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Overview

Aurelia is an A-Class playable Esper in Neverness to Everness. She is the new addition to the launch roster, confirmed after the Co-Ex Test. She will be available on launch day (April 29, 2026), making her one of the newest characters announced for the game's initial release. Aurelia was already present as an NPC during the Co-Ex Test beta (February 6 to 20, 2026), where players could spot her strolling through Tamamochi Street in Hethereau.

Before the name change, the character was known internally as Mitsuki during earlier beta testing phases. Official materials now consistently use the name Aurelia. Her background as a former band member gives her a creative, artistic identity that sets her apart from the combat-focused or institutional affiliations of many other Espers.

Character Profile

Background and Band History

Aurelia is described as an ex-band member, indicating she was once part of a musical group before the events of the game. While the specific band name, genre, and the circumstances of her departure have not been officially detailed, her musical background suggests a character arc rooted in creative ambition, public performance, and potentially the pressures of fame or artistic disagreement.

Her presence on Tamamochi Street during the Co-Ex Test placed her in one of Hethereau's livelier commercial and entertainment districts, which fits the profile of someone with ties to the city's cultural scene. Whether she left the band voluntarily or was pushed out remains part of her yet-to-be-revealed story.

Name History

During the game's beta testing phases, the character was known as Mitsuki, a Japanese name meaning "beautiful moon." The transition to Aurelia, derived from the Latin word for "golden," signals a shift from East Asian naming conventions to a classical Western-derived name. This could reflect a localization decision, a rebranding of the character's visual or thematic direction, or a deliberate lore choice where Mitsuki is a stage name or alias from her band days.

All official materials, trailers, and database entries released since the Co-Ex Test use the name Aurelia exclusively.

Co-Ex Test Appearance

Aurelia appeared as a wandering NPC during the Co-Ex Test beta that ran from February 6 to 20, 2026. Players could find her walking along Tamamochi Street, one of Hethereau's prominent shopping and nightlife areas. Her presence as an NPC before becoming playable follows a pattern the developers use to introduce upcoming characters organically into the open world before their official gameplay debut.

A-Class Accessibility

As an A-Class Esper, Aurelia will be more accessible through the Scarborough Fair gacha system compared to S-Class characters. A-Class characters have higher pull rates (consolidated 4-star rate of roughly 8.7% per pull in Scarborough Fair) and can also appear as off-banner pulls on limited banners. This makes them easier to obtain and raise to higher Awakening levels over time.

Other A-Class characters at launch include Haniel (Psyche), Edgar (Cosmos), Mint. Sakiri is an S-Class character. Aurelia joins this tier as a launch-day A-Class addition, confirmed after the Co-Ex Test.

Launch Day Availability

Aurelia was originally positioned as the first post-launch character, but she was later confirmed as a launch-day addition to the roster. She will be available when the game releases globally on April 29, 2026. This means players will be able to pull for her through the Scarborough Fair gacha system from day one, alongside the rest of the launch characters. As an A-Class Esper, she will have higher pull rates than S-Class characters, making her relatively accessible to players who want to add her to their team early.

Combat

Aurelia's element, weapon type, and specific combat abilities have not been officially revealed in detail, but she is confirmed as A-Class Psyche. As an A-Class Esper, she will participate in the Esper Cycle system and contribute to elemental duo and trio reactions as a Psyche-element character, contributing to Nova (Chaos + Psyche), Stain (Psyche + Lakshana), and Discord reactions. Detailed skill breakdowns and recommended team compositions will be documented once her kit is officially showcased.

Launch Confirmation

Aurelia was initially revealed as a post-launch character during the Co-Ex Test beta period. Following positive community reception and feedback from the beta, the developers confirmed that she would be included in the launch-day roster rather than being held for a post-release content update. This announcement was made alongside the confirmation of the April 29, 2026 global release date.

Her promotion from post-launch to launch-day status suggests the developers accelerated her development schedule based on player interest during the Co-Ex Test. Players who interacted with her NPC version on Tamamochi Street frequently requested she be made playable sooner, and the development team delivered on that feedback.

Trivia

• The name "Aurelia" comes from the Latin word aureus, meaning "golden," suggesting a possible visual or thematic association with gold in her character design.

