Los Signos del Zodiaco

Leo

Dates: July 23 - August 22

House: 5

Word for Guardian: Holy Leader

Word for Zodai: Lionheart

Color: Royal Purple

Element: Fire

Strength: Passion

The Constellation: The Lion constellation has one planet, Leo, two moons, Lion and Leon, and a small sun that's close enough to the planet to play a recreational weekend sport called Sun Sailing. Leo's citizens don protective suits with wings and dive off Mount Luz-the planet's highest peak-during the sun's strongest hours and try to catch a powerful ray and ride its energy wave for a few seconds, until they fall to a net waiting below.

The planet has few sources of fresh water, so Leos must import from their neighbor Cancer. Most of the land is covered in harsh terrain-mountain ridges, jungles, marsh, etc-offering ample opportunities for adventure and discovery. Even Leo's moons have strange topographies-Lion has forests and a lake that is the House's largest store of water, and Leon is a vast glacier with mountains made from crystal.

The People, Personality: House Leo represents Passion. Its people are larger than life, magnetic, proud, decisive, honorable, and can be self-absorbed, pushy, and vain. As represented by the House symbol of the Lion, Leos consider themselves to be the kings and queens of their universe. They are natural leaders who chase their fears instead of hiding from them.

The People, Physically: The people of Leo have broad faces and toothy smiles. Thanks to such constant exposure to the sun, their complexion is every shade of tan, and they're usually covered in tattoos, piercings, and scars. Men often dye their facial hair in colorful stripes, and women rarely keep their eyebrows symmetrical-they often vary in shape and shade.

The Technology: Leos don't like to be tethered down, and they don't like to dull their senses. They believe technology more often distracts us from the world instead of connecting us to it. Like every House in the Zodiac, they have a specific device they carry with them, but Leos will often damage it from reveling or adventuring too enthusiastically. The device is called a Lighter, and when flicked on, a flame-like holographic menu blazes into the air.

The Government: On House Leo, everyone has a voice-and everyone uses it. The planet is divided into Nine Prides, each of which prizes a different Leo value: Courage, Honor, Leadership, Truth, Adventure, Artistry, Competition, Sensuality, and Power. Restless Leos spend part of their lives in each Pride, trying on identities and shedding them, until they find the one that fits. The people in each Pride elect twelve Pride Leaders to govern them and represent their interests in planetary legislation. The Guardian acts as advisor to the elected representatives and as spiritual leader to all Prides.

The Guardian: Holy Leader Aurelius Maschester-He was the Zodiac's biggest film celebrity before the stars chose him to be House Leo's next Guardian, and though now much older, he retains his movie star good looks and still has fans across the universe.

The Weapon: Lionhearts fight with the Swath: a sword with an ornate handle covered in microscopic mirrors that traps rays from the sun. The Swath harvests and stores the sunlight so that, when activated, it produces a steady, focused beam of solar energy that burns so hot it consumes whatever it passes through-or anything unfortunate enough to try and pass through it. A skilled Lionheart never wastes the energy stored in the Swath, and instead uses its burning blade for just the few seconds it takes to strike down an enemy or object. It's said that on a dark night, and in the right hands, a Swath blade in motion resembles a firefly's furious dance.