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Star Tiger flashed a smile at the kiokote before turning her eyes to the stars. “My parents taught me to read the stars when I was young,” she murmured, reaching a hoof out to trace a group of stars in a symmetrical pattern. “This one, this one’s the twilight moth. It appears not long after sunset, in the cold season. Its wings point to the north and the south, reaching outwards to the distant ocean and the far mountains. It shows the way to adventure, or the way back home.” She frowned down the beach. “I guess the ocean wanted to come visit us this year, since it’s not so distant. But the stars are the same. Hmmm…” she fell quiet, lost in thought about the strangeness of the appearance of tropical beaches in the middle of the dense swamp.
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Constellation Story: "The stars have lessons for those who care to look," explained Stars Guide Us, true to his name. He'd brought several of his foals out past any fires, any lights, on a cold moonless night when the stars spoke the loudest. "See that one there--she is the Sated Snake. A dangerous creature, to be sure, but she exists here in a restful state following the success of her hunt. She reminds us that while it is true we must strive to satisfy our needs, the most important thing we can do is to rest after we've achieved, to really let the rewards of our efforts sink in and digest."

"Dad, that's gross," whined From Nothing, sticking out her tongue. "The stars don't need to tell me about snakes digesting, Mom's stories are cooler." And Stars Guide Us chuckled a little bit, nudged his daughter up. "You go talk to her, then, I think I'm going to take the Snake's Advice and take a little midnight nap."

"Daaaaaaad."

"Sorry, can't hear you, I'm too busy digesting."

"Dad ew!!"
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Constellation Creation [OPEN - Week 2 (Rolls 12/15)]

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Rolling for week 2 kin prizes! I have removed previous winners or denoted on the list if someone cannot win a specific prize due to last week's wins.
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[44, 4, 49, 8] = 105
4d59:  [
44
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49
8
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Constellation Story: The moon cast a silvery glow on the ground, making it shimmer like scattered stars themselves. Life's heart swelled at the thought. Sure, he had seen the stars countless times, but never had dared to unlock the secrets they held. Tilting his head as he began to search the sky.

He studied the heavens, then pointed. “That one there! What does the circle mean?" He thought out loud. "It’s like a great eternal dream or a journey without end. Stories dance around it, do you see it?” His eyes glimmered with delight. "For me, i think it’s the tale of a brave kin who never stopped dreaming, even when the night was darkest."
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Constellation Creation [OPEN - Week 2 (Rolls 12/15)]

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Congrats week 2 winners! Week 3 is now open~

As a reminder, if you entered in previous weeks please update your preference lists in your post with the remaining prizes.
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Constellation Story: "That one is called the Leaping Frog," Dreaming of Butterflies whispers to the foals gathered by her side. "Would you like to know how the frog got up there?"

There were several eager little nods, and the doe hummed happily before she settled in to tell her story. "A long time ago, when the swamp was very small and its inhabitant were few, the Frog lived happily in his pond with the Fish and the Caiman. Frog would eat the bugs, Fish ate the algae, and Caiman simply sunned herself all day long, quietly watching her pondmates. Caiman had never told them how delicious looking she found them, but day by day her stomach rumbled louder and louder. One day Frog swam over to Caiman and asked her why she didn't eat anything. Was she like a plant? Caiman laughed with her jaws open wide, and said that she simply wasn't very hungry. Frog offered her some bugs, but she declined, so Frog went about his day.

"The next day when Frog woke, Fish was nowhere to be found. He asked Caiman where Fish could have gone, and Caiman shook her head. 'I have no idea - perhaps she finally grew legs and climbed out of our pond!' Caiman said. Frog pondered and thought about it, and it made sense to him since he had started life as a tadpole." Butterflies flicked her tail about for emphasis, drawing little nods and giggles from the foals.

"Because Fish was gone and no one else in the pond ate plants the algae began to fill the pond day by day, until Frog could barely see when he swam around for all the algae in the water. 'Caiman, I think we will have to leave soon! The water is too thick with algae!' Frog called out, looking around for his friend. Caiman did not answer, but Frog saw a slow current in the algae thick water, headed towards his lilypad. Frog thought back to his last talk with Caiman, and with fear he recalled seeing a few shiny little scales stuck in Caiman's teeth - Caiman had eaten Fish!" The foals gasped in shock, and Butterflies shook her head. "Frog knew he would only have one chance to escape while Caiman was still sneaking closer, as the algae would keep her blind to his position until the moment she lunged. He readied his back legs for a leap that his very life depended on, crouched as low on his lilypad as he could, and..."

Butterflies sunk low to the ground, then leapt high into the air, drawing awed gasps from her audience.

"Swish! Caiman's jaws only just missed Frog's back feet as he soared high, high into the air! He leapt so far that he eventually came to land on the MotherFather's hide, where he remains safely jumping to this day." The foals cheered their excitement, and Butterflies laughed before gesturing them to hurry off.
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"Now this," Sleepy Time said, "is the constellation known as The Tree of Sleep. It's said that the Motherfather, when they were tired one evening, spent a long time wandering the swamp looking for a safe place to rest. They came across the tree and knew at once it was the place where they should be. They laid down, took a nap, and when they woke, they created the constellation in order to find the tree again."

There was a heartbeat of silence. Then Constellation said, a bit dryly, "Really?"

"Really!" Sleepy Time insisted.

