Starling

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Star is an air genasi cleric NPC, she is played by GrizzlyPlays.

## Description

### Appearance

Star is an air genasi woman. She is on the shorter side and has dark skin with warm undertones. Her hair is white and iridescent with a wispy, cloud-like texture. She wears it pulled back, held in place with a spiky sundial hairpiece. She has warm brown eyes and a rounder face, as well as large, gold earrings with patterns of a sun. She wears a white cloak with the same iridescent shimmer as her hair that gets more tattered and torn towards the bottom. The clasp holding the cloak is the golden emblem of Aster, a golden geometric sun. Under the cloak she wears a long, v-neck dress of the same shimmering material. She wears intricate gold bracers, as well as an orange sash decorated with more symbols of Aster. A slit in the dress reveals her golden armored boots, made of the same intricate metal as the bracers. She casts magic with a staff topped with yet another symbol of Aster. Spider lilies wrap around the pole, and it is as tall as her. She has a magical aura as a result of her affiliation with the sun goddess and constantly emits warm sunlight.

In episode 112, Star changes into bridal attire for her wedding. Her dress is similar to the robes she typically wears as a cleric of Aster, with a white and gold color palleted.

### Personality

Star is both optimistic and strongwilled, two very important traits to a survivor of the Black Sea. She cares deeply for the well being of others and is willing to always put others above herself. She loves Zamia, and in dangerous situations her first thoughts are always for her partner. She is very knowledgeable about people and the world, and is blunt and straightforward with her intentions and beliefs. Her genuine and sincere kindness is a beacon of hope in a very dark place. She is a source of light in the lives of those around her in both her personality and arcane ability. She has great devotion to Aster even in the Black Sea, and is much more adverse to violence than others such as Zamia and Igneous.

## Background/History

Before the Eastern Sea became the Black Sea, Star was a cleric of Onawa Country. She served the sun goddess Aster, who was the primary deity of Onawa as a whole. Star met Zamia in service of Emperor Zetysus, and the two of them helped advise the emperor and keep the peace in the Spider Lily Capital.

When the sea turned black, the Spider Lily Capital didn’t fall immediately. They relied on clerics such as Star to keep out the corruption as much as possible. As time passed, Onawa fell to hardship and the emperor slowly began to lose himself to madness. In his moment of weakness, the Arachnid Pirates attacked. They ran the remainder of Zetysus’ court out of the capital and took it over as their own base.

The survivors went into hiding full time, finding a network of naturally occurring tunnels in a nearby village to live in. Star, Zamia, and Igneous fell into leadership positions in this small community. Star was the last remaining cleric, and this position made her extremely valuable. They tried repeatedly to fight the Arachnid Pirates, but they were too strong and the fights went badly. In one of these battles, Star was captured by the Collector and taken back to Daphne Palace where the Arachnid Pirates were based. This loss was devastating for the survivors, and they had almost given up hope of even rescuing Star when the Riptide Pirates met Zamia and Igneous.

The pirates were more than willing to help them rescue Star, and they hatched a plan for Igneous and Zamia to lead Chip, Jay, Gillion, Gryffon, and Queen to the capital with the plan to get in, free Star, and get out. The party traveled through the corrupted Spider Lily Capital to the palace where Star was being held. Here, Gillion split off from the rest of the group to find Star while the others got an audience with Captain Widow. Gillion traveled through the palace to the dungeons, where he killed Syndonny, the prison guard. He found Star in a cell along with two other survivors who she requested he free first. He obliged, and once all three of them were out of their respective cells the group of four made their way towards the throne room, where Star believed the rest of the group to be in trouble. They were in fact in trouble, but Star needed to retrieve her staff to be of any help in a fight. She sent Gillion to go ahead and help, then rushed to the place the Arachnid Pirates had kept the possessions of those they captured. While in their treasure room, she found a vial containing 3 beads that would temporarily give those who ate them the effects of a long rest. Having retrieved her staff, she hurried back to the throne room to join the battle.

She burst through the doors of the throne room in an explosion of light and quickly threw the vial to Gillion. Star and Zamia had an emotional, hurried reunion in the heat of a very bloody battle. The fight was long and hard, but eventually Gillion landed the final blow on Captain Widow. The diverse, mismatched group of allies regrouped and Chip asked Star if she could do anything about his heart, which had been ripped out and consumed by Captain Widow during the fight. Star attempted to reach Aster, but still couldn’t find a solution to his undead state. Zamia told Gillion that that she was going to swear a new paladin oath, one dedicated to Star who she cared about much more than she ever cared about protecting Onawa Country.

After everyone got some much needed rest, Star gathered all the survivors together to celebrate her return. She proposed to Zamia, reasoning that a wedding would help to brighten up the dark, apocalyptic setting they had lived with for so long. Zamia of course said yes, and all of the survivors spent the day preparing for the wedding. Star and Zamia were provided wedding attire by Queen and Alasse, and the wedding was set to happen that evening. Igneous was the best man, Nock the kenku was the ringbearer, and Gillion was to officiate the wedding. The brides walked up the aisle to the alter, and after Gillion said some words the couple started their vows. Star was too choked up to speak, so Zamia gave her vows first. After Zamia spoke, through tears, Star spoke of her hopes to return the love Zamia had given her, and be the best person she could be for Zamia. She vowed to protect and support her through everything, no matter how bad, and no matter how hard Zamia tried to shrug off the assistance of others. Once the vows were finished Gillion casted ceremony, magically binding the brides together. Festivities followed, and Chip and Jay together announced that they had a method to get the survivors out of the Black Sea. Shocked and elated, Star along with all the other survivors filed through the teleportation circle to Ensas keep in Canella to finally live normal lives.

## Trivia

* Her hair changes weather depending on her mood