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Spell Book Pages: Elemental Star, Hydro

Rank: B~A Teachable: Yes Casting Method: Verbal, Somatic (movement: drawing), Arcane Circle Description: One of seven "Elemental Star" style spells in Jayden's arsenal. They all follow a simple base: using elemental energy and a magic circle with a star pattern to fire off spells of various strengths and types. The strength of the spell is dictated by the number of points inside the magic circle, from 4-point to 7-point. It begins with a chant of the spells name following the design "[x]-Point Elemental Star: [element]!" Or for swift casts "[x] Point [element] Star!" A bit of a mouthful either way, but with the time and energy it takes to cast, it's effects are to measure worth it. One must also use their magical abilities to draw a star of equal points in the air, the circle will form around the 'drawing', and once complete the circle will vanish and re-appear where necessary to activate the spell's effects.

The Hydro Star has its origins in water and ice, and its spells hold to this. 4-Point: The circle stands before the caster and fires off a projectile of water; which can either be used as is, or frozen before firing as an icicle. The freezing aspect can also be used on standing water to make platforms or pillars. As a bonus, this secondary effect can be done without the whole verbal component, making it easy to use for puzzles or mundane use. 5-Point: The circle reappears above the caster in an area, and it begins to rain. The rain revitalizes allies over its duration, and debilitates fire attacks while putting out standing flames. 6-Point: The circle reappears on the ground in a large area, and either creates a whirlpool to drag foes into swirling, damaging rapids; or turns the water into steam and covers the area in a debilitating fog. The former of the two effects can be combined with the 4-point freezing, suddenly encasing a large area in a layer of ice and trapping foes in place. 7-Point: The circle keeps itself before its caster, then suddenly grows massive in size and half-sinks into the ground. It then glows brilliantly, before bellowing out a massive wave of stardust-laiden water. A "Cosmic Tsunami" would be an apt description.

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Spell Book Page: Elemental Star, Geo

Rank: B~A Teachable: Yes Casting Method: Verbal, Somatic (movement: drawing), Arcane Circle Description: One of seven "Elemental Star" style spells in Jayden's arsenal. They all follow a simple base: using elemental energy and a magic circle with a star pattern to fire off spells of various strengths and types. The strength of the spell is dictated by the number of points inside the magic circle, from 4-point to 7-point. It begins with a chant of the spells name following the design "[x]-Point Elemental Star: [element]!" Or for swift casts "[x] Point [element] Star!" A bit of a mouthful either way, but with the time and energy it takes to cast, it's effects are to measure worth it. One must also use their magical abilities to draw a star of equal points in the air, the circle will form around the 'drawing', and once complete the circle will vanish and re-appear where necessary to activate the spell's effects.

As the name implies, the Geo Star is focused around the element of Earth, and thus has a lot of focus on rocks and plants. 4-Point: The circle reappears underneath the caster and their allies before an earthy glow rises from it, empowering allies with stone-like defense. 5-Point: The circle continues to float in front of the caster, and lashes out with barbed vines. Alternatively, it can be cast directly from the users hand, and the vine can be grabbed, creating a whip for multiple purposes. The hand-whip can be cast without the need of drawing, but the verbal part is still necessary. 6-Point: The circle reappears underneath an area of hostiles, and suddenly bombards it with rising stalagmites and stones. An 'upward avalanche' if you will. This mirrors a spell learned in the land of Weyard, and its destructive force is on-par. 7-Point: The circle reappears high in the sky and significantly larger. It glows with great power for a moment before it lets loose a mass of rock that resembles a moon. When it collides with the earth, it erupts into a rain of energy and stone. The initial strike and raining debris damages enemies, while the wave of Geo energy heals allies and buffs their defensive stats further than the 4-point.

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Reblog if your muse has lost one or both parents.

