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[Starling] Pyxis — Description
Once space-faring creatures, Starlings were blown off course during a radiation storm. As they fell down to the planet, their "wings" burned up in the atmosphere, and they ended up being trapped far away from each other and their homes. They wander around, trying to find more of their kind, hoping that they will be able to restore their civilization, or even find a way to return to their homeland.

They are characterized by their aether trails, which glow with self luminescence, and taper off toward transparency the longer the trail continues. These trails are constantly in motion, as if they were affected by solar winds, parting around objects that they come in contact with like water parting around rocks in a stream. The older a Starling is, the longer and more luxurious it's aether trails become. It's theorized that they help the Starlings travel through space, although their true purpose will never be known unless they manage to make it out of the planet's gravity.

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Starlings are highly familial creatures, and tend to travel in large herds. Now that they are planetbound, they do the best they can sleep together in a big pile, as they have developed this instinctively to ensure they do not drift away from each other in the vastness of space. Thus, their current state, being mostly separated from each other, can cause them stress and depression. However, it is not unheard of that a young Starling will leave on it's on to explore the galaxies; some are simply more mentally equipped to handle solitude than others. Some of the younger Starlings are fascinated by the flora and fauna on the lands that they've landed on, perplexed, bemused, and fascinated by a life that is so different from what they are used to seeing in the cosmos. While most Starlings would consider their Descent a tragedy, and yearn to return to space, there are a few that consider it the next great adventure.

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Still working out the kinks! * V * Once again, my friends are my guinea pigs as I figure out the species, oh ho ho <3<3