>If there -was- something significant about this... is there anything we know of in particular one could do with a pattern of stars? Apart from simply studying them.
>Can we detect anything special about the dais apart from the smoothness and markings, such as any kind of magical power?
>Can we see the "face" from here?
>"Do you think those shards would be any good for light if we took a piece of one with us? Or if we could even break off a piece, for that mattter?"
>Stars tend to play a significant role in the manipulation of mystical forces. Their patterns and movements can sometimes be used to divine knowledge of other forces at work in the universe with proper knowledge, if not some inkling of what the future may hold. Unfortunately, deriving such knowledge tends to require a thorough grasp on their movements, which you do not have for these stars.
>Checking the dais more closely, you do note a kind of subtle, latent power around the markings. It is difficult to read.
>You see no signs of the face. Which is strange, you calculated that you would appear right in front of it.
>"I don't know," Maribel calls back, her voice quite ragged as she raises it. "Trying to see if they're safe!"
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