#Polaris the Polar Bear

[illustrationist-of-the-stars]

Hey guyssss, is uh....are sonic oc's still in right now? (Please say yes, PLEAS-)

This is so random oml

[mmpookie]

some polaris doodles + some headcanons o7 (spoilers)

-Though Beau and Polaris are not carbon copy look alikes of eachother (except for a few subtle features), they do share alot of random mannerisms, speech patterns, and even the same laugh, which drives Sirius CRAZY

-Bc though they're two different individuals, Sirius can never doubt that they share the same essence (which is canon). I feel like anyone who's spoken to og Polaris wouldn't find it obvious that they do, but they would if they actually KNEW Polaris (like Schedar and Thuban)

-So when with Sirius, Beau will accidently do / say things SO similar to Polaris that it catches Sirius off gaurd,. He'll sometimes genuinely get creeped out and will. like. need a minute.

-Polaris was genuinely a talented/inventive sorcerer who paved the way for magic to be as developed/understood as it is, and happily shared everything he ever discovered or learned with Sirius. Sirius likes to owe everything he knows to Polaris, but never mentions how he had taught Polaris tons of things too- or how they would end up discovering and inventing spells together, since Sirius is a seriously gifted sorcerer as well, but with the disaster that happened, never ended up getting the credit he should have.

-Beau shares alot of the intuitiveness that Polaris had, which Sirius notices. They were a quite a high-credited scholar back in mid-earthium who worked hard academically, and so is able to pick up on the stuff taught at Contell Academy a lot faster than anyone expects they would, (and is why Spica has such a respect for them)

o(-( ough the lore brain-rot makes me sick I'll write more of this bc I suddenly have so many thoughts

[shilohsylvanian]

Peter Polaris, polar bear dad source

[fairyb0ii]

"Polaris And Polar Bear"

[perfettamentechic]

Giornata Mondiale dell'Orso Polare

🌍 Il 27 febbraio. Giornata Mondiale dell'Orso Polare, un'importante occasione per riflettere sulle sfide che questa specie iconica affronta a causa della crisi climatica. Uniamoci per proteggere il loro habitat. 🐾 #GiornataMondialeOrsoPolare #ProteggiamoGliOrsi #perfettamentechic

Giornata Mondiale dell’Orso Polare: Un Abbraccio di Ghiaccio e Cuore Il 27 febbraio 2025, un giorno dedicato a questi magnifici giganti bianchi che, purtroppo, stanno affrontando sfide sempre più grandi. La Giornata Mondiale dell’Orso Polare è stata istituita per la prima volta nel 2011. Giornata decisa per sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sulla situazione critica degli orsi polari, specie…

[mc-speculation]

Neomammalia

The New Mammals

Neomammalia is the most diverse clade in all the realms, with 22 extant species and 4 subgroups.

Lagauria

Hare-eared

Lagauria is a lazarus taxon, represented in the fossil record by Lagauria caerbannogus - also known as the killer rabbit. The first extant lagaurian discovered was the rabbit (L. megalopodus), from which the armadillo (L. armidorsa) split.

The lagaurians. From left to right: the killer rabbit, the rabbit, and the armadillo.

Duripodus

Hard-footed

Duripodus is a diverse clade, with many members having survived Primordial Death. There are 3 smaller clades within duripodus:

Lanatumorphus (wooly-bodied): sheep and their descendants - goats, llamas, and camels.

Boviforma (cow-shaped): cows, mooshrooms, and their descendants - horses, donkeys, and ravagers.

Pansusa (all the pigs): pigs, dolphins, pigmen (extinct), piglins, hoglins, and creepers.

From top to bottom: the members of lanatumorphus, boviforma, and pansusa. Cynodonta

Dog-toothed

Of the cynodonts, the wolf (Cynodonta fidus) is the only to have survived Primordial Death - all other extant cynodonts having since split from them. The descendants of wolves are the dolichocerans (long-tailed): ocelots and cats; the microcerans (short-tailed): polar bears and pandas; and the fox.

The cynodonts. From left to right: the cat (D. jellica), the ocelot (D. leo), the wolf (C. fidus), the fox (C. borealis), the polar bear (M. polaris), and the panda (M. spira).

