Aterat Application

[really_sketchy]

Player Information
Name: Ami
Age: 31
Contact: Discord - PhantomStar#1289
Other Characters: Jacob Miller & Yuna
Invited by: Heather

Character Information
Name: Naminé
Canon: Kingdom Hearts
Canon Point: Post Kingdom Hearts 3
Age: Apparent age: 18-ish. Actual age: 2-ish. She's had her current body for less than a week

(canon) background: Naminé Wiki

abilities: Not a lot is canonically known about Naminé's power set and this is because she is technically a plot device within the Kingdom Hearts canon. I have taken her various abilities and claims throughout the canon and have extrapolated below to give her abilities firm limits and guides that don't exist in canon.

Naminé is a Nobody born from a heart without darkness and is the first and only one of her kind. I have listed out the known details of her powers as well as the unknown. There is not enough information to make a reasonable guess about what her limitations and so for this game I have set them at what I feel sounds reasonable. Please let me know if something should be changed, considering the haze around her power set, I prefer to let the mods decide over any of my theories.

i. She has the power to control, manipulate and awaken memories. In Chain of Memories she alters Sora's memories by replacing his past with Kairi with herself. She also adds facts to his childhood memories that feel as if they were something that he had forgotten. Within the game, this appears to happen quickly. I believe that this is because Naminé built upon existing memories as well as early childhood memories and inserted herself into them. Studies show that memories are a malleable concept and are open to perception and alterations through time, so this makes the timeline of these effects believable.

However, after the events of Chain of Memories, it takes Naminé approximately a year to reconstruct and repair Sora's memories, with the help of Diz and Riku since some of Sora's memories are walking around as Nobodies (i.e. Xion and Roxas). This proves that the process of altering and repairing memories to their original takes a lot longer and may only be possible by Sora's willing and sleeping state. For the purposes of this game, Naminé cannot do this instantly and it would only work well if she had someone willing to let her enter their mind.

It is implied after talking to Terra as a lingering-will that she can manipulate anyone's memories, not just Sora or those connected to him (i.e. Roxas and Ven). She calls herself a witch and states as a matter of fact that she can alter people's memories. This leaves a very large opening for interpretation that we as players may never get but the canon does state that Naminés powers are not connected to specific people.

ii. She has the power to alter small objects. In relation to altering people's memories, Naminé also alters items to look like other items. It is heavily implied that this ability uses the same memory altering power to fuel the objects deception. It is very similar to a polymorph spell in D&D. The object is not actually changed because it changes back the moment that the person holding it realizes that it's fake or remembers where it had originally come from. The best example of this is when she turns Kairi's good luck charm to Sora into one of her own. She doesn't change its size, only what it looks like and its meaning is rooted in Sora's fake memories. In mathematical terms, Naminé can cast polymorph with a spell DC of 18.

iii. The Keyblade. Naminé has a strong heart, born from Kairi who is a keyblade wielder. It is canon that the Nobodies of keyblade wielders can also use keyblades; Roxas for example. In Naminés case, this does not happen because she doesn't truly exist as her own person until the end of Kingdom Hearts 3 but because of the canon, she would be able to wield a keyblade if her heart is unlocked. There are also characters in the canon who can unlock keyblades inside of people; for example, Terra. Naminé has this untrained ability however it will not occur in game unless a canon mate has the power to unlock it. She will not be able to unlock the ability herself and even if she does she will be untrained and unable to do much with it.

This is not a firm limit because my goal in this game is for her to grow and while I do not expect Naminé to ever become a keyblade wielder, I want to leave this as an option for her that can be visited through conversations with other players and the mod team as her development progresses.

This ability to learn does not include magic spells or clothes transformations or a lot of the craziness that is in Kingdom Hearts because those abilities are taught through other means and are not dependent on or related to the keyblade itself.

iv. Deeper Connections. Naminés' heart is connected to many characters throughout the Kingdom Hearts canon. Due to this connection she is able to speak to and locate Roxas, Xion, Terra and others throughout the series in super questionable ways that are never explained. It is not clear if Naminé is able to speak to anyone close to her heart or the hearts she's become close too but this power allows her to find people or "sense" them in true Kingdom Hearts fashion. She can also sense connections and similarities to those she knows, which is how she finds Terra as a lingering-will when separated from Kairi in Kingdom Hearts 3.

