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"Look how she lights up the sky..."

Yis, as I said before Star is polyamorous! This is Star's lover in the Aether: Ray!

...you probably already know who Ray is lol, he's the firefly who was in love with the North Star! Here, after his death, he joined the Aether as a star and finally got to meet Evangeline (Star) in person. And of course he was still head over heels for his beloved Evangeline 🥺

Also he gets to look human now because all stars get to. I struggled with a design for him, but I made him appear younger than he was before his death because like... I think it's cute to enter the afterlife feeling youthful and healthy and being able to be youthful and healthy with the one that you looove. And his outfit is the traditional Phlogasian robes, with the cloak and gloves of the stars :3

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When your "friends" manipulate you into outing Asha to the royal family for wishing on the North Star

(Also yes I finally gave Dahlia her crutch, I took a while to get my head around the pose but one umbrella and photo session later I got the hang of it! Of course I also used reference pictures of people and characters with forearm crutches also :3)

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Love you Bazeema ♡

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Since you mentioned that Dahlia, Gabi and Bazeema are the "Heathers" of your rewrite, I thought: "What if I do an animatic of that one part of the song "Big Fun" that was viral a few years ago?" So that's this lol:

I really love that idea of yours and hope that you like this too! As a fan of the Heathers musical (and movie), I love this refrence!

And I'll tag others too, bc yes (Tagging Time @starss-artss @your-ne1ghbor @rascalentertainments @spectator-zee @pinkninja0708 @ceyasstuff @cielos-pintados @whiteghoul24 @tumblingdownthefoxden @thatbrowavy )

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So for the everyday clothing, here is Tauri! Family friend and one of the only people left in Rosas that weaves traditional Phlógasian shawls! (Phlógasian is the name of the native people of Rosas, the name being a play on the Greek word for flame, so the name to the native people means "of the flame")

The main outfit is inspired by the Egyptian Galabeya, including a waistband that is hidden by the shawl in this picture, and the shoes/slippers are loosely inspired by Greek Tsarouchi, which are shoes worn by soldiers of the Greek presidential guard. The shoes I have here are more casual however, without the large puffs on the toes and the other intricate details. They're made for practicality and to match the casual clothing rather than aesthetic

When it comes to the body, there is a lot less taboo to the Phlógasian people about it. Public bathhouses are seen as a community space, no shame in sight, and outfits are not required to cover a certain amount of skin, they just need to represent the stars or Sol in a way

This is because the human body, including the hair and the skin, should be cherished and honoured in the Old Faith. They are gifts from Sol, and nurturing the body will also nurture the flame within the soul. Bodies should be adorned in stars and other symbolism, and clothes that make the wearer feel brighter and happier. The stars can be woven into fabric, moulded into golden jewellery, tattooed onto the face or arms, etc.

Tauri personally chooses to wear her stars through her clothes and the tattoos on her face and arms. A star on her forehead, three stars with tails under her mouth, and stars on her forearms. She also likes to weave stars into some of her shawls, her favourite shawl being the one she is holding. And the shawl she gives Asha is one of these shawls!

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So due to me building more on the Old Faith, I am now redesigning the ritual dress of the Old Faith as well as creating more folk dress for the native people of Rosas

To start off, the ritual dress. This would be worn during the Festival Of The Gifts' final day, in the ritual dance honouring Sol. The rituals themselves are very feminine-centred, as a lot of the gods in the Old Faith are female, so the ritual dress is feminine. The first design I had was inspired by a mixture of Iberian and Jewish folk dress, because of Asha

But since I continued developing the Old Faith and deciding what ethnicities exactly made up the native people of Rosas, I decided to take the ritual dress in a new direction.

Instead, I took into mind where I saw Rosas sitting within the Mediterranean sea, as well as the origins of astronomy and the belief of wishing on the stars, and landed on Rosas being a mixture of Greek and Egyptian and the ritual dress being a mix of Kithera Tsirigo and Egyptian Galabeya!

These clothes have long sleeves and skirts, and are covered in golden patterns and golden jewellery. All to celebrate the flames within everyone that came from Sol

When I design the other clothes I shall post them too!

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"When your world is feeling dark,

Reach to the sky and feel the spark,

If you're reaching to grasp onto who you are,

You'll touch a star!

You feel it blowing through the trees,

The stardust fuelling fantasy,

Now listen to find out just who you are,

You're a star!"

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Star (updated)

Star is… well, a Star. Specifically they are the North Star, child of Venus and Sol appointed by Milkyway to connect directly with humans and grant their greatest desires. Wishing upon Star became a rite of passage for people of the Old Faith, like a pilgrimage, something that should be done at least once in one's life. With Star's approach, they like to be encouraging and assist humans in achieving their desires, granting magical aid when needed, as one's fire within them needs to be nurtured and fuelled gently and correctly in order to truly flourish: basically if you give someone too much power with no strings attached, it runs the risk of developing a tyrannical mindset (wink wink nudge nudge Magnifico and Amaya).

They are drawn in by Asha's selflessness, the fact she still cherishes her religious roots despite erasure and persecution, and especially her amber eyes which shine like stars under the lights, and instantly fall in love with her. They want to help her realise her potential, help her to feel more confident in herself, but they haven't interacted with humans in FOREVER so give them some time! They'll do it! They do don't worry lol. They help her to connect with her culture by showing her the practices, encouraging her to ignore what others say and embrace the love of the gods, but this… unfortunately gets them on the map of the royals. And shenanigans ensue.

Fun facts:

Wishing stars are said to originate from mathematician and philosopher Ptolemy, who believed that shooting stars were the gods temporarily peering into Earth and listening to our wishes. Ptolemy is speculated to have been Greco-Egyptian, his studies benefitting Islamic science, and many stars have both Greek and Arabic names. Since Star is a god and beyond human definition, they don't necessarily HAVE an ethnicity, BUT if they did, they would be Greco-Egyptian!

Star's full name is Ptolemy Wishing Star, nickname amongst some being Evangeline, widely known as the North Star, but they just go by Star

They have a whole bunch of cousins, all little moons!

Stardust is pixie dust! It helps fairies fly and allows them to change the seasons, inspire children and look after nature! If human and animal souls are a fire made of Sol's light, than a fairy's is an ember sparked to life by a baby's first laugh.

Star is best friends with the fireflies. I wonder why that is... :3