#clestial

[dailyadventureprompts]

Ally: Dhruva, The Celestial Brightsmith

However brilliant you think my work might be, remember that I learned my craft at the feet of those who wrought entire worlds from the void with nothing but their hope and intent. I adore them as all students adore their masters, as a candle must adore the dawn 

Wondrous weapons made of some radiant material have begun appearing in exotic markets and the hands of the party’s foes, allowing their bearers to transform into intangible colour while in motion or sear through the flesh of creatures made of dream. This raises the question of just where these weapons originated and how the party can get their hands on them, leading to a journey across the planes which culminates in a visitation with a most extraordinary artisan.

Where they once forged weapons for heavenly legions, the celestial Dhruva has spent several eons perfecting an art of capturing, channelling, and tempering light they refer to as “brightsmithing”, which they now hope to propagate across the multiverse. They do this in dedication to the starry goddess Urania, as the process of creating a “lightwrought” weapon requires one to seek out and bask in the vivid brilliance of the cosmos, which is in itself a form of prayer to the little known goddess.

Pilgrimages across the infinite are all well and nice, but the actions of the celestial smith are inadvertently at risk of kicking off an arms race as the various factions and free agents of the cosmic sea scramble for this new power. Will the party turn this upheaval to their advantage, or will the chaos convince them that mortalkind is not yet ready for such gifts?  Will they even care so long as they can get cool glowing weapons from the kindly space angel?

Adventure Hooks:

The Brightsmith is just the entity you want to talk to if you need a peerless weapon to take down an untouchable rival, a tyrant, or a hostile celestial body. The construction of such a weapon will of course take expenditure on the party’s part, sourcing the materials from dangerous reaches, journeying out into the cosmos to capture just the tight light, and most importantly of all, convincing Dhruva their cause is just. Given that they’re a being made of mortality, The celestial is unlikey to be swayed by selfish arguments, and the heroes might need to do some soul searching before they earn their shiny new toy.

Dhruva’s forge is a tiny world unto itself, constructed by the celestial over millennia of trial and error as they refined the process of brightsmithing from a theory into an actual craft. As such, beneath the surface there seem to be an endless gallery of disused workshops, vaults, and armouries full of failed experiments. Occasionally they’ll need someone to pop down into one of the forgotten lower levels and bring them something, necessitating the party fight through constructs, plasma elementals, and the sort of shadowy void creatures that feed upon light.

On a subsequent visit to Dhruva’s forge, the party end up encountering another traveller, begging for Dhruva to take him back as an apprentice and show him the true secrets of brightsmithing. After banishing the newcomer, Dhruva will tell the party of his fallen apprentice who had a real talent for the art but sought to rationalize the process by cutting out the spiritual elements in an attempt to mass produce light based weapons. As the campaign goes on, the party will encounter some of these “falselight” weapons in the hand of villains, a pale imitation of a true lightwrought weapon, but affordable for your average merc or pirate. 

Mechanic: Brightsmithing

Like all talented artisans, those who which to create lightwrought weapons need superior materials in order to realize their aims, the same way that a master smith wouldn’t use the same metal to construct nails as they would a sword.

To this end, brightsmiths make use of special crystalline prisms that can drink in light over a matter of time to later be extracted by the smith with the use of special lenses and mirrors. Prisms typically resemble a colorless piece of rock-quartz with a starry sparkle about their edges, and as brightsmithing propagates throughout a setting it’s not unusual to see travlers, sailors, and adventurers all carrying these stones (or atleast fragments of them).

There are two sorts of prisms: Stable and Volatile, each ranked along the same rarity access of regular magic items.

Stable Prisms need to soak in the specified light in order to abzorb its properties, requiring a total of 24 hours of exposure to a specific arrangement of light in order to gain a charge.   Once that charge has been used to create a lightwrought item, this prism is reusable, though the rarity of the item produced will always be one step in rarity below that of the stable prism itself

Volatile Prisms are fast acting, requiring only a minute of exposure in order to develop a charge. This speed comes with several downsides, in that the prism is single use and must be stored in dark conditions lest it drink in the ambient light of a room spoiling its potential. The charge of a volatile prism is always equal to that of an item of its rarity.

