There are but a few stars that do not stick to the vault of heaven, tracing their own paths across the sky. Each of these stars has its own route – some follow or chase ahead of the sun, and others are almost indistinguishable from the fixed stars, so slow is their wandering.

Different peoples call the stars by different names, and may call a star by different names in different circumstances. The terms below are common parlance in Tula, and are organized based on druidic lore. The names are those of dragons from the earliest days of wyrmkind. It is said that the elves learned these names when they acquired the art of stargazing from elder dragons.

Sun-chasing stars

These stars are only visible shortly before sunrise or after sunset. They are called different names for their morning and evening manifestations, although sages understand these to be the same stars.

Chorodasys and Mimilidasys, the Consorts cling to the sun most faithfully, but can occasionally be seen in very clear skies less than an hour before sunrise (Chorodasys)/ after sunset (Mimilidasys). They are all but lost in the sun’s brightness, since they never wander farther than three fists’ distance from their lord. The dawn consort appears for about 60 days, before the dusk consort takes her turn.

Berydraxas and Metraxicarnas, the Viziers are brighter and farther-wandering than the Consorts. These blue-white stars stay within four fists of the sun. The dawn vizier serves for ninety days before their lord dismisses him in favor of the dusk vizier.

Obrinaxys and Desrinaxys, the Crown Princes are brightest of the stars, their white light faintly visible even at noon on very clear days. The dawn prince appears for 293 days before his brother takes his place in the evening sky. They wander as far as five fists from the sun, visible for almost two hours ahead of and behind the sun.

Slow wanderers

These stars wend across the sky in a path similar to the sun’s, but their circuit is measured in years or centuries. Some are too faint for human eyes to see, and a few are so faint that only magic can reveal them.

Szebrinaxos the Wrathful burns faintly red, taking just over two years to complete his tour of the sky.

Galokhsimaxys the Sentinel shines turquoise in the night sky, taking over two and a half years (960 days) to complete his tour.

Padhrimaxos the Destroyer shines a faint azure blue, and takes 6.2 years to complete his tour.

Salabrimaxian the Betrayer is a crisp white, and completes his tour in 10 years.

Draesilaxys the Shieldbearer shines almost as bright as the Crown Princes, and takes 14.2 years to complete his tour.

Fealixian the Progenitor shines a bright and poisonous green, and completes his tour in 36.4 years.

Gologlax the Forgotten shines pale lavender, too dim to be seen without the aid of magic. He takes 113 years to complete his tour.

Vordrinaxys the Magistrate is faintly blue, too faint for human eyes to make out; his tour takes him 157.9 years.

Esperidaxys the Scout is not widely known outside of sages’ circles. He takes 303.6 years to complete his tour.

Strange wanderers

Some stars pay even less mind to the sun, coming and going across the skies according to their own whims. They may grow shining tails that stretch across the daytime sky for weeks, only to retreat to darkness and obscurity for centuries. While most of these are treated as isolated events, some sages have noted that a few are regular enough in their paths and schedules to merit their own (modern) names.

Artilan’s Crown is visible for nine days in the night sky every 37.2 years, and can be seen as far north as the City State.

Salyx the Seventh Son visits for eleven days every 932.8 years, and at his brightest he casts a sparkling tail across half the night sky.