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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Mar 14, 2018 23:53:37 GMT -5
Thank you. ^^' I hope it goes away and stays away! I HAD PLANS FOR SPRING BREAK, YOU KNOW? D':
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Post by Novi on Mar 15, 2018 0:17:58 GMT -5
im on spring break too and im not being productive X'D as my friend put so well, im not 'behind' on anything, but im not getting ahead of things i could be. LOL
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Mar 20, 2018 20:20:51 GMT -5
I know that feeling too well. x'3
Oh boy, well I'm still sick and I have a big exam tomorrow. But I have a lot more free time now so hopefully I will get back to uploading new content!
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Post by Katanaheart on May 18, 2018 12:25:48 GMT -5
Kat started ranting about Aquarius and then remembered this existed. (This was the short rant btw: ) Aquarius: Humanitarian, emotionally distant, eccentric Everyone: This clearly means when creating a character based off this sign, they must be either homicidal, very weird, a jerk, or have next to no personality. (That’s just listing a few stereotypes. Why must my sign ALWAYS get the short end of the stick? Also that was just the most basic of stereotypes concerning the Aquarius sun sign and it’s just thrown out the window every damn time...) Oh this also annoys me: Aquarius: Is an Air sign. Everyone: Obviously a water sign. Just no. Why? Stop this nonsense.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 7, 2018 1:45:15 GMT -5
Mᴏᴏɴ - - mintedstar/fur🦇 Katanaheart ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ Dingoleap ѕωιƒтƒαℓcση @jasper Winona Novi
Eridanus: the celestial river / the river po
"According to Eratosthenes this imaginary river of the stars, winding its devious way across the winter skies, represented the River Nile, and in the Alphonsine Tables it bore the title 'Nilus'.
In the Euphratean records there are many allusions to a stellar stream that may refer to this imaginary river, although there is a possibility that the Milky Way is intended, as that always represented a celestial river to the ancients.
Latin poets have rendered it famous from its connection with the fable of Phaeton, the intrepid youth who endeavored to drive for a day the chariot of the sun. As the familiar story goes, he was unable to restrain the fiery steeds, and a universal catastrophe was only prevented by a timely thunderbolt from the hand of Jupiter, which hurled Phaeton from heaven into the River Eridanus.
His body, consumed by the fire, was found by the nymphs of the place, who honored him with a decent burial. His sisters, the Heliades, mourned his unhappy end, and were changed by Jupiter into poplars, the trees that are found in great abundance in the valley of the Po. It is said that the Heliades tears were turned to amber. "
( This actually has merit because amber was imported into Greece from the shores of the northern Adriatic, and it was originally from the River Po! GO MYTHS! )
- Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts by William Tyler Olcott pg. 195 - 196
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 7, 2018 2:05:02 GMT -5
Well, I would say sorry for the wait but, things happened. BUT HERE IS THE STAR LECTURE FOR CHAPTER TWO! Please note that I choose these specifically because they pertain to something in each upcoming chapter.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 9, 2018 19:21:56 GMT -5
Next chapter should be out tonight, given that there are no more distractions. I will also plow ahead into chapter 3 (since I really have been wanting to write a particular scene in that chapter) so there won't be another long wait!
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 9, 2018 23:45:16 GMT -5
I will apologize for the insanely long chapter two but I wanted to fit in a mixture of world building and character interactions and sadly I am still learning how to do both at the same time without diminishing either. I hope you all enjoy this newest installment into STARBORN. I worked pretty hard on it. x'3 ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ Dingoleap Mᴏᴏɴ - - mintedstar/fur🦇 Katanaheart ѕωιƒтƒαℓcση Winona @jasper Novi
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Post by Novi on Oct 10, 2018 0:57:55 GMT -5
whoohoo welcome back m8
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 10, 2018 1:52:57 GMT -5
Leave Aquarius alone, Cass! Too bad about your mate, cats die all the time, you can’t always expect a god to come save you. Whatever was happening was far more important that your mate’s death. *Whacks Cass repeatedly.* Anyway, now that is out of my system. I love Nin, oh my gosh, I love Nin! I would like to have her, she is adorable. Also very interesting you chose opposite elements, Air and Earth. And my interactions with Taurus are generally similar. For example today: Friend: She can’t even open a door... *Places her against the wall.* Me: *Loud whining.* Friend: Stop using your upper body strength, lean back! Yes, this happened. Today. To be fair, her door IS hard to open. Also the Zodiacs mentioned are the Sun Signs, yes? I’m just making sure of that. Hence their personalities would be more obvious as it’s the basis of one’s personality. While Lunar, Aka Lyra, would have the mentality and emotional drive of Aries, if you’re going by how that generally works. Also, must I say, it is so nice to have Aries in its true spot of “The Hero,” for once? I have yet to have seen Aries given what it truly deserves, till now. Anyway, ramblings about Zodiac information aside... You can clearly be seen again, Lyra. Aquarius and Taurus literally just showed up. Uh.... I had other comments, but I don’t remember.... Uh... Yeah. It’s gone. Anyway, amazing Chapter! And I hope this long-winded comment is what you expected!