The other thing brightsmiths need, obviously, is light: the more potent the better, thought what exactly determines the potency of light is highly subjective, relating to any number of factors:

The light is part of a display that could be considered uniquely beautiful

The character trapping the light is feeling some level of personal poignancy, associating it with a strong memory or emotions

the source of the light is volatile or dangerous

Few have seen the source of this light in living memory

there is something primal, divine, or otherworldly about the source

For every factor a source of light matches, the charge it generates in a prism is counted as one level of rarity (starting from common) to a max of the rarity of the prism.

When given over to a capable brightsmith, a charged prism counts as the raw materials required for an item of the corresponding level, with the particular quality and source of the light determining a thematic link with the item to be crafted.

Lightwrought weapons by default also deal magical radiant damage in addition to their other types, making them a sought after alternative for expensive enchanted weapons when dealing with those beats of the astral sea that might be resistant or outright immune to mundane steel

[dougydoug8797]

Dream Team in their ultimate forms

1. Titan Luz and Calamity Anne

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2. Celestial Ben and Ultimate She-Ra

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3. Dragon Jake and Dragon June

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4. Phantom Charged Danny and Flaming XJ9

[itsacon10]

The Doctor and the Unpopular Opinion

Can we talk Doctor Who and RTD?

I know that there are lots of fans of his, but watching these three specials reminded me of everything that I couldn't stand about his first run with the show.

Yes, I get that it's a television show dealing with all sorts of aliens that can do all sorts of things, but once those parameters have been established, normal rules apply.

So, in "The Star Beast", once the Meep activates his spaceship, the engine starts to destroy various roads through London, presumably because the engine needed power that would be tapped from the Earth and ultimately destroy London. Got it. No problem. And then when the engine is shut down, the roads just automatically repair themselves. ?!?!? I mean, I can live with that, I'm just not thrilled and think it's incredibly lazy writting.

No, my bigger issue was in "The Giggle." The climax gave me flashbacks to RTD's Master. Remember John Simm leaping around the junkyard, laughing manically, shooting lightning from his fingers? Unfortunately, I do, which brings me to the climax of "The Giggle". The Toymaker and the two Doctors having a game of catch, but one which is being played at superhuman speed? You can make the arguement that The Toymaker could, given that he is not originally of this dimension and has powers to manipulate reality. But the two Doctors? No. That's not who the Doctor is. Intelligent, yes. Clever (and I hate using this ever since Moffatt was the showrunner), yes. Alien, yes. But not superhuman. I mean, if that was the case he would have easily outrun the doppleganger in "Wild Blue Yonder."

I'm ok with Doctor Who being silly. I'm ok with it not taking itself seriously. But this is just an easy out, a deus ex machina, where before, and I thought it was highlighted more with 13 than with other recent Doctors, the companions helped to work out the solution. There was no solution other than the Doctor(s) exhibiting superhuman physical attributes. It's lazy. It's also a bit insulting.

As for "The Giggle" on the whole, it was long expositions and Neil Patrick Harris being Neil Patrick Harris with only the barest of plots. I mean, I liked the premise, but once it was established...there was nothing to it. Also, the disembodied hand picking up the tooth is the exact same ending with Simm's Master, with his ring being snatched off a pyre. Only, the tooth was literally on the edge of Avenger's UNIT Tower and the owner of the hand would have had to have been hovering in mid air. I will be disappointed, but not surprised, if Sacha Dhawan doesn't return as the Master. (Also, why can't RTD move on with characters? Bringing back Tennent for 14 is one thing, which I also don't get other than RTD wanted to do more Doctor/Donna stories, but now he's just hanging out in Camden? His time is over. Move on.)

Everybody has their own opinions of Doctor Who, and there are those who have no issue my issues, which is fine. My extremely unpopular opinion is that 13 was the best of NuWho because I think Chibnall understood wholly what makes Doctor Who Doctor Who.

