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— 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞.

Altair von Alcmene Varis. Altair is a name of a star in the constellation Aquila, which resembles an eagle. Alcmene is a Greek name meaning "strength of the moon" or "strength of wrath". Varis is a shortened form of Variscite, which is a green gemstone.

The Varis family has existed for centuries as guards to the strongest of the Interlopers, who soon became the rulers of the Twili. As such, the Varis household has been associated with the military for a very long time, and may even be a household name for people in the Palace of Twilight. They have a tradition of having names that start with "A", hence the trend among Altair's relatives (Aoi, Amoni, etc). Altair was given her name once she was tested for her magical abilities, which are not expansive, but are highly dangerous when focused - thus the star and wrath connections.

The syllable structure of the name might also be connections to distortions of the words "alto" and "tear". "Tear" technically has two meanings, but in Twilit, it is pronounced like "/ter/", like ripping paper. Alto is a term for a range of voice commonly used for deeper ranged girls and higher ranged boys, most likely supplying the harmony in a musical composition.

— 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬.

"The Eagle Eye" - Inspired from the origins of her first name, this is a nickname she gained in the army due to her sharp sight and ability to predict enemy movements easily.

"The Iron Fist" - As Altair's main magical ability is summoning the Manus Dei, she usually gets called this as a side effect due to her modified fistfight style using this.

"Captain Varis" - A simple derivative from her rank in the Royal Guard.

"Alti" - A nickname from Leo. She actually quite enjoys it.

— 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫.

Altair is female, and mainly goes by she/her. However, she, along with the rest of the Twili, have never really cared about gender in the first place, so she sometimes is referred to with they/them or other pronouns. She doesn't seem to mind how people refer to her at all. As far is Altair is concerned, she identifies as a threat.

— 𝐀𝐠𝐞.

Time es quicker in the Twilight Realm than in Hyrule, but she is about seventeen or so. She seems a lot more mature than most kids, despite keeping a somewhat petite appearance. She is wise beyond her years, but that is due to her military experience. Often, new trends elude her, and she cannot pick up easily on some emotional tones.

— 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞.

Altair is a Twili. Compared to most, she takes a mainly humanoid form, but this is due to her genes. Her family has found that a Hylian-like form is best for battle, so they have naturally evolved to take their appearance. She has very concentrated magic power, like the rest of her people, but hers is more focused on one thing than others, so it is not as versatile. She's well liked by the Twili, but is bad at communicating in domestic settings, so she's somewhat reserved.

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Altair is one of the taller Twili, clocking in at eight feet. She is light on her feet and pretty skinny, having built up a lot of muscle mass from working in the army. She has black patches below her shoulders and knees on both sides, which are a host to a number of glowing patterns. Altair has pointed and fuzzy ears, like Imp Midna, and her fingers are sharp. She's gained a few scars from battle, but the most prominent is a large burn scar across the chest, which she covers up with her dress. She has a pretty angular face and body structure, having no time and no desire to attempt to try beauty products. Her eyes are green, a similar color to Variscite.

Altair usually wears her hair up in a ponytail to keep it out of the way when fighting, but it is actually very long when down, reaching to about the tailbone. It's a fiery orange color, in contrast with the rest of her pallette, and is usually brushed straight. Altair tries to keep a professional look at all times, so most of her appearance is practical. She wears a long, grey slitted dress patterned with circles and gears, the symbols of her family as well as her magical sigil. On the back is the Varis family Crest. The dress is held in place by a darker sash, which is wide enough to fit a small blade inside if nessacary, and is tied at the side. It's slitted to allow for better movement. She also has a suit of armor, courtesy of her family, but rarely wears it outside of battle.

She is not very expressive, trying to keep a neutral look about her. She's been trained to not give away her emotions on the battlefield, and just generally doesn't have much to say. Her body language is limited, but she does a lot with her hands, as they are used for her magical style.

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Altair is currently in possession of the relic Orbit, along with a number of other swords and daggers. She doesn't exactly have a home - roaming from the Palace, to her mother's, or to Amoni's, or camps out on the battlefield. Because of her nomadic nature, she does not have much luggage to take with her. That being said, since Twili are capable of opening portals, she can easily store anything she does have. The Varis Estate, before it was destroyed, was situated just outside the Palace walls, a large, tower like building with three floors. Altair's room was on the top floor, which boasts a balcony. The second floor was her mother's room, along with a study, and the lowest floor was the entrance hall and kitchen.

Amoni's house is situated out on one of the many islands in the Twilight Realm, and it only has one floor. It has sprawling gardens where Amoni practices botany magic, and technically only has one bedroom - Amoni and her uncle's, previously, so Altair remains on the couch (or, more accurately, the floor) when she stays there. Amoni has tried several times to buy her another bed, but Altair always politely refuses.

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Although born with a magical defect, Altair has always been very fit and healthy. She relies on her speed and heavy lifting skills in battle. She keeps up with daily sword and magic training. Altair has received many scars in the past, but they've mostly faded, save for the most recent, the burn scar.

