#the stardust derivative

[lucydoodlessometimes]

oooohh you guys are not ready for my skyward wish-inspired au. because im not

[kyri45]

ISAT Sky Cotl AU Headcanons Masterlist

Here's the masterpost of the AU with all the comic! Feel free to suggest more if you want!! The list will be updated as the story goes to avoid major spoilers

About the Light /Wishcraft

Everything that is triggered originally in SKy in the AU is triggered by wish craft, which is a power that comes directly from the stars.

The island is filled with mechanism that recognize wish craft users and are modelled based on constellations

Most emotes are the equivalent of different forms of advanced craft hand signs, and each can be used like in Sky to activate certain doors (or to be able to call for creatures, or do other stuff like floating etc...)

There's a high concentration of star (wish) magic at the highest point of the Kingdom (where the eye of eden is currently) and if the habitant get's too far away from the island they wont be able to use some of their original abilities derivated from them (like for example they can't regenerate their wing levels)

About the habitant of the Island

Everyone is born naturally, but they all come from a line of people who were moslty made of stardust

The different seasons are periods of time like the chinese years, and are used as a reference for when people were born or even occurred.

People wear pendants with the season symbol they were born in. The season you were born in doesn't necessarily reflect your personality but can influence your passion

Every year, on the birthday of each sky kid, they meditate at the temple of the prince to visit Orbit and gain more power from the stars. They then come back with new "wings" every time. All kids do it with their parents or guardians until the age of 17th, which is the mark of them gaining their 6th wing wedge. From then on, they are officially considered an adult and can fly to orbit by themself. (I'm dividing the sky levels in half, since no one could live up to 200 years, so 4 wings is 5 y/o, 5 wings is 10 y/o, 6 wings is 17/18 y/o, 7 wings is 27 y/o, etc…)

People can decide to follow one of the Elders based on what they want to do in life/ which elder they are closer to (Dawn elder teaches navigation throught the stars, Forest elder teaches creativity and architecture, Valley twins trains your phisical ability and the Vault elder teaches you about the more advanced crafts). After they succeded in all the quests and finished their studies, they are blessed by the elders (which is the equivalent of finish one of the constellations, so you get the same gifts. Yes, the Valley Twin gift is literally them just allowing you to copy their haircut)

Moths are the equivalent of very young kids who still haven’t figured out which kind of person they want to be, which Elder they prefer to follow.

Elders are as big as they are for the same reason of the King in ISAT, the abnormal amount of craft they use is reflected in a collateral effect in their body

About their colture

Paper boats are rituals they used to send messages and wish anonimously, and are crafted so they can't get wet in the water

All capes are crafted so that you are always not too cold or too hot regardless of the climate

Creatures such butterflies, manta, fish and bird all are made of stardust as well, and recognize sky people as one of them and are able to charge them like in Sky

Their language is written with an alphabeth based on constellation shapes

SInce constellations are seasonal you would end up having different events based on the constellation they are under at the moment (days of nature, days of color, days of love, days of fortune)

About Siffrin

lived on the more outside part of the island, in the towns over the black sand beach (isle of dawn) which is the only part of the Kingdom open to visitors, travellers, traders, merchants.

Siffrin was born during the season of Performance and the Performance Guide was one of their first childhood presence during his first years. He continued to be passionated by acting even though he didn't live in Valley, but he and their parent still visited the Village Theather occasionaly to see some of their spectacle.

Had their cape made by his mother as custom, and before coming back to the island could never understand why it was so important that he should always wear it.

Siffrin before the events in the game always felt weird when it rained, was like slowed down and tired and sleepy. (by @forwonderfulpeople)

His call is the bird one (by @lone-owl-s-nest )

About The Wish (AKA The Eye of Eden)

The wish created a cataclysm so big people, not even Elders, can rememeber which was the original wish that caused it.

it made dissapear all people who were on the island, leaving only a spark of their memory

The Wish make you both forget and lose your wish craft power.

Krills are very big sadness

[hotmessmaxpress]

Italian: from the personal name Celestino, a derivative of Latin caelestis, meaning ‘heavenly’.

(riders and names, pt 1/?)

// nameberry.com/ cambridge dictionary/ bacchus und ariadne, domenico fiasella, 1589-1669/ cambridge dictionary/ 93 percent stardust, nikita gill/ yellow, coldplay/ portrait of urania, 19th century, british school, detail/ written in the stars, the girl and the dreamcatcher/ eckhart tolle/ background is galileo’s observation of the pleiades

[tategaminu]

SOOO the title for 05X6 dropped and I'm going feral

Be prepared to hear my long ass theory about this episode and why it will be the rayllum fully gets back together episode (I'm annoying)

Of course we already know season 6 will mirror S3 or at least that's what it looks like. "Moonless Night" is episode 5‚ the same one when Callum and Rayla first got together‚ just as 4 had the title of the place they reach. (The Midnight Desert‚ The Starcrapper)

I have to add‚ just as season 3 had Nyx‚ there's this sky girl called Astrid who may act as the Nyx parallel‚ who knows.

