#astralog

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astralog ; archives and mémoirs of a starfaring entity. carpe noctem, another sleepless night brought to me the random urge to properly compile notes and archives on abilities / weapons / artefacts, which certainly no one cares about bUT at least i can rejoyce to have a proper note on the matter u _ u tumblristerribleforlongrambleformatpleasebringhelp writing at 4am is a habit but likely not the best eureka to make sure there is no eggshells... welcome to a starbound journey into memory lane and nostalgia, if you still proceed to digest this nonsense your bravery will be perceived ⋆˙⟡

✵ abilities — ❛ there was once a star known by everyone and no one. ❜

✧ shapeshifting · able to change one’s shape at will.  ability to shift, despite a known set of limitations. morphology shifts with everything else and she needs to have a perfect understanding of the creature she shifts into. otherwise it might end very gruesomely if she fails somewhere, hence ability is limited to a number of treasured fauna for fondness and practicality. despite being a shapeshifter, those with a perceptive eye may notice slight details ' unnatural ' for a specimen of said species, hence making her out of place, uncanny incomprehensible stranger despite trying to blend in.

✧ pandemonium · able to change bone composition.  ability to change growth of skeletal structure. can use bones as projectiles, literally explode out of esmée's body like a grotesque cage firing them outside at high speeds. can overall change their own bone structure, using bones as weapons or shields, limb additions such as movable tail, etc. 

addition — if high on trigger, can make the target's bone marrow stop making blood altogether. can straight up give bone cancer. auricborn, innards and bones may be tainted of a gilded coat. they may also fade into stardust upon damages, making them akin to bursting constellations.

※  can be paired with bloodtithe.

✧ bloodtithe · able to harden one's blood and use it as weapon.  depending on setting, blood might also be lethal in composition and used to poison / destroy others from within. obvious backfire risks on her. auricbled, blood often appears gold or black. red is an uncanny occurrence, wariness advised upon sighting.

※ can be paired with pandemonium.

✗ cons · dangerous calcium and iron deficiency, chronic pain, hypermobility, anemia and hypocalcemia that need to be constantly monitored. may cause trapped nerves, forces to be on permanent D3, calcium and magnesium supplements.

✓ pros · enhanced healing factor to balance. every time a bone is ripped out the wound closes itself soon after. bones more durable than normal. under healthy state and normal vitals, skin regeneration may take up to 8 sec and organ restoration 10-15 min.

✧ stellae evocantes · able to summon constellations. able to summon cosmic creatures, people, or objects that are associated with constellations. they carry all the characteristics of what they are and can be controlled and commanded at will, although they are more often summoned for silly leisure than combat. 

✧ astromnia star entity · able to manipulate, produce, bend and control astronomical events and objects. 

· gravity · can manipulate gravity at will. · space distortion ·  can bend / distort space. · cosmic noises ·  albeit she can shift one’s frequency to make it sound like local, ‘ less intimidating ‘ speech, the original ‘ voice ‘ is unknown and undocumented. it is fair to believe it’s akin to frequencies caught from stars and various celestial objects, sounding eerie and uncanny, alien arias from the stars to the local creatures hearing it. · solar flares · can discharge solar flares like paroxysm outbursts. naturally producing auroras around herself and lighting the sky, she can also burst on a whim if silly human technology hits the end of her patience…  ※ star entity cosmicalities ! tba. or perhaps not, the list of abilities would be endless as entity entails to many astronomical occurrences. ie, astronomical weight, velocity, magnetism, light, orbit gravity pull, gamma ray bursts, silencing orbit...

uncanny hazard ! space entities may not be friendly or safe to be around…

✧ electro manipulation · ability to wield natural or mechanical electricity to create storms and lightning. depending on the situation, she can also synthesize electricity from her body. as a result it is not rare to receive surcharges upon physical contacts, especially unwarranted. as such, her eerie speed makes her combat habits strike violently like lightning shadow. swift, aerial and breathless playstyle without warnings. ✦ tldr · shapeshifting, osteokinesis, hemokinesis, constellation summoning, cosmical existence, electro manipulation.

✵ items — ❛ you are a curious person, little wanderer... just like your suitcase. i think there's more to you than meets the eye. ❜

✧ wandering suitcase · a traveling case also serving as a writing box with a bizarre storage capacity. where does it end ? akin to a lacuna space for those allowed to take a glimpse, a collection of trinkets and various mementos like her own cabinet of curiosities.  why are you keeping so many things, you are not good at turning the page are you…

✧ astro compass · wanders ad finem but never gets lost, this compass is one of the most treasured memento of one's faring nature.  has a great sense of direction yet arbors an obvious lack of spatial awareness, this compass may help to compensate and measure distances and time properly.  ‘ my compass is curiosity ‘ whether used or not, it remains as a memento of her life-long wandering nature.

