Stars

Stars are an essential subject of Elvin culture and education. For the Universe class at Foxfire, prodigies have to collect six Stars and find the seventh one while following the pattern the first six were in. Sir Astin assigned the stars in such a pattern that Sophie would find Elementine and collect Quintessence.

Known Stars

• ACHROMIAN: green light
• ALABESTRINE: pure light
• AMARANTHIS: purple light
• AQUELLO: unknown light
• ARGENTO: silver light
• AURIFERRIA: gold light
• AZULEJO: pale blue light
• CANDESIA: pale, smoky light
• COBRETOLA: deep orange light
• ELEMENTINE: silvery light
• FUSCHAIRE: unknown light
• GILDERE: unknown light
• GRISENNA: unknown light
• GWYNAURA: pure light
• INDIGEEN: dark blue light
• LAMBENTINE: unknown light
• LUCILLIANT:
• MARQUESEIRE: rosy pink light
• MERKARIRON: white light
• NIEVELLO: unknown light
• ORRORO: yellow light
• PALLIDROSE: pure light
• PEACERRE: unknown light
• PENNISI: black light
• PHOSFORIEN: swirly opalescent light
• ROSINE: unknown light
• RUBINI: scarlet light
• SAPPHILENE: unknown light
• SCARLETINA: unknown light
• STYGGIS: copper light
• VALKONIAN: unknown light
• ZELENIE: deep green light
• NO NAME: bronze light
• NO NAME: brass light

Map of the unmapped stars; illustration by Felia Hanakata

Unmapped Stars

There are 5 unmapped stars. In Everblaze, Sophie, Keefe, and Sandor light leap on the unmapped stars' light until they reach their destination to meet with the Black Swan. It is usually tiring and draining to use their light and can lead to light poisoning. The locations of the unmapped stars are only known by the Councillors, some members of the Black Swan, and Sophie Foster. Each unmapped star has a different type of quintessence with different properties.

Elementine

• Elementine's location can be found on a star map created by Sir Astin, one of Mr. Forkle's secret identities. You can bottle it using a stellarscope, like any other star; however, the scope gets extremely hot, as Sophie discovered in the Book 1: Keeper of the Lost Cities, and it is illegal to bottle it. Elementine in its bottled form is Quintessence, which is light in its truest form. Quintessence is very powerful and is being used to make frissyn, the only substance known to be able to stop Everblaze. It was also mentioned that its alchemy symbol is a Q with an X going through it. Quintessence is said to glow with a "blindingly bright silver beam." In Everblaze, Sophie, Keefe, and Sandor use the light from a bottle of Quintessence to light leap. Additionally, in Legacy, it's stated that the quintessence from Elementine is the most powerful, but least stable. This makes it ideal for substances that are all somewhat explosive and all-consuming, like frissyn.  

Candesia

• Candesia allows elves to light leap underwater. It has a dull, smoky glow and is very pale. In Everblaze, Sophie, Keefe, and Sandor use the light from a bottle of Candesia's light to light leap underwater. In Legacy, its explained that Candesia's quintessence is the weakest of the five, described as smokey and sluggish, making it the safest. It's often used for subtle shifts and changes, although there are no concrete examples.

Marquiseire

• Marquiseire glows with a rosy light. When used to light leap, it is a pink glittery beam of light. In Everblaze, Sophie, Keefe, and Sandor use the light from a bottle of Marquiseire's light to light leap. In Legacy, this star's quintessence is described as abrasive, good for when something needs to be broken down on a cellular level. It's also shimmery and reflective, making it the most versatile, although Mr. Forkle believes elves have only begun to scratch the surface of its potentials.

Phosforien

• Phosforien glows with a swirly opalescent light. In Everblaze, Sophie, Keefe, and Sandor use the light from a bottle of Phosforien's light to light leap. In Legacy this star's quintessence is described as the most colorful and vibrant, full of both life and energy. This made it perfect for the Black Swan's DNA tests.

Lucilliant

• Lucilliant glows with an icy light. In Everblaze, Sophie, Keefe, and Sandor use the light from a bottle of Lucilliant's light to light leap underground. In Legacy Lucilliant's quintessence is described as the most balanced, cold and dark. It's valuable when something needs to be preserved.

Projects

Dex had Amaranthis, Rubini, Orroro, Azulejo, Cobretola, Indigeen, and Zelenie, which was from the color spectrum.

Sophie had Argento, Auriferria, Pennisi, Merkariron, Styggis, Achromian and she chose Elementine as the seventh. Her pattern was metals, but when she plotted the mapped stars on the map, the stars formed two lines pointing to Elementine. Sir Astin, who was secretly Mr. Forkle, said she should have bottled something bronze or brass instead of Elementine. However, her list was created by the Black Swan, so the group wanted her to find Elementine.

Human Constellations

Cygnus (the swan) is created by Aquello, Fushaire, Rosine, Grisenna, Sapphilene, Scarletina, Nievello, Gildere, and Peacerre.

Light Leaping

In Everblaze, Sandor, Keefe, and Sophie light leap on the uncharted stars' light until they reach their destination to meet with the Black Swan. One can leap through solid objects and one can leap underwater, but there were many other ones too.