#*  study .

also i dont like the implication that ‘ corruption ’ turns astrals ‘ black ’ thats so racist so uh alkaphrah was always the way he was & he was not the only astral of a not white energy body ? his energy color has nothing to do with chaos actually !!! in fact , having that refers more to having a concentrated energy , he’s got a lot more power packed in there than most ( which means he packs a punch , also condensed energy is harder to see through ) . 

on that note , there are astral beings of all energy colors ??? it is not a world of black & white yikes . 

what distinguishes barians from astrals ( aside from their general features ) is the fact that astral beings are often of a more VIBRANT coloration . barian colors are muted in comparison , eg . mizar’s pale gold color vs alkaphrah’s really blindingly bright gold energy form , or vector’s muted greyscale even next to no. 96 , who yes is definitely an obsidian color but still the accents of his body are REALLY SATURATED ? like yknow . the difference between a matte color & a chrome?? or gemstone-like appearance of that same color ??? 

the astral trait “shining” refers to this vibrance that’s why its called the shining draw ( they’re basically saying ‘ this is our play style ’ , which is still pretentious as heck ) . barian chaos draw is genuinely just ... named that because the trait most associated with barians is “chaos” which again is not an evil force at all . it has to do with emotion , memories , hopes & despairs . which is why the barian lords are , well , really emotion driven . be it vector & nasch who just seem to fight out of resentfulness , durbe & megrez who are driven by a desire to protect their loved ones , alit & merag who seem to be similarly driven by bonds but more platonic ( merag ) or romantic ( alit ) , & mizar who has such a deep connection to his dragons , so on so forth . 

astral , as the series goes on , arguably shows more barian traits than ‘ astral ’ traits . yuuma  is absolutely lined up to be an excellent barian simply for his passion & hope & ability to actually use the chaos in him . 

adaliz was not only the rightful king by birth order , but the gods considered him the rightful king because he has the qualities to be a king . like somnus lucis caelum , he has charisma , he had the trust of the military , he could make the hard choices necessary for a king to make . things like making sacrifices for the greater good . for the benefit of the future . did this make adaliz the best person ? no . his pragmatic nature made the commonfolk feel like they couldn’t relate to him . he was the sun , brilliant & burning . 

but , yvon was soulful & kind . yvon’s bond was with latias — the first one , as there were others in the future . latias responds to emotions . to kindness . of the two brothers , most people would immediately jump into yvon’s arms if they had to choose between them . but much as ardyn lucis caelum was a saint , his kindness made him ineffective . yvon wouldn’t be able to make the hard choices . he also didn’t want to be king . 

so , why did adaliz literally destroy kalos if his brother didn’t want to have the throne ? when he knew the gods chose him , that he was the true king ? well , adaliz didn’t really know how to trust all of that 100% . so he knew , but did he believe it all ? no . that , & adaliz’ patron , solgaleo , wasn’t always around ( although , historians say that the white pyroar was an extension of solgaleo , this wasn’t a total lie , but he only became an extension later ) . but yvon had latias around all the time . 

that , & the ‘ saint of kalos ’ , scion yrisviel , favored yvon in general as a person . she didn’t think he was meant to be king , she fought for adaliz to be king , but she still otherwise favored yvon . so adaliz ended up jealous . that jealousy turned into hate & led to the greatest tragedy in the history of kalos . 

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★★★★★★★☆☆☆  strength 7  ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆  offence 6 ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆  defense 5 ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆  speed 6 ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆  durability 5 ★★★★★★★☆☆☆  accuracy 7 ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆  agility 6 ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆  stamina 6 ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆  teamwork 5 ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆  stealth 2

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆  close  combat  ( pugilism,  hands  only ) 5 ★★★★★★★★☆☆  bladed  weapons  ( swords,  daggers ) 8 ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆  blunt  weapons  ( clubs,  staffs ) 2 ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆  ranged  weapons  ( archery,  staves,  guns ) 1 ★★★★★★★☆☆☆  superpowers  /  abilities  /  magic 7 ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆  traps  /  setups 1 ★★★★★★★★☆☆  medic 8

left over = 13 to be gained places in training

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commander  /  duelist  /  honorable  /  dishonorable  /  would  have  others  do  their  fighting  / stealthy  /  long - ranged  /  melee  /  technological  /  sorcery  / superhuman  abilities /  has  fought  in  a  tourney  /  a  lover  of  fighting  /  a  hater  of  fighting  /  cowardly  /  reckless  /  strategic  /  uses  underhand  tricks  /  renowned  for  their  skill  /  trained  /  untrained  / keeps  skill  secret   /  won  a  battle  /  lost  a  battle  / ruthless  /  merciful

for adaliz , the issue is 2 gods got really MAD . he is immortal because xerneas’ punishment was to deny him an end of life . he is basically indestructible because yveltal’s punishment was that he would always be the person who had torn kalos apart , which resulted yeah in . eternal life , not really aging , unnatural healing , & a lot of ptsd & depression . 

adaliz calls kalos his ‘ death garden ’ because what was left in the wake of the weapon was the bodies of the dead & blooming flowers . from the really messed up combo of xerneas & yveltal’s powers , adaliz has never forgotten that . he has never forgotten how he then used his own power to burn the bodies of the dead , to bury the majority of the crystals that he’d used to fuel the weapon ( the ones left look like giant stones , but once were of a beautiful , blood red luster ) .