Stellaron

Stellarons are mysterious objects that spread across the universe like a cancerous growth, which led them to be nicknamed the Cancer of All Worlds by the Interastral Peace Corporation. They are considered seeds of disaster which cause massive changes to civilizations and ecosystems, and result in the appearance of Fragmentum.
==Overview==
According to Herta, Stellarons are a type of lifeform with a special property that tethers them to a certain Path or Aeon's power. They respond to the desires of the world to which it is tethered. However, the cost of fulfilling those desires often brings great disaster to the world. There is no known way to destroy a Stellaron; currently, the most that can be done is contain its energy.
Stellarons have been known to be capable of communication with a particular person of interest, an example being Cocolia, likely in order to carry out the desires of the world. The Trailblazer, who holds such a Stellaron within their body, is able to hear its voice as well.
The Stellaron Hunters, who serve an enigmatic individual known as Elio, scour the world for Stellarons and have obtained several. Their intentions are currently unclear — Kafka appears to know the Trailblazer's background and implanted a Stellaron in their body for an unknown reason.Data Bank, Factions: Stellaron Hunter — ???
The Antimatter Legion and Nanook the Destruction may have a connection to Stellarons, due to the frequent appearance of new Stellarons shortly after these destroyers of universes appear on worlds. It is currently unknown if these occurrences are related or just coincidence.
==Description==
==Known Stellarons==
===Herta Space Station===
At some point in the past, Herta obtained a Stellaron and hid it within the Herta Space Station. Kafka and Silver Wolf, two Stellaron Hunters, are dispatched by Elio to uncover it and implant it within the Trailblazer for the foreseeable future. They succeed in their task by luring the Antimatter Legion into attacking the space station as a distraction, and depart before the Astral Express' crew can find them, leaving the Trailblazer behind.
While battling against the Doomsday Beast, the Trailblazer blocks an attack directed at March 7th, which causes the Stellaron inside them to lose control. However, Welt seals the Stellaron before they are entirely consumed by its energy.
===Jarilo-VI===
Long ago, the Antimatter Legion invaded Jarilo-VI and caused great devastation. The first Supreme Guardian, Alisa Rand, asked the Stellaron for help. The Stellaron fulfilled her wishes by causing a phenomenon that came to be known as the Eternal Freeze: a sudden massive drop in the world's temperature that caused the entire world to freeze over, with the exception of Belobog, which remains humanity's last bastion due to the efforts of The Architects and the Aeon they worship, Qlipoth the Preservation.
When the Astral Express arrived on Jarilo-VI, they discovered that the Stellaron was responsible for the Eternal Freeze and had corrupted the current Supreme Guardian, Cocolia Rand. After defeating Cocolia, Welt sealed the Stellaron, though its ecological effects would still remain due to the Stellaron's long duration on the planet.
===The Xianzhou Luofu===
Lord Ravager Phantylia masterminded a plot to smuggle a Stellaron aboard the Xianzhou Luofu with the help of Luocha and the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. Phantylia's goal was to bring about the self-destruction of the Xianzhou, while Luocha's involvement is implied to be related to his opposition against Yaoshi. The Stellaron Hunters detected this Stellaron and manipulated the Astral Express crew into helping the Luofu with the Stellaron crisis, with the intention of making the Xianzhou indebted to the crew in preparation for a great conflict with Nanook in the future.
Phantylia used the revived Ambrosial Arbor to create a physical body for herself, and fought the Astral Express crew and General Jing Yuan with her new body at the Ambrosial Arbor's roots. After Phantylia was defeated, the Stellaron was sealed.
===Penacony===
A Stellaron entered Penacony when it was still a prison planet under the ownership of the Interastral Peace Corporation, during the War of Independence. Its ensuing eruption and the chaos of the war led to the IPC losing control of Penacony. After the war ended, "people in the shadows with ulterior motives" had the idea of using the Stellaron's power to help build Penacony's Dreamscape. By the time a representative from The Family arrived at The Watchmaker's call, the Stellaron had already been activated and was seeping into the Primordial Dreamscape. The Family, possessing extensive knowledge of Stellarons, helped the Watchmaker subdue the Stellaron. However, traitors within the Family ensured that the Stellaron was not fully sealed, so its influence would linger within the Dreamscape and tempt people with indulgence and pleasure, using their minds as nourishment for the sweet dream.
By the time the Watchmaker realized this, the Family already had a firm grip on Penacony and swiftly quelled any opposition that arose. At the Watchmaker's behest, Gallagher sent Charmony Festival invitations to various factions in the hopes of finding people capable of resolving the Stellaron disaster. It is later revealed that the Stellaron is housed within Penacony Grand Theater. The traitors planned to use the Stellaron's power and the Harmony's song, broadcast through the Charmony Festival, to brainwash everyone on Penacony into following the Path of Order. Though they nearly succeed, their plans are foiled and the Stellaron is sealed by the Astral Express crew.
===Others===
The Jepella Brotherhood accused Kafka of 46 crimes, likely all linked to obtaining a Stellaron. Some of these are:
*The Stellaron of the Attouine Universal Auction, within one of the auction items (a large diamond).
*The Stellaron of the Cyber Prison of Inupeis, apparently in the form of "Meta Code."
*The Stellaron of the ring world Golcondar, which represented the Steel Core of the world's point of gravitational equilibrium.
A Stellaron was also present in Kafka's home planet, and while the extent of damage is unknown, she remarks on how she was unable to see how far it fell at the time.
The Xianzhou Yuque, monitoring various enemy movements across the galaxy, obtained a report from the IPC that the Peacock Angel legion of the wingweavers arrived at the Consternation Starzone to look for a Stellaron there, hoping to use it to revive their homeworld of Muldrasil. Whether this Stellaron is actually present and whether the wingweavers were able to obtain it is unknown.
Lushaka, the oceanic home planet of the Watchmaker, had its landscape transformed long ago by a Stellaron. The Stellaron responded to the wishes of an aqua sprite who had lost her home in the war against land-dwellers. Meteors began falling from the sky, raising the sea level and engulfing all landmasses. The planet's water levels are still rising to this day.
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