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Cosmic Companions

After a great beast was destroyed one summer, it exploded into a thousand tiny wisps. Some were caught in objects and enchanted them, but others--larger, more powerful pieces, scattered around Destiny City and continued to wander aimlessly. Each hummed with a small, radiant little energy signature. Some were more loud than others; some wanted to be found, and some slipped into hiding. There’s no telling how many are hidden around the city, waiting for the right time to come out. Fortunately, now seems to be a good time! Suddenly, it seems like each wisp is calling for someone, looking for help. Drawn out by the influx of strange magic in the air, the wisps have crept out of their hiding places and can again be captured!

These wisps will float through the city as if they are in search of something–and then, they find it.

It’s you.

These wisps can magically bond to a powered character and will manifest to hover nearby when they are powered up. If a civilian manages to bond with the wisp, it will disappear until the civilian powers up. Wisps can bond to non-human characters who cannot naturally power down, such as Mauvians, Youma, and Vanguardians; the Wisps will manifest with those characters as long as they are not concealing their identity with a civilian glamour.

Through RP, Wisps can evolve into a Cosmic Companion; neither form gives a battle advantage and will not unlock special abilities, but they can provide additional flavor text to roleplays.

This prize can be claimed by any character, even if they did not participate in any Star Festival prompts or events. Players do not need to choose a character to win the prize immediately, but must let The Space Cauldron know who they are claiming if they decide after threads are locked after 11:59 PST on Sunday, July 9th. OOCly, you can claim the prize at any point in time between now and the end of the event on July 9th. ICly, your character can find a Wisp wandering around Destiny City at any point in time!

Growing a Wisp into a Cosmic Companion

When someone completes ten roleplays or solos that include the wisp in some way (either through its active presence in the RP or by referencing it somehow in the RP), they can then pursue a solo or roleplay where the wisp will explode in a burst of energy, only to reform in the shape of a companion creature. This creature will be small, no larger than a medium sized dog, but they can take the form of any magical or non magical creature. Unlike Knight Summons' these are not battle companions. They will take on a solid form and will become tangible; they do not need to eat, but they may choose to do so. They do not seem to get sick, but if they are injured they will bleed white energy, and can only heal in powered domains.

They will most commonly remain in a characters private powered domain (their office or most frequented area of Negaspace if a Negaverse character, their homeworld if a Senshi, their Wonder if a Knight, their Realm or the common space of Mirrorspace, the private residence of a Vanguardian, etc.) but can also accompany characters randomly when they power up.

These creatures can be permanently destroyed as if they were any other living creature; if they are damaged beyond the point of healing, they will evaporate into mystical white light. They have eternal lifelines and will never perish of old age, but if they are destroyed they cannot be recovered. They do not appear to have any magical abilities, although they can appear abnormal or magical, and they have incredible intelligence for any animal creature. These creatures cannot write, talk, or communicate verbally, but they are smart enough to problem solve, read emotions, and respond to commands.

When threatened with danger, they often retreat; the Cosmic Companions have the ability to pop in and out of a sub-dimension that only they have access to. There’s no telling where they go or what they do, but they can come and go as they please.

While these creatures may accompany their companion in their civilian life, it would be dangerous to be seen with the same creature while powered up and down. They tend to thrive near magical locations, and greatly prefer a private powered domain, but they may get bored and visit even while powered down if it is safe enough to do so. They are bonded to the starseed of their companion, and even a side swap cannot break this bond. The Cosmic Companions cannot be given away or traded. If a character with a bond dies, the Cosmic Companion may be rehomed, but this will need to be approved through plot. If the Cosmic Companion perishes, someone may acquire another one but this also needs to be disclosed and approved through plot.

When you are ready to claim your Cosmic Companion, please fill out the following form and send it to The Space Cauldron:

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