This is very explained and it is one of the few parts of Naminés power set that truly frustrates me because there is not a lot of canon support or explanation behind how she has done this.

It is very unclear but the connections that Naminé makes with people seem to be more than just a feeling. My current theory (this is all head-canon) is that Naminés' power over memories allows her to access the minds of those who are in her heart. It is canon that pieces of people can be left behind in another's heart, like a memory, and I believe that Naminé uses that power to find Terra and speak to him even if it's similar to a physic connection. This is never actually explained but there are many examples of her doing this and I do not think it is just playing degrees of separation from Sora or Kairi's heart since those two were not the ones in contact with Terra in Birth by Sleep. When she contacts Terra she is disembodied and nearly dead as well, which stands to reason that it is a natural talent of hers versus straining between the thin 'degrees from Sora' which is the only other headcanon theory about how Naminé is able to do this.

For the purposes of this game, I would like to have this ability to simply function as a spell. It will be as simple as a feeling that lets her find or sense someone. It will not let her communicate with them. Sort of like a D&D locate person's spell. This ability will be placed on her permissions post and will only work on those who become close to Naminé IC and respond to her permission post OOC. Even then, this ability will only work intermittently and only with the player's permission such that it can be used as a plot device in game.

Personality:

Naminé was born without memories of her own and, for awhile, she believed that she was born without emotions as well. This awkward birth defines a lot of her base personality traits. She is very quiet, lonely, uncertain, innocent, forgiving and generous. She wears her emotions on her sleeve and because of this she can be easily manipulated because of it.

Over time, Naminé learns that some things are worth facing her fears but she can, at times, be uncertain of where to draw the line between right and wrong. It is because of this that Naminé is plagued with guilt and regret, and it's this unpleasant piece of her history (being used by the Organization) that facilitates the discovery that she can feel. In the end, Naminé proves that she is good. She switches sides even when it's difficult. She helps Sora and Riku and defies the Organization at whatever the cost to herself or her happiness.

Naminé is afraid of being alone and forgotten, it's this feat that the organization uses to use her against Sora. Naminé doesn't consider the strength of her heart but it is there and once she makes up her mind, it is unwavering.

Naminé is brave and protective of those she comes to care about. At times it isn't obvious because she can be so soft spoken but she had shattered Replica Riku's memories, she stood in front of Sora to protect him from the Organization, she freed Kairi and she even meets Terra as a lingering will to help guide him home despite being on the cusp of death/disappearing herself. Even after the Organization's deception and threats, Naminé is very trusting. She wants to make up for the things she's done and really doesn't know how. It never feels like enough. Even after helping Sora get his memories back, her guilt continues to weigh her down.

Like Kairi, she has a good heart but she's directionless and doesn't know enough about the universe to make good decisions. This makes Naminé appear very innocent. She's never seen snow or felt the seasons and she has no context outside of Sora's memories or what she'd experienced in Castle Oblivion and Twilight Town.

Naminé is also very lonely. She takes Kairi's place in Sora's memories instead of just creating another place because she wants to be loved and have friends but doesn't actually know how to do that. She learns how to be a friend through Sora and his memories but she doesn't believe that anyone will miss her when she disappears. Naminé cares about many people but, as seen when she speaks to Sora as a lingering will, she doesn't believe that anyone really misses her or want her back when everything is all over.

Her bravery and faith in Sora, and the others, is that much more amazing because Naminé is helping and facing her fears of a lonely or non-existence out of the goodness of her heart and for no other reason. She was a Nobody born out of a heart without darkness and it's evident within the canon that like Kairi, there is no darkness inside of her.

She is also a very talented artist. I believe that this is how she's able to manifest her emotions through her art and it's because of this that while having no memories she has this artistic ability.

Inventory:

Which of the following would they most like to have in abundance: limitless good luck, the freedom to act without restraint, the ability to teach and to learn, or for everyone to just relax? The ability to teach and to learn.

Writing sample(s): Test Drive