Polycarpa (series)/Book Nine: Stardust

Book Nine: Stardust is the ninth book of Polycarpa, and the adaptation of The Darkling Plain 2 - the second novel of The Darkling Plain (by L1quid). 
The book's alternate name is gained from Stardust (TDP S6E9).L1quid's notes and outlines for the Wings of Fire adaptation of The Darkling Plain
It is in the perspective of an unknown protagonist.
It succeeds The Darkling Plain and proceeds Book Ten: Energy.
==Map==
==Guides==
===A Guide to Pern===
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|-|DarkWings=
Description: wingless, shadow-like bodies; four legs; no wings; pupiless white eyes
Species Adaptations: can manipulate shadows (umbrakinesis) and a dragon’s reality (ontokinesis) through the Darkness
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Nyx
Territory: somewhere in Polycarpa, we don't know (pre-Shattering)
|-|Dragons=
Dragons are the native lifeforms of Pern. They were created when the human settlers genetically modified the original native lifeforms to be larger, stronger, and sentient for military purposes. However, this backfired, when the dragons thought for themselves and overthrew their creators in an event known as "the Scorching".
They are divided into eleven species - BeetleWings, HiveWings, IceWings, LeafWings, MudWings, NightWing, RainWings, SandWings, SeaWings, SilkWings, and SkyWings.
There are also dragons connected to the seven Primal Sources, the seven natural entities of the world - the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Earth, the Sky, the Ocean, and the Darkness. The origin of these types has been hotly debated over the centuries.
|-|HiveWings=
Description: scales in shades of yellow, orange, and red; four dragonfly-like wings; patches of black scales here and there on bodies
Species Adaptations: although many do not have any, some have differing "abilities" based on genes and environment, including shooting venom from teeth, stingers in wrists, shooting acid from tail stinger, and poisonous teeth
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Blister
Territory: the central plains and savanna of Pantala (pre-Shattering)
|-|Humans=
Description: skin in all shades of white, brown, and black; bipedal (walk on two legs); two arms, hands, and feet; sexual dimorphism (males are taller than females); wear different forms of clothing, with material from surrounding environments
Species Adaptations: can create tools from surrounding environments
Homeworld: planet Earth (origin), all across the universe (after spaceflight technology development)
|-|IceWings=
Description: scales in shades of white, grey, and blue; forked blue tongues; serrated claws to grip the ice and other surfaces
Species Adaptations: can breathe smoke-like ice from their mouths ("frostbreath" or "freezing death-breath"); can resist all forms of cold and shades of light; very sharp eyesight
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Arctic
Territory: the northwestern arctic of Pyrrhia, north of the continent's western desert (pre-Shattering)
|-|LeafWings=
Description: scales in shades of green and brown (accenting colors can be any known color); two leaf-shaped wings
Species Adaptations: can gain energy from sunlight, knowledge of plants, some individuals have "leafspeak" (a form of chlorokinesis (plant manipulation))
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Odollam
Territory: the northwestern mountains and the northeastern jungles of Pantala (pre-Shattering)
|-|MoonWings=
Description: black scales; crescent-shaped white spikes and horns; twin tails; translucent wing membranes
Species Adaptations: have some form of telepathy which can be used to read minds, and telepathically communicate with non-MoonWings; can create illusions of any type and can manipulate moonlight (lunar photokinesis) through the Moon
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Ilargi
Territory: somewhere on Polycarpa, we don't know (pre-Shattering)
|-|MudWings=
Description: scales in shades of brown, with orange and gold scales seen occasionally; thick, armored scales; nostrils on top of snout like crocodiles and alligators; muscular and beefy stature
Species Adaptations: can hold breath for one hour (sixty minutes), can breathe fire if body is warm enough, can camouflage into the earth and the waters of swamps/marshes, exceptional strength, resistance to heat and fire if hatched from a blood-red egg
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Copperhead
