'Transmission from Cam

What’s up, everyone! Cam here. While our own Dex is going out to time periods uncharted and seeing what our Primondia was like in its early years, I’ve taken it upon myself to stay here in VulpesVespa studios and do some digging and researching in the comfort of my own office. It’s perfect here! I got my little mouse toy, the comfiest throw pillow to lay on, and all the peace and quiet a Kropse can ask for!

So, y’all remember in the introductory post when I mentioned the possibility of alternate timelines frozen in some sort of temporal stasis? Well, in the lay terms: time periods that existed in the past but are no longer being updated. Well, I’ve been really hooked on this whole Starverse universe, so I figured that’s the first place to start.

Now, a little bit of a disclaimer: because this whole universe is frozen in time, there’s actually no way for me to interact with it on my own, besides watching it from a distance. That also means that I can’t talk to any of the locals and ask them about what happened. But my goal here is to piece together everything there is to know about this place and eventually add it all to Dex’s encyclopedia.

I figured I’d start the same place that Dex is starting: at creation. And you’ll never guess what I found! An ancient, never-before-seen text that provides me the lore for all I need to know about the creation of this Starverse and its mythology. It’s old and ratty, yes, and it looks like it was scrawled sloppily onto a collection of notebook paper a decade and a half ago, but the people here take this text super seriously! In fact, it lays the foundation for the belief system in this world, which the locals know as Stelleism. It seems very similar to Primondia’s own Primationism, but is slightly different and is more reminiscent of ancient Greek and Roman gods. These gods in Stelleism are called Star Guardians (or Ancient Mages if you wanna be formal), and they each control a different aspect of the world, such as courage, life, time, and balance. I can get into more of that later, but for now, let’s crack open this sacred text and see what it says!

Chapter 1: The Intro

Every 100 years an Ancient Mage, or Star Guard, is born. Each one has different personalities and looks, but all are related. How are they born? The existing mages create their body and the starts create the spirit.

Only the currently youngest Star Guard can etch the new one. There is a sequence that goes boy-girl boy-girl. This century, a girl who lives from and for the stars named Starshine is born.

Every Star Guardian has a Spiriting Ground where they can release their spirit out of their body to communicate with people because they must never leave Ground. They can also talk to other Guardians without their spirit. But one must never tell anything about Star Guards unless they are a Guardian or a being they truly trust.

Chapter 2: Born a Star Guardian

Unlike regular Star Guardians, I actually had a childhood. I didn't have much of a good one, though. I was forced for hard labor of the Klutz until I was 16. Until then, I had to find and prophecize [sic] their future

After I escaped the labor of the Klutz, I became a wanderer, and soon a nomad. I then found a great new home at the descent of Comet Mountain. I lived there ever since.

Chapter 3: Controlling Star Power

After a couple years, I got a call from the other Star Guardians saying "It is time for your Star Power." A rod had rained down gently. It was shining and shimmering. I stared at it until I noticed it was the legendary Star Wand. The Mages only give it to Star Guardians with true Star Power. I was the Chosen One!

I realized that the Star Wand happened to have a mind of its own! Apparently it was made to both aid and teach the chosen one. "Starshine, I must teach you the ways of Star Power. Or else the world will be in jeopardy!" it said.

I asked him what he meant and he said, "The Klutz have rised [sic] again! Four other heroes need to stop them. The prophecy says they are a skilled fighter, a Mage's apprentice, a mastermind of cockpits, and a being of the Klutz." We had to find all of them

Chapter 4: Starshine, Star Wand, and Podleaf

"Where do I find them?" I asked. "All I know is that there is a castle Northeast of here. At the easternmost part of Mertzen Region." I asked how to get there and he replied, "You tell me. I'm not in charge." Then winked.

I released my spirit and the Star Wand and I went adventuring we then came across a pathway leading to a forest. We then found a map and I said "we're going the right way."

We heard a strange rustling noise. It was coming from the trees. The Star Wand wen up and checked. Just then, someone fell out from nowhere. He said his name was Podleaf and was up in the trees because he lived there.

I asked Podleaf if he wanted to come along with us. He said yes as if he just won a gameshow. On our way through the forest he was holding my hand and staring at me. He was asking "who" I was. I said nothing, for I didn't truely [sic] trust him.

Chapter 5: A Warning of the Klutz

We were walking through the forest when the Star Wand acted strange. "I... I'm picking up a call from the Klutz Emperor," he said. "You are too late. I am ruling even more than ever! All because of the help of the 7... never mind." Said the emperor.

"The 7 what?" asked Podleaf. "There are a bunch of 7s in the world," I said "But only one 7 Sources. When combined, the combiner gets ultimate power!" said the Star Wanr. He has the 7 Sources!

"The 7 Sources each have different powers. They are Lava, Extraction, Sparkle, Dark Clone, Megafy, Spirit, and Crystalize," said the star wand. "Beware them all. When combined, Power!"

Chapter 6: The 7 Sources

"Carrie! Somebody has found out that we have the 7 Sources!" said a Klutz. "Great, if father finds out he will surely have all of our heads!" said Carrie. "We must hide them."

"W-where do we hide them?" asked a Klutz. "The question is who do we hide them in. Isn't that right Carrie?" asked the Klutz General Mortor. "Correct. 7 Sources, 7 people."

"I have a list of possible locations with people to hide the sources in," said Mortor. "Porcu Volcano, Blank Forest, Frostbite Caverns, Nimbus, Blitz Arena, Mertzen Town, and Vex Asteroid." We should hide them as soon as we can."

Chapter 7: The 4 Heroes United

[The draft stops here]

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Well. That was underwhelming. And it just stops not even midway through? Gah, this text must have been lost in some accident. Or maybe its scribe just got lazy. It’s too bad this universe doesn’t update anymore; otherwise, maybe they’d finally finish this text. Still, it was a great eye-opening experience, and maybe if I find enough information, I can finish my own restored version of it! I wonder what this Starshine person had to do with the Starverse. Well, I’ll keep digging and let you all know.