The Darling Doves (Art + Lore)

 

The Darling Doves are here! 🪽💘☀️💌

They’re a Team of four within the Virtue Faction, meaning not only do they align with the virtuous placement on the Moral Spectrum but they’re also True Virtues ✨ (except for one of them 👀)

The team was created by Manager Cupid, who also took up the leader role, after she came across two Vigilante’s who almost perfectly matched her theme: Sun Swan and Sugar Angel. The two came in a pair as they were already an unnamed team of two, and would form a team together with Manager, from then on being called “The Darling Doves” by Manager’s suggestion based on the three of them having white wings and her affectionate nickname for literally everyone, which is “darling” (She also calls them “my darling Doves”). It would be later on that they would gain their newest recruit, Dove Messenger, after Manager found out that her employee, Chelsea Hallow, was also a Vigilante and immediately wanted to extend an invitation, completely unaware of who she truly was.

Rogue Phobia granted a wish from the Rogue Leader with Secret Keeper that allows her to blend in with the Darling Doves. She’s supposed to be climbing the ranks and infiltrating the Virtues, but has stayed stagnant within the Faction due to being distracted by Ariel/Picturesque who frequents the Cafe and lives in the area. Once Ariel is almost killed by Rogue Eclipse and leaves the area, Phobia no longer has interest in the Darling Doves and begins her true infiltration mission.

Manager Cupid Abilities:

(Attack)

Paper-cut-

She can use her wings to cut things as if they’re steel

Cupid’s Arrow/Lover’s Empathy-

Using a bow and arrow made of origami, anyone who is shot by her arrow will be temporarily linked to her, allowing her access to their emotions (she can feel their emotions but cannot control them). With the right perception, this ability can sometimes feel like she’s reading their minds.

Heart Stopper-

One slice of her katana will temporarily stop someone’s heart (Her katana does not draw blood). She only uses this as a last resort against those who she considers “evil”

Unnamed abilities-

(1. Unsheathing and sheathing her katana swiftly lets out a burst of air that can knock the wind out of her opponents

(2. Her wings can shed their paper feathers and turn into origami creations of her desire

Sun Swan Abilities:

(Attack/Defense)

Swan Song-

He can whistle a calming melody, causing those around him to become warm and drowsy

Golden Armory-

Sun Swan can morph rays of light into whatever weapon or shield he desires

Beacon of Hope-

Sun Swan’s marble wings crumble apart to reveal glowing golden wings, unleashing warm rays of light that protects his teammates and burns anyone who touches them. He only uses this as a last resort against those he considers “evil”

Unnamed abilities-

1.) Rays of light can be morphed into glowing balls of light and used as a light source

2.) Beacon of Hope causes his eyes and the cracks in the marble stone on his body to vibrantly glow

Sugar Angel Abilities:

(Heal/Support)

Halo Effect-

Sugar Angel can place an aura around one teammate (or herself), this aura is so radiantly sweet that it confuses the mind of the target attacking them, allowing her teammate (or herself) to temporarily become unassuming and go unnoticed

Sugar Rush-

She can summon her teammates favorite treats straight into their hands, one nibble heightens their energy levels significantly

Doctor’s Order-

She can summon small chocolates which heals and closes the wounds of whoever it is given to, like Sugar Rush, these chocolates can be summoned straight into the target’s hands

Dove Messenger Abilities:

(Support)

Wishing Wings (Secret Keeper)-

(Illusion of Secret Keeper)

She can grant quick, temporary wishes through her winged envelopes

Sweet Dreams (Phobophobia)-

(Illusion of Secret Keeper)

She can trap her targets within a cage of “sweet dreams,” Dove herself falls asleep inside the cage while using this ability, the more calm and content she is, the harder it is for her targets to break out of their “sweet dreams.” She only uses this as a last resort against those she considers “evil”

Rogue Phobia Abilities:

(Attack, Support)

Phobophobia-

Phobia can dig out her target’s greatest fear and form illusions of it, trapping her target in a shadowy cage of fear unless they have the mental fortitude to break out. Phobia herself stays within the cage, experiencing her own fear: the more terrified Phobia is, the more real and dangerous the target’s fear becomes.

Secret Keeper-

Phobia can make wishes become real, but the wish has to be kept secret. There’s also a twist: usually the wishes are granted in harmful forms, because of this Phobia often scares or manipulates others into making wishes, only to use it against them. If the secret gets out the Secret Keeper will be exposed and the wish will disappear, however Secret Keeper itself is a secret, no one (except the Rogue Leader) knows this ability exists and therefore no one knows how to be rid of their wishes unless Phobia dispels them herself (aka revealing herself as the Secret Keeper).