As for the magical defect, it is a hereditary illness unique to the Twili called "Verlorene Seele", or "lost soul". Most Twili have an excess of magic in their bodies due to their ancestors, the Interlopers, allowing them to use their magic for a large variety of things, like making plants grow, baking, teleporting and levitating, the list goes on. Twili are often a jack of all trades, likewise. However, a Twili born with Verlorene Seele has most of their magical abilities locked away or inaccessible - they can be drawn out via magical training or medical practices, but it is sometimes dangerous to do so and most Twili do not go through with it. This leads to Twili with Verlorene Seele to specializing in one type of magic and perfecting it, rather than learning hundreds of uses for magic.

Twili with Verlorene Seele often have low stamina, but high physical strength. They can't use their magic for very long without getting tired, but the magic itself is incredibly concentrated and powerful. They are also prone to other diseases, since they're basically working with only part of their body's natural magic defense mechanisms. Altair is a prime example of this - powering through sickness without a word of complaint.

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Having gone through military training since she was very young, Altair has become very strong, being 9ne of the top military personnel of the Twili. Her main weapon is swords, but she is also trained in magic. One of her main abilities is summoning the Manus Dei, (literally "God's hands" in Latin), which are puppeteer hands similar to the ones that try to recapture the Sols in the Palace of Twilight. Using magic, Altair can move two of them at a time by replicating the movements she wants with her own hands. This makes for a fighting style that is mainly spent on protecting her extremities, since hand signs are required to move them about. These hands are about the size of normal Wallmasters, and are capable of lifting people as well as objects. It is one of the few magical techniques she has perfected.

Along with this, Altair is capable of teleportation and warping other objects, like most Twili. Most of her attacks involve summoning weapons from portals, either on the ground or in the sky. While she is very fast when using her sword Orbit, as it has talismans to enhance magic, creating warp portals is taxing on the body, especially with Verlorene Seele, so she is much slower and tends to stay on the sidelines. Like all Twili, she has a horrible weakness to light, and hides in Leo's shadow when she is there.

Altair is also an excellent leader, having been put in charge of platoons in the Royal Guard before, and later, a member of the Resistance. She does well under pressure - making difficult decisions for her soldiers. During the timeline where Into The Light happens, she receives the Triforce of Power, which greatly amplifies her magical ability, at the expense of using Light magic, which is potentially deadly to her body. There may be a way to remedy her weakness, however.....

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Altair is generally a very calm and level-headed person, always trying to solve things through logic and reason. Due to being somewhat overly cordial, people seem to think that she's always angry, but it's actually quite the opposite. She is a very reserved person with her emotions - not nessacarily wanting to hide them, but seeing no reason to show them. Some people have rarely even heard her voice. She prefers solitude and quiet, wanting a good place to think things out in.

As her mind works in chains of logic, she is somewhat inept at understanding social cues, as well as sarcasm. Altair has been working to remedy this, but after having felt no reason to learn it all her life, it's been a bit difficult. She is immensely loyal and devoted, thinking that she must always have something to prove herself with. Shame is one of her biggest fears - she does not want to ruin her family's honor, as one of their last surviving , along with Amoni. Sometimes this leads to overcompensating, including Altair pushing herself to further her magical abilities and overtraining. Most Twili can go without the basic needs of Hylians, like sleep, but Altair does it do an almost excessive extent, to the point where she can almost faint.

Learning how to fend for herself very quickly, she is a resourceful person, doing the most with that little she has. She is a great leader and an inspiration to many Twili knights, and is very confident when in battle. She is curious about the Light World as well as the Twilight Realm's history, and ironically, spends a lot of time in the Castle library.

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The Varis family have been closely tied to the royal twili family for centuries. It is said that every descendant is to become a protector of the crown. Strangely enough, in recent generations, only female heirs have been born. The two recent heads of the family are Aoi and Amoni Varis, who are sisters. Aoi took the traditional route of becoming a knight, and only married later in her life. Amoni took a somewhat controversial turn and chose to follow her childhood love, who later became Altair's uncle. She spent the rest of her days learning magic instead of swordplay.

Aoi and Amoni had always been close, but they grew up with only one parent, so they were always competing for attention since their caretaker was busy. Eventually, their mother turned to alcohol, which made her become somewhat violent if they ever agitated her. The two sisters were sure to be very careful, and all Aoi wanted was to please her mother. Meanwhile Amoni was starting to realize the pattern and moved out in order to distance herself from the toxicity. Aoi continued in the abusive household until their mother eventually died of old age.

Aoi took a long while to recover from her childhood, but once she did, she met Altair's father. The two became close very quickly, and soon Altair was born.

Born in the cooldown of a people's violent uprising, Altair was thrust into the family profession at a young age, albeit unintentionally. She was known for being a child prodigy, though Aoi did not wish fame for the child. Amoni always made bi-montly visits to the household. Aoi unfortunately fell into the same trap as her mother and became a perfectionist, so Altair was left at home by herself most of the time. Both sisters tried to instill good values onto her, but both had completely different ideas of good values, neither was wrong - but they certainly thought that way. This made the young soldier very confused, so she tried to please both by quieting her emotions around Aoi and letting them all out around Amoni. This code-switching technique would be prevalent throughout her whole life.

