask, which is the face of an iron bull, complete with a single horn jutting from the top of it. These two halves mesh together in a way that combines the refined with the beastly. And yet..the two sides of the mask seem at peace with each other, with the halves being shared in an equal manner. Adrian's Persona is an interesting one, Indeed.
Persona Background: - Spoiler:
Just as Adrian's Persona is two figures, so is its background. Asterion I was the son of Tectamus and an unnamed Daughter of Cretheus. At some point, his father sailed to Crete with two tribes of ancient Greeks, and became ruler of the island. This man ruled the throne for some time before Asterion inherited the throne. His rule was marked by tragedy, but generosity. During the time of his rule, Europa was kidnapped by Zeus, who took on the form of the Cretian Bull. During this kidnapping, Europa produced three sons: Minos, who would later become a just king of Crete, and then a judge of the underworld, Rhadamanthus, a fellow judge of the underworld, and Sarpedon, who later became a king of Lycia. Many men would not have taken it upon themselves to be father to these bastard children. But Asterion did just that, raising these men as their stepfather. Eventually, Asterion I died childless. As such, Minos inherited the throne. Thus, his story ends.
However, Asterion II's story begins here. After Minos ascended the throne, he prayed to Poseidon for a sign of support, as he was competing with his brothers even after ascending the throne. This gift was a snow white bull with golden horns and hooves. This was the Cretian Bull. He was meant to kill the bull to show honor to Poseidon. However, Minos allowed the bull to live because of its beauty, and killed one of his own bulls instead. To punish him for this action, Poseidon cursed Minos's wife Pasiphae to fall in love with the bull.
With the assistance of Daedalus, she managed to mate with the bull. The result was Asterion II. In the stories, he was claimed to have nursed from Pasiphae until he grew and became ferocious, sating his hunger with the corpses of humans due to his unnatural birth. This caused Minos to seek guidance from the Oracle at Delphi. This led to Minos ordering the very same craftsman who assisted his wife in the process of birthing this creature to create a labyrinth to contain it. After a period of time, this Labyrinth was built, and Asterion was hidden away in its center.
Eventually, events led to Theseus agreeing to slay Asterion. The exact details that led up to this event conflict, but all lead to the same outcome. With the assistance of Ariadne and a ball of thread, Theseus found Asterion, and slew him. Thus ends the story of Asterion II.
These stories seem to share little in common, outside of the players. So why do these two pair themselves together? The reason is unknown.
Strengths: Ice, Slash
Weaknesses: Fire, Darkness
Passive Boosts: - Quote :
- The Star Arcana is commonly associated with hope, self-confidence, faith, altruism, luck, generosity, peace and joy.
The Persona of the Star Arcana are commonly Persona excelling in Ice-based attacks.
Users have a latent 15% boost in Ice-based skills.
Persona Skill List: ((Skill List can be found
here. Your skills grow in order, meaning you must unlock Skill 4 to get to Skill 5 and so on.))
Skill 1: Dia | Recovers a small amount of HP (30%) to one ally. | 4 SP | Tier 1
Skill 2:Wide Sweep | Inflicts a small amount of Slash damage to all enemies with added miss chance of 10% and added crit chance of 10%. | 8% HP | Tier 1
Skill 3: Mabufu | Inflicts a small amount of Ice damage to all enemies. | 6 SP | Tier 1
Skill 4: Fatal End | Inflicts a moderate amount of Slash damage to one enemy. | 14% HP | Tier 2
Skill 5: (Must have used your Persona an additional 25 times in PvS combat or completed 2 Missions; Must be a Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 6: (Unlocked once using your Persona an additional 25 times in PvS combat or having formed three rank three or more social links; Must be a Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 7: (Unlocked once using your Persona an additional 25 times in combat or formed 2 rank 5 social links; Must be a Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 8: (Unlocked using your Persona 30 times in PvS combat or maxing a single Social Link; Must be a Tier 3 Skill or Lower)Fusion Attack: Fusion Attack Name: The Divine Bull
Persona Name: Asterion
Type of Damage: Lightning (Zio)
Description: Asterion is a dual being. However, the two beings that make up this persona have one common connection. The Cretian Bull. When this attack is activated, both halves of Asterion look at each other, and then nod. Asterion I then raises his hands over his head, while Asterion II folds his hands in prayer. They then both crackle with electricity and disappear, only for the Cretian Bull to appear, wreathed in lightning. It then lets out a bellow and charges at an opponent, dealing T3 lightning damage. This also has a 10% chance to charm the opponent hit, due to the reputation of the Cretian Bull.
Soul Skill Name: Cretian Knives
Persona Name: Asterion
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: 8 SP per round.
Type of Damage: Ice
Description: When using Cretian Knives, Adrian creates a dagger made entirely out of ice. This dagger takes on a Grecian style, having a leaf style blade, and a very simple handle. This design allows it to be both effective as a melee weapon, and a ranged weapon. However, the true power of this ability lies in when it hits something. Upon making contact with this ability, the knife that is used releases enough of a chill to create T1 Ice damage, and has a 10% chance to activate the Frostbite ailment. Should the ailment be activated, this knife shatters.
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