CAPELLAN HEADCANONS

sunflowerhearted:

_{the language}

_{the capellan language is just song. the vocabulary and grammar is easy enough to learn but the musical aspect makes it super hard to learn, because if you’re a half step off a note, then you’ve either changed the meaning entirely, or you’re saying with a very different tone that what you intended.} 

_{because music is tied to phrases, instrumental capellan music can be used to suggest certain phrases or ideas. this could be used to communicate as well in a pinch. instead of speaking, one can whistle a tune and imply a certain phrase or command}

_{cassandra & the capellan language}

_{cassandra will sometimes speak in a singsong voice, just because she’s used to it, and it’s not really weird to her to do it- she’ll also do it to convey different emotions if she’s talking with someone who knows capellan enough to get it.}

_{an amazing headcanon that sammun came up with is that a singsong voice is also cassandra’s like slurred voice- when she’s tired or drunk.}

_{what planet capella is in real life}

_{we humans know capella as kepler-442b! it’s an exoplanet orbiting kepler-442, which is located in the lyra constellation! it’s a k-type main-sequence star, which is actually really good, because they emit less ultra-violet radiation that harms dna and stuff.}

_{the gravity on kepler-442b is 30% stronger than that of earth’s, which jives nicely with how capella has stronger gravity than earth’s. the temperature on kepler-442b is 233K, or −40 °C; −40 °F. which…admittedly that’s very low, even for how cold i wanted capella to be, but…i’ll take what i can get. another thing that irks me is that kepler-442b was discovered/identified as a planet that might be able to sustain life in january of 2015, and the way i write it, cassandra already knows about what humans call capella when she gets there.}

_{ANOTHER thing that doesn’t match up is the distance from earth- in “in the morning” and perhaps even on this blog, i’ve said that capella is 10,000 light years from earth. kepler-442b is only 1,120 light years away. but this is something i can easily change- the important thing about capella’s distance from earth is that it has to be far enough away so that capellans really don’t give a shit about earth, and that it has to be greater than 30 years or so, so that capella is still visible from earth when cassandra gets there.}

_{biological differences from humans}

• _{second eyelids- they’re to protect the eyes but also allow the capellan to see through it}
  
• _{four lungs, and larger chest cavity in general. ribs round out in the back a bit}
• _{more muscle mass}
• _{bones have a smaller radius and are denser}
• _{they’re fucking giants- cassandra is 6′5 and average height for a capellan. tall for a capellan is 7′5.}
• _{their blood is almost rusty looking bc there’s more oxygen in it}
• _{capellans are very auditory based creatures- for example, hearing is to them what smell is to humans, taste wise. so the food has to be noisy when eaten to taste good}

_{capellan naming conventions + cassandra’s name}

_{so, capellans don’t have last names at all- instead they have core names and family suffixes. cassandra’s family suffix is -lyn, however, after the destruction of capella, cassandra chose to take on the -ndra suffix again}

_{-ndra is the orphan’s suffix, but more specifically…its the suffix of the unwanted. only children who are given up at birth, are completely disowned from the family, or choose to cut ALL ties to their families have this suffix.}

_{since cassandra was given up at birth, her names have been}

_{cassandra -> cassalyn -> cassandra}

_{her core name is cassa, and it’s considered very rude to call a capellan by their core name unless they have given explicit permission for you to do so. in addition- cassandra CANNOT STAND the nickname cassie, since that’s what her name would have been if dulcie and her had gotten married, and what dulcie used to call cassandra when they were engaged.}

_{tl;dr: don’t call her cass and DEFINITELY don’t call her cassie}

_{capellan art}

_{capellan art is usually 3d stuff- very rarely do capellans just sit and paint on a normal canvas. this is because of their inclinations! many famous capellan artists utilize their inclinations to create art, or create art based off their inclinations. fire inclined capellans will typically use their powers to melt and shape metal, or do something with pottery. ice inclined capellans will typically make huge ice sculptures- or really small and intricate stuff. they can also freeze off bits of rock- like how potholes are made?- and create sculptures that way.}

_{light inclined capellans usually create huge structures or hanging mobiles made of glass that reflects light just so. and…unfortunately, life inclined capellans get the short end of the stick, since their inclination doesn’t really affect the environment the same way the other three do. however, life inclined capellans get a lot of props for being able to create amazing works without using an inclination.}

_{anyway- this is why cassandra does like sculptures from the renaissance, but not really paintings. the only earth paintings cassandra really enjoys are more abstract ones or very colorful ones. cassandra does adore vincent van gogh, both for his subject matter and the colors and techniques in his paintings. but cassandra has a particular fondness for 3d art because that’s simply what art was on capella.}

_{alcohol tolerance}

_{originally i was going to have capellans have a notoriously low alcohol tolerance, but taking into consideration the rest of their biology, it’s much more likely that it’s harder for them to get drunk, especially on earth alcohol. so i guess cassandra falls under the never gets drunk trope.}

