Astraconians

~~"After the Cosmic Wars, we lost most of our home. We ended up finding your world, but were forced to make a choice. Some of us chose to keep our powers, powers of protection and life. Those became legendary beings and creatures, ruling the dimensions of your realm. Others chose to keep their bodies, their strength and their symbols of pride, losing some of their power, and over time, our culture. Those became the Draconians. And some of us, the most humble, and the most few; chose to retain only a small fraction of our power and our bodies, and became like you." -Skadi, to Vlad~~

**Astraconians**, also known as **Astraygons** or simply **Astral Dragons**, are a paracasual race of dimension-traveling dragons. They are the true ancestors of the Draconians and many powerful creatures, including Arceus, Telethia, and even Yggralith. However, because they are meant to exist solely within the Astral Plane, they lose part of their abilities when on Adrioth, and are unable to return to their ancestral home.

## Appearance

Astraconians are truly majestic beings, made of pure cosmic energy that exists through space. They were servants or the Traveler, a benevolent and powerful being who lent them a home and allowed them some of its power in exchange for helping it across its journey. They looked somewhat similar to Draconians, but were much larger, easily three times as big. They were a fusion between mechanoid, reptilian, and cosmic beings, with varying appearances so differing some had even no common appearance. When flying, they trailed cosmic dust behind them, which helped birth new stars and created new, lush life on planets and moons.

## Lifespan

Unlike their Draconic cousins, Astraconians, living off the Traveler's energy, could live infinitely. They could stay youthful forever while continuing to gain knowledge.

## Lifestyle

In terms of lifestyle, they were very kind, humble, and dedicated, protecting the traveler and their own. Not much is known about the full extent of their lifestyles since almost all of their culture has been lost to time.

## Nation

The Astraconians never had a stationary home, they simply lived within the Traveler. It had many names, from the Star Streaker to the Blessing of the Sky. It was the home to all Astraconians, as large as a small moon, and capable of meeting their needs for survival. The central and largest "city within the traveler was called Astromia, and was considered a capital of sorts where their leaders communed with the Traveler.

## Powers and Abilities

The Astraconians were immensely powerful beings even before they met the traveler, being able to eliminate many things the Excersians continue to have including poverty, famine, and inequality while still maintaining individuality, uniqueness, and stability. Considerably, their society was a true utopia, and their powers reflected such. All powers Draconians use could be used by the Astraconians, plus much more. Many of their powers are similar to the Catatonics, using magical and magnetic energy to power their technology. With the Traveler's powers, they became even more powerful, able to utilize the pure power of the stars, channeling it through their bodies and amplifying their magic and technology. Their body armor became harder than any existing solid, and their senses reinforced. During such times, Astraconians were possibly some of the most powerful beings in existence, rivaled only by a few organisms such as the Vex and Excersians. Astraconians are also able to regenerate almost instantaneously, a trait that has followed their descent into Draconians. However, Astraconians lose a great portion of the supernatural powers once they enter Adrioth, warping their physical and mental selves that they must change something in order to survive.

## Capability

### Magical Capability

Astraconians are one of the most magically advanced races in existence, although a good portion of their magic was lost when they became Draconians. They were able to advance their magic so much that it could be used as organic energy, therefore allowing them to prevent polluting their own environment, and infuse pure magical energy into their technology, therefore eliminating a need for fuel.

### Technological Capability

Astraconians had highly advanced technology, completely infused with their magic in a similar way to the Hive. All of their technology is derived from their environment, meaning that it never causes any harm to their surroundings. Their technology, whether meant for building, protecting, or even warfare, was exceptionally powerful to the point if used incorrectly, it has the power to destroy entire planets. However, during the split of their descent during their appearance on Adrioth, and especially their transformation into the Draconians, almost all of their technology has been lost to time.

## Trivia

* Because the Astraconians technology was mostly magic-based and had no pollutants, all of the remnants of their civilization degraded into nothing, which is why no human were ever able to find it.

* Despite the Astraconians living on Earth and existing long before the Excersians, there was a race that actually lived on Earth before their existence and also left the planet following a similar apocalypse.

* Astraconians that remember their legacy past often look at current Draconians with shame, hoarding shiny treasures and living in areas they consider "of poor quality." However, Draconians are from a physical standpoint, no longer related to Astraconians, being adapted to Volcanic climates and being able to use magic without the nanotechnology Astraconians relied on.

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