I don't use Discord but my info provider (hello there) told me Devon said episode five would be emotionally heavy and a favourite. A person said ep2 of season 5 were their favourite because the cute rayllum moments and Devon said "until 5 of 6" 🧐

Aparently, it was confirmed by writers this episode would DESTROY people KILL EVEN, well maybe not that but you get me. We know how emotional these two blorbos are for each other right? and we for them. In Discord, a person said ep2 of season 5 were their favourite because the cute rayllum moments and Devon said "until 5 of 6" 🧐

Now let's go to the juicy part. The title. This title is absolutely loaded. like wth. We all know whose favourite girl is related to the moon right? of course we are worried. But I think she's gonna be ok, in the end at least, let me explain.

Of course I'm asuming this scene from the teaser may be from episode 5. We see Callum falling in a moonless night but I'm guessing the title isn't that literal. I think Callum is falling emotionally and literally just as he has before for Rayla. He fell in love with her‚ he fell off a cliff for her and then fell emotionally when she left. The sky he is in is dark‚ no moon‚ representing his own mental state without Rayla. Rayla left him at night just as Callum is falling in the night (omg)

Callum had a moonless night every day for two years because his guiding moon wasn't in his life. I think they may talk about it or it will affect Callum in this episode some way.

Note that the teaser opens with this scene, next we have Aaravos saying "we are all of us, stardust, held together by love for an instant"

(wow subtle foreshadowing you guys)

and the teaser ends with Callum losing his love wings. The wings he got for her. Basically opening with a rayllum scene and closing with a "rayllum" scene ya know

In Chasing Shadows Rayla specifically mentions the stars in his eyes‚ when he does the big speech:

Now‚ what do I think will happen?

EP3: They visit the Silvergroove? just like in ep 3x3. Maybe visit Ethari? "heeey your husband is alive ok bye". My own guess is that they will get the boat from the leaked scene there since there are moon animals in that thing and reach the frozen ship with that.

Ep4: they reach destination and meet the sky elves, Astrid included, with no hiccups. ba dum tss

Ep5: Basically 05x3 but different and sexier

Whatever Callum is about to do I highly doubt Rayla will agree with it because you know how they are (me getting hurt is ok but not you). He convinces her like he did in TTM‚

But this time Rayla is the one to say it

I think that even if Callum promises he will be ok‚ he will have a "I want you to know" moment again and that may lead to talking about her leaving. This may derive into a kinda argument. Callum and Rayla can't continue their talk because they get interrumped (once again) but the memories of a broken heart and feelings affects him badly. He's just emotionally distraught and loses his love wings because whatever. I doubt Rayla isn't seeing any of this, you know how she is. She didn't spend 7 hours watching him sleep to actually not watch this like c'mon

This time Rayla may be the one saving Callum from falling (literally and metaphorically). Now yeah Rayla can't fly but maybeeee

A: she calls out for his name, "waking" him up

B: she just jumps (im going for this one) like Callum did for her. She jumps, not knowing if it's going to work, wakes him up after catching him‚ Callum is able to get his wings back and fly them both into safety, Callum gets his love wings again for her but this time she's being the savior (in the most part). Maybe even completing whatever mission they ask as well. TOGETHER.

After this we may get a Rayla is a hero speech or this time Callum is a hero speech, I don't know‚ I think it would be more fitting if it's from Callum and the hero Callum speech is from Rayla to her parents. Whateve, they finally have their three sesaon dragged conversation and they both kiss like in S3 but maybe reversed this time (Rayla kissing first and apologizing and Callum kissing her next) and they fully come back together :'). I dont think we will get an I love you until ep 9 but we won't really need it here right? we already know!

The episode ends with them kissing under the moon. Moonless Night ending with with a moon night (metaforically and literally)

Now‚ this is just my own guess and it sounds very very self-indulgent (heh) but a girl can dream

[neil-gaiman]

Dear Mr. Gaiman, I'm writing an essay about mythological concepts being embodied in mostly fantasy novels, like "Iron Widow" by Xiran Jay Zhao and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. I'm also including yours, "Neverwhere", the "Ocean at the End of the Lane", and "Stardust". When talking about the Lilim, I could say that their name derives from Lilith, but I'm unsure, and if that's not where you got it, I'd hate to put untrue information. So, if it's one of those things where you can tell me that, it'd be really nice to have that, but I know you don't like directing how people perceive your novels, so if it falls under that, I'd understand. Thanks for your help, if you see this and choose to tell me.

Lilim is an old word, used mostly to denote the children of Lilith. In Stardust we learn that,

The three old women were the Lilim—the witch-queen—all alone in the woods.

The three women in the mirror were also the Lilim: but whether they were the successors to the old women, or their shadow-selves, or whether only the peasant cottage in the woods was real, or if, somewhere, the Lilim lived in a black hall, with a fountain in the shape of a mermaid playing in the courtyard of stars, none knew for certain, and none but the Lilim could say.

But the relationship between the Lilim and Lilith is never explained.