[0bunarts0]

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[melodiousmonsters]

Oh also forgot why I logged on here, I made an adult torrt design for an art contest and also attempted to copy the half-dof style that the adult clestials have. I will most likely be using this design as the basis for my teenage torrt design for my au, unless I REALLY like the cannon adult design because god damn I love them so much my baby. Also the torrt of this universe is named Onix, and they have very different details from the cannon one which this design is based off of. I am working on a sheet of all the elder celestial's designs and form now on you guys won't see any of the others ages becuase I feel like it, also their personalities may be slightly spoilery as the celestials are the main focus of what I'm planning to be the story of the modern monster world.

[alexoreality]

YES YES YES

I read a book about bloodline/clan and I put the two idea together because also If dawn Island had bloodline were they have special ability blessed by Nature and skill set taught by the adults.

Imagine in Sababody most people looking at Luffy who got all dress nicely for today how beautiful he was even Kidd and Law couldn't help but look at him

In Wano Luffy walking around the place with Otama as many people admire his beauty because he look like a maiden with his silk hair as Otama loves touching it because of how soft it is.

I imagine most nobles and clestial dragon really wanted most of them but because of *cough* Garp they wouldn't dare to touch any of them.

Big Mom pirates would hear about them but never saw them up close Imagine Luffy walking in a beautiful outfit with his hair down as residents admire and giving him compliments

@aenbyveryverygayperson

OWUSHWHS GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE IS THIS WORHTY OF A NEWS AU ARTICLE

"Breaking News, Fifth emperor is after Pirate Empress' Title of The Most Beautiful Person in the world

I CAN SEE IT SO MUCH

@q-ueen-potato you gotta talk to him, I'm making the drawing rn and GODDAMN FEED ME IDEAS GIVE IT TO ME

I absolutely love this

[slaypanda]

READER my au X ASL TRIO

Part 1 "The beginning"

TW:BLOOD,SCARATCHES,BRUISES, RUNAWAY,BROKEN BONES,F!READER, TRAUMA

You are quietly walking in the hallways of the Clestial Dragon ship. Silently wiping your bloody child hands on your ripped robe,and hide in a crate that would be thrown overboard. The Clestial guards grab the crate as you cover your mouth with your hands to not make noise. The guards throw the crate over board with some other unnecessary items, not knowing the let a slave escape.

Finally escaped.. from the hands of the Celestial Dragon. Your not sure if you will make it, just being stuck in a crate at the dead of night. So you slowly open the top of crate and go into the water as cold water hits your skin. You can still see the ship not to far away from you so you have to be quiet. You see what looks like several hills, moutains, cliff? Whatever it was it might be helpful in your escaping. You climb the cliff, your hands and feet bleeding. You keep climbing carefuly and focus on your grip or you'll fall. You almost missed your footing but regained it again and finally reached the top of the cliff.

You let out a breath you didn't know you were holding trying to calm yourself from the spike of adrenaline rush. Your finally...safe.. You see that up here there is a foreat with trees that are 50x bigger than you. You slolwy stand up as pain washes over your body, you fall face first on the grass, dirt covering your cheek. You stand up once more now being able to hold yourself up. Throwing the hood tagt is attached to the robe over your head to cover your face. Now start walking into the forest.

After a couple of steps you put one foot in the ground, more like one foot in the grave as you hear your feet bone "crack"now probably broken. You shake it off and keep walking, as the chains that uses to hold you, slides on the ground, around your feet, neck, wrist..especially sea stone which was even worse. You dont dare make a sound a you step on a sharp object. "Shh"you tell yourself or they might hear you. "Run from the ship, all you need is your name" you tell yourself as you still feel the carving of your name in the seastone collar. You wipe the sweat on your brow (which really didnt mattered cuz you were already soaked when you were swimming to begin with) and you feel your blood running through your veins.

You shake your head as "what if" thoughts run through your head. "Dont think twice, you'll be dead in the second. If I dont find a safe place" I think to myself as I keep speed-walking looking for anyone who can help me. My neck and chest are starting to ache and ache. I let out a scream in pain as I try to keep my ground. You turn your eyes from your hands to the heaven as you pray for some good luck to come. You pass through every thought that happen before being captured by the Clestial Dragons. Your life wasn't good before you got captured but you had freedom. Killed your pride.

