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BACKGROUND:
Aegirines are one of the oldest gems from Era One. They are employed under White Diamond, and thus follow all her orders without hesitation or second thought. It’s a huge honor to be made for White Diamond herself, and this gem caste knows it.
Being one of the highest nobles of the gem hierarchy doesn’t stop an Aegirine from dirtying their hands. Their purpose to the empire is to play the part of a punisher/executioner combo to gems found guilty of treason or going against the Diamond Authority. They are one of a few selected gem castes to have access to the Rejuvenating weapons used to reset wayward gems.
Aegirines also have the terrifying capability of shattering gems if deemed necessary by the Diamonds.
A few other capabilities Aegirines can have is the power of white electrokinesis and power negation:
1) The power of electrokinesis isn’t the standard control of electricity and it’s not quite as strong as Yellow Diamond’s ability. They can stun a gem by zapping them, but to rejuvenate a gem they have to use their weapon. Before the rejuvenation weapons were improved upon for other gems that didn’t have that skill, Aegirines would infuse the static energy to their weapon and strike, effectively poofing and resetting a gem. It’s a process very similar to a modern Gem Destabilizer;
2) Aegirines can have the ability to control aura fields over other gems that negates power. A suppression over the capabilities a gem can do like summoning a weapon or using a kinesis attack, effectively making a gem useless aside from having it power the physical form. It’s not a common ability, and it’s theorized that those that do have the ability are random.
They could be considered the right hand of White Diamond. They are dispersed across the colonies on planets that the Diamonds either can’t be bothered to travel to or don’t care enough to actually go to because the situation doesn’t require their physical presence. When situations arise that require a trial for the accused gem(s), Aegirines can poof the gem(s) without resetting them. They then bubble the gem and send it to Homeworld for a later trial, if the Diamonds ever find the time to get around to it.
However, because of their high class and appointed Diamond, Aegirines can have some say about what can happen to a gem if they feel the need to have any input. It’s not uncommon for an Aegirine to decide what to do without a Diamond present.
OUR AEGIRINE:
Species: Gem
Gem Type: Aegirine
Alignment: White Diamond/Crystal Gems
Hair color: Dingy white
Clothing: Homeworld- A mostly black jumpsuit merged with a dress with a split running down the left side. The hems of the outfit are white. The top part of the outfit is like a halter top but a V is cut in the center with the straps crossing over it like a diamond
During time in the war- Under consideration
During time with Crystal Gems- A white jumpsuit with a black overlay with the skirt splitting on the left side
Favorable quote: My purpose is to eliminate the toxins that would threaten to bring harm to our colonies and empire. I’ve never put a thought to why gems would turn against the Diamonds, but I’ve been allowing myself to… question the bigger picture as of late. I’ve been asking myself what influence could have changed their alignments, and I’m conflicted to understand their motives. I know I should just continue to do what I was made for, but it gets more difficult as time goes on.
When she fuses with ???: N/A. As of right now, Aegirine isn’t very big on fusion
Weapon: A beautiful black Kopesh-like weapon that she uses for rejuvenating gems
Our Aegirine has a unique Pearl that will get her own post, but not a standard overall background explanation, because we already know the purposes of Pearls!