DARK MOON RISING
By Sadly Romantic
CHARACTERS:
The Good Guys
* Serena or Usagi Tsukino – Princess Serenity II Usagi Tsukino Lunaria (nickname Serena or Rena). She is the princess of the Silver Moon Kingdom, and runs away with Luna when her mother tells her that she has to marry Prince Diamond of the Dark Moon Kingdom. She has been trained in martial arts and magic, though she isn't very good at it.
* Darien Shields or Mamoru Chiba – Prince Endymion Darien Terra (while Endy is his nickname, he is only known to Serena as Darien). He is the Prince of Golden Elysian Empire (which is the capital of the planet Earth, and is also where the Terran Palace is located). He wants the feud between the Silver Moon Kingdom, and the Golden Elysian Empire to end.
* Serenity I (Serena's mother in the Silver Millenium) – Queen Serenity I (Serenity's mother). She is the Queen of the Silver Moon Kingdom, and is loving, quiet, graceful and beautiful. King Apollo was her husband, and they ruled their Kingdoms of the Sun and Moon together before Apollo's death.
* Luna – Luna Black. A most trusted lady of high esteem within the Silver Moon Kingdom. She is distantly related to Serenity and the Queen, serving as Serenity's lady-in-waiting. She is also a Mauan cat, with the ability to become human should they wish, but only at night, when the moon in any of its phases, is present in the sky (if they aren't actually on the Moon).
* Artemis – Artemis White. One of the many Advisors of the Silver Moon Kingdom (there are 20 overall, but Artemis is the most prominent and trusted of them all).
* Sailor Senshi or Sailor Scouts – the princesses of their respective countries. In the beginning, only the Outer Senshi know of their alternate identities.
* Inner Senshi or Inner Scouts – no one, not even the scouts themselves, know of their identities as they have not yet been discovered in the beginning. They will learn of their alternate identities as the story progresses. They protect the Princess of the Moon, Heir to the Silver Alliance between the Silver Moon Kingdom and the planets of the Solar System (excluding the Earth).
* Rei or Ray – Princess Rei Ember de Kasei. She is the Princess of the Martian Realm, and is also Sailor Mars. She is of Serena's Inner Court, and has a fiery temper, though kind heart. She, like her mother before her, has psychic abilities (her strongest psychic abilities are that of precognition – foretelling; knowing what will occur before it has yet come to pass).
* Ami or Amy – Princess Ami Syren Marina. Princess of the aquatic planet of Mercury, this genius, brainiac and prodigy is also the Mercurian Sailor Senshi. Known by many as the Ice Princess because of the well-fortified walls she has erected to protect her heart, and for the poker face she assumes when not with Princess Serenity and her Inner Court.
* Mina or Minako – Princess Mina Eros de la Coeur. She is the Princess of Venus and will awaken to become the Sailor Senshi of Venus. Mina is the leader of Princess Serenity's Court, and will become the leader of the Sailor Senshi once all have awakened.
* Lita or Makoto – Princess Lita Aurore Callipto. Princess of Jupiter and Sailor Jupiter in one, she is also a part of Serenity's Inner Court. Tall, strong and loyal, she is always willing to protect the underdog, the mistreated, and is most especially careful of any slights that may be misconstrued towards her friends. She loves cooking, flowers, and the colour green. When her temper – hardly ever seen – makes its appearance, all know to remove themselves from her presence, lest suffer her wrath.
* Michiru or Michelle, Haruka or Amara, Setsuna, Hotaru or Heather – consecutively the Princesses of Neptune, Uranus, Pluto and Saturn, they are also the Sailor Senshi for their planets. All belong to the Silver Alliance, though their duties as the Outer Senshi differ from the Inners, whose task is to defend the Heir to the Silver Alliance. Neptune and Uranus patrol the borders of the Solar System, and are hardly ever called upon to do anything aside from that. Saturn guards the Queen of the Moon, Ruler of the Silver Alliance, whereas Pluto guards the Gates of Time.
Villains
* Beryl – Red-haired woman with red eyes, really thin blood-red lips and a dark-purple dress. Desperate to get a kingdom of her own since, as a female (even the eldest), she is unable to inherit the Dark Moon Kingdom (of which she is the Princess). This desire, coupled with her very dangerous obsession with Endymion, and with her lack of moral conscience, she will do anything to get him – even go so far as to ruin his own happiness.
* Diamond – Shoulder-length white hair, usually wearing a white suit. He is an arrogant, pig-headed jerk who likes to take advantage of innocent maidens. Though Beryl's younger brother, he is Crown Prince to the Dark Moon Kingdom. He envies Endymion, and lusts after Serenity, although he sincerely believes he loves her.
* An or Ann – Has her eye on all cute guys, especially Endymion (even when she already has multitudes courting her). Easily made jealous (most especially where Serena is concerned).
* Ail – An's lover who is absolutely obsessed with Serena.
* Neherina or Nehelina – The young Queen of the planet Spectrum, she takes no side in the Feud between Earth and the Silver Alliance.