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2025 May 4

Spin up of a Supermassive Black Hole Illustration Credit: Robert Hurt, NASA/JPL-Caltech

Explanation: How fast can a black hole spin? If any object made of regular matter spins too fast – it breaks apart. But a black hole might not be able to break apart – and its maximum spin rate is really unknown. Theorists usually model rapidly rotating black holes with the Kerr solution to Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, which predicts several amazing and unusual things. Perhaps its most easily testable prediction, though, is that matter entering a maximally rotating black hole should be last seen orbiting at near the speed of light, as seen from far away. This prediction was tested by NASA’s NuSTAR and ESA’s XMM satellites by observing the supermassive black hole at the center of spiral galaxy NGC 1365. The near light-speed limit was confirmed by measuring the heating and spectral line broadening of nuclear emissions at the inner edge of the surrounding accretion disk. Pictured here is an artist’s illustration depicting an accretion disk of normal matter swirling around a black hole, with a jet emanating from the top. Since matter randomly falling into the black hole should not spin up a black hole this much, the NuSTAR and XMM measurements also validate the existence of the surrounding accretion disk.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250504.html

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Spell Book Page: Starpierce

Rank: S Teachable: No Casting Method: Varies Description: A torrent of raw mana funneled and directionalized by a layer of astral energy: This spell is capable of piercing just about anything and turning whatever it touches into stardust. The scale of this simple-but-highly-effective laser varies vastly; The beam can form needle-like shafts of short length to make precise cuts, to a laser so large it could consume the Earth's Sun several times over. It could be weakened to the point where it barely marks skin, or so powerful that it lives up to its name. A single shot? A volley? A cascading torrent of beam spam? All and more are possible. Heck he's even used it to make makeshift lightsabers when otherwise disarmed, which proves just as effective as shooting them en-mass. While most of these variants have different names and may be gone over in the future, the staple and signature "Starpierce" reigns as Jayden's go to basic offensive spell. It doesn't always require a sigil though one can be made, it doesn't always need a call-out though one can be done, and it doesn't even need a lot of attention or focus though he could give a single blast his all. Truly, its simplicity and elasticity of being "a beam, however one decides to beam" allows him to lean on it again and again as a dependable technique.

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Beneath the Stars in Badwater Basin [OC] [6000 x 4000] - Author: dunmbunnz

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Send "when was the last time you slept?" For my muse's reaction.

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2025 May 26

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2566 from Webb Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy

Explanation: What’s happening in the center of spiral galaxy NGC 2566? First, the eight rays that appear to be coming out of the center in the featured infrared image are not real — they are diffraction spikes caused by the mechanical structure of the Webb space telescope itself. The center of NGC 2566 is bright but not considered unusual, which means that it likely contains a supermassive black hole, although currently not very active. At only 76 million light years away, the light we see from NGC 2566 today left when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The picturesque galaxy is close enough so that Earthly telescopes, including Webb and Hubble, can resolve the turbulent clouds of gas and dust where stars can form and so allows study of stellar evolution. NGC 2566, similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy, is notable for its bright central bar and its prominent outer spiral arms.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250526.html

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//5, 6, 8, 19

5: Hill they would die on. // Jayden has STRONG beliefs about a good, loving family and will do anything to defend those he considers in that circle. Found Family is big for him and he won't take insulting them lightly. 8: Thing they own they cherish? They own but don't like and won't let go of? // One of their most prized possessions is an artifact called "Chain of Bonds". Despite the odd name I should workshop, basically its a chain link where each individual link resembles someone he's formed a positive relationship with. Colored links are extra important to him, people like family members or long-time mentors. As for an item he doesn't like, it's ironically his weapon: Lunula is a vividly beautiful scythe that can turn into other tools of battle, but who gave it to him and its purpose for battle means it's something he'd rather be without. Alas, adventuring is dangerous, and so he can't exactly toss away the item [especially after attuning to it] 19: How do they connect with those around them? // Food. "The quickest way to someone's heart is through their stomach" is one of those quotes that lives in Jay's head rent free as they say. He almost always opens his introductions with others with a bright smile, his name, and the offering of a treat. This continues into general care and comfort for others: offering food and a listening ear to anyone that needs it. While he might not always have the best things to say in return, sometimes all people need is to be heard.

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//2, 6, and 14 for the Ask meme —T.

2: Roll in a friend group. // The Comfort Friend. Always has sweets and makes sure people are well fed and hydrated. Always willing to listen to the others. 6: Name Origin. // Jayden is technically a "gift" character due to shenanigans, so the name wasn't my idea ;w; but I do think it has a kind of soft tone to it, so it's fitting all the same. 14: How comfortable are they relying on others? What would change this level? // He's a very trusting person by default, so he's fairly willing to rely on others out the gate. Moreso if he's new to a world and is around others who are native, to help him get his footing. It does take quite a bit for him to be un-trusting of someone, which is probably more bad than good...

