The Circle of Stars was a druidic circle formed in the Dalelands,[1] whose members studied stars and celestial bodies in order gain a greater understanding of the multiverse and its secrets.[2]
Activities[]
Druids of the Circle of Stars recorded and catalogued the constellations they perceived in the night's sky, along with any changes to the natural world they perceived aligned with their appearances. It was said these records were preserved on great megaliths, such as underground temples, petroglyphs, or menhirs,[2] like the famous Standing Stone that commemorated the adoption of Calendar of Harptos.[3]
Abilities[]
Druids of the Circle of Stars studied heavenly bodies and quick became adept and creating star charts that tracked their movement across the sky. These took the form of common scrolls, stone tablets, inscribed crystals, or even arrangements of glass discs depicting a specific constellation. By studying their charts, these druids could access magical spells that lent guidance to their actions or allowed them to channel divine energy. They could even utilize their star charts as a divine focus.[2]
Like other druids, those from the Circle of Stars could assume a wild shape―the manifestation of a different physical form, typically that of a beast or other wild animal. Druids of Stars however learned to take on the form of the heavenly constellations. Their bodies became luminescent and bright motes of light appeared at their joints, depicting either the archer, the chalice, or the dragon. As they gained more power, these druids learned how to change from one constellation form to another in short time, and even became incorporeal during their transformation.[2]
More experienced learned how to glean more insight from their star charts and receive cosmic omens from their readings. They could use that insight at adverse moments, specifically to bolster aid allies in battle or impair the attacks of their foes.[2]
History[]
The Circle of Stars formed in the region later known as Battledale, lending its name to the rural countryside known as "Circle of Stars Country". It was the most famous druid circle of its time, but eventually disbanded some time during or before the early Era of Upheaval.[2]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ed Greenwood (January 1996). Volo's Guide to the Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 39. ISBN 0-7869-0406-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Jeremy Crawford (November 17, 2020). Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0786967025.
- ↑ Richard Baker (1993). The Dalelands. (TSR, Inc), p. 55. ISBN 978-1560766674.
Connections[]
Artificer
Alchemist • Artillerist
Bard
College of Glamour • College of Lore • College of Swords • College of Valor • College of Whispers
Ranger
Beast master • Hunter • Gloom stalker • Monster slayer • Swarmkeeper
Rogue
Arcane trickster • Assassin • Inquisitive • Mastermind • Scout • Soulknife • Swashbuckler • Thief
Sorcerer
Aberrant mind • Clockwork soul • Dragon magic • Shadow magic • Storm sorcery • Wild magic
Warlock
Celestial patron • Archfey patron • Hexblade • Fiend patron • Great Old One patron • Undying patron
Wizard
Abjurer • Conjurer • Diviner • Enchanter • Evoker • Illusionist • Necromancer • Transmuter • War mage
Cleric
Death domain • Divine domain • Knowledge domain • Life domain • Light domain • Nature domain • Tempest domain • Trickery domain
Druid
Circle of Dreams • Circle of the Land • Circle of the Moon • Circle of the Shepherd • Circle of Spores • Circle of Stars
Paladin
Oath of the Ancients • Oath of Conquest • Oath of the Crown • Oath of Devotion • Oath of Vengeance
Barbarian
Path of the ancestral guardian • Path of the berserker • Path of the storm herald • Path of the totem warrior • Path of wild magic • Path of the zealot
Fighter
Arcane archer • Battle master • Cavalier • Champion • Eldritch knight • Samurai
Monk
Way of the Drunken Master • Way of the Four Elements • Way of the Kensei • Way of the Sun Soul • Way of the Open Hand • Way of Shadow