“Astronomers have named a constellation after her whisker pattern. She has not noticed. She is napping.”
Astronomers have named a constellation after her whisker pat
Starborne · One of 20
Lyra Starwhisker
“Now her whiskers chart constellations, and sailors navigate by the twitch of her left ear.”
A Starfall cat of The Starmantle
3 known connections · an open question
The living story
The story so far
Lyra was an ordinary dusk-hunter until a falling star landed in her path and she — being a cat — batted it, then swallowed it. Now her whiskers chart constellations, and sailors navigate by the twitch of her left ear.
Happening now
Keeps Touched by Starlight of the Vigil over the Purring Dark.
What may come
When the watch changes, the purrs fade and the next watch begins. Somewhere, always, a cat is purring.
Connected
Whispers about Lyra Starwhisker
“Her next perihelion is in 76 days. The Hearthside is planning a party. She will miss it. She is the party.”
Her next perihelion is in 76 days. The Hearthside is plannin
Why someone keeps Lyra Starwhisker
- because her whiskers chart constellations and sailors navigate by them
- because she swallowed a falling star the way cats swallow everything: by batting it first
- because starlight looks good on whiskers, and on you
The Starmantle
Four cats the sky itself drafted — evolved, transfigured, wearing constellations. They keep the sky the watches happen under. Edition of 20.
Keep this cat
$35 · One of 20
Not for sale yet — when this universe opens its gates, keepers will claim their cats here. No payment link exists yet; nothing here can be bought.
Coming soon
Notify me when The Purring Dark opens.
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At a glance — details & stats
- Element
- Starfall
- Clowder
- The Starmantle — Touched by Starlight
- Rarity
- Starborne
- Personality
- Lyra was an ordinary dusk-hunter until a falling star landed in her path and she — being a cat — batted it, then swallowed it.
- Edition
- One of 20
- Stats
- power 85 · speed 80 · charm 95