"If you say so."
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Safe Adventure was traveling again, but this time without her family. She had a place in mind and she hoped that she could get there before it turned dark. One because travelling at night sucked, it was hard to see, and two she wanted to witness an apparent light show in the sky. Even if that didn't happen, it was still worth the adventure to see if her favourite tree and its marking was there! She hoped her grandmother was right and she could find grandpa's stars! Well.. technically they were his per-say BUT her mother said that her mother named the stars after her very much alive grandpa. How romantic! Picking up her pace she made it in no time! Thank fully the viewing area wasn't too far from home. Setting down, Safe Adventure made a fire and piled some soft grass together for a nest. And she waited. And waited. Please, please let the stars come! I want to see them- ohmy! What's that?! It must be... War hammers! Or axes. They were her grandpa's weapon of choice... Wow. Her eyes teared up and she continued to watch them sparkle above. Even though her grandpa wasn't around much, he went off to hunt which took forever sometimes she still had a piece of him with her now.
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Slow Killer flashed a smile as she glanced across the sky. Lucky for her, one of her favorite constellations was visible during this strangely warm Winter Market. "There," she said lowly, pointing her snout towards the sky above. "The Great Fangs," she stated confidently. The bright doe swished her tail in thought and held a calculated look on her face. "When the Swamp was new, and many things were still to become, there was only sun. The creatures of the Swamp struggled to find comfort in the never ending heat and light. They called to the Motherfather for a solution. With great power, the Motherfather brought forth a beast of stars to consume the sun each night. The Great Fangs opened wide and swallowed the ball of light in the sky. It never went hungry, as a new sun grew from the ground across the sky again the next morning, and every morning after."
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The lanky zikwa stretched their neck backwards to peer into the inky black. Little spots of light twinkled. Frog thought for a long moment before flopping over backwards into the sand and tracing a series of stars over with their hoof. “That’s a frog!” they exclaimed proudly. “And all the other stars are her frogspawn!” They turned their head to face the kiokote, flashing him a broad upside down grin, “She’s the mother of alllll the frogs in the entire world! And… she knows all of their names!” Frog rolled right side up and shook the sand from themself. “How was that? Pretty mysterious and cool, right?”
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Constellation Story: Causing Chaos raised his head to the night sky, eyes wide and curious.

Among the constellations, he spotted one that caught his attention, a cluster of stars that formed the shape of a tear. "It looks like the marking on my chest" he said. Was it a sign of sorrow? A reminder of the pain that life could bring? What could it mean?

As he gazed deeper into the night sky, the tear shaped constellation flickered softly, almost comforting. It seemed to whisper stories of resilience and hope, the understanding that tears could cleanse the soul, making room for new joys yet to come.

Maybe the tear did not only signify loss but also a new beginning?
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Constellation Story:Your Story Ends truly loved the stars. They were mysterious and constant, when so few things were. He had thought on it a great deal, and thought they must be related to the sun, but so small their heat could not be felt, or else... but they felt friendly, and he'd always been comforted by lying back and recounting their shapes and patterns.

There were two large ones that seemed to dwarf the others around them. If there were stars at all next to them. There must be, but instead it looked like the larger stars were hiding something, swallowed up by the darkness. Of all the stars, he did not think these ones had a happy story, but it was the one that weighed on his mind most heavily as of late.

"The Eyes in the Dark," Storyend said. He tightened his lips, and then said, "There was a kin who had an easy life, and only had good dreams which he always remembered. In his dreams, he solved mysteries and went on grand adventures. His friends were by his side, his family in good health. But slowly, the dreams started to become worse and worse. He couldn't solve anything. He lost everyone that was dear to him. While he was awake, his life was still good and easy. When he slept, all that waited for him was misery, and it was making him tired and stressed although he should have had nothing in his life to worry over."

Storyend continued:

"One night between sleep and waking, before his nightmares for the night began, something appeared to him in the darkness. All he could see was the creature's glowing eyes. But it spoke, and told him that if it did him favors while he dreamed, then his good dreams would come back, although he would not remember them as before. The tasks that the eyes gave him seemed harmless, and he wanted to rest peacefully again and resolve what had troubled him. So he resolved to do as the eyes asked him.

When he woke, he could not remember the bargain he had struck, or his dreams from the night before, but he began to feel refreshed and well-rested.

Although he could not remember, it was as the Eyes had promised. Every night he completed its requests, and every night his dreams improved.

But in the waking world, he began to lose what he held most dear. Because he could not remember the bargain, or his dreams, he could not connect the two, and things continued in this way until his dreams were even better than they had been before, but in the waking world, he was a stranger and he had no home.

Alone, hungry, and with a wretched and pitiful life, he looked up into the night sky and saw the Eyes, and remembered his trade. Although it was too late, he was not left with nothing, for it had still been a trade. The world of dreams was all that had left."
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Noble Forest pointed to a constellation and smiled. "You see that one right there? It has antlers, much like my own. That constellation is based on the deeds of one long ago, a noble protector of the forest. His mission was to travel the woods and ensure those within his homelands were protected and would race to alert any if they were in harms way, even defend them in other cases. One could even say that I am named after this constellation, Noble Forest and all that." He looked back at those around him, listening and back towards the sky once more. "It just goes to show that good deeds can lead to immortalization."

(idk if it matters or not but I did edit in the RP to my previous post last week sometime)



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Constellation Creation [OPEN - Week 3 (Rolls 12/22)]

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Rolling week 3 winners! There were a few duplicate entries that I did not add to this week's roll, just to let everyone know.
Dice rolls
[3, 49, 14, 57] = 123
4d62:  [
3
49
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57
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