You keep your guard up already killling a few animals you were about to attack, turning your fear into a wepon. Oh how long you've walked and your body feels like its about to collapse, your eyelids slowly closing. " No. Dont you let them take control or take my soul now" you tell yourself as you keep walking.

You see a house or somthing like that and it has people inside and god they were LOUD! "Will they help me, or mabye they w.." "no, no time for takebacks." Your vision slolwy blurring and becoming fuzzy. With the last energy you knock on the door. Ou see a shadow walking to the door from the inside "its not the devil at the door jeez" you hear a person sayfrom inside and you see your shadow on the floor before you collapse onto the ground. You see in a blurty sight a big person probaly a man with orange hair and a cigar, with a white blouse. Then everything goes black.

A/n:Ima make a part 2 so dont worry, i had this idea and wanted to make a comic but thats not going to happen so im now writing a fic.

[listener-symphony]

Good good, so you know the basics of magic, quite so,!

As for your size, you now contain extremely high levels of energy from your...connections to the clestial bodies... To contain so much energy there needs to be space and your original size well... Wouldn't quite be enough. I believe if you learn how to release this energy as magic you will be able to learn how to return to your original size.

-Wisdom

LL!Scott: …would that mean… destroying anything?

[imperialdelights]

Fancy Clestial ball, fancy celestial people and fancy celestial clothing? Oh you bet your ass Noah's going.

for @crimson-chains 's celestial ball contest!

Unmasked version under the cut

[hellonoblesky]

dean winchester birthday how do we feel

More than anything he deserves a birthday. He of all characters deserved to live on and live a happy life (second probably to Castiel who literally died bc he let himself be happy to confess his love and yk all the other horrors my meow meow went through just to constantly be held under some clestial being’s thumb). So in my heart he’s actually fine. He’s alive. He’s eating pie rn. For his birthday. Bc pie is his favorite

[sonofshin]

Corrupted Clestial brings Xayah and Rakan tied up. "You asked for chicken ? "

"WHAT THE HECK, SORAKA!? UNTIE THEM! THEY ARE MY FRIENDS! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"

[artparks-sculpture]

A sculpture titled 'Clestial (Small lovable Bronze Horse statues)' by sculptor Yanina Antsulevich. In a medium of Bronze and in an edition of 2/8.

[djkelli]

Me & You

Hexed Poses –C34 @Pose Fair Opens April 16th Doux Hair  – Pammy Hairstyle Luxury Backdrop Lelutka – Ora Head eBody – Reborn Swallow Ears – Dropped Lel EvoX Ears Joy – Luxury Spider Eye 7 Deadly s[K]ins – Polka Vegas Tattoo – Topgun Unholy – Memnoch Earrings (for Swallow Dropped Ears) Le Forme – M02 Dark Glossy LePunk – Duct Tape Cheek & Face Set Clover – Clestial Piercings Emicsa –…

[melodiousmonsters]

someones life was spared today, and hey now i don't need to fully design teenage clestials myself!

[alexoreality]

I just imagined long hair Luffy au where Dawn Island were consider for having the most beautiful people of any gender as people say its smooth like silk but strong like cotton if you have a lot of it could be used as fabric due to how well they take care of it.

Along with they can fight with it they wouldn't have a problem as it could be grab but that were the downfall of losing to dawn.

Clestial Dragon even go there just to get a glimpse of them because of how beautiful all of them where.

When roger pirates where exploring around dawn Island peacful nature seeing the people tradition where they have shop for hair ordiments. Hell gender of any kind was beautiful.

Wano arc the people in the differen villages when luffy styles his hair thx to O tama as he put hair ordiments and different color kimono hell even male couldn't look away as he walk with grace his beauty could rival Kourmasaki and Black Maria.

@q-ueen-potato

HEY HEY GET OVER HERE LOOK LOOK.

Omg OH MY FUCKING GOD YES THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

Give Ace and Sabo more of a reason to be protective of him why don't you?

And the Celestial Dragons visiting Dawn for the people instead of the beautiful Goa Kingdom makes me laugh so hard- like take that stuck up nobles

The nobles and Ceslestials don't have it and they're fucking livid and JEALOUS