She always opted to showing her "Aoi-side" while in public. It simply seemed like the most formal thing to do at the time. This led people to believe her to be quiet and distant, which only caused more problems. She was in public school for quite a while, and though she got perfect grades, she was often exposed to bullying and gaslighting. She would also question teachers on tough things like morals, ethics, war, et cetera, which caused a general disliking for her even though she was simply curious. One day it got to the point where she was dragged into a school fight, and fought back in self defense. This backfired, as many of the things she does do. It ended up being so powerful that it knocked the child out. This was the start of her fighting career.

After that, they (being Altair, Amoni and Aoi) were called into the office and told about the event. Arguement was exchanged from all sides except Altair, who wanted to speak, but was always told not to interrupt, so she never got a chance. This caused Aoi to pull her out of public school and send her to a military oriented academy, the same one she had gone to. This worked a lot better, though it caused her true emotions to almost become lost in the formality of an army.

She hardly spoke anymore - learning sign language as an alternative. She also learned how to forge swords and use magic. After graduating, she was granted Aoi's tried and true family heirloom, the talisman implanted blade known as Orbit.

Peace reigned in the Twilight Realm for several years until the Zant incident occurred. Altair became a member of the royal guard, so she was one of the priority to be turned for the revolution. Thinking it best that the Twilight Realm ally with the Light World, she took Zant's side. She ed him in almost everything until she was told to fight civilians - something she would absolutely not do. That instance was not the last time she heard of Zant's misdeeds. After learning what had become of Lady Midna, the one she had sworn to protect, she completely turned against them, almost wanting to never fight again. It was her biggest shame, one she never let go of.

She stayed at home for several months, studying magic instead for the first time in years. It was the day Amoni was due to visit, but due to circumstances, she never came for the family reunion. Fate was quite cruel that day. An offset of Zant's forces barged into their home and set it aflame - Aoi perished while fighting off the attackers, and her uncle died from the smoke. Altair had never been exposed to a flaming battlefield before, and she had not yet been trained for this, so she was completely at a loss. Using magic to enhance her breathing, she led a panic filled escape, grabbing only what was most important to her, and extricated herself through the window.

It wasn't until hours later that the enemy was gone. The home had been left unraided, but most of their possessions had burned in the flames. One of the only things that was left was Aoi's old armor, which she took with her. The only safe place she knew was Amoni's home. It was...hard...explaining what happened. A niece informing her aunt of her sister's death. It was the first time she had truly felt grief. The family lived in hiding until Link came into the Twilight Realm - and by chance, Altair was out that day.

She could not even bear to look at Lady Midna, but she did not have to worry about that for long. Her and the Hero soon moved on to free the other Twili from their monstrous forms, and to defeat Zant. Altair put it upon herself to look after the Sols as the two journeyed into the Palace of Twilight. She never got the chance to formally thank the Hero. But after Midna returned to the Twilight Realm, she formally apologized for ing Zant's side and was given back her position in the army. After that, her life seemed to return to normalcy - shadowed by shame and doubt, the old Captain Varis slowly came back to her old self. That is, until the anomaly that is Into The Light.

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— Aoi Varis

Altair's mother, age 38 (deceased). While she had arguably the most with Aoi, it's hard to say that her and Altair were close. Aoi was not mean to her, but she was probably overcompensating and trying not to be like Altair's grandmother. Aoi tried to raise her child to be happy and self sufficient without knowing what those meant for herself. Altair doesn't blame her mother, but she wishes she could have had more time with her. Maybe then, they could've both discovered themselves.

— Amoni Varis-Leer

Altair's aunt, age 36. Amoni was not around much due to feuds with her sister before her death. After Aoi's ing, she's taken on a more motherly role to Altair. While generally very lax, she is a kind and peaceful woman, a scientist with excellent magical power. She works as a chemist for the palace.

— Siegfried Varis-Leer

Altair's uncle, age 35 (deceased). He was a close childhood friend, a page boy for the Palace. Amoni fell in love with him when they were very young. After a fight with Aoi, Amoni ran away from home and married him. His favorite thing was botany - he and Amoni made dozens of herbal remedies together. Unfortunately, he ed away in the house fire in Amoni's place, as he was visiting at the time

— Princess Meidnatt Sol IV

The Princess of the Twili, and the person Altair was assigned to protect. She has a deep and lasting respect for her, but due to her betrayal during the Twilit Invasion, Altair feels as if they can never be friends again. Midna thinks very differently, however.

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✧ Altair's birthday is September 21st.

✧ Aoi and Altair's father are divorced. They split after Altair was born. She never even knew him.

✧ Altair cannot read Hylian writing, but is learning it from Leo. Her own handwriting is very angular and practical. It's a bit like doctor's chickenscratch, though, and is hard to read.