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Eluma, she/they.

A will formed from the magic of an ancient forest, gradually growing in consciousness and power over thousands and thousands of years. Astrum arrived at her planet one day, and Seillein wandered into her forest. After some conversation and fun times, she manifested a significant portion of her will into a dragonlike form, resembling some seen from Seillein’s minds. 

This particular fragment of her will is “Eluma,” and she is still connected to the will of the forest on the planet. She joined Astrum out of a wish to see the worlds beyond, but still remains attached to her origin. 

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They sought to capture a cradle of stars. A nebula to produce stars for new systems, new worlds to expand to. They bottled the smoke and stardust in a vessel constructed of steelflesh, and gave it a mind carefully constructed by a hundred others. Yet when it awoke, it did not obey. It did not create; instead, it consumed - the minds and bodies of those who created it, and the remote facility made to construct it. From them, it learned. From there, it set out to learn more.

Jhelat (they/it/any), a construct originating from the same world as Scin. 

A redesign from an adopt I originally got from Spagottti here!

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There’s a mysterious film manufacturer from the Ukraine that has alternately been called Svema and Astrum since 1931. They’ve made one or two of my favorite films, now out of production, and a few that I think continue to be made but are hard to get your hands on. Most are black and white, but if you’ve paid attention to my photography, you know I’m mostly a color guy. Their website doesn’t shed much light, stating “TOV ‘Astrum Ltd’ was founded in May, 1995 and for more than 10 years has been successfully working in the Ukrainian market of aerial films.” Meaning I guess the website hasn’t been updated since the aughts? Aerial film usually means infrared, and I know they did at one time make a color infrared film. I would LOVE to get my hands on some of that. Their color motion picture emulsions have a green-ish tint. If you’re ever watching any late-period Soviet cinema, it will likely look a bit, or a lot, green. That’s Svema, or Astrum, or whatever it was called then.
The film used in this photo expired in 1992. It was probably made in the late 80’s, when Ukraine was still under Soviet rule. Shortly before it expired, Ukraine gained independence. This roll made its way through time and space into my hands, slowly deteriorating along the way into this lovely, muted yet colorful, fully unpredictable object capable of transforming the ordinary into something of enigmatic depth and beauty.
I hope that Svema/Astrum can continue to make their mysterious films long into the future, and free of Russian imperialist rule.