_{light inclined capellans}

_{remember when i said that light inclined capellans are the elucidators? the ones who ‘light the way?’ they’re also…well, if you’ve read the d.ivergent series, they’re lowkey like candor. they are incredibly good at reading people and have a knack for telling when someone’s lying or not telling the whole truth.}

_{that’s kind of their thing- the pursuit of the truth- be it spiritually, scientifically, or even more like. detective-y. when they think someone is lying or there is a greater truth to be discovered, they will keep pressing and digging until they learn the truth.}

_{life inclined capellans}

_{life inclined capellans obviously can’t bring back the dead, but it’s more than that. they can’t even like…waste their powers trying to heal a dead body. so when people are like ‘you’ve got to try!’ its not they aren’t…it’s just that there’s not hing to connect to.}

_{capellan healing requires a connection- a touching of souls- to work. this is why any verse where hellion heals splinter will result in a crippled verse; as she heals splinter, she grows scared of that connection, and…so does he, unconscious or not. it gets harder and harder to establish that connection efficiently as splinter wakes up, and once he’s up, it’s takes so much just to make the connection.}

_{but anyway- if someone’s dead…there’s no soul to touch. not anymore. so they can’t even really try to heal a dead person.}

_{ancient capellans}

_{ancient capellans’ inclinations were  less of ‘one inclination for life but an immense amount of control’ and more of ‘okay you have all four but they’re all weak’}

_{maybe as time went on, capellans learned to hone one inclination over the others, and eventually evolved to the point where a capellan only got one inclination but has a huge amount of control over it.}

_{this feeds into my headcanon that in situations of immense stress a fully grown capellan can briefly access another inclination. the situation in particular is that owl is dying in cassandra’s arms and something just clicks inside her and she’s able to keep owl alive using a life inclination.}

_{it’s only for a total of three minutes and it didn’t heal the damage as much as simply keeping her alive.}

_touch

_{since i just read a post about touch s.tarvation, i got thinking about capellans and touching. and thinking on how physically affectionate cassandra’s relationships with other capellans are, i’ve come to the conclusion that capellans are just very physically affectionate. like it takes less time for them to feel comfortable being physically affectionate with someone new, and platonic cuddling and kisses are super duper common. sharing a bed is something that’s often done by close friends or roommates, especially for comfort.}

ofmymuses:

2/17 new featured labels: THE DESPONDENT.

“ nothing goes right for me. i feel like every thing i do, it’s for nothing. maybe one day i’ll finally do what’s right and just give up. ”

sic stats !   (  BOLD ALL THAT APPLY.   italicize leaning or former  )
TAGGED BY  : @tenderborn​ ; stole from myself. 

WEALTH  —

$  financial : wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty
✚  medical : fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable
✪  class or caste : upper / middle / working / street trash / slave / unsure
✔  education : qualified / unqualified / studying / other
✖  criminal record : yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes ; expunged / no / has committed crimes, but has not been caught yet ( for new ones ; earth + merc activities )

FAMILY  —

◒  children : has a child or children / has no children / wants children / verse dependent
◑  relationship with family : close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased
◔  affiliation : orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable

TRAITS  +  TENDENCIES  —

♦  extroverted / introverted / in between
♦  disorganized / organized / in between
♦  close-minded / open-minded / in between
♦  calm / anxious / in between
♦  disagreeable / agreeable / in between
♦  cautious / reckless / in between
♦  patient / impatient / in between
♦  outspoken / reserved / in between
♦  leader / follower / in between
♦  empathetic / unempathetic / in between
♦  optimistic / pessimistic / in between
♦  traditional / modern / in between
♦  hard-working / lazy / in between
♦  cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown
♦  loyal / disloyal / unknown
♦  faithful / unfaithful / unknown

BELIEFS  —

★  faith : monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / it’s complicated
☆  belief in ghosts or spirits : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✮  belief in an afterlife : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✯  belief in reincarnation : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
❃  belief in aliens : yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✧  religious : orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious
❀  philosophical : yes / no

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION  —

❤  sexuality : heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / demisexual
❥ sex : sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favourable / naive and clueless
♥  romance : romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless
❣  sexually : adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / inhibited
⚧  potential sexual partners : male / female / agender / other / none / all
⚧  potential romantic partners : male / female / agender / other / none / all

ABILITIES  —

☠  combat skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  
≡  literacy skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✍  artistic skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✂  technical skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS  —

☕  drinking alcohol :  never / sometimes / frequently / to excess
☁  smoking : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess
✿  other narcotics : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess
✌  medicinal drugs :  never / sometimes / frequently / to excess
☻  indulgent food : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess
$  splurge spending : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess
♣  gambling : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

TAGGING : @fireinclined / @bushidobound / @emoticlysm / @chaosgiven / @cometbirth