STAR-69 - Warforged Druid
The Eternal Guardian Sentient Talking Automata Replicant #69 (a.k.a. STAR-69; Star to their friends)
The Great Questions
- What would someone from the Age of Arcanum have to say today?
- How does an entitiy created out of metal / wood fit into the natural world?
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
An exterior blend of metal allow & exotic woods where mortal speciels have skin, Star was striking even in the Age of Arcanum, but now draws stares from nearly everyone.
Body Features
- Head to toe druidic runes carved into the metal that makes up his skin, colored in the 4 elements
Facial Features
- No externally visible ears (picks up sound waves through metallic skin) or nose
- Mouth lacks teeth & tongue. Voice is caused by arcane device in the back of his throat.
Identifying Characteristics
Covered in druidic runes that are etched into every metal panel on Star, from head to toe in the four colors of the elemental planes.
Physical quirks
- Can't taste or smell
- Doesn't eat, drink or sleep
Special abilities
- Combat beast shape forms
Apparel & Accessories
- Wears a black bear pelt like a poncho / body suit, it's upper jaw shadowing his eyes, the rest of Star's lower face visible where the lower jaw of the bear once would have been
- Wears a necklace made from the claws of the bear & stone beads
- Gnarled koa wood staff, streaked in reds, browns & creamy tans, that comes up to an open ring at the top. In the middle of the ring is what appears to be several sapphires & emeralds that have been fused together and cut into an impossibly perfect sphere that is attached to the tip of the staff.
- Shield made from the rock-hard carapace of an ancient creature
Mental characteristics
Personal history
- Gifted to the Gau Drushari druids of Cathmoira at Star's creation as part of the deal for the floating mountain top
- Inscribed with protective runes by the druids & sent back to guard the Tree of Names within the Arboreal Calix aboard Avalir to ensure that the wizards there didn't breach the original agreement by opening the door
- Spent hundreds of years successfully carrying out the mission of the druids
- After the Calamity, was buried beneath the rubble of the once floating city, on one of the Shattered Teeth, for many centuries, unable to escape & in stasis
- Released by treasure seekers who were exploring the ruin he was trapped in
- Hitched a ride to Wildemount with a pirate crew leaving the Shattered Teeth, which included Sorris Cade. They were the only ones crazy enough to try passing through the Fool's Curtain.
- Traveling to Tal'Dorei in search of the Ashari, the probable descendents of the Gau Drushari
Gender Identity
Genderless, despite being given a form that strongly resembles a humanoid male
Sexuality
Asexual - lacks the necessary parts to participate in intercourse & has never even considered it because no being has ever expressed such feelings towards Star
Education
- Spent hundreds of years aboard the first ever floating city, during the Age of Arcanum, surrounded by the 'smartest' minds of the Age.
Employment
Gifted to the Gau Drushari druids as part of the exchange for their mountain. Sent by the druids back to the floating city to guard the Tree.
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Survived the Calamity
Failures & Embarrassments
- Was too late to stop the Tree of Names from being blighted, causing the Calamity.
Mental Trauma
- Feels responsible for the first downfall of the mortal races & resulting post-apocalyptic period
- Long centuries spent in stasis have left their mark - making Star distant from others, being prone to distraction by seemingly normal natural wonders.
Intellectual Characteristics
- Deeply philosophical about the place of sentient species on Exandria & in the cosmos
- Sees his existence as the epitome of irony & as an abomination against nature
Morality & Philosophy
- Nature thrived most when the Gods withdrew beyond the divine gate & humanity was at its lowest point. Sentience stands in direct opposition to the neutrality of nature's cycle.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
- To right the wrong they committed & restore balance to Exandria, including someday to the Shattered Teeth.
- Reunite with what is left of the people who had given them their original purpose, the Ashari.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Savvies
- Seeing the natural order of life through the lens of someone older than nearly every mortal alive today
- Handling the politics of man, which often involve the steady destruction of the natural world to make way for civilization
Likes & Dislikes
Likes
- Being in nature
- Seeing humanoids begin to thrive once more, slowly but surely
- The scheming of wizards
- Talking about the Calamity or Age of Arcanum
Vices & Personality flaws
- Self-depricating, to a fault
- Depression
- Feels unworthy of any trust that is ever placed in them
Personality Quirks
- Doesn't use pronouns at all, always using proper names or 'This One' for entities that Star doesn't know the name of.
Hygiene
Utilizes essential oils periodically to maintain lubrication
Representation & Legacy
- The failed Guardian, who allowed the Tree of Names to be sundered.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Any potential contacts would have been from over 1000 years ago
Family Ties
Never had a family
Religious Views
- The Gods are so dependent upon / scared of their mortal children that they unleashed the apocalypse upon Exandria's natural world. As such, the world will only truly be in harmony when all that remains of the universe is the Wildmother & Exandria's wilderness
Social Aptitude
- Rarely interacted socially with anyone, even during the Age of Arcanum
- Star is an introvert that weirdly (considering the clearly humanoid construction) relates better to wild animals that humanoids
- Misses some social cues, whether they be too modern, or simply too subtle, which can have interesting repercussions depending on the situation
- This all contributes to a general lack of confidence
Mannerisms
- While it doesn't impede his mobility, the mechanical construction of his body always appears to be very stiff in its movements
Alignment
Neutral
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Year of Birth
492
1328 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Created by the Arcanists of Avalir & given to the Gau Drushari druids of Toramunda
Birthplace
Avalir
Children
Pronouns
Any / None
Sex
Male
Gender
Genderless
Presentation
Androgynous - leaning male
Eyes
Golden metal orbs that glow green with power
Hair
None
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Silver metal covered in druidic runes, interspersed with wood in place of muscles
Height
6'6"
Weight
300 lbs
Quotes & Catchphrases
- Nature consists of an endless cycle of starvation, pain & death, in which every organism, no matter how big or small, is food for something.
Belief/Deity
Wildmother
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
- Celestial
- Common
- Druidic
- Elvish
- Primordial
Character Prototype
Terminator the Tree Hugger who witnessed God's Flood & the great reset
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