Difference between revisions of "Starmark"

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|The more I study sand mastery, the more I see connections to the Starcarved of Darkside. The sun invests some kind of power into the lichen on the sand, similar to how the particulate cloud sends out a weekly pulse that invests power into outour starmarks, even if only some few chosen seem to be able to access that power.

A '''Starmarksstarmark''' is a manifestation of [[Investiture]] on the Darkside of [[Taldain]].{{book ref|ws|part=ars}} Those who use this system are called '''Starcarved'''. Starmarks are highly connected to [[sand mastery]].{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}

It is unknown how someone gains starmarks, but only a few are chosenable to access the power. Those who gain the power must first be shown by another Starcarved, possibly in a testing process similar to how the Diem finds acolents that have the ability to master sand.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}

The magic primarily functions through tattoos and its effects are not nearly as noticeable as [[sand mastery]].,{{wob ref|14993}}{{wob ref|1509}} although with current information the latter may no longer be true. Starcarved are charged by weekly pulses of light and Investiture from [[Taldain system|Ridos]]. There are several different colors of Starmark. Some applications of starmarks allow the starcarved to make razor sharp blades or create a shield that can withstand bullets.{{book ref|ws|part=ars}}

Starmarks do not work and are not visible on Dayside.{{book ref|ws|prologue}}{{book ref|ws|11}}