• Her former beta name "Mitsuki" (美月) translates to "beautiful moon" in Japanese, indicating the character's aesthetic shifted from lunar to solar/golden imagery during development.

• Aurelia is the only confirmed post-launch character to have appeared as an NPC in the Co-Ex Test before her playable debut.

• Her background as an ex-band member makes her one of the few Espers with a civilian creative career rather than a combat, law enforcement, or courier background.

Band Connection to Akane

The Launch Preview Special Program confirmed that Aurelia was formerly a bandmate of Akane, tying her music-scene backstory directly into an existing face from the launch roster rather than leaving it as a generic ex-band member line. The specific band name, genre, and the circumstances of the split have still not been disclosed, but the developers framed the two characters as sharing a defined past through a single group rather than two unrelated music careers.

This makes Aurelia one of the few launch-day Espers with a pre-established personal relationship inside the playable roster. It also gives her story potential an obvious hook: any reunion or conflict beat that the main story eventually tells will pull Akane into Aurelia's arc, and vice versa. Players building rosters around narrative pairings now have a concrete reason to hold both characters in the same team slot even if their combat kits do not perfectly overlap.

Launch Check-In Event

Rather than placing Aurelia only on a paid banner at launch, Hotta Studio routed her first-copy acquisition through a free check-in login event tied to the April 29, 2026 release. Players who log in on the required number of days during the event window claim a guaranteed copy of Aurelia from the in-game mailbox; no dice spend is needed. Her Awakening ranks and any additional copies still go through the standard pull economy, but every account that shows up regularly during the check-in window ends the event with at least one copy of her, regardless of how they spend their Solid Dice.

What this affects. For rerolling and F2P planning, Aurelia no longer competes for launch-window pull budget. Her copy is effectively "reserved" by consistent logins, which frees Solid Dice for Nanally on the first limited banner and Hotori on the second. As an A-Class damage contributor on a Psyche-adjacent toolkit, Aurelia slots cleanly into teams that need an accessible secondary without requiring a dupe investment before the account's first S-Class is settled.

14-Day Launch Login Event Details

The free check-in login event that distributes Aurelia runs for 14 days starting on each server's launch day. She is placed on Day 3 of the check-in, so players who log in for three separate days during the event window receive a guaranteed Aurelia copy in the in-game mailbox. This makes her the earliest free A-Class reward on the launch calendar, landing before the pre-registration Haniel drop completes its dice top-up and well before most players resolve their first Standard Banner selector.

The same 14-day event hands out an additional Arc weapon, the Stellar Veil Arc, on Day 10, along with a running trickle of Solid Dice that adds up to 12 over the full fourteen-day window. Players who miss one or two days during the window do not lose Aurelia herself as long as they log in on at least three distinct days, but the Stellar Veil Arc and the full dice total require sustained daily check-ins through Day 14.

Reroll and free-to-play impact. Because Aurelia is reserved through logins rather than through the gacha, her first copy does not compete for launch-window dice. Players optimizing pulls for the first featured limited banner can spend Solid Dice on those banners while still guaranteeing one Aurelia copy from the check-in. Her Awakening ranks (duplicates) still go through the standard pull economy.

Skills Overview

These are the in-game skill names for this character. Skill effects are described elsewhere in the article.

Awakenings

Awakenings unlock through duplicate copies of the character. Each tier from A1 to A6 grants a named upgrade.

Resonance Effects

Resonance bonuses unlock at specific Awakening milestones, not from additional duplicates. R1 activates when the character reaches A3, and R2 activates at A6. Both stack on top of the named Awakening node effects.

Console Passive

Each character has a Console passive that activates when the matching Module type is equipped on their Console grid. This is a flat passive that scales linearly with the count of matching Modules and is the strongest reason to commit to a single Module type when building this Esper.

Type III Specialization: Increases ATK by 10% for each Type III Module equipped.

Life Skills

Life Skills are out-of-combat benefits that activate while the character is assigned to the relevant non-combat activity (Eibon Antique Shop owner duty, Sea Angler trips, City Tycoon shifts, and similar passive systems). Each level unlocks an additional or stronger benefit and stacks with the previous levels.

Perfect Fit

Voice Actors