The constellation of Sagittarius, the Archer // E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani
Click below for some info about the constellation, why it looks like a teapot, and all of the various named stars in Sagittarius!
Sagittarius, which is Latin for "archer," is one of the original 48 constellations set down by Greek astronomer Ptolemy. The brightest stars form an asterism known as "the Teapot." However, in older drawings, the teapot area is usually drawn as the bow and arrow.
In most mythologies, Sagittarius is seen as a centaur and archer. The Babylonians saw Sagittarius as the centaur, the god Nergal. However, Nergal has wings and two heads, one a panther head, the other a human head. In Greek mythology, Sagittarius is still a centaur in the true meaning of the word: half horse, half man. Some myths see him specifically as Chiron, the wisest of all the centaurs.
The named stars, in order of brightness are:
Kaus Australis (ε Sagittarii) is a binary star system about 143 light years away. The primary is a blue giant star. The name is a portmanteau of the Arabic qaws meaning "bow", and the Latin austrālis meaning "southern."
Nunki (σ Sagittarii) is a binary star system about 225 light years away, with the primary being a blue giant. The name is an Assyrian or Babylonian name, and was the star of the city Eridu.
Ascella (ζ Sagittarii) is a triple star system about 88 light years away. The primary star is a blue-white giant star. The name is a Late Latin word meaning "armpit."
Kaus Media (δ Sagittarii) is a solitary orange giant star about 348 light years away. The name, like Kaus Australis before it, is a portmanteau of the Arabic qaws meaning "bow", and the Latin media meaning "middle."
Kaus Borealis (λ Sagittarii) is a solitary orange giant star about 78 light years away. The name, like Kaus Media and Kaus Australis before it, is a portmanteau of the Arabic qaws meaning "bow" and the Latin boreālis meaning "northern."
Albaldah (π Sagittarii) is a triple star system about 520 light years away. The primary star is a yellow-white supergiant. The name comes from the Arabic bálda meaning "the town."
Alnasl (γ Sagittarii) is a solitary orange giant star about 106 light years away. The name comes from the Arabic Zujj al-Nashshaba meaning "arrowhead."
Polis (μ Sagittarii) is a quintuple star system about 5,100 light years away. This is a quintuple system of nothing but blue giant stars. The name comes from the Greek word polis meaning "city."
Arkab Prior (β¹ Sagittarii) is a binary star system about 310 light years away. The system consists of two blue giant stars. The name comes from a portmanteau of the Arabic 'urqub al-rami meaning "the archer's achilles tendon" and the Latin prior meaning "above."
Rukbat (α Sagittarii) is a solitary blue giant star about 182 light years away. The name comes from the Arabic rukbat al-rāmī meaning "the knee of the archer."
Arkab Posterior (β² Sagittarii) is a solitary yellow-white giant star about 134 light years away. Its name comes from a portmanteau of the Arabic 'urqub al-rami meaning "the archer's achilles tendon" and the Latin posterior meaning "below."
Terebellum (ω Sagittarii) is a binary star system about 76 light years away, with the primary being a yellow Sun-like star. This name comes from the Latin terebellum meaning "auger."
[Text reads,
Sans: we should give her a lemon
Grillby: Do. Not.
Sans: ok
<Grillby leaves to check on something.>
<Sans takes a lemon out of his pocket and hands it to Alnasl.>
End of text.
Below the text is a four panel comic in pencil.
Sans hand the baby fire elemental half of a lemon, cut side up. The baby takes it curiously, tail wagging. Sticking lemon into their mouth, at first they are startled, but soon enough they happily keep sucking on it. They pat their feet on the floor with glee, flames rising higher. End description.]
[ID: Hatched marker illustration. Clover, a small human child dressed in cowboy attire, looks at Alnasl with curiosity. Alnasl is a young fire elemental, having spark shaped hair and a long tail.
Clover asks them, “Are you a star? My dad’s a star.”
[ID: Pencil drawing on lined paper. Starlo and Alnasl have a conversation. Starlo nervously fidgets with his hands, watching them intently, while Alnasl is more visibly focused on a sewing project.
There is text above them.
Starlo: I, uh… Wanted to thank you Al, for talking with Clover.
Alnasl: Oh, sure!
Starlo: It, really means a lot to me, I mean that. You’ve been through a lot, an’…
Alnasl: (dot dot dot)
Starlo: I dunno. It’s just nice that he’s got someone who understands ‘em better, is what I mean…
Alnasl: (dot dot dot)
Starlo: Uh…
Alnasl: Sorry, I was just thinking. It’s only fair for me to support Clover, after Frisk was such a big help to me, y’know?
Starlo: Yeah, I… Yeah. Yeah.
He / they / itself (transmasc)
Fanchild of Grillby & Sans
[ID: Loose reference sheet. A humanoid being made of whiteish rainbow fire, stands with a hand on his hip. He’s got a long sparking tail, short “cut” hair, and red eyes. His body shape is chubby. In the top right is a doodle, he’s crying from distress. End ID]
Fire elemental based on a white dwarf star. (Weak but long-lasting energy.)
He has chronic pain & fatigue due to an incident when he was in elementary school. His soul is shattered, resulting in unstable magic.
In highschool he was introduced to sewing & fashion design. This bloomed into a lifelong hobby. The creative outlet helps with his mental health.
I have written.. at least 15 chapters of fanfiction with him, and so many comics, haha! Stay tuned.
Crying. I love your fan child. So. Much. Sorry if I can't show this love though fan art
awee thank you so much
here i have. battle layouts
more info below
He kinda sucks at fighting, but his magic instability makes him a general hazard to be around, that is usually what causes damage. Both for himself and others
First 2 drawings are his stage 1 battle, he has more focused attacks like shooting stars
Third drawing is his stage 2 battle, his form becomes unstable & he’s mostly an environmental hazard
Fourth drawing is player ending the battle by killing him
Fifth drawing is player ending the battle by sparing him
His special attack is "neutron star blast," basically a double sided energy beam. There is supposed to be a shield between him & it, so the opposite beam deflects towards his opponent. But sometimes he can't summon the shield and takes equal damage from the opposite beam. He doesn't like using that attack for this reason.
Tying into having a shattered soul, he has very low health for a boss monster. Maybe 30 at most. Most of his turns would rather be spent dodging than attacking.
[ID: Various doodles of Alnasl in pencil & marker. He wears colorful punk jackets, embroidered and patched sweaters, a flamelike dress, spikes… He looks tired or mildly irritated in most drawings, but does smile in one. The first page is covered in stickers of flowers and candy.
In the bottom of the first page, he's standing next to Grillby, much shorter. His outfit is in bright rainbows, a blocky jacket with a statement belt. Grillby wears in a simple grey vest with black slacks. Captioned, "Doesn't understand each other's fashion choices." end ID]
Experimental portrait in marker & pencil. Alnasl, a humanoid star, is the main figure. He’s got large triangular eyelashes, is covered in hands, he glares at the camera with one eye.
The background is a cloudy blue. Left edge of paper is a spiral bound sketchbook.
Orange text on the bottom says “Try me.”