[cherrylng]

Character of the Month - DAFT PUNK [ROCKIN'ON (December 2000)]

It was Daft Punk who opened the next door of dance music! The new single ‘One More Time’, their first release in three years and eight months, is one of the greatest dance anthems of the last years of the 20th century. It's a track that strips away the melancholy and vintage feel of the strong disco of Stardust's ‘Music Sounds Better With You’, leaving nothing but rapture in its bare bones. Romanthony's JB-derived soul voice is sliced through a Daft Punk-style filter and seeps into the brain as a terribly pleasurable substance. It's a song that, when I listen to it, I can't stop thinking about the first New Year's party of the 21st century, with floors all over the world swaying to its vibe. All right, don't stop dancing! The party's not over yet.

And this time, there's one more bomb. The shaved, Doraemon-like man in the picture is the brains behind Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter himself! This wonderfully futuristic looking character I personally consider to be the next generation of characters, surpassing Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai). At any rate, the new album, which is sure to shake and tear all mankind, is due in February 2001!

[freakinflipflop]

OK like. I've been thinking about Stars as emblematic of wishes and I had a draft post but couldn't get my words together enough to fully write it down. But essentially stars and wishes are so thematically tied together.

So what are the implications of Loop calling Siffrin stardust?

On the one hand. HI TWO HATS SPOILERS DON'T KEEP READING IF YOU HAVENT GOTTEN THE ACT 6 BOSS THANKS

So. On the one hand it fits Siffrin from ISAT being kind of a remnant of Loop. Loop is the star, Siffrin is what came after, when they were crushed to pieces.

But then also! With stars symbolizing wishes!! Siffrin is the broken remnants of Loop's original wish. Siffrin is stardust- their wish is broken, but it remains, shining, still visible but being ground down with time. He's also derivative- he's not the star itself (that would be Loop), but is instead just the remnants of it after it explodes and dies.

Loop's wish is still whole, but they have BECOME it. They ARE a star, which means they are both their own wish and also able to be wished on. The results of their wish are permanent, and are tied into their being, but they also assist Siffrin with HIS wish. Siffrin also says that he wouldn't have been able to get out of the loops without Loop, which suggests that Loop DID have a hand in ultimately granting Siffrin's wish. However, just like the rest of the stars in ISAT, they're ultimately destined to be distant, and slowly be forgotten by all other than those who knew them well.

[redgoldsparks]

I've never won National Novel Writing Month, but I am participating for my 7th time (not consecutively) this year. In the past I've always enjoyed receiving the Pep Talks from published authors, which are essentially like letters of encouragement to all of the writers trying to pour out the first draft of a novel in a month. A few of the ones I read, especially in my first year of doing NaNo, really stuck with me so I was very delighted to be asked to contribute one this year. You can read my Pep Talk here on the NaNo site but I will also post the full text below the cut. And to anyone doing NaNo this year-- good luck and keep writing!

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I wanted to be a writer long before I knew I had anything to say. 

I had a childhood immersed in stories. My parents took me to the local library every week, where I checked out stacks of fantasy novels. I would pick up any book with a dragon, elf, sword, castle, wizard, or spaceship on the cover and my heroes were the authors and illustrators of these magical worlds. 

At some point I started to wonder about these writers. Who were they? What were their lives like? I began to pay more attention to author’s notes and was astonished to discover that many authors I loved mentioned each other in their acknowledgements. In The Ladies of Grace Adieu, Susanna Clarke thanked Neil Gaimen, Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow, and Charles Vess. In Stardust, Gaimen thanked Clarke in return, and also Diana Wynne Jones. Ursula K Le Guin and Robin Hobb wrote blurbs for Patrick Rothfuss’ Name of the Wind. In Finder, Emma Bull thanked Terri Windling, Steven Brust, and her husband, Will Shetterly. Tamora Pierce, George RR Martin, Peter S Beagle and Kelly Link all blurbed books by Ellen Kushner, who thanked more people than I have space to name. 

Holy shit, I realized. All of these authors know each other! They’re friends! This was followed by a second thought: If I want to meet them, and especially if I want to be friends with them, maybe I should publish a fantasy novel myself. 

That realization gave me a new goal, but no specific pointers on how to pursue it. I started out as many young authors do: I began writing long fantasy narratives with orphaned protagonists, extremely derivative of the fantasy I’d read as a teen. During multiple successive NaNoWriMos I chipped away at a YA novel about a boy and a dragon. I started drawing a webcomic about a thief who tried to rob a monastery only to be foiled by a witch with the same plan. These stories had characters, settings, and some plot but what they didn’t have was themes. They didn’t ask any questions about what it means to be human, and they didn’t touch on any of the big concerns I was wrestling with in my personal life: gender, sexuality, and identity. 

It took the rather painful experience of a literary agent telling me my fantasy work was unpublishable before I set my early stories aside, stepped back, and changed the direction of my writing towards exploring the big, vulnerable themes I had been shying away from. 

