~~~Basut's Blood~~~
Basut's blood is a mineral found in the earth of Jo'Arca that crafters discovered in their deep mineral digs and extensive underground cavern systems. Starcrafter gem carvers found that the mineral had inherent magical properties, and with a surprising hardness on the mohs scale, could be used to better carve, cut, and engrave life gems of stardragons while reducing the risk of damage to the gems.
It was later discovered that while incredibly hard, once the mineral reaches a certain temperature it will melt into a more blood-like consistency. More interesting is that once melted, it doesn't return to its hardened state, even when reduced to less molten temperatures. Scientists have settled that it must just be another magical property of the mineral.
However, while incredibly helpful in the gem carving industry, Crafter and Shooter researchers have also found more nefarious uses for the mineral. When in its liquid blood form, it can be used to coat a stardragon's life gem, and the coating will dampen the magical bond between the stardragon and their gem. When the life gem is free floating, as in the case of Stardasher head gems and Starweaver tail gems, this method can be used to sever the strong magical magical holding their gems in place, and take the life gem from the Stardragon without damaging or killing the living host.
These stardragons, when separated from their life gems, experience a dissociative feeling, as if their soul and life energy has been separated from their body. They tend to be quieter, calmer, some even describe it as a zombie or trancelike state. So long as the gem is kept in tact the dragon will stay alive, but if they gem is destroyed, they will die along with it. A stolen gem can be returned, but must have the basut's blood removed from it.
The name Basut's blood is given because many speculate it was formed from the battle Helgin had with the up and coming deity...the result scattering the blood of said deity across Jo'arca where it settled deep in the earth.
Basut's Blood is extremely rare and difficult to get a hold of, and considering Crafters make more money off of gem modifications, giving a tool they can use over and over again to someone who is going to break it for a one time use to enslave a StarDragon... Crafters aren't too willing to part with it.~~~Multiple Gems~~~
StarDragons with multiple life gems split their magic between all their gems. If a StarDragon were to lose a gem, it would weaken them, and leave them feeling as if they're not complete. That being said, on rare occasions, is has been known that a StarDragon with multiple life gems may have a dud. This means, the gem does not contain any magic... which does not mean the StarDragon is naturally weaker, but simply does not share their magic to that gem. That gem can be removed without dealing damage to the StarDragons magic, but it would hurt a great deal to have something attached to them pulled off. The pseudo gems are the same color as the gems that contain magic, however when the dragon dies, it keeps the color while the rest fade as the magic leaves.~~~Free-Floating Gems~~~
StarShooters, Dashers, and Weavers all have free floating gems. They are all born with these, though they're far smaller and smoother in birth, and with age they grow. The shards and gems are bound in place by, for the lack of better words, a binding magic. It's not really considered magic however, since it does little more than keep the shards and gems floating in place, and does nothing beyond that.
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(StarDragons are an Open Species, created by DeleteTheStars, RaptorSlut and CloneClone. bellumi was given moderation of the community by the creators.)