Lupith

*"...and even the stars- they will be naught but grains of sand to me."*
―Pre-Constellation LupithLupith, the shame of the Constellations, is a celestial being of Human origin. He sought out great galactic power through unnatural means, severely transfiguring his body and altering his mental state. Due to his immense capacity for destruction, he was imprisoned in the Celestial Spellbook, but could escape if ever destroyed. The responsibility to protect it later fell into the hands of Vatranir.

## Appearance

In his constellation form, Lupith is comprised of spatial energy, giving him a transparent body with a seemingly large blue core at its center. His body is hunched forward and contains a nebula that extends backwards, much like a tail. His head was stretched vertically with the remnants of Human facial features. Magic is constantly pulsating, especially near his arms.

## Brief History

Lupith was once a regular Human who lived on Senothia. At one point, he sought out the power of the Constellation entities, and heard of a way to unnaturally transform himself into one. He ignored the warnings that Constellations must only be chosen by the higher powers of the galaxy, and unfortunately, Lupith's attempt only somewhat worked, granting him cosmic power at the cost of permanent physical and mental transfiguration. Now a monster, he nearly succeeded in wreaking havoc across the Plane of Law, but was sealed onto the Celestial Spellbook by a large conglomerate of nebulous beings.

The spellbook is an item that allows its user to wield spatial magic and bend space, but overuse of its spells allows Lupith to temporarily run rampant, instinctively trying to destroy it in order to break free. The book's whereabouts were unknown for millennia until it was found by Daniel Skrimir in the 12th dusk. Skrimir mastered all of the book's teaching; his interactions with Lupith were left undisclosed. The book was later taken by Erruzent, sparingly using certain sigils, not giving Lupith the opportunity to manifest. Afterwards, it fell into the hands of Vatranir, who learned about Lupith's danger from the Nebula Sages. Vatranir summoned and briefly fought the beast in an attempt to test its strength but was swiftly knocked out. Struggling to balance his reliance on its magic with fear of the book's destruction, Vatranir made an oath to grow stronger and eventually tame Lupith to command his overwhelming power.

## Abilities

Lupith is a fierce and savage entity with the instinct and potential to incite the worst: calamity at the cosmic proportion, including the destruction of multiple planets. His vast powers are suppressed by his imprisonment, but is still an extreme challenge to defeat, especially by users of the spellbook. He can only partially exchange damage with anyone other than the one who summoned him.

* **Spatial Mana Manipulation-** Lupith's ascension intertwined his very essence with spatial mana. His celestial body grants him the ability to use complex galactic magic only held back by his now-primitive intellect.
	+ **Breath of Stars-** Lupith first attacked Vatranir with a powerful single-target beam of pure star power, visually similar to intense light magic.
	+ **Consuming Vortex-** Once the rest of the Starrite Guardians jumped in to defend their teammate, Lupith opened a large black hole around the battlefield, pulling in and severely damaging the heroes.
	+ **Distance Compression-** With no hesitation, Lupith attacked Vatranir, and upon feeling his defensive infinite distance, swiftly negated it by compressing the infinity back to normal, effortlessly reaching him.
* **Spatial Mana Immunity-** The failed constellation carries an innate immunity to all kinds of space-related spells and attacks, also countering any similar effects. This is greatly limiting to the user of the spellbook's options when it comes to combat with the beast.
* **Taming Ritual-** There exists a way for the user of the spellbook to tame Lupith's ferocity and even command it. The user must summon the constellation and engage in one-on-one combat. If the user wins, Lupith shall be tamed. Although the beast is incapable of killing his summoner, this option carries great risk of the book's destruction. The taming is nullified the moment external aids are introduced into the fight.

## Weaknesses

* **Spellbook Imprisonment-** No matter what, if the spellbook remains intact, Lupith's imprisonment will continue. Even if he is summoned, the book's user can knock themselves out to instantly banish the constellation once more. If the spellbook's usage were to cease then Lupith could potentially remain sealed forever.

## Trivia

* Lupith was first implemented for the express purpose of serving as a nerf to Vatranir's player, giving him the need to be more aware of his spell usage. This introduced the "meter" mechanic but carried the incentive of potentially taming the beast.