Hominiopia

Human-faced

Hominiopia is a monotypic genus, with villagers (Hominiopia megalonasus) being the only extant species. The common villager, the pillager, and the witch are all different varieties of villager - though they are not true subspecies as they do not have distinct populations or ranges and often overlap.

The villagers. From left to right: common villager (H. megalonasus commercium), witch (H. megalonasus magicae), and pillager (H. megalonasus rapina).

Return to Vertebrata.

Return to full tree.

[feather-bone]

North Star / Polaris & Co. and a little sea bear family.

[ID: an illustration of an adult polar bear and two cubs walking to the right. One cub sits next to the adult, and the other looks up, on its hind paws. Above them yellow stars shine on a pink and purple sky, and the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are noted. The border is an orange-tined patchwork quilt pattern. End.]

[spanishskulduggery]

You're probably familiar with the cardinal directions in Spanish (and they're usually cognates with English):

(el) norte = north

(el) sur = south

(el) este = east

(el) oeste = west

However there are other more literary terms that you will see from time to time for using the directions as adjectives. This is different from something like norteño/a "northern" or "northerner" and sureño/a "southern" or "southerner"

And sometimes people will say del norte / sur for "from the north/south" as an adjective though it can translate as "northern/southern" regardless

...

Primarily what you will see for the fancier or more literary/geographic terms is:

septentrional = northern

meridional = southern

oriental = eastern

occidental = western

Particularly oriental and occidental get used with geographical terms, like el Medio Oriente is "the Middle East" or something like el hemisferio occidental "western hemisphere"

It's also common to see el Oriente as "the East" or "the Orient", and el Occidente as "the West"

I'd say oriental and occidental are much more common than septentrional for example... Largely you can consider them synonymous, but I think of septentrional as more formal than del norte and meridional feels more formal than del sur to me

These terms may also be used in relation to nautical things, or astronomical terms like constellations or the stars in the night sky, especially septentrional being used for the constellation Big Dipper [called (La) Osa Mayor in Spanish as Ursa Major, or "big bear"; sometimes called El Carro being "the Chariot" or "Wagon/Cart"], and sepentrión or septentrional also applies to stars near the North Star/Polaris and the Little Dipper [(La) Osa Menor or Ursa Minor; "smaller bear"]

Unrelated but Osa means "she-bear" literally; el oso is generally "male bear"

...But in etymology septentrional means "(related to) seven oxen", as the old word for the Big Dipper was "the Plow/Plough" or "Wagon", and it was said that the Seven Stars were the oxen pulling the plough; that sept- is related to "seven"; so again septentrional came to be related to "north" simply because that's what you'd look for as a sailor because that's where the North Star was

In other words, "north" was related to "the North Star and where you'd find it and what other stars were around it" hence septentrional

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The other important directional words you'll want to know are:

el Levante = the East

el Poniente = the West

You may have heard the term "Levant" used for the Middle East; these terms come from Latin but have to do with the rising and setting sun

levantar is "to raise/rise", and poner(se) el sol is "for the sun to set"; thus el Poniente is "where the sun sets" for example and viceversa el Levante is "where the sun rises" which is more based on the old world knowledge of the East being more like Persia, Mesopotamia, and what the Ancient World called Asia [today we'd say "Asia Minor" now that we know fully about China and the Far East]

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Other words to maybe just be aware of:

boreal = North / North wind

austro/a, austral = South / South wind

These you won't see too much except for something like la aurora boreal for "Northern lights" or just the Latin aurora borealis or when you look into the etymology of places like Australia as literally being "southern" [the north wind was el bóreas related to Boreas from Greek mythology]

And maybe be aware of el céfiro "zephyr" which was linked to the west wind; not that you necessarily need to know it for "west wind" unless you're reading Greek mythology or fancy literature, but they do use it when discussing the wind every so often

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Side Note: el norte is also related to the ideas of "finding one's way"; like perder el norte can be "to lose one's way" which is literally "to lose north" - but it's related to nautical terms where people would follow la Estrella Polar "North Star / Polaris" and compasses facing north

A lot of directional vocabulary is related to wind and stars; which does make sense since it features heavily in navigation and nautical terms

[headmaster-merle-ambrose]

YO AMBROSE I need to borrow 500,000 gold because the polar bears have taken me hostage for trying to free their country. Need it by next week or else I'm dead 😨😨😨

...... Young Wizard are you being held for ransom? I can and will send someone to deal with that. You have many powerful allies; I'm certain we can reach a negotiation with Polaris.

