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Polly Anthera
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Personality
Polly is a pretty loud polyphemus moth lady. She tends to get frustrated easily when things don't go the way she planned. She also gets a little forgetful from time to time but tries to make up for that by putting all the determination she can forward. She tends to get a little meek when people give her gifts or the like. In other words, she loves to give gifts but is hard at expressing how she feels when she gets them.
She loves to see her friends do big things and succeed in said things. She wants nothing more than to see people thrive. She also will go out of her way to make sure someone is doing okay if she gets a hint that they're not doing so hot.
Polly is known to pupate in between forms, reducing herself to a light teal, slightly bioluminescent form. This form is extremely fatigued and has a larger appetite than her pre-pupating form.
Appearance
Polly is a lean, humanoid moth covered in light orange fur with chitin plates running from her navel to her chest, stopping under her breasts. She possesses a primary pair of arms ending in three-fingered, chitinous claws and a larger, retractable secondary pair that emerge from her mid-back. Her digitigrade legs end in two toes and are armored with the same chitin-like material extending to her mid-thighs. She has a small tail-like appendage sprouting from her lower back, with pincers on each side.
Her large eyes feature glowing yellow irises and pupils set against black sclera. She has a small button nose with nostrils connected to her mouth by a Y-shaped structure. Her mouth contains six fleshy fangs (4 on her upper lip, 2 on her lower), numerous sharp teeth, a dark teal interior, and a bioluminescent forked tongue lined with barbs. Brown markings on her eyelids align into a diamond shape when closed. She also has reddish-orange antennae and fluffy, shoulder-length cream-colored hair.
Polly typically wears an oversized brown hooded jacket trimmed with light brown fur and decorated with moth-like eyespots on the hood and sleeves. The jacket features large pockets and a mandible-shaped zipper. Beneath it, she wears a light green cropped tank top with tooth-like yellow markings, off-green unbuttoned shorts lined with gray fur, a loose brown belt, and light brown suspenders attached to silver hoops.
Background
She debuted on Twitch on 1 October 2021. It began with a lore video, followed by a Just Chatting stream. This debut is unfortunately lost media.
Mascot and fans
Polly's fans are called "Goons". They are represented by small orange fluffy balls, with 4 chitinous legs and 2 pincers. This creature is more mite-like than moth-like and seem to be born from molts of Polly. They can change their colors at will, although their default color is orange.
Lore
Not much is known about Polly's orgins, aside from an old scientific illustration plate, and various accounts. This is that document.
Likes
- art
- tedious crafts
- DnD
- Video games!!! (Specifically Fall Guys, Mecha BREAK, House Flipper, Zelda Games,
- Takoyaki
- Savory foods
Dislikes
- Dishonest people
- getting wet
- sour things
More Info
Profile
Formerly an eldritch space devourer meant to consume dead or dying worlds to keep the multiverse clear, Polly was caught and shrunk down with powerful magic to prevent her from doing further damage after her first taste of planets with life on them.
2021
On 1 October, Polly debuted with her 1.0 model.
On 17 October, Polly hit Twitch Affiliate.
2022
On 3 January, Polly created her Youtube Channel.
On 25 May, her first video was a compilation of Metal Gear Rising Revengeance clips was posted.
2023
On 1 April, Polly debuted her 2.0 model , along with her first lore video. This was her first stream on Youtube.
2026
On 1 April, Polly debuted her 3.0 model , along with an updated lore video.
Discovery
The entity was first documented following the unexplained disappearance of the Khepri-9 System in 1██. Initial investigations attributed the event to gravitational collapse until surviving probe footage revealed a segmented organism wrapped around the system’s primary inhabited world.
The species remains officially classified as a theoretical apex organism due to the impossibility of direct sampling.
Morphological description
Ctpolyarthus aeternum possesses an elongated segmented body with an immeasurable length. The exterior integument appears pale gray-white with reflective chitinous ridges capable of bending electromagnetic radiation around the organism.
Distinctive anatomical features include: * Gravitational anchoring limbs * Radial feeding mandibles * Vacuum-adapted spiracles * Bioluminescent sensory nodules * Dense “false eye” markings along anterior plates Despite resembling a colossal caterpillar, tissue scans suggest the organism is composed primarily of exotic matter structures rather than conventional cellular biology.
Habitat & distribution
Ctpolyarthus aeternum appears exclusively within: * Interstellar void regions * Dying galaxies * Stellar graveyards * Dark matter-rich corridors Migration patterns suggest the organism follows concentrations of heavy planetary mass similarly to migratory predators tracking food sources.
Feeding behavior
The species feeds through a process informally termed gravitational liquefaction.
Upon locating a viable planet, the organism coils around the target body and emits localized spacetime distortions. This process destabilizes tectonic cohesion, converting planetary material into superheated particulate matter which is absorbed through ventral feeding membranes.
Observed feeding duration:
- Terrestrial planets: 2-4 ticks, relative to the body's size.
- Gas giants: 5 ticks
- Artificial megastructures: variable
Notably, the organism displays preference toward inhabited worlds, though whether this behavior is nutritional or behavioral remains unknown.
Neurology & intelligence
Neurological mapping is impossible with current instrumentation. However, evidence suggests:
- Sapience exceeding human levels
- Collective memory retention
- Non-verbal psychic signaling
- Reactive mimicry of intelligent life
- Extreme hostility towards living bio-matter
Defensive adaptations
- Electromagnetic camouflage
- Gravity field manipulation
- Radiation immunity
- Long-range psychic interference
- Passive distortion of observational equipment
- Immortality
- Impenetrable chitin-like surface
Ships approaching within 30,000 km frequently report:
- Auditory hallucinations
- Temporal disorientation
- Shared dreams among crew members
- Compelling thoughts to steer the vessel within feeding range
While catastrophic to localized biospheres, some cosmologists theorize Ctpolyarthus aeternum may serve a broader cosmic function by accelerating entropy redistribution across dying regions of space.
This theory remains controversial.
Threat classification
GALACTIC HAZARD INDEX: Ω-Class Extinction Entity Recommended protocol upon confirmed sighting: * Immediate evacuation * Information suppression * Autonomous observation only * Do not engage. “It does not consume worlds like a predator consumes prey. It consumes them the way fire consumes oxygen — naturally, inevitably.” — Dr. Seraphel Vonn, final recovered transmission from the ERV Eidolon
Her current form has been documented and is recounted in the form of audio logs that can be found here.
T.O.R.C.H.
Polly's robot husband, made of magic. A lava lamp robot with a huge knowledge and wellspring of magic, they met while Polly was in containment and they fell for each other. Polly usually is bantering with him on and off stream, with them giving banter to each other on both sides of their streams.
Name
- Her full name is Antheraea Polyphemus, but she insisted on being called "Polly" when she molted for the first time.
Skills/talents
- Chitin is extremely durable and claws are capable of cutting through material both organic and inorganic.
- Extremely high bite-force, testing was halted after damage done to testing equipment.
- Rapid climbing ability
- Capable of moving silently
- Extreme regeneration. No known means of permanent biological termination has been found.
- Causes increased fear and anxiety during aggressive displays and during direct eye contact.
- 4 Independent Arms
- Extremely high metabolism
Media
- polly_anthera - Twitch channel
- polly anthera - YouTube channel
- polly_anthera - Twitter/X account
Hashtags
- #antherART - Art tag
- #ANTHERAFTERDARK - NSFW tag