Aster D'Yew

Aster, a character in The Elementalists series, is a wood nymph that Maison D'Yew in Penn Square. She is also one of Your Character's Love Interests. She makes her first appearance in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Aster has waist-long brown hair with branches, white flowers, and leaves intertwined throughout it, and green eyes. She has green skin with branch-like markings, and leaf-ranks covering her arms, and pointed ears. She wears a dress that consists of a white top, a white ribbon with a bow and a skirt made of long orange and green leaves.

When she's having a vision, known as branching, her eyes turn black and her forehead turns a darker shade.

Personality
Aster is curious about all things pertaining to attuned magick.

Your Character
Aster is one of Your Character's love interests if you choose to pursue women, or both men and women.

Father
Aster's father does not want her to attend Penderghast. He does not want Aster to associate with Attuned as he believes feels that they only bring trouble.

Powers and Abilities
In Chapter 6 she reveals that as a wood nymph, she exists in harmony with the world around her in a way that Attuned cannot. She goes onto explain that rather than using magick to accomplish specific goals the way Attuned cast spells, wood nymphs let the natural energy of the world guide them through their days.Wood nymphs also don't have much in the way of offensive magick. This is because most of their magick has to do with nurturing, cultivating and healing.


 * Branching: In Chapter 6, Aster explains to Your Character that since she was five, she has been able to extend her awareness beyond herself into the surrounding trees, allowing her to tap into their sight, hearing, and emotions. Through this she is able to stay informed of the discussions held within the natural world. She states that although it is a natural part of nymph magick, it is difficult as at times she is unable to prevent her sight from slipping away from her. Like Attuned have limits to their magickal abilities, so to do nymphs have to be cautious of overextending themselves as it is dangerous to untether oneself from their physical form. Additionally, when the trees want to show her things, they draw her into them and can even use her as a medium to communicate their messages to others. Aster has difficulty understanding at times, as they primarily communicate through sight and feelings. They rarely speak to her as they did at the end of Chapter 5 and in Chapter 6, since she does not know their ancient language.
 * Heightened Senses: Aster is able to sense vaguely a person's intentions and feelings, as well as their presence.

Trivia

 * It's confirmed in Chapter 1 that she is a wood nymph.
 * The name "Aster" means "Star" in Greek. Greece is the origin place of the Nymphs.
 * In Chapter 6, she reveals to Your Character that she hopes to be accepted into Penderghast's cultural exchange program next year so she can learn more about Attuned magick.