What I discovered is that instead of making writing harder, facing these themes head-on made writing easier. In my earlier work I had frequently hit writing blocks, places in my outlining process where I felt like I was wading through mud. When I didn’t know what I was trying to say on a meta level with my story it was often hard to decide what should happen next at the plot level. I would send my characters from location to location, but I’d be unsure of what they should do there, because I was unclear on how their actions added up to a larger picture. That feeling of being stuck and uncertain over what should come next fell away when I started focusing more clearly on expressing my bigger themes. Suddenly the path forward felt smooth. All it took to follow it was bravery and persistence. 

I also achieved my initial goal in wanting to be a writer. I have now met and befriended many other authors, not the same set that I idolized as a teen, but different writers who are exploring many of the same themes and questions in their work as I do in mine. I have friends, colleagues, co-authors, and writing partners to thank in my acknowledgements– often more than I have space to name. 

During this month, I know many of you are focused solely on pouring out the words. That is very important, but I recommend you take some time to think about the larger themes of your story as well. What message, hope, fear, question, or truth are you trying to communicate to the world through your writing? I promise that clearly articulating your themes will help you tell your story and find the friends and writers who will become your community. 

Good luck, and know that I am writing alongside you, and rooting for you! 

Maia Kobabe, Fall 2023

[serataph]

could you tell us about your ocs ? ive been seeing a lot of them lately n i would love to figure out more :0

uhhh written half-asleep summary

so basically this is ori

he's a partial celestial that had his body reformed and his soul revived after getting killed by his best friend, basically.

before i give the rough summary, this guy is a terraria oc. fae is a terraria oc. this will involve terraria lore. notable things are the moon lord, the cultists worshiping the moon lord, the lunatic cultist [the character ori derived from], the calamity mod, and stardust celestials.

the reasoning for the terraria background is that ori came from a playthrough of the calamity mod that happened right after a vanilla run. where I was like "haha wouldn't it be cool if the lunatic cultist from the previous playthrough ended up as a character?" because we had already been making characters with personalities n stuff because the group I played with are all avid writers and/or artists. including me

their character arc centers around uncovering their old memories and coming to terms with themself and their actions. generally just learning how to stop living in the past

this is Tia [who isn't my character]

she belongs to @postinguntilitransitionnn, who doesn't actually have terraria and so her entire thing was being intangible until Ori kills the god that cursed her. tia is in a romantic relationship with Ori and takes care of Ori whenever he reverts to a fluffy noodle.

this is Janaier [who also isn't my character]

he belongs to someone who isn't on tumblr. this guy ""domesticates"" Ori (teaches them social norms after being cooped up in a shelter for a few years) and is their best friend. they go through a lot of traumatizing events together. also he has an edgy backstory and is sexually ambiguous

under the cut is the """backstory""" of Ori [which is 2 years old and is yet to be rewritten/revamped.]

this backstory is kind of outdated so yeah

I'm making a really rough summary but he was raised in a cult worshiping an eldritch after the family that was [barely] taking care of him was kind of killed by his uh best friend at the time, the guy with the hat that I draw sometimes. he isn't my character. the killing was totally justified tho because they kind of kidnapped him to get ori to kill him as proper initiation into the cult. dedicate yourself to the moon lord via sacrificing someone close to you!!!! so yeah after his family is killed he's taken in by the cult his family was a part of and eventually rose to leadership. and then he gets killed by his best friend. and then gets revived by cult escapees. i guess uhmmm

this backstory is from 2 years ago and I haven't changed a single thing about it since I thought about it with my friend at the time and like saying it out loud I should really properly write down a few things because the summary sounds nutty (sobbing emoji here)

[pandaofsecrets]

What's in a Name — Miraculous Ladybug

5. KWAMI

5.1. Yin-Yang Tier

Tikki: according to Thomas Astruc, it's supposed to mean "happiness" in a language he can't remember. After doing some research, I believe he was going for the Greek word "eftychia". Interestingly enough, this word had the meaning of "good luck" in Ancient Greek, and is ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek word "tyche", meaning "luck, fortune", which was also the name of the Greek goddess of luck, equivalent to the Roman goddess Fortuna.

Plagg: from English "plague".

5.2. Top Tier

Trixx: from English "tricks".

Wayzz: either from English "wise" or "ways".

Pollen: self-explainatory.

Nooroo: either from the Japanese pronunciation of English "null", as this was his name in previous drafts, or from an Arabic word meaning "light". That, or "neuro-".

Duusu: either from French "douce" ("sweet", F), Luxembourgish "duuss" ("gentle, tender, soft") or various Slavic words for "soul", like Polish "dusza" or Czech "duše".

5.3. Zodiac Tier

Mullo: from French "mulot", meaning "field mouse". It was initially supposed to be Toppo, from the Italian word for mouse ("topo"), but this was changed during development. This latter name did, however, still end up being used once in the English dub of Kwamibuster.

Stompp: self-explainatory.

Roarr: self-explainatory.

Longg: from Mandarin "long", meaning "dragon".

Sass: most likely from the hissing sound a snake makes.

Kaalki: in reference to Kalki, the tenth avatar of the god Vishnu, which is depicted as a white horse.

