Sturbi/Legacy

== Description ==
=== Behavior ===
* Baby are extremely vulnerable and will spend most of their time digging underground and hiding in bushes and tall grass.
* Although avoid most creatures, they are very playful with their own species.
=== Artist Headcanon ===
* are small, snake-like creatures formed from fallen stars, by the same cosmic being.
** are the youngest sibling species of and 
* The stars in their head can take many different shapes, although most commonly spheres and pointed stars.
* Throughout their life, they seek souls from fallen creatures and guide them to the stars.
* 's life source is based off the orb in their head which is the fallen star that the Sturbi formed from.
* Some say if you see a you either will have good luck or soon perish.
== Appearance ==
The is a fluffy wormlike creature with two extremely reduced, almost vestigial limbs, somewhat reminiscent of those in european glass lizards, the Bipes genus, and primitive snakes such as boas and pythons. With coloration similar to a sunset, it possesses a gradient of hues transitioning from light orange to mauve that appear on its back and are repeated on its tail (which abruptly ends in a cream segment). The tail is speckled with star-like dots. The underbelly of its abdomen and ball-like feet are cream, transitioning up to the head to become caramel-colored. Its neck and throat are flared with long, thick fur that sweeps back. Its snub-nose, rostrum and area around the mouth are a deep mauve. 's head is hollow, lined inside with pale yellow stars on an plum-colored field. The head’s interior holds one pale yellow, orblike eye with vision separated into holes, one on each side of the head. In its mouth is a black forked tongue. Behind its jaw are three pinkish-orange triangular frills trimmed in cream, mirroring the ears resting above them that resemble a five-pointed star split lengthwise. Behind the ears are two mauve, ribbonlike structures that darken to their ends, tipped with one floating, four-pointed star each.
=== Males ===
Males possess pointier noses than females, similar to those seen in a hognose snake.
=== Females ===
Females possess rounder faces and have no nose.
== Abilities ==
== Gameplay ==
=== Pros ===
 is a fast flier and runner, which allows it to quickly find food and water to partially compensate for its average appetite stat, as well as to escape a tough situation if the attacker is slower. Its Escape Area ability also helps considerably with this, in case a predator manages to grab it. Being capable of eating on-the-run additionally helps into limiting the impact of getting stuck mid-animation while eating.
Its Keen Observer ability has several advantages, from knowing who to protect, know if someone is suffering hypothermia/hunger/dehydration, knowing if someone is invisible with hidden scent, to knowing which target is the weakest/most debuffed in order to act in consequence.
It has decent stamina and stamina regeneration, which lets the run for long periods — perfect for long chases — and even lets it stay underwater for longer without drowning; it also recovers from exhaustion at a fast pace.
Its Defensive Burn helps as a deterrent for creatures that cannot rapidly kill the , with Guilt providing another defense line in case it gets bitten, by temporarily halving the melee damage of the attacker. While its bleed defense is almost none, it is still quite useful since this creature has already low HP, and bleed becomes quite deadly on low-HP creatures. If no status effects have been dealt (such as bleed or hypothermia) and the was not killed, its HP regeneration is good enough to heal it in a reasonable time. However, its primary defense is its odd hitbox and size, which may make hitting a difficult even while grabbed.
It has an excellent nightvision, which lets it roam at night without problem. Although this makes it the most vulnerable to nightvision-nerf abilities, such as Night Stalker, it also helps it pinpoint where the creature with such an ability is.
Its growth speed is fast enough that regrowing becomes an easy task, and any vulnerability the gets as a juvenile gets reduced as a result.
=== Cons ===
Its HP, weight, and damage are ridiculously low for its tier, having the stats more typical of a creature 1 tier below. This makes it almost impossible to deal any lasting damage towards anything else, even if it's in the 's weight range and maximizing the defensive status retaliation it may get — excluding the damage dealt by Area Escape, but that takes a while to recharge, so it's unlikely to deal any lasting damage as well. Additionally, this makes it easily killed by a single blow from heavier creatures, despite its Area Escape, Defensive Burn and Guilt; it's extremely vulnerable at all life stages.
Its turn speed is low, so it becomes quite easy to bite at 's vulnerable spots (again, not that the damage is high enough to matter in the short term, unless the attacker is already on very low HP) and attack from a range.
Additionally, due to its magenta blood and golden bones, some people may just target this creature to see it bleed and drop a weird-colored carcass.
== Carry-able Creatures ==
== Trivia ==
* Concept by CatasticalCalamity & Snicker_Doodles.
** Inspired by worms, snakes (specifically male Hognose snakes), ferrets, and shooting stars.
** , Aereis, and Parahexilian are all confirmed to come from forging stars, and thus share a similar origin.This has been confirmed by torviin, CatasticalCalamity, and Snicker_Doodles, as seen here and here.
*** However, in 's case it's from fallen stars in a less literal sense (that is, meteors, not literal stars), so while related to the other two, it's in a more distant manner.
* Legacy has magenta blood.
** Due to this, when dying, the drops a magenta carcass.
** In real life, the change in color is caused by hemerythrin, a respiratory pigment of a purplish/violet color once oxygenated, replacing hemoglobin in several invertebrates.
** Lore-wise, it is possible it may be a way to relate this species with Aereis and Parahexilian, since all of them share the trait or weird-colored blood, specifically colours close to what the gold element can create (on this case, small gold nanoparticles in a fluid can create a reddish-pinkish color).
* is the first creature to have model gender differences as a juvenile and teen, and the second creature to have other gender differences as a juvenile and teen, the first being Ani with its head flame.
* Before April 2023, borrowed first and second calls from the Minawii and third and fourth calls from the Miik. [Expand] for Classic Calls.
* Legacy can more or less safely traverse through lava (idle animation, sitting, laying down, aggro, cower, hiding scent and walking on a straight line over lava don't hurt the ) as seen here.
== Gallery ==
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This tab is intended to present official concept sheets, color palettes, and Glimmer (if applicable).
Sturbi_Concept.png| concept art
Sturbi_Palette.png|'s primary color palette
SturbiTrialGlimmer.png|Default Glimmer 
sturbiglimmer.png|Default Glimmer day/night
Custom_female_glimmer_sturbi.jpg|Custom Glimmer female 
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Development =
This tab is intended to present anything showcased during the process of development, such as the creation of models, animations, and poses.
Sturbi_Rigged.png|Rigged model
SturbiDev1|Clip provided by BlckBrry (BlckBrryJam), CoS Discord, 12/28/2022
SturbiDev2|Clip provided by Triefelgrim (Wolfragon), CoS Discord, 12/28/2022
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References =
This tab is intended to present anything to further observe a creature's design, inspirations, and changes in growth stages for reference.
SturbiJuvenile.png|Juvenile male (above) and female (below) 
SturbiTeen.png|Teen male (above) and female (below) 
SturbiAdult.png|Adult male (above) and female (below) 
SturbiCarcass.png|'s carcass features magenta flesh and gold bones
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Other =
Sturbi_Icon.png| in the game's icon during its release, by daktronic
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== Notes ==
Category:Christmas Event/Legacy
Category:Event Creatures/Legacy
Category:Glimmer/Legacy