Territory: the eastern swamps and marshes of Pyrrhia, sandwiched between the continent's central mountains and the eastern sea (pre-Shattering)
|-|NightWings=
Description: scales in shades of black or darker shades of other colors; silver scales scattered on undersides of wings, resembling a sky full of stars
Species Adaptations: can breathe fire, can blend into shadows and dark areas, can foresee the future or read minds if hatched under any of the three moons
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Seeker
Territory: the southern jungles and rainforests of Pyrrhia, south of the continent’s central mountains and southwest of the continent’s swamps and marshes (pre-Shattering)
|-|OceanWings=
Description: scales in shades of blue and green; gills on neck; webbed claws and spine; bioluminescent stripes on their bodies; five joints on their wings
Species Adaptations: can breathe underwater; can see in the dark; can resist all forms of underwater pressure; can resist varying temperatures; exceptional swimming; can manipulate water (hydrokinesis), ice (cryokinesis), coral (anthozoan manipulation), and other elements of the sea through the Ocean
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Deep
Territory: the waters of Polycarpa (pre-Shattering)
|-|RainWings=
Description: scales in all known shades and tints of colors in the universe; ruff behind ears; fangs in mouth; prehensile tails
Species Adaptations: can camouflage by changing the coloration of their scales with the chromatophores in their scales, can shoot an acid that degrades all organic matter from fangs
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Anaconda
Territory: the southern jungles and rainforests of Pyrrhia, south of the continent’s central mountains and southwest of the continent’s swamps and marshes (pre-Shattering)
|-|SandWings=
Description: scales in shades of yellow and light brown; scorpion-barbed tail; forked black tongues; rippling dune-appearing spine
Species Adaptations: can breathe fire, can camouflage into desert sand, heat-radiating scales, can go a long time without food and/or water, highly tuned sense of smell and hearing
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, an unknown monarch
Territory: the western desert of Pyrrhia, sandwiched between the continent's northwestern arctic and the southwestern peninsula (pre-Shattering)
|-|SeaWings=
Description: scales in shades of blue, green, and purple; gills on neck; webs between claws; bioluminescent stripes all over body
Species Adaptations: can breathe underwater in all bodies of water, well-tuned nocturnal vision, can use tails to create large waves or to kill enemies, exceptional swimming skills
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Brine
Territory: the eastern ocean and island chain of Pyrrhia, although some dragons prefer Pern’s global ocean instead (pre-Shattering)
|-|SilkWings=
Description: scales in all colors of the universe; four butterfly-like wings with appear at age six during a process known as "Metamorphosis"; antennae on head
Species Adaptations: can shoot silk from wrists after "Metamorphosis", can detect threats within surroundings with antennae, some individuals can shoot a form of flaming silk known as "flamesilk"
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Cinnabar
Territory: the central plains and savanna of Pantala (pre-Shattering)
|-|SkyWings=
Description: scales in shades of orange and red; enormous wings
Species Adaptations: can breathe fire, can fly faster than an average dragon, high endurance and stamina, can resist all forms of cold
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Monarch Rubicund
Territory: the central mountains of Pyrrhia, sandwiched between the continent’s western deserts and the eastern swamps and marshes (pre-Shattering)
|-|SphereWings=
Description: scales in shades of black or darker shades of other colors; resemble a cross between a NightWing and a SandWing; have a sphere at the end of their tails
Species Adaptations: can create portals and can foresee the future through the Stars
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Theia
Territory: Pern's heavens (we think)
|-|StormWings=
Description: grey or black scales, reminiscent of storms; long, narrow wings; five joints on their wings
Species Adaptations: exceptional flight; can channel lightning through bodies; can manipulate rain (ombrokinesis), lightning (electrokinesis), clouds (nubikinesi), ice (cryokinesis) and wind (aerokinesis) through the Sky