Ziggy: most likely from German "Zeige", meaning "goat". Is also a reference to Ziggy Stardust.

Xuppu: in reference to Xu Sheng, a character from "Journey to the West" who initially rejects the existence of Sun Wukong before becoming a devotee of his in the story "The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal" by Pu Songling. The name is a blending of the character's name and the author's.

Barkk: self-explainatory.

Orikko: from "cocorico", which is the French word for the sound a rooster makes.

Daizzi: in reference to the pig character Zhu Baije from "Journey to the West", who is often called "Dai Zi", meaning "idiot".

5.4. Others

Liiri: from Albanian "liri", meaning "freedom".

[paramounticebound]

~ Character Info Sheet

name: Sibahl Khan Noonien Singh

name meaning: 'Khan', often a surname, is derived from the historic title khan, referring to a military chief or royalty. Ruler, leader, king. / 'Noonien' is of Chinese origin and means "gifted one". The story goes that Gene Roddenberry, in the midst of the Cold War, was attempting to find a friend with this name and hoped seeing it on the big screen would enable them to connect again. / 'Singh' is a Punjabi/Sikh surname, derived from the Sanskrit word सिंह (IAST: siṃha) meaning "lion", and is used in the sense of "hero" or "eminent person". ['Sibahl' is rooted from two different sanskrit words: 'singh' which means lion and 'bal' which means strength.]

tl;dr his name is an amalgamation of different cultural roots, while the general meanings remain consistent.

alias/es: The Augmented Prince, The Augmented Tyrant, John Harrison, Captain, Popsicle, KHAAAAN

ethnicity: indian british now ig thanks section 31 ┐('～`；)┌

one picture you like best of your chara:

and his alternate fc b/c i have no chill:

three h/cs you've never told anyone:

His name, I suppose. Learning that 'Khan Noonien Singh' was not the original name for the character sort of set me off, along with the moment in the comic where he took on a new moniker. Sibahl is the name that Sarina gave him, and sometimes he still tastes it in the back of his throat; yet when he'd realized what he must become to lead his people, he shed it in favor of KHAN.

While he fears failure and loss, Khan does not fear death. Truthfully, he finds the concept comforting in a way that words can barely describe. To return to the earth, to stardust, is so unfathomably beautiful-- to continue the cycle of life until it dissipates in entirety. His body will feed the soil, bacteria and carrion consuming all that he has to offer, and so he will live on and on in a way that the soul cannot. He's absolutely written poetry about it, and you'll never get to read it.

When he was a child, he was gifted a khanda by a close friend of Sarina's-- a historian and antique dealer. While it was originally ornamental in design, Khan sharpened and modified it to become a functional weapon.

While I generally consider him unable to scar, a wound from a previous rp partner yet transcends many of his verses. It's a scar just under his rib cage on the left side, vaguely in the shape of a sunburst.

three things your character likes doing in their free time:

Calligraphy-- he misses paper and ink, how his hands long to create instead of destroy.

Playing chess-- a way to destress while keeping the mind sharp.

Whittling-- he has occasionally been known to gift woodwork he's created. Not as often in his current timeline.

eight people your character likes / loves:

Marla McGivers (@sweetbitterbitten): A mad widower does not a worth leader make. Without her, insanity is the best comfort that can be had. With her-- oh, with her, Persephone to his Hades, he is fit to rule in hell. He is fit to drag it wherever he needs it to be.

Fox Alkaev (@vuulpecula): After writing him for so long, Fox has become interwoven into his story, in some way or another. In every verse, he is somehow connected to her.

Sarina Kaur: Mother is God in the eyes of a child.

Joachim: What is a king without an advisor? This is his right hand man and greatest confidant.

Kati: Much like Joachim, he relies on her wisdom, either as a dampener to his righteous fury, or a kindling when blood must be shed.

Liesel Ivanov (@noblehcart ): Who else can dance only to melody of humming stars and thrumming hearts?

His unnamed child from Wrath of Khan/Ender (@middaysandmidnights): His child, his legacy, his lifeblood. The one whom he hopes will endure despite him.

The rest of his crew: without them, he is nothing, a dead end king, a freedom fighter without a cause.

Multiple muses that have melted his icy heart over the years. I'd make a giant post if you'd let me.

two things your character regrets:

Terran exile, and how long it has taken to regain a rightful throne. He wishes that he hadn't relied on the unknown to save them.

Letting any of his people die. Those that have still haunt him, ghosts ever present, continually chanting, "Our captain has left us behind."

two phobias your character has:

Claustrommetaphobia - fear of suffocation in an enclosed space.

Atychiphobia - an extreme fear of failure.

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[star444xo]

I want you guys to know that everything you’re experiencing is temporary. That statement is both beautiful and terrifying. Yet there’s nothing to fear for nothing here is yours.

You are allowed to hold it for a moment, and then pass it to the next for them to derive their own happiness from the same source.

Every hardship, you have prevailed. You have triumphed.

Every break up you have survived.

Every battle with anxiety you have overcome

Every suicidal thought you have never acted upon.

You are winning every single time, every single second, every step of the way.

