mintaka is a fire mage who once lived with his parents, two sisters, and a hodgepodge group of other refugees. mintaka cared much for his family (and he still does), and he was worried for their safety. a malevolent entity took advantage of mintaka's fear and tricked him into becoming a nebulae-- a very powerful but cruel, possessed being created when a star kills many others and absorbs them. mintaka unintentionally killed and many people including his own parents.

years later, he eventually broke free of of the possession holding him, but by that time none of his old friends or family wanted anything to do with him; after all, he was a murderer, even if he had control over what had happened. his older sister betelgeuse saved him from being killed for his crimes while as a nebula, but she still exiled him from their community.

mintaka comes across as very friendly and peppy, albeit very clumsy, reckless, and airheaded. he is a pacifist with a kind heart and likes helping other. deep down, though, he is severely depressed and self-loathing over what he did as a nebula, though he tries to hide this side from other.

-species: star (mixed scorpii and sagittarii)
-(human/modern au): mixed yemeni and lebanese
-he/him, gay cis male
-has bpd
-6'4

lich, formerly known as silas, was a farmer who lived centuries ago, during the era of tallulah's ancestor and predecessor, solstice. silas was an easygoing, kind person with an affinity for animals, and was even friends with solstice at some point. however, one day lich witnessed solstice killing another by using his newfound powers to gruesomely turn their body into plants and fungi.

silas was traumatized by what they witnessed and had a psychotic breakdown. solstice took advantage of their fragile mental state, and gaslit silas into thinking they had hallucinated the whole ordeal. solstice acted as a caretaker for silas in the following years, as silas was no longer mentally well enough to take care of themself. solstice manipulated and controlled them all the while, even experimenting on them with their own powers.

eventually, silas realized that they had been lied to, and tried to stand up for themself. solstice killed them in retribution, specifically in the one way silas was most terrified of: by turning their body into plants and fungi.

but even after death, silas' soul was bound to these plants and fungi, and remained trapped there for centuries. it was only when they accidentally entered the body of a living person as a sentient parasite many years later that they could interact with the world again. a descendant of solstice, tallulah, found them in their new body in a confused state, and named them "lich."

-species: former human, now a sentient plant-fungal system and parasite living in the body of another human
-centuries old, but was in their 30's at time of death
-they aren't really sure what their gender or sexuality is, so you can call them whatever
-has ptsd and schizophrenia. also has a severe phobia of plants, fungi, and forests (ironically enough, considering what they now are)
-6'0 in their original body, but they are now 5'3 in their new body
-isfj 6wX/9w1

-likes: animals, work, food
-dislikes: plants, fungi, forests, not having anything to do to keep their mind off stuff, confrontation, violence, cruelty