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OC ask meme (or you can just fill it all out yourself for fun…not that I do that or anything)

works for either fantasy or modern settings…tbh mostly just the things I want to be asked about my own ocs

1. Describe your OC physically- what do they look like? What notable features do they have, or what’s your favorite part of their design?

2. What role would your OC fill in a friend group?

3. What is their stance on religion? Are they a devout believer, against the idea of gods, or somewhere in between? Do they make their practice or their opinions public, or keep it private?

4. How do they act when they’re sick, and does it change depending on who they’re around or how sick they are?

5. What’s one hill your OC will die on (anything from a guiding moral position to a strong opinion about combining mint and chocolate)?

6. How did you choose your OC’s name?

7. Lots of people don’t have a favorite food when put on the spot, but what’s a food or drink that your OC would never turn down if someone offered it to them?

8. What’s something that your OC owns that means the world to them? What’s something they own that they don’t like, but can’t bring themself to part with?

9. How do they fare in cold or hot climates, and which do they prefer?

10. Share a sentence of dialogue from your OC that you think represents them well.

11. How are they seen by people around them - family, close friends, colleagues, or strangers?

12. What does their bed and/or desk look like? Tidy or cluttered - are they both the same, or is one neat and the other messy?

13. How do they deal with pain (physical or emotional)?

14. How comfortable are they relying on other people, and what situations would change their comfort level?

15. How does your OC take up space? What do they do with their hands when they talk, or how do they sit in chairs?

16. Point assign D&D ability scores to your OC (STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA; out of 27).

17. What are three moments in their life that impacted your OC the most?

18. If they can or would drive, what would their car be like?

19. How do they connect with the people around them? Love language, how they offer comfort, etc.

20. What kind of clothing do they feel most comfortable in? What kind of clothing do they wear most often?

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2025 May 2

Young Star Cluster NGC 346 Science - NASA, ESA, CSA, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA) Processing - Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Nolan Habel (USRA), Laura Lenkić (USRA), Laurie E. U. Chu (NASA Ames)

Explanation: The most massive young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud is NGC 346, embedded in our small satellite galaxy’s largest star forming region some 210,000 light-years distant. Of course the massive stars of NGC 346 are short lived, but very energetic. Their winds and radiation sculpt the edges of the region’s dusty molecular cloud triggering star-formation within. The star forming region also appears to contain a large population of infant stars. A mere 3 to 5 million years old and not yet burning hydrogen in their cores, the infant stars are strewn about the embedded star cluster. This spectacular infrared view of NGC 346 is from the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRcam. Emission from atomic hydrogen ionized by the massive stars’ energetic radiation as well as molecular hydrogen and dust in the star-forming molecular cloud is detailed in pink and orange hues. Webb’s sharp image of the young star-forming region spans 240 light-years at the distance of the Small Magellanic Cloud.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250502.html

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[OC] 10062 x 4668 Milky Way over Aoraki/Mt. Cook NP, NZ - Author: redwood520 on Reddit

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Star filled skies over the mountains - Alpine Haute Route, September 2023

Photo by: nature-hiking

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The Milky Way in Arrecife de las Sirenas - Author: igneisnightscapes

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reblog if you’re 25+ and still roleplay; or if you believe older muns have a place in the rpc and shouldn’t be told to give it up when they turn 30. 

i received this anon & i just want to make a point. 

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The Kindest Star [A character Bio]

Name: Jayden DeAmore Starcaller Age: Unknown. Seems to be able to adjust own age. Race: Celestial being. Born Lycan (wolf), recently centered self as Vulpine (fox/kitsune). Can transform at will. Alignment: Good Boi Role in Writing: "Limitless potential, and the warmest heart."

Appearance: Jay's physique has shifted a lot over the years, and his ability to transform into a multitude of things means there's a lot that can be put here. But we'll start with his most common form and go from there.

Usual Form: Jayden is a anthropomorphic celestial fox. That is to say, bipedal furry with a starry theme. His fur colors are a lovely mix of blue and violet in a pattern that almost gives him the appearance of stockings and gloves on his limbs. There's also the presence of silver star-spots over his body, with lines connecting them in the form of constellations. The most noticeable of these is one that goes from a large star on his right cheek just under his eye, to above his left brow and across his muzzle between his eyes. His hair is often seen as fairly long and slightly messy mane; going to his neck in length around the bangs and sides, while the back is tied in a loose tail reaching to his actual tail. He often 'swishes' it to the left side.