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Tempest
Territory: the Skyridge Mountains of Polycarpa (pre-Shattering)
|-|SunWings=
Description: golden scales; spikes protruding from head like sunrays or a crown of thorns
Species Adaptations: can manipulate heat (thermokinesis), light (photokinesis), and fire (pyrokinesis) through the Sun
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Corona
Territory: the Burning Desert of Polycarpa (pre-Shattering)
|-|TreeWings=
Description: scales in shades of green; two curved brown horns on head; large leaf-shaped wings; five joints on each wing
Species Adaptations: can camouflage in forests or forested areas; can manipulate flora (cholokinesis), fauna (faunakinesis), rocks and stones (geokinesis), minerals (crystallokinesis), and metal (ferrokinesis) through the Earth
Leader: at the time of the Shattering, Archmonarch Forest
Territory: the Great Forest of Polycarpa (pre-Shattering)
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===A Guide to the Traction Era===
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|-|Caelestis=
Description: dedicated to the Sky Primal
Leader: none
Points of Interest: Sky Parks
|-|Calypso=
Description: a two-tiered city was covered in waterworks and beautiful, braided horn-like structures; large like a gigantic, metallic reef; dedicated to the Ocean Primal
Leader: Lord Adamson
Points of Interest: Calypso Marketplace
|-|Cimmerian=
Description: dedicated to the Dark Primal
Leader: Lord Fekete
Points of Interest: Cimmerian Museum
|-|Corona=
Description: made of golden metal; resembles a giant dragon with multiple sunray-like horns; dedicated to the Sun Primal
Leader: Lord Rousseau
Points of Interest: The Crown
|-|Floris=
Description: enormous metallic, eight-tiered mountain covered in plants; dedicated to the Earth Primal
Leader: Lord Holt
Points of Interest: Floris Museum
|-|Luna=
Description: enormous, seven-tiered metallic mountain; crescent-shaped buildings; dedicated to the Moon Primal
Leader: Lord Zilberstein
Points of Interest: Luna Museum
|-|Planetae=
Description: dedicated to the Star Primal
Leader: Lord Hewitt
Points of Interest: Hall of Knowledge
|-|Zenith=
Description: a mishmash of various cultures across Pern; a gigantic, seven-tiered mountain
Leader: Lord Altamura
Points of Interest: Philip’s Wheels, Zenith Library, Zenith Museum
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==Epigraph==
"We are, all of us, stardust; held together by love, for an instant."
- The Merciful One (Hanna Hofer); Startouched (The Dragon Prince season 6 episode 1), Stardust (The Dragon Prince season 6 episode 9)
==Changes from Original Novel==
*The original novel (and series') guide at the beginning of each novel are the main traction cities of (planet) Archai. Its seven Primal Sources were revealed throughout the novel (and series), similar to "drip-feeding storytelling".L1quid's notes and outlines for The Darkling Plain In the adaptation, the guide is about the series' species.
*The Archdragons seen in the original series are made "Archmonarchs" (archdragons who are monarchs of their respective species) as compensation for the canon Wings of Fire lore.
*The dragons being the DarkWings are the original series' Shadow Drakes, a type of wingless, shadow-like that's considered an unkillable dragon. The SunWings are Sungold Dragons, a type considered to be "Archdragons" because of their vast power and rareness.
==Trivia==
*"Stardust" is the book's working elemental title.
**This title was inspired by the Merciful One's quote in Startouched (TDP S6E1) and Stardust (TDP S6E9): "We are, all of us, stardust; held together by love, for an instant".
*In L1quid's notes, the "Stardust" plotline is mentioned to be psychologically-heavy. The plot was also supposed to be a reboot of Dragon Soul, the first book of FeatherWings, but realistic.
**L1quid might write the "Stardust" plot as a prequel novella, touching on characters initially created for The Darkling Plain (book 1), but will not be seen in the final product.
==Gallery==
File:Star poster (the dragon prince).png|The Star poster from The Dragon Prince. This will be used as the book's filler cover until an actual cover is made.
==References==
==External Links==
*The Darkling Plain (book 2) - Wattpad
*Book Nine: Stardust (Archai) - The Dragon Prince fanon wiki
*Named Polycarpa characters, unnamed Polycarpa characters - Wings of Fire fanon wiki
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