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 10, 2018 1:55:14 GMT -5
Fun fact! That I’ve probably mentioned before. Sun Sign- Aquarius Moon Sign- Aries (I still don’t know how this fits me most of the time...) Also it IS possible for one to have the same sign in multiple signs, so provided time and other variables, Bla Bla Bla, someone could have their Sun and Moon Sign be one in the same. Although that’s not always a good thing.
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 10, 2018 1:56:00 GMT -5
Can Kat adopt Nin? She wants to adopt Nin.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 10, 2018 20:46:22 GMT -5
Thank you Novi! Katanaheart - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'M SO THRILLED YOU LOVE NIN!!! <3 Of course you can adopt her!! You proved yourself after adopting Tempestkit in CURSE x'D I chose carefully the zodiacs who Lyra would first meet. I thought both of them together would be interesting! Yes, they are based off of the sun signs, technically these zodiacs are the 'solar zodiacs' which makes Lyra a 'lunar zodiac'. I'm trying my best to stick to their stereotypes but it's harder than I imagined. I kind of want them to rebel a little bit against their godly natures (and thus their solar personalities) since they are 'vessels' for the old gods power and not the actual gods themselves. Lyra on the other hand is going to be very energetic most of the time lol I feel like that fits with Aries pretty well. So in many of her emotionally charged reactions I want there to be a sense of energy moving through her, whether it be negative or positive energy. She's simply always moving. Same thing with her mentality. (I'm still learning about her as I go on!) I love having Aries in the spotlight too!! Most of the time when you think of Aries you think of ARES the greek god of war. So I'm hoping to remove that connection by making Lyra feel distinct. Thank you, Kat <3 <3 <3
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 10, 2018 21:42:50 GMT -5
Thank you Novi! Katanaheart - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'M SO THRILLED YOU LOVE NIN!!! <3 Of course you can adopt her!! You proved yourself after adopting Tempestkit in CURSE x'D I chose carefully the zodiacs who Lyra would first meet. I thought both of them together would be interesting! Yes, they are based off of the sun signs, technically these zodiacs are the 'solar zodiacs' which makes Lyra a 'lunar zodiac'. I'm trying my best to stick to their stereotypes but it's harder than I imagined. I kind of want them to rebel a little bit against their godly natures (and thus their solar personalities) since they are 'vessels' for the old gods power and not the actual gods themselves. Lyra on the other hand is going to be very energetic most of the time lol I feel like that fits with Aries pretty well. So in many of her emotionally charged reactions I want there to be a sense of energy moving through her, whether it be negative or positive energy. She's simply always moving. Same thing with her mentality. (I'm still learning about her as I go on!) I love having Aries in the spotlight too!! Most of the time when you think of Aries you think of ARES the greek god of war. So I'm hoping to remove that connection by making Lyra feel distinct. Thank you, Kat <3 <3 <3 YES! *Hugs Nin.*
And it’s totally fine to do a little rebellion after all, the Moon signs of their respective characters can always be different from their god powers. (And for example- Aquarius are usually consided friendly to some extent, Kat is not most of the time.)
Lyra’a I feel wouldn’t show as much compared to the others given a Moon Sign is your emotional aspect of your being, mental thoughts, etc. Or she’s a double Aries. Which I may have to go look up... Actually, she would be double Aries... 0-0 Since she said her sign was Aries, and I’m assuming she meant her Sun Sign. *Astrology Drabble.* But breaking a few of the stereotypes is fine! Oh! I want Sun Aries to meet Moon counterpart now! *FLAILS.*
Also Aries Sun Sign info, leader Sign. Is labeled The Hero for a reason. Bold, impatient, aggressive, wants direct explanations, no beating around the bush (I have an Aries friend who hates that concept.) determined, direct, and will finish what they started. They share similarities with the god of War, as their astrological planet is Mars, as well as their shared name.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 10, 2018 22:05:58 GMT -5
*is happy that master Kat, holder of all astrology knowledge, approves of Shadz' direction with the zodiac characters* SHE IS DOUBLE ARIES (rofl wow like, I was basically putting that out there but even I didn't realize that is FACT x'D) *wipes off sweat* Good, good. I was most worried about what YOU would think of the characters to be honest! YOU SHALL SEE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER WHICH I'M SUPER HYPED FOR!! *jumps up and down* I think I actually read something like that in the book I'm using for star references. They mentioned something about Aries being the leader or king of the zodiacs which also refers to its position in relation to the others in the sky...do you know anything about that?