But... I suppose I'll get together the 500,000 as backup, just in case. It really isn't difficult to come by, I've heard. I have some of the more experienced wizards to thank.

[dabiconcordia]

Bear In There

There's a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire-- He likes it 'cause it's cold in there. With his seat in the meat And his face in the fish And his big hairy paws In the buttery dish, He's nibbling the noodles, He's munching the rice, He's slurping the soda, He's licking the ice. And he lets out a roar If you open the door. And it gives me a scare To know he's in there-- That Polary Bear In our Fridgitydaire. by Shel Silverstein

[bearotonin-international]

liking the pictures of bloody Polaris bears today lol ^^ idk I just think they look really cool :)

we do too! we think all things about polar bears are cool! including their lethal beast apex predator nature

[mumuscae]

Wow he looks like such a kind person! I hope nothing bad happens to him. <3

wowie arcana twilight inktober day 12??: Ursa Minor

I just....... I just want.... to relook at the polaris lore....because.... I didn't end up processing it enough my first read..... but.... all the lore is scattered throughout the whole game.... and.... that will take days to read through.....and.. and reddit just gives me more questions than answers...a nd.. the translation is hard to deci..pher... .. ough..

[shilohsylvanian]

another double birthday <3

Abigail Bramble (Pickleweed) and Barbara Polaris

credit SSK

[niunai57]

“I don’t know how he does it, but he lights up even the bleakest of nights.”

Polaris Ivalu, a polar bear. Although his facial scars make him look like a ruffian, he is a warm and gentle man. Polaris is quiet but not shy, preferring to communicate through actions instead. No one really knows what’s going on inside his head when he always has a polite, easy-going smile is plastered on his face.

[pupsmailbox]

WINTER ID PACK

NAMES︰ aira. alaska. alba. alban. alina. alpa. alpian. amara. anastasia. andri. aneira. angel. angelina. angelo. apricity. aquila. aquilo. arctic. aspen. aster. aurelian. aurora. avalanche. ayden. balthasar. bambi. bane. beir. beira. beiron. bell. belle. bianca. blanc. blanca. blanch. blanche. blanchesse. blanchette. blaze. blizzard. blizzardette. blu. blue. borea. boreal. boreas. boris. brea. bree. bronya. bylur. carol. caspar. caspian. cedar. chandler. chiffon. chione. chióni. chris. christina. christmas. clara. claudia. cloud. cloude. coco. cocoa. colden. cole. cozy. cream. crimson. crystal. december. dee. dementia. dew. dewdrop. dewey. dewy. diamond. dimitri. divinity. dollett. douglas. ebony. edur. eira. eirlys. eirwan. eirwen. elitsa. ella. elowen. elsa. ember. emmanuel. emmanuelle. eryi. estelle. eternal. euria. everest. everett. everette. evergreen. fannar. faye. fionn. fir. fjolla. flake. flurry. focalor. frediano. freeze. fritz. fros. frost. frostette. frostine. frosty. furina. fuyu. fuyuko. fynn. gale. garland. ginger. glace. glacia. gloria. gwen. gwyn. gwyneira. hail. hala. hazel. hika. holly. icario. ice. icee. icelyn. icicle. icidia. icie. iclyn. icy. iira. iris. isarr. isbert. ivor. ivory. ivy. jack. jaki. january. janus. jarilo. jasper. jolly. joseph. josephine. joy. juniper. kalt. kari. khione. kirsi. kit. ledi. ledia. loden. lucas. lucien. lucina. lumi. luna. lynx. mafuyu. mafuyuko. mary. melchior. merry. mira. miyuki. moon. natalia. natalie. natasha. nevada. neve. nicholas. nick. nieves. nix. noel. noella. noelle. north. nova. november. oak. oakley. olwen. opal. orin. orion. pearl. pela. pepper. peppermint. perla. permafrost. pine. poinsettia. polar. polaris. powder. quinlan. rain. raina. raine. rainer. reign. reyner. robin. rory. rudolf. rudolph. rudy. sally. sarah. scarlett. scrooge. seele. silvia. sioc. snow. snowdrop. snowe. snowesse. snowette. snowfall. snowine. snowstorm. snowy. sol. solstice. soren. spruce. star. stella. stellan. storm. stormy. taiga. talia. theron. tundra. vail. vanilla. vega. viola. violet. vixen. warrin. weiss. whiteout. whittaker. whyte. willow. winny. winter. wren. wynn. wynter. wyntr. yuki. yukio. yule. yulia. yves. yvette. zane. zanna. zarina. zephyr. zuko.