It’s going to be okay. You’re going to be okay. You ARE okay.

The universe/God would not bestow anything onto you that wasn’t rightfully yours.

Rightfully yours to handle, rightfully yours to solve, rightfully yours to nurture and develop.

Your deck of cards is not interchangeable with another’s. You just learn through life how to play your cards accordingly. And you will. You have to. There is no other choice but to continue to elevate and triumph.

You ARE triumphant. You ARE successful. You ARE a priority. You ARE important. You ARE loved. You ARE capable. You ARE.

You are all that you are.

Like stardust, we shine

[discostair]

Misconception: Orson Krennic did not deserve his appointment to the Death Star.

The tldr of it is no, this is false. Krennic is arrogant but for a good reason. I respectfully disagree with the notion that he was incompetent for his rank.

Firstly, rationality ≠ intelligence. As the popular internet saying goes; wisdom and intelligence are two separate DnD stats. Krennic's a very brilliant engineer, however he's prone to shortsightedness and irrationality during times of heavy stress.

Now if the Rogue One movie is your only reference to Krennic — as with many fans, I don't blame you if you ran off with a different picture.

With that said, let's break down this misconception, why was he hired in the first place ?

Skillset. The building where Ahsoka had her trial in TCW, aka the Republic Center for Military Operations — Krennic designed the building. It wasn't stated exactly when it was built but Krennic was 29 years old when the Clone Wars began. To be clear, this building was built even before the clone wars so you can extrapolate that he designed it in his mid-to-late 20s. I should also mention that he was a pioneer for Imperial architecture.

Knowledge. Again, at 29 years old, he has memorised all known Separatists / Republic ships, both civilian and military. Orson also has a very extensive knowledge on Geonosian culture and architecture as well as the criminal underworld in the Mid / Outer Rim.

Polyglot. He mastered the Geonosian language in months.

Spatial intelligence. He's able to map out an entire area in his mind just from verbal directions. That was how he managed the Geonosian labyrinthian catacombs.

Photographic memory. Krennic has memorised the Death Star's blueprints and would be able to recall its specifications without needing to refer to them.

Politics / People's Skills. Sure he's not on the same level as with the likes of Tarkin or Palpatine. but Krennic had influenced Geonosian politics throughout the years, and he had manipulated Saw Gerrera's soldiers to attack Tarkin's territory, distracting him so he could seize control of Project Stardust.

Espionage & counter espionage. Project Stardust was heavily inspired by Project Manhattan. But unlike its real life counterparts, there was relatively no leaks to the rebellion until Galen sent Bodhi. Construction began at 22 BBY, that's 22 years straight of water-tight secrecy. The only person to have figured it out throughout those years is Thrawn and that's because he's Thrawn.

TLDR. Unfortunately his ego matches his skillset. I'm more than happy to break each of them down to its separate components.

(The texts were derived from James Luceno's Catalyst & the Rogue One novel)

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Two spreads this time! Plus a reference sheet for a character and some other artfight prep in the form of my thumbnail marker! I guess I could use a digital one, but I think it’s more fun if I use a silly little physical note to keep them consistent. :)

Close-ups, character design/ref, and general AF prep under the cut!

FOWLE R!!! This guy is like… a derivative of a character I’ve had in my head forever. He got created in my scribbles room draw the other guy (who is a lot more human. A LOT. I can’t draw him lmfaoo.), and even though it wasn’t good enough for the other character I really, really liked this design. I’ve posted about him here, and I might post his original sketch page after I complete Sketchbook 29. I’m still deciding if I should go back and post all the other spreads, or just continue with my new sketchbooks only.

His story is still a work in progress, but I’m leaning towards guy who got trapped in a spell because he worked in the castle of a king who pissed some very magic monster off (think the Beauty and the Beast curse? Kinda.), probably because the king was low key pulling a Gaston and decorating his castle with monster mounts or something (general asshat too. Treats his people like dogs.), and while everyone is dealing with this poorly, Fowler takes it as a chance to fly off and actually take the chance to have a better life for himself. He was being treated very poorly as a person, and he ends up adapting very well to the change. :) Also the curse can’t be broken unless everyone works together, and he is so ready to tell the king to kick rocks. Irony probably comes into the fact he was named for his family’s profession of hunting bird monsters. If he was born this way, I think he’d been named Blackberry or something.

Art fight thumbnail thing!!! I’m team Stardust!!! I made one of these last year, but it was just a little sticky note that said the year and my handle. I’m not into the whole “OLD ART” thumbnails (although I don’t mind when others do it!), so I’d rather just put one of these on top of the art for the thumbnail right off the bat.

Art fight thing again, Dubwool, sheared Dubwool, some reference prep for Fowler, bird?????, and journaling stuff.

Dubwool is my buddy in Pokémon Go, because I think it is very funny that he is absolutely huge. He is just one big sheep, y’s-sir. I only play because a couple of my friends use it to keep in touch, in a way. Dubwool replaced my shiny shadow scyther because I really, really want to evolve that mf into scizor to make his shiny more obvious (scyther shiny really is just olive green vs piss green) and I have enough candies but I need an object thing and it’s very tragic. Needed to replace it with something that brings more joy, even though I barely open that game on my own accord.