✧ somniascape snowglobe · a glass dreamscape, one of the most important artefacts carried through aeons and spatium. always shaped as a sphere, it appears as a fragile giant snowglobe that can differ slightly in appearance. moon cameos, pastel skies, with or without orbits, see through, frozen surface, star rounded jar, constellation cracks… ego decides whether or not strangers get to take a glance. the dreamscape remains a paracosmic inner plane no matter how the external presents, remaining a pastel sphere storing hopes and dreams. ※ nota intermundium — items of interest are attempted to be limited to 3 for efficiency.  although she is bound by hoarding nature and collecting trinkets... cabinet of curiosity, her wandercase is put to good use.

non-exhaustive list of other items: 

· astro instruments (sextans, astrolabes, armillary sphere…)  · lanterns · as one can guide the way. may be carried by hand, or attached to a staff. · antique pocket watch · an old pocket watch seeming to hold on despite the erosion. the hands don't function anymore ? the cadran is also frozen, as if its bearer was literally frozen in time, like stuck in a lachrymego. · draig brooch · a fine gilded brooch presenting an elegant dragon and ginkgos. why does it seem to stare at you… · taxidermy box (morte fauna collection) · a fine wood box with a curious inscription and… oh why would you keep these… · notebooks, atlas · it is important to remember. maps, notes, sketches, dried floriography, polaroids, musings… · traveling / magic staff · an old yet sturdy staff whose kintsugi and star trails show its perseverance through the hardship. a lantern is sometimes seen attached to it and… wait, is that a head ?

secondary list · don't you have enough already.. ?

· châtelaine · dog tag collar · carp koi ornaments · sky reflective umbrella · astronomy tea set · ombrelle with a koi pond canopy · music box, vinyl player · wind chimes · teru teru bozu · music instruments · meteoric geode · origami figures (cranes, paperplanes, frog, stars…)

✦ tldr · golden trinkets, voyage instruments and items, artefacts, mémentos, cabinet of curiosities.

✵ weaponry — ❛ jury, judge, executioner. ❜

m. main s. secondary

compendium  · while playstyle and aesthetic may slightly differ depending on state, there is a recognisable general pattern. while combat is neither a wished nor favored outcome, impulsivity may lead to unexpected reactions especially considering her speed.  electro entity carrying the aura of the stars and a near-infinite speed, her ethos revolves immensely around elegance and fast pace, bringing a swift end to the altercation. tendencies to strike without warnings, thundering threat being discerned only after having performed successive slashes to sunder enemies. dissonance between speed and external time may trigger a general freeze to the surroundings, pausing time momentarily and accentuating the menace her tempo represents. favors flurries of slashes and aerial motions over heavy blows, with only starter / finisher strike ending the dispute. existence fall silent, until summoned lightning rend down and dreams shatter.

weapons may be coupled with abilities. the most common being lightning-infused artefacts and contacts; constellation familiars may also be seen accompanying her, both in battle and leisure.

solaris 

m. · daggers · an assortiment of floating baroque daggers. akin to hummingbirds, they can be freely controlled by psyche and fuse into themselves to limit their number, or eventually leave only one remaining that she can carry on her thigh. may be destroyed and fade into stardust upon heavy damages.

m / s. · magic staff · an old yet sturdy staff with magical and astral properties. used as a catalyst to center esmée’s knowledge and abilities, the staff is usually not fit to be used as a melee weapon. the odd head-shaped form on the staff resembles a creature… 

(e.g · tomoe mami, the owl house, phoebe, sayaka miki, albedo)

eklipsis

m. · naginata · takes the form of a large naginata with a pulsing blade and a kintsugi ebu. allows a wide striking coverage, can turn into one unique odachi.

s. · tri-blade wing · three large blades attached together forming a fan, akin to a wing x tearing claws. retractable into one unique odachi.

(e.g · raiden mei, ei, acheron, herrscher of origin, thunder, trafalgar law)

stellaris

m. · sword · takes the form of a katana with a snowflake-like tsuba and a long ribbon with a bell at the end of the kashira. aerial elegance, feather-like yet light-striking speed and precision.

s. · chakram · a grand circular, moon-like blade ornate with apricity reflects and crystalized flowers. swift and refined, and very versatile in forms as it can be separated into dual crescent blades, or even deployed as a bow. as leisure it can serve as a moon cradle, sleepy tendencies to float and use the chakram strings as music instrument.

(e.g · jingliu, iuno, hiyuki, ai hyperion, columbina)

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