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 10, 2018 22:11:20 GMT -5
*is happy that master Kat, holder of all astrology knowledge, approves of Shadz' direction with the zodiac characters* SHE IS DOUBLE ARIES (rofl wow like, I was basically putting that out there but even I didn't realize that is FACT x'D) *wipes off sweat* Good, good. I was most worried about what YOU would think of the characters to be honest! YOU SHALL SEE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER WHICH I'M SUPER HYPED FOR!! *jumps up and down* I think I actually read something like that in the book I'm using for star references. They mentioned something about Aries being the leader or king of the zodiacs which also refers to its position in relation to the others in the sky...do you know anything about that? I don’t think so, hm? I do know Aries generally has leaderlike qualities. But it is the first of the zodiac, so it would make sense. (Ironically, in most mediums. Aries is never the leader. For some reason, it’s usually Leo. Which I can see why, but no. Aries is leader. Like Aries has only been an actual leader in one thing that I read, for some reason people like giving that role off to Leo????)
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 10, 2018 22:13:58 GMT -5
Also lemme go see what the double signs do!
Other than make Lyra very... Angry ram.
Oh, but it is entirely possible for the emotions/mentality of a solar zodiac to not be the same as their Moon Sign. As you cannot all be Lyra.
Pisces Moon comes to mind for Aquarius. Maybe Libra Moon? Hmmmm....
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 11, 2018 22:41:02 GMT -5
Thank you, tues!! I'm so glad you love it! It feels good to be back in the swing of things. ^^'
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Post by ~Sapphire~ on Oct 17, 2018 12:21:10 GMT -5
Can't believe I haven't read this before! Or I may have read the prologue way back and forgot to comment, whoops
Anyway, I really like it! I love how you weave all the myth/astrology into the story, it makes for such an interesting and intricate world. It'll be very interesting to see how Lyra adapts to her new role... I hope we get to see Cass and Andre again,though - I really like their characters, particularly Andre's relationship with Lyra which is honestly so relatable. (Can I also say that the artwork and layout are just astounding?)
Please fan me!
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 17, 2018 15:50:45 GMT -5
To do list for Kat: Discuss and find Moon Signs for Aquarius and Taurus.
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Post by phantomstar57 on Oct 17, 2018 15:56:49 GMT -5
Trying not to read spoilers!!! But absolutely this looks like something I WILL read!
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Post by Katanaheart on Oct 17, 2018 15:59:12 GMT -5
Trying not to read spoilers!!! But absolutely this looks like something I WILL read! Most of my spoiler tags are spoilers and zodiac related information.
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Post by phantomstar57 on Oct 17, 2018 16:03:18 GMT -5
Just began reading. It drew me in, oh yes! Great writing that shows the scene and characters. Please Fan me!
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Post by phantomstar57 on Oct 17, 2018 16:05:11 GMT -5
Trying not to read spoilers!!! But absolutely this looks like something I WILL read! Most of my spoiler tags are spoilers and zodiac related information. Heheheh cool. I may end up peeking but I will try to be a good reader. . . .
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Post by phantomstar57 on Oct 17, 2018 16:32:49 GMT -5
Awesome story so far. Caught up and look forward to the next chapter.
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 20, 2018 11:18:25 GMT -5
Thank you ~Sapphire~ Your words mean a lot! You are not alone with having fallen for Cass and Andre. I originally wasn't going to have them play a major part besides being Lyra's family but I've been working them into the existing plot. *wink wink* I'm so glad Andre and Lyra's relationship is relatable. My older sister has rett syndrome so I've never gotten to hear her speak or interact with me in a normal way. My interactions of that nature have mostly been with close friends, though my parents too act more like children than adults so that probably aids with me coming up with the dialogue as well lol phantomstar57 !! Thank you so much! I hope the next chapter lives up to expectations. (':
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Post by ~Sapphire~ on Oct 20, 2018 21:02:35 GMT -5
<3 I'm glad, they definitely deserve the appreciation! I'll look forward to seeing them then... It's pretty similar to me and my sister cx But that kind of teasing is universal to anyone childish enough...
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Post by » ѕнαdσω ⚔️ on Oct 20, 2018 23:13:09 GMT -5
:'D That's very true lol I feel like sometimes I don't know how to write funny or relatable scenes because most of the time my ideas are so fantastical or a bit dramatized. I try my best to tone it down and make my writing at least seem grounded.
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Post by ~Sapphire~ on Oct 21, 2018 14:33:30 GMT -5
I know what you mean - it's hard to remember that Serious Fantasy Characters need to goof off as much as the rest of us. (You seem to manage the grounding pretty well though, particularly this fic)
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