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Astronomy in Tyria: Red Stars?
Random guess:
Venus and Mars? Tyria is really earth in a long distant time?
I know, from others, that there is mention of the Jotun, at one point in time, being major astronomers. And while they were around, they discovered that there were certain stars that would appear every time that there was a dragon awakening. I don’t know that this is what these stars are, but it is an interesting piece of information.
Just close planets, probably. That’s usually the case with RL stars like this.
Narcemus, that’s really interesting. In myths and legends certain stars appearing as portents of major events is a common trope, and I know it’s popular in fantasy (the comet in A Song of Ice and Fire, the red star related to Cherufe in Malifaux…). In lore though, it would be very interesting if the appearance of such stars was linked to the dragons rising!
Of course, it could be just coincidental that the jotun observed unusual astronomical events around the time that the dragons last rose, and they associated the two separate events. Or it could be something which happens every x thousand years and thus happens to align with the dragons’ cycle. Still, neat.
Well we know that the celestial bodies are very strongly tied to Tyria (the world) through the story of Factions in Cantha, and the fighting against certain Celestial Beings to gain Weh Su Noh. Also there are Celestial Beings that would visit Cantha every year for the Canthan New Year. I am personally interested if we ever get to make a connection between space and the mists. I have a belief that outer space in Tyria is merely a different realm within the mists that is relatively close to our world, this would make beings within that realm able to visit us on a regular basis.