These are characters that I think I had a pretty interesting concept for, and I hope you guys find it interesting as well. These creatures live in Botania like Kira does, and recently, I found a place to include them in my stories.

These are characters that I think I had a pretty interesting concept for, and I hope you guys find it interesting as well. These guys live in Botania like Kira does, and recently, I found a place to include them in my stories.

The Petalstones (ペタルストーヌス Petarusutonsu) are Gemflowers, a humanoid gemstone-flower species from Botania. Their names are Iris (Tanzanite), Lotus (Pink Coral), Magnolia (Howlite), Marigold (Amber), Orchid (Amethyst), Tiger Lily (Cat's Eye Opal), Wisteria (Morganite), Snapdragon (Strawberry Quartz), Hellebore (Black Star Sapphire) and Chrysanthemum (Peridot). They each have their corresponding flower blooming on their head, as well as somewhere on their body with their gemstone inside it. Iris has very light purple skin, and her flower is on his chest, having her gemstone inside it. She wears a blue sleeveless shirt with an iridescent shirt and pants underneath it. Lotus has pink skin and two coral pink beads on either side of her head. Her flower gemstone is located on the left side of the neck of her dress, which has a very light pink top that's almost white, a coral pink belting, and a blue skirt with green layers. Her dress's skirt has pink hints in the layers, and the top has a shoulder pad on one side. Magnolia's skin is silver, and on either side of his head, there are silver beads. His flower gemstone is on his chest, and he wears a white and yellow dress with light yellow stockings. Marigold has mango skin, her gemstone is close to his neck, and she wears gold yellow clothes and two beads on each side of her head. Orchid has light purple skin, heart-shaped beads and has his orchid amethyst on his chest, wearing magenta pants and a top with light purple sleeves. Tiger Lily's skin is orange, his clothes are brown and resemble a pirate's clothing, and his flower is positioned on his right hip. Around his waist is a sash with tiger stripes on it. Wisteria also has light purple skin and a similar outfit to Magnolia's, wearing a purple dress with mauve stockings. Snapdragon's skin is red, and her outfit consists of a shirt and pants with a green collar, resembling a strawberry. Her flower is located on her navel, as is Hellebore's. Hellebore has red violet skin and wears four maroon beads on the sides of his head. He also wears a black leotard with gray leggings. Chrysanthemum has green skin and wears a green shirt with a matching green skirt and pants beneath it. His peridot chrysanthemum is on his chest.

All ten of these flower rocks are inseparable; it feels like they can't survive if they aren't working together. They all have similar opinions and similar attitudes to each other, but each of them also have their own differing personality traits. Iris is a social butterfly and a good communicator, and Lotus is calm and has a strong sense of peace of mind. Iris and Lotus are the messengers and leaders to the Petalstones. Magnolia is quite fatherly and is very wise in a similar way to Piano. Marigold is content and environmental, using what's around her to get ideas. Orchid is very sensitive and much more reactive to his surroundings, and he's also very outgoing. Tiger Lily is compassionate, strong-willed and brave with a dash of strong optimism. Sometimes, he behaves like a cat. Wisteria is peaceful and social. She's willing to meet anyone and is usually the first one of them who speaks. Snapdragon is a bit shy and quiet, but she's intelligent, gracious and a fast learner. Hellebore is listless, indifferent, and laid-back, but he's also very smart, level-headed and encouraging. Chrysanthemum is cheerful, joyful, energetic, defensive and in a constant state of harmony. One of the things they have in common is that they all love to get creative, and they show it in their music.

The Petalstones are quite talented. Not only are they zestful dancers, but they are also musically inclined, being a band and all. Their music is inspired by J-rock. Iris and Lotus are the lead singers of the band; Lotus can also play the zither, and Iris plays the xylophone. Magnolia plays the piano, keyboard and also the calliope. Marigold can play the violin, the viola and the cello. Orchid plays the upright bass and the bass guitar, plus the french horn. Tiger Lily plays both electric and acoustic guitar; he also plays the tin whistle and hurdy gurdy. Wisteria plays the cowbell, the cornet, and also the koto. Snapdragon provides additional sound effects to the group's music, and she can also play the melodica and the accordion. Hellebore is the drummer for the band, being able to play all kinds of drums. Chrysanthemum can play the tambourine and the recorder. He often wears jingling bracelets when performing. Some of them have other talents. Marigold is an artist, Magnolia is good at sewing, Tiger Lily is a creative storyteller and Snapdragon works with technology very well.

As for their relationships with other characters, that will be written in the future. Although they will appear in the second book of Big Bright World, the story of said book isn't as built as it should be yet, so I don't really have anything to write.

The Petalstones are from Botania, and almost all of them were built by pieces that sprouted from the earth (Botania and Marevi don't have a stork deliver pieces like in the Unikingdom). Snapdragon is the only exception because she and another Gemflower, Carnation, were created in a lab by Daisy Beryl, a scientist (and Dr. Fox's aunt) who was experimenting to see if one could bring something to life on their own. The ten of them were musically trained and educated together, working hard to be able to share their talents with the world. They're so close to each other that they consider themselves to be like a family. In the Big Bright World series, they announce that they'll be coming to perform in the Unikingdom after touring around Botania. As I said, though, my ideas for In Full Bloom aren't set in stone yet, so more will be revealed in the future. 

When they're in a tight situation, the Petalstones can have trouble working together. Iris and Lotus can begin to panic, Chrysanthemum can become too hyperactive, Hellebore can get angry and Snapdragon can start to cry. Tiger Lily and Orchid can get emotionally unstable, and Marigold can have creative blocks. Wisteria can spiral into an increasing panic, and Magnolia can stress out and try to keep everyone in check. When two or more of these things happen, it can get difficult for them to get back in order, and they can even fight if something really bad happens. In general, if things get challenging, the group's bad sides can be shown. Their gemstones are also their weak points, making them very valuable to them. If they're gemstone cracks, things will get unstable for them and their flower, and if it's shattered, their flower will shrivel up and they'll break apart. There is a way to repair a cracked gemstone in the instance of one; the gem will magically heal itself as long as whoever's gem is cracked is exposed to sunlight. Snapdragon may have been lab-created, but this also applies to her. 

As some trivia, all ten Petalstones prefer to be called by the names of their flowers. Their band's name is coincidentally the name of an alternative rock band, also called the Petalstones. I don't know who the others' headcanon voice actors would be, but Iris and Lotus sound like Su-Metal and Moa-Metal respectively. After all, they're meant to reference BABYMETAL, who did the show's theme song.

Special thanks to Ra1nb0wPh0en1x for the Japanese translation of their band name! They're the other reason I made them a J-rock band besides BABYMETAL.