PRONOUNS︰ arc/arctic. arctic/arctic. au/aurora. aura/aura. bear/bear. bleak/bleak. bli/bliz. bli/blizzard. bliz/blizzard. blizz/blizzard. blizzard/blizzard. blue/blue. chi/chill. chill/chill. chilly/chilly. christ/christma. christ/ma. clou/cloud. cloud/cloud. co/cold. co/cozy. coat/coat. cold/cold. cool/cool. cozy/cozy. cri/cryst. cry/cryo. cry/crystal. crys/crystal. crystal/crystal. drift/drift. drip/drip. drop/drop. fall/fall. fir/fir. fla/flake. flake/flake. flu/flurry. flur/flurry. flurry/flurry. fre/freeze. free/freeze. freeze/freeze. freeze/froze. frig/frigid. fro/frost. fros/frost. frost/bite. frost/frost. frostbite/frostbite. froze/frozen. gla/glace. glacier/glacier. globe/globe. glove/glove. gust/gust. hai/hail. hail/hail. hx/hxm. hy/hym. ice/ice. ice/icicle. icicle/icicle. it/it. ix/ix. kit/kit. mitten/mitten. pine/pine. plunge/plunge. polar/polar. rain/rain. rain/rainy. scarf/scarf. seal/seal. sharp/sharp. she/shiver. shi/shiver. shiver/shiver. shx/hxr. shy/hyr. sky/sky. sle/sleet. sleet/sleet. slip/slippery. slush/slush. sno/snow. snow/flake. snow/snow. snow/snowflake. so/snow. soft/soft. spire/spire. sto/storm. storm/storm. storm/stormy. stormy/stormy. tha/thaw. thxy/thxm. thy/thym. tundra/tundra. water/water. wi/wind. wi/wint. wi/winter. win/ter. win/winter. wind/wind. winter/winter. ☃️. ☕. ⛸️. ❄️. 🌌. 🌨️. 🌬️. 🌲. 🎧. 🐻‍❄️. 🕯️. 🗻. 🛷. 🥶. 🧊. 🧣. 🧤. 🧸. 🧺. 

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[gloriaglorheart]

Cannon Lavender Song Wedding attire

So I decided if I would to add a background for this, I would do it in the future cause OH MY GOSH THIS WAS HARD TO MAKE T^T

ANYWAYS We finally have the cannon wedding attire from that short story I wrote on their wedding for in the future!!

Here are some notes. -My wedding lore for sorcerers is that the people getting married dress up with resemblance of the other's constellation (be it their constellation choice, or if the other isn't a sorcerer, their zodiac) - I wanted to make Glory's dress look like a princess, adding some small chains to represent Andromeda. - Alphy's fur hood of his cloak is a lot lighter than his banquet one (just cause I like the idea of it being lighter despite polar bear fur is thick). - They are wearing matching earrings just cause. - I wanted the blue on Gloria's wedding attire to be sparkly with stars, due to there is a meteor shower named after Andromeda. - Alphy has three stars hanging from the belt chain in reference to Polaris. - And uuh.... with Alphy having his shirt undone and tucked in, I have no reason for that besides I debated making him wear like some body paint in the shape of a constellation on his chest. Other than that old iea, I put it cause I didnt know what to do with his shirt and I have grown TOO use to that sorcerer outfit with his torso on display /T/^/T/