The Asterions are Celestial borne equines who were born from condensed starlight and living wind. They are tall, radiant horses with faintly glowing veins, reflective eyes, and manes that shimmer like nebula mist or comet trails. Some bear crystalline growths or star-sigil markings.

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Abilities

• Run across sky currents as if solid ground

• Sense emotional resonance in the land

• Heal terrain damaged by corruption

• Warp distance when galloping at full celestial stride

• Bond psychically with chosen riders (rare and sacred)
   

Lifecycle: Asterions are not born biologically. They form in sacred regions where starflow pools deeply — called Celestial Wells. Over decades, light condenses, shapes, breathes… and rises in a living, breathing horse, called an Asterion. 

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Killing one is considered cosmically catastrophic. When an Asterion dies, a star fades in the sky.