Plush drawing! That mushroom cap was sewn in :) Also “The Moss” slaps. More Fowler stuff. And I finally broke down an drew a spider-sona-thing; don’t ask, but I had a Spider-Man nightmare and it put the thought in my brain. He does not have a name, but he is based on a spiny orb weaver and is not beating the villain accusations. Worm, who was surprisingly not birthed from a nightmare, is just a little guy. Then more journaling, but emotional edition™. Stress + boredom yum yum wonderful combo that should not exist. These feelings shouldn’t even overlap, but they sure do yes-sir-e. I have not touched a video game and enjoyed it in months and I think a good horror game I haven’t spoiled myself to might fix whatever is going on with me rn. I am drawing too much.

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― All the techniques Sakura Haruno used in Sasuke Retsuden (including her new techniques) + Fire Release

The information presented in this post has been checked and revised. My aim is not to hate or to discredit any of the characters mentioned. Please read about me for further information.

This post will contain evidence in picture format directly from the manga Naruto (1999 - 2014) created by Masashi Kishimoto and published by Shueisha in 1999. I will also use information from the official databooks of Naruto.

In this informative post will explain all the jutsu that Sakura Haruno has used in Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust by Jun Esaka. 

NOTE: This post will be re-written and published when the manga of Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust by Shingo Kimura ends. The future post will contain the novel and the manga version of these techniques.

This analysis will be crossposted in AO3.  

This post is a companion piece to Sakura Haruno’s entire jutsu arsenal. 

In the popular novel Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust written by Jun Esaka and currently serialized by Shounen Jump by Shingo Kimura, Sakura Uchiha uses some of her signature techniques and also shows a renovated side of herself with the debut of her new techniques created by her. 

» FIRE RELEASE:  Despite not being a Fire type ninja, Sakura can summon flames using Katon (火遁) and showing her mastery of 3 different elemental chakra alongside her Water and Earth Release affinities. Fire Release is an element that can be acquired with practice.

However, the ability to summon flames is not a jutsu and it does not relate to the Great Fireball Technique, therefore this new ability is not in her arsenal because of Sasuke. The manga might make this a technique and give it a name.

» SENSING TECHNIQUE: By manipulating chakra, Sakura created her own sensory ninjutsu to map structures and search for objects, hidden rooms or traps. This new technique applies only to her as a master of chakra control. 

Sensing is achieved by kneading chakra to search for other chakra signatures. In the case of special sensors, they knead chakra to search for inanimate objects that do not release an aura or chakra signature, like Sakura's case.

» SENSING TECHNIQUE: Taught in the Ninja Academy, this jutsu allows the user to transform into another person, animal, object, weapon or plant for intelligence gathering or more.

After Sakura deceives and interrogates the real Fandal, the messenger of the Prime Minister of Redaku, she decides to transform into him and have a conversation with Zansul herself. 

» SAKURA’S TAIJUTSU STYLE: As a master of taijutsu, Sakura’s signature style is the strong fist, which damages the opponent physically by exerting exterior damage. She specializes in evasion and using enhanced strength to attack her opponents. 

Sakura has to fight some of the dragons that come in her way or that threaten to kill the prisoners. Because these dragons have been summoned by Edo-Tensei, trying to deliver a fatal blow is hopeless as they will regenerate the damaged parts. For this reason, she throws them around using her outstanding strength. 

» ŌKASHŌ/CHERRY BLOSSOM IMPACT:  Her signature jutsu is achieved by manipulating chakra in her fists and releasing it all at once, a feat that surpasses the control needed in medical ninjutsu. 

Sakura uses this technique to break the walls surrounding the prison to allow the inmates to escape from the dragons. She also fights some dragons using this technique to distance them from the prisoners. 

— Derived technique: Chakra Enhanced Strength: Although this is not a technique, this is the chakra manipulation that Sakura and Tsunade use in their taijutsu. Cherry Blossom Impact is a jutsu created from this control of chakra.

Chakra Enhanced Strength is, as the name implies, the ability to maximize the body’s brute force to the highest level. Sakura uses it to throw stuff at Jiji and distract him.

» BARRIER-TYPE/SEALING TECHNIQUE: By marking her opponent with a cherry blossom shape on their body, Sakura uses her own sealing jutsu to trap the enemies in red chakra threads that are impossible to cut.

Sakura marked Jiji when he visited the infirmary the first time. Because Redaku is a country without shinobi, Sakura was able to measure the chakra levels in Jiji and decided to mark him in case something happened. 

» MYSTICAL PALM TECHNIQUE: The most basic medical ninjutsu technique, it works to close wounds by pouring chakra and accelerating the natural healing process. Sakura has shown a proficiency in this technique unlike other people, being able to use it to self-heal in the midst of battle. 

After Jiji is stabbed by a dragon, Sakura starts performing medical ninjutsu in him despite his refusal, but he dies before there is any chance to save him. Jiji preferred to die than face his lover after his criminal acts.

