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The Argilkin are an\u00a0ancient, divine race that continue to seed the universe with billions of diverse alien plant and animal species, many of which are sentient. It is assumed that their birth directly from stars made them the Original\u00a0curators\u00a0of galaxies, new stars, and solar systems.\u00a0 They are the fusion of stellar matter and the divinity\u00a0that created life as we know it. \u00a0Argilkin, while not immortal, measure time on a scale we cannot comprehend. \u00a0Argilkin\u00a0vary greatly in appearance and demeanor, but maintain\u00a0kinship through their Origin and their passion to\u00a0cultivate planets, consciousness and magic throughout the universe. \u00a0Their eternal quest is to forge beautiful and diverse new worlds; endlessly creating life and ultimately collecting artifacts from those life forms as tribute to their Origin.<\/p>\n
Stars\u00a0produce\u00a0massive amounts of energy, or more accurately, transfer<\/em> massive amounts of energy. They are a nexus between the vast emptiness of space and the infinite\u00a0domains of supernatural power that can literally create reality. \u00a0This permanent connection to supernatural power imbues all stars with a limited form of consciousness that grows with the density of the star. \u00a0When a massive star’s density and consciousness mature to the point that it becomes self-aware, it explodes in a supernova, releasing a wave of\u00a0supernatural consciousness teeming with wisdom, power, and magic. \u00a0In a supernova, most of a star\u2019s mass is sent outward in every direction, but an incredibly dense and relatively small (moon-sized) sphere is left behind. \u00a0This sphere has been called many things: Creator, Origin, Source, Stellanatus, Starborn, Black Hole, and many other names lost to time. \u00a0Argilkin understand supernovae intimately as part of their own life cycle — it is the birth of their Origin.<\/p>\n Before completely\u00a0cooling, and directed by Its supernatural consciousness, the Origin cracks and fragments its own surface into numerous glowing, metallic shards.\u00a0 These shards vary in size from battleships to dust; each with a consciousness of its own. \u00a0Argilkin <\/em>begin to form as larger shards pull on and absorb smaller nearby shards. \u00a0By combining with the lesser shards around them, the Argilkin add appendages to grant simple movement and physical strength while increasing their own wells of\u00a0conscious power. \u00a0This growth also enables them\u00a0to resist the pull of other, larger shards and Argilkin. \u00a0Ultimately, they stabilize as massive, god-like beings that exist to honor and grow their Origin. \u00a0They do this by leaving their Origin to cultivate new and diverse conscious beings throughout the universe, returning with powerful artifacts created by those races. \u00a0These artifacts are offered back to the Origin as a tribute to increase Its size and consciousness.<\/p>\n On the surface, an Argilkin is the densest metal in the universe, but at its core it is pure, concentrated consciousness. An Argilkin’s soul is tied directly to the supernatural domains, granting near limitless power. \u00a0Having access to the shared wisdom of their Origin, combined with nearly unlimited power, Argilkin can bend space-time to travel at roughly 100 times the speed of light. \u00a0Although they can<\/em> travel to remote parts of the universe, Argilkin tend to stay in family groups called galaxies where most of their creations remain “close” to their Origin. \u00a0In fact, Argilkin rarely leave the arm of the galaxy they were born in.<\/p>\n When Argilkin arrive near a young star to create a new planet (or terraform an existing planet), a small piece of the Argilkin and its consciousness is consumed to seed the planet\u2019s core with life. \u00a0Dead planets cannot support life, only living, conscious planets can sustain higher life forms by maintaining a proper balance established by the Argilkin. \u00a0Although\u00a0solitary by nature, Argilkin may travel in small groups to terraform planets together as a form of competition to honor their Origin — these groups are called Worldbuilders. \u00a0It is very rare to see a group of Worldbuilders from different Origins working together; and never with Argilkin from outside\u00a0their own galaxies. \u00a0This competition naturally creates the best and strongest tribute, driving each other to create more complex forms of life that can expand consciousness and create their own forms of magic and worship.<\/p>\n Argilkin retrace their travels once every 10\u00a0galactic supernova (roughly every 500 earth years), bending and travelling the vastness of space to study and collect artifacts from the races they\u2019ve created. \u00a0Objects of art, ritual, and worship are naturally imbued with some of the consciousness of the created race. \u00a0The Argilkin then\u00a0literally meld these objects into their bodies to replace and sustain the consciousness they lost creating the races and planets. \u00a0An Argilkin\u2019s personality is then changed by the objects it collects, slowly contaminating its pure consciousness with that of its creations.\u00a0 As the Argilkin retrace their paths, they\u00a0eventually reach the\u00a0Origin\u00a0from which they began. \u00a0It is then that they offer\u00a0their most meaningful artifacts as tribute to their Origin, binding\u00a0it to their own consciousness. \u00a0In so doing, the Origin grows not only in consciousness, but as\u00a0an interstellar museum of art, culture, and wisdom. \u00a0\u00a0This binding also deepens the connection between the collective wisdom of the Origin and the individual Argilkin (the original hive-mind).<\/p>\n After eons of collecting and assimilating artifacts as tribute to its Origin, the diversity and complexity of its own consciousness eventually drives the\u00a0Argilkin into the final stage of its life.\u00a0 It is said that an Argilkin never dies, instead it chooses to end its cultivating of consciousness and begin cultivating deeper meaning and wisdom. \u00a0It then travels to an empty part of its galaxy where it seeds a massive new star, or Luminovum, (Literally “egg of light”) with its entire soul. This begins the entire life cycle of star to supernova to Origin to Argilkin all over again. \u00a0Occasionally, an Argilkin believes its own wisdom surpasses that of its Origin and kin; believing its creations to be so superior in demeanor, appearance, or design that they choose to found an entirely new galaxy away from their kin.<\/p>\n Argilkin are numerous, more numerous than the stars. \u00a0Because we know that supernova occur roughly once per second somewhere in the Universe, there are hundreds of Argilkin being born before you finish reading this sentence. \u00a0And because they live for ages (before going Luminovum), their numbers continue to grow exponentially. \u00a0New stars, planets and life forms are being created throