Aessa Aemili

 
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The Holy Daughter of Jupiter, Aessa Aemili, was first announced to the world as the seventh son of the Aemili. When she came into her powers and ascended as Keystone of Jupiter, she was reintroduced to the world as Aessa, the first and foremost daughter of the planet.  

Early Life

She was born into the patriciate, to a wealth and well established family. As a young child Aessa was shy around strangers, but eager to please her family. She looked up to her father, a Senator, and would often tail his robes. She was interested in statecraft from a young age, and her family hoped that she would follow in her fathers footsteps. Although she did well academically, her school records note an antisocial tendency.   As a young adult Aessa showed a great interest in sports, martial arts, and a talent for running. Her biographers describe this period of her life as a quest to fulfill and excel at the expectations of a young man. She went to an all male college. She describes this time of her life as very lonely, struggling to relate to her peers.  
Patrician
Rank/Title | Jul 17, 2024

Patricians are full citizens of Jupiter, the only people allowed to hold certain public offices such as Senator or Govenor, as well as the only people allowed to own land on the planet of Jupiter. Patricanship is usually a matter of birth, inherited throu

During her attendance the college was plagued with disaster. Frequent tremors weakened the integrity of the schools foundations. The source of the disasters became obvious when Aessa was found in the dead center of a blazing wildfire, which only quelled after her favourite professor came to calm her.   She began her transition shortly after. Early biographies claim that her family renounced her and she was disinherited, but later biographies say this was unfounded speculation, and that her family has always stood by her.
 

As Keystone

Aessa's ascension was met with mixed reactions and confusion. With her rise came an increased interest in the scholarship regarding Keystones and gender. Many historical Keystones were revisited with this new lense, examining their relationship to gender and sexuality.   As Holy Daughter of Jupiter, she has gained the epithet Eye of the Storm for her calmness during disaster. Anonymous voices claiming to be officials within the Triune Temple claim that she is obstinate and hard to work with. Statements from puublic officials at the Temple praise her faith and dedication to her work.  
Holy Daughter of Jupiter
Rank/Title | Sep 2, 2024

Holy Daughter of Jupiter is a title and role bestowed upon the Jovian Keystone. The Holy Daughter is the spiritual leader of Jupiter, as the head of the Triune Temple and patroness of the Imperial Cult.

Despite being an unpopular figure among the Jovian Moons for her actions during the Catamite Wars, she is well regarded by the Lunar Keystones. They say that they felt genuinely heard and comforted by her, and that they believe the cause for lunar independence has an ally in the Holy City. She has visited post-war Ganymede, meeting with her Keystone as well as conducting memorial services in Mysia and Galileon, advocating for peace and forgiveness.

See Also

Keystone
Attributes Signs of Ascension · Mantle · Descension
Current Keystones Keystone of Mercury ( Mzia the Martyr ) · Eternal Godqueen of Venus ( Titania ) · Warden of Tellus · Holy Daughter of Jupiter ( Aessa Aemili ) · Ward of Saturn ( Svetluzca Morana ) · Keystone of Uranus · Empress of Neptune ( Venilia VII )
 
Jupiter
History Catamite Wars ( Operation War Dove )
Locations Planetside ( Labyrinthe ) · Ganymede
Species Aviasaurs ( Aquila · Pavo · Stryx )
Society Humanoids ( Minos · Human ) · Traditions ( Universal New Years Eve ) · Organizations ( Jovian Senate · Triune Temple · Jovian Orbital Guard · Kallisti Aerospace · Jupiter Stella · Magnomight Systems )
Pronouns
She/Her
Identity
Church/Cult
Currently Held Titles
Children
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Author's Notes

Aessa sure has a lot of people speaking on her behalf, whether she wants them to or not. She is in an important position and has the will and wherewithall to do something with the power she's been invested, leaving little time for correcting whatever record the tabloids are spinning about her private life.   Aessa has similarities with Makoto, or Sailor Jupiter, in that they're both very feminine and very strong. I've seen some people explore her as a trans character in the Sailor Moon fandom too, which is why it felt like a natural choice to make the Keystone of Jupiter openly trans. I think she's someone who can really set her mind to something, and her focus gives her both a natural aptitude and the fortitude to stick with things until she's good at it. She represents the Full Moon, being an illuminary who is fully in tune with herself.


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Dec 22, 2023 16:14

Ooo interesting. So Keystone is related to the person's gender than biological sex. Intriguing.

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Dec 22, 2023 16:39 by Annie Stein

Indeed! I think I mentioned it in the Keystone article, but I thought the best way to show it was to have at least one of the current keystones be trans.

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Dec 22, 2023 22:14 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

I love this. I love her. <3   Despite the Catamite Wars.

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Dec 23, 2023 09:25 by Annie Stein

I love her too. It's impossible to say what difference the lunar keystones might've made, but it's possible it was for the better that they weren't involved.

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Dec 25, 2023 18:02

God. School's difficult enough *without* getting outed by magic powers...   As a side note, is Aessa a Daphnae, Human or Minos?

Dec 25, 2023 18:53 by Annie Stein

Gosh, right?   Aessa is daphnae, the species field should pop up once I finish writing that article!

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Jan 24, 2024 21:57 by Amélie I. S. Debruyne

I really love how you've considered the question of gender here <3 As well as all the in-world reactions and confusions at the question.   I'm curious about the timing of the biography. When you say "later biographies", this made me think that it was a few generation later, but Aessa is cotemporary since she fought during the war, so it's too recent for people to conveniently be able to forget her family's reaction and rewrite history. Did they maybe change their mind and pretended to have been supportive all along? And did she react to that?

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Jan 25, 2024 12:33 by Annie Stein

Thank you! I think the best way to answer worldbuilding questions is in universe!   There's multiple biographies and biopics. With keystones, you can basically assume a handful of books start production as soon as people know who's ascending. With a *lot* of literature coming about about a single topic, even if it is a person, the discussion evolves pretty quickly, and vary a lot on who/what they use as sources. Especially with Aessa being extra notable as a trans keystone, there's been even more scholarship and public debate. And more people coming in with their own assumptions of what a trans person experiences.   If a renouncement and disinheritance happened, it would've had to have been in private. There's no public record of that, and the only confirmations of it happening are from distant family members and alleged "sources close to the keystone". It's possible the family is trying to change the narrative, but it seems equally likely that early (and poorly researched) biographies were just assuming there was.

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