Once again, Sakura demonstrates to be a well-rounded kunoichi. She displays techniques for the battlefield and for support.

This list features a total of 4 established techniques. 

1. Sensing Technique 2. Cherry Blossom Impact 3. Sealing Technique 4. Mystical Palm Technique

In this list, there is one elemental chakra release. 

1. Fire Release in the shape of flames.

In this list there are 3 forms of taijutsu:

1. Sakura’s taijutsu style 2. Cherry Blossom Impact 3. Chakra Enhanced Strength

The list features a total of 2 techniques created by Sakura

1. Sensing Technique 2. Sealing Technique

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Minior

Minior (#774)

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General Information: Minior are small Pokémon that are derived from mutated nanoparticles. They are 1 foot tall (0.3 M) and with a shell on they weigh 88.2 (40 kg) pounds, but without the shell they weigh 0.7 pounds (0.3 kg).

Minior come in a variety of Core Form colors, and can come in any color in the visible light spectrum that is not produced by combining multiple wavelengths of light. This criteria is meant to specifically excludes whites, greys, blacks, magentas, and browns. Shiny Minior are black with colored triangles. A group of Miniors is called a stardust.

Habitat: Minior form in the stratosphere from mutated nanoparticles, and make their home in the ozone layer. They do not form anywhere else and they cannot be replicated in laboratory settings—yet! Some scientists have been working furiously to develop Miniors in the lab.

Life Cycles: Minior have a tragic but simple life cycle. They’re one of the few Pokémon that do not seem to develop proper eggs, but the atmospheric studies that do exist seem to suggest that Miniors do reproduce with each other like other Pokémon, though its uncertain how this occurs. Newly emerged Miniors eat atmospheric dust and the dust eventually forms an incredibly durable outer shell. Eventually, the shell becomes too heavy and the minior falls to the Earth. The shock of the impact cracks open their shell, exposing their core—the color of which is determined by the dust that they ate in the upper atmosphere. Unfortunately, once a Minior is exposed, it will almost certainly die, for Miniors cannot have their core exposed for too long. The longest recorded lifespan of a wild exposed  Minior is 10 hours, but realistically they will die within 4 hours after exposure. However, trainers have been able to preserve Minior lives by placing them into a Pokéball and protecting their core, before their lifespan is up.

In the stratosphere, Minior make a great food source for other stratospheric Pokémon such as Rayquaza.

It is unknown how long Miniors can live for as its incredibly difficult to track wild Miniors, but in captivity they have been able to live for several years past their original crash-landing to Earth. Please be aware though, that keeping Miniors in Pokeballs is effectively giving them life support, and Miniors cannot be outside their Pokéball for more than a couple hours at a time per day when exposed from their shell. It is actively and strongly advised not to allow Miniors to participate in battle except under limited circumstances. In fact, the only settings where scientists have figured out how to preserve exposed Miniors is under strict laboratory settings that are impossible to replicate out of expensive science facilities—but this does give hope for the future of captive Minior populations, and possibly our understanding of life in the cosmos.

Behavior: Minior are friendly and curious. They are prepared to have short lifespans once they fall to the earth, they are fairly optimistic sorts who enjoy the limited life that they have. Those who have granted them longer lifespans by placing them inside Pokeballs, find their Minior friend to be highly curious, if a bit startled at being able to exist (albeit in a limited capacity) on Earth for so long. Since their main predator are Rayquazas and other upper atmosphere creatures, they don’t have a lot of natural fears toward the Pokémon on land, so get along just fine. If you’re willing to keep very good care of a Minior, then they can make a nice household pet. Granted, Miniors in their Core Form aren’t terribly exciting, but they are listening to what’s going on and even respond! In fact, many trainers with Miniors find that they’re fans of audio experiences, and perhaps letting them listen to music or a good book is a good way to keep them entertained when they’re inside their shell. It’s like having a pet rock, but it’s self-aware and can squeak at you.  

Diet: Dust. They literally just eat dust. If you have a dust allergy, a Minior might be a great solution!

Conservation: Unknown

Relationship with Humans: Miniors are the subject of many tragedies and nature documentaries. Their lives are perfect to encapsulate the mystery of the cosmos or a strange, mysterious friend who enters your life for a brief period but has to leave you forever, and so forth. Quite a number of sad children’s books use Miniors as the go-to Pokémon for the tragic friendships and the terminally ill. In fact, Miniors are often representative of the terminally ill community, or by folks with illnesses that could kill them any day if they do the wrong thing. Miniors are surprisingly common in cancer wards, generally owned by a handful of the staff who keep company to those who may not have anyone else who understands the fears and anxieties that they have toward death. But despite their symbolism with tragic deaths and short lives and terminal illness, Miniors are still beloved for what they are and the joy that they can bring with them in their short existence.

Classification: Minior is the only Pokémon species in its entire phylum of the Family Tree of Evolution (as of Gen 9). Because of this, it defines what it means to be in its phylum, and thus it has the species name Minior minior.

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