Back to the subject of his face, his eyes lack any central pupil, instead seeming to be 'mirrors into the vastness of space' as they contain a dark blue abyss littered with shining golden stars. Depending on his mood, his eyes can shift; less stars can be seen in moments of sadness, leaving a blank look. While fury will have his eyes consumed almost entirely by a star, making a pupil analog that's a multi pointed star. These star, and many of his stars on his form, have between 4 and 7 points. All this detailing in the eyes is kind of important because regardless of what form Jayden takes, the eyes never change. It's one of the few giveaways of who he really is.

Forms: As hinted earlier, Jayden has a lot of alternative forms. We won't deep-dive into a lot of them, but we can make a general list and a bullet point or two for the ones that exist.

Merfolk: One of the first forms Jayden grew to have thanks to some… harsh training from his mother. His bottom half becomes that of a leviathan-esque sea serpent, complete with matching his fur color and starry disposition. He also grows fins along the backs of his arms and his spine, while his ears take a more finny appearance as well. If things go dark, his stars and constellations light up as bioluminescent markings.

King Arachne: A form best described as "what if a centaur but a spider". While the how's he acquired this are shaky, and on top of that the fact it's rather frightening means he doesn't use it often. The raw size of a "King" rank makes it somewhat unyieldy, but it's exceptionally durable and surprisingly agile.

Wolf: A given, with what he was born with. Jay is capable of becoming a full-on wolf rather than an anthro. Taking notes from Okami, however, Jayden is capable of much in this form that one wouldn't think otherwise; including casting.

Kitsune: While not explicitly having taken the form quite yet, the fact that Jay's current super-mode is a anthro kitsune opens the door for him to become a fully animalistic one if he wished.

Hellhound: More than once, Jayden has ventured into the realm of Hell itself. During these journeys, he tries to take the appearance of their local canines. How effective it is is a little in the air, but it works well enough to keep him out of trouble and meet with one of his teachers on a semi-frequent basis.

Phoenix: A form granted to him by another mother figure he would spend a long time with on his journey, the power of a Phoenix would surge through him and give him healing strength never quite seen before. While not quite one to become a full on bird of starfire, there were times where he would have some feathers off him or grow wings that looked more like fire than feathers. The flames of this form were often an ethereal blue, rather than the common crimson.

Super Mode: When the chips are down, Jayden is willing to break from his usual confinement of his own skills and show off a grander power level. In his latest incarnation, this takes the form of a 7-tailed kitsune anthro. While his fur pattern is roughly unchanged, the colors vibrancy is greatly expanded, and the stars and constellations are openly glowing with cosmic power over his person. Each of his tails in this state has a halo-like ring near its end, and past that ring the end of the tail is changed into a raw element. Generally the order is: Light, Wind, Water, Astral, Fire, Earth, Shadow. Though this can also appear in reverse, the general idea is to have Astral in the center, and opposing elements on equal side one way or the other when the tails are spread evenly (light and dark at the ends for example). Another note is that over his head, a pair of halo's spawn in; one of them having four phases of the moon in each compass direction, while the other is simply littered with stars of various points.

Abilities: Lords have mercy this would take up so much on its own if I let it… So let's try to not let that happen, and start from the top. The single most important skill Jayden has is Ultipotence. Ultipotence can be described as "Omnipotence without Omniscience", or a little more simply; The potential to do Literally Anything, but needing to obtain the knowledge on how to do it. Thankfully with his capacity to learn and very active imagination, it doesn't take long for him to figure out how to make certain things happen. Depending on the setting he finds himself in, His raw imagination is enough to will things to happen with his magic. Another skill, though more biological this time, is his anatomy underneath being a furry: Being a Celestial. A Celestial Being is basically a combination of raw magical energy and astral energy. This gives him a near-limitless pool of arcane power to work from since space is everywhere all the time, and by extension meaning he can try and do as much as he wants with little regard for fatigue… if he bothered to learn how to flow energy through himself, rather than burn his own personal energy to do things. Alas, he often finds himself using his personal mana instead of pulling from the mana of the space around him. This wouldn't be as much of a problem if not for the fact that his personal mana is his life force, so when he's burning his own "MP" he's damaging his "HP" as well… This also makes him unnaturally vulnerable to things that dampen or fully cut off things like mana and ether, essentially putting him in a vacuum that makes him sick. Another key note to go along with his celestial heritage is Space Manipulation. But due to how Jayden is and works, this means Both kinds of Space: The one with all the stars, and the one seen duo-ing with Time. Combining the Astral (or Cosmic) Space with Physical Space manipulating and editing gives Jayden a lot of interesting potential powers ranging from shooting star-based energy beams and throwing actual moons at people to teleporting or forcing the space between himself and others to grow or shrink at a whim. At one point, he discovered that by making a special barrier that "folds space the closer something gets to him", he becomes Basically untouchable, as the space necessary to get close to him becomes so vast he can't be physically touched. Really it's a good thing that Jay is more of a pacifistic character than anything else, as his ever-growing and ceiling-lacking skillset with already reality-twisting powers can only become more dangerous with time and effort. Alas, Jay is only one to fight if fight comes to him or someone Really fucked up. Otherwise, he sticks to his favorite skill: Baking. Jay LOVES making food, and making people happy through food. Almost everything he makes is for those with a sweet tooth, ranging from fudge to cookies to cupcakes and beyond. Further, they all have exceptional healing qualities, so not only are you feeling better on the inside for having one of these delicious snacks, it helps fix your outsides too.

HIstory: Jayden's history begins a short time before he is born. At one point, a mortal man had fallen into favor with a woman, and the two formed a bond of friendship that came off more as a familial relationship. He would do his best for her and defend her from harm when he could, and she would tend to him as a mother would to a child playing too rough. But one day, the 'play' had overextended. The woman was attacked by a demon hunting "her kind", and when the man tried to defend her once again, he quickly found himself felled. Soul quite literally torn away from his body and leaving his corpse to drop. The woman, however, was having none of this. She unveiled her true form, bursting forth with celestial power and vanquished the beast in her fury as her only friend had died before her. She took the man's soul and fled to parts unknown, refusing to let it be claimed by the afterlives and thinking of a way to bring the closest thing she had to a son back to this life. Years of searching and evading the powers that be, she eventually thought of a solution and pulled herself before the throne of Law. The dragon was not amused by having company, but curiosity got the better of it and it listened all the same. The celestial had spoken, begged in fact, that she be allowed to recycle the soul she'd been protecting. Law knew that this wouldn't work, the very rules they set into motion would not allow for such a thing in the way she was explaining it. In fact, the only way it WOULD work is if it turned a blind eye to her and her plan, putting her outside of the eyes of Law for just a moment. At first, they refused. After all, who was Law to bend for a single person even if that person was a celestial? But with approval from Creation, well… In those few moments where Law turned away, the celestial woman did her part. She took the soul within her own body, and used it as a catalyst to give the man a second chance; having him be reborn as her child. This child, would become Jayden. This moment of his creation would lead to breaking so many rules that Law would dismiss the boy entirely, and set Jayden on a path without guide or rails. A true infinity, of which Creation was gleefully curious how this would go.

In the time after his birth, Jayden was raised by his mother in a quiet but loving home. He had many family members he saw come and go, he was trained by his mother to begin the exponential growth he would eventually bloom into, and it was very early on that he decided that he would try to make as many people as he could smile. His powers at first were fairly limited; a mer-form for swimming, the ability to bend light around and through himself to become invisible, and the first dabblings of using magic to poof little cupcakes into existence. Fun Fact, even magical cooking can still burn. It was not to last however, as the day came where Jayden would be told he needs to adventure out into the world on his own and that his mother had things she needed to take care of without him. He was, understandably, extremely hesitant to go. But with some gentle nudging and the understanding he was always to be loved, he eventually went. He turned himself into a shooting star, and was thrown across the cosmos. And so Jayden's solo journey began; traveling world by world across the cosmos. Every new world was a place and time he would learn more about himself, about people, about magic, and about life and what it meant to live it. No matter what dangers he came across, he would manage to come out on top. No matter how bad things seemed to get, he'd lift people's spirits with smiles and snacks. A constant cycle of learning and evolving and smiling. All until he met one of the grandchildren of Law. A massive, angry dragon who glared down this "mutt" with a seething fury of a thousand thousand stars. Jay would cross paths with this figure multiple times, and not a single crossing was pleasant. There were times he wished it would stop, but fate seemed to have different ideas and continue to throw the two at one another over and over again…