#starcanon

[ofviolentdeath]

Chane understands Valerian’s interest in Starla because he’s also picked up on something in her. Of course, with Chance, it’s less the power she might possess and more what she might do to a person if pushed. Chance has a knack for spotting the potential killers in the family and Starla is pretty high on his list.

@linesofmagic tagging you for reasons

[ofviolentdeath]

Starla is terrible at making friends. She has a very hard time relating to people outside of her immediate family and it makes her feel cut off from the rest of the world. She tends to do better with hanging out with the dead because of this fact.

[ofviolentdeath]

Starla is a lot like her mother was as a teenager. She’s not great in crowds and tends to feel more comfortable around the dead. However, she doesn’t feel the same pull to corpses. She feels a pull towards spirits.

[starauros]

Rejection Reaction and Recoil

Mages, once they reach a certain level of power, suffer from what is called the Rejection Reaction. Mages are able to use their magic by absorbing the magical energies from the world around them. But once a Mage becomes powerful enough to significantly impact the functioning of a world, they begin to suffer from what is called the Rejection Reaction. Put simply, when a Mage travels to a world that is not their own, that world, in an attempt to protect itself, cuts off the Mage's supply of magical energy, effectively 'rejecting' their existence, since all other living things in the world have access to those energies. Because of the Rejection Reaction, it is extremely important for Mages to secure pacts when they enter new worlds. Otherwise they risk using up their reserve supplies of magical energies accrued in other worlds and inadvertently killing themselves.

Recoil is similar to the Rejection Reaction, only much more severe. Recoil occurs in places that have an extremely high concentration of natural magical energies. In short, worlds that have a higher level of magic. This might mean the entire world is magical, or that the magical energies are concentrated in only select locations that become known for their peculiarity. When a Mage uses their magic in one of these areas, instead of simply depleting their supply of magic, they will experience physical injury as the magical energies around them converge on the point of the 'foreign energies' and try to destroy it. The typical result is that the Mage is hit with a magical force that is equal to the amount of energy they expended in the spell that they cast. Hence the term 'recoil' is used since the effect is similar to the recoil of a firearm. Recoil typically results in sever pain for the Mage and internal hemorrhaging. The severity of the damage is equal to the output of the spell. Small spells usually only cause nose bleeds or burst eardrums, but powerful spells can lead to ruptured organs, severe internal hemorrhaging and in some cases death. A pact can usually negate the effects of Recoil in the same way that it negates the effects of the Rejection Reaction. Although in some cases more than one pact might be needed.

[moinearcrossing]

Sorry I dont know what it's called so im just gonna try my best uAu; If you remember that one episode where the killings were starting there was that one house where beatrice had written "happy halloween maria" and inside there was like a feast with people but the people were obviously dead and the stomaches were ripped open and filled with candy and stuff?? uAu;;

OH OH OH OH THE CHAPEL YES THANK YOU AHHHH PERFECT

you are a life saver

we're now besties ok

[starauros]

Traumas

The loss of her family and friends left Star with very deep mental scars. She often has nightmares her first few nights in a new place, and if she's under enough stress, night terrors. However, what is more worrying to Star and those who really know her, are the flash backs which, under extremely specific circumstances, causes her to suffer a mild psychotic break. This usually occurs when someone Star cares very deeply for has been severely injured and rendered unconscious. This usually leads Star to believe her friend is dead at which point she flashes back to the moment when her friends and family were killed. At this point Star fixates on the one individual whom she perceives to be the antagonist, often confusing that individual for Tillie. This creates a very dangerous situation since the only thought left in Star's head is to destroy 'Tillie'. She will cut down anyone who stands in her way, even her friends aren't safe when she's in this state. Star appears more intimidating to opponents at this point because of the sheer power her magic, which appears like a force of nature, violent and unstoppable. But this situation is equally dangerous, if not more so, for Star. She completely forgets her limits and spends her energy at an alarming rate, also her efficiency drastically decreases as lacks the level of concentration and focus needed to completely cast a spell. This is called 'forcing' a spell and while Mages are the only ones who can 'force' a spell, the energy cost is tremendous. At that point so long as Star's enemy can avoid her she will eventually exhaust her energy and end up killing herself. At this point there's really only two ways to stop Star, she needs to be knocked unconscious, or the friend that she thought was dead, or someone equally close to her, brings her back to reality.

[starauros]

Relationships

Star desperately wants to be connected to other people, especially after the loss of her family and friends. While she knows that she can never replaced the ones who died, Star knows that it is possible to have friends and even a family again. However, the lingering fear of loss causes Star to suddenly pull away at odd moments. This usually happens when she has a nightmare, or ends up running into another magician. At that point Star becomes overwhelmed with anxiety that she'll end up getting the people close to her killed so she will quite suddenly start to cut off ties.

Star also has deep trust issues since the person who killed her family and friends was Star's old mentor who she regarded as a sister. A sign that Star truly trusts someone is if she lets them see her vulnerable.

When it comes to romantic relationships Star doesn't have much experience and can seem rather clumsy. She also becomes rather shy and hesitant.

[starauros]

Singing

Star has been singing since she was very young. She and Sasha actually recorded albums together which is how their careers in music got started. Star has continued her career as a musician even after the deaths of her family and friends, mostly because it's the only career she can have where she can disappear for a few months without anyone freaking out too much. Star's pretty much regarded as an eccentric. She's fairly popular in her own world and often times uses her voice to earn money in other worlds as well. Singing is also how Star copes with the pain and sadness in her life, often turning her feelings into lyrics. Star also has a small black notebook that she writes her lyrics in. This is like her diary and she will break your hand if she finds you looking at it.

On a side note, if I include lyrics in any rps it will only be the two or three lines at the beginning or the ones most pertinent to the scene. I fail at writing lyrics so all the songs are taken from my favorite artists. If you want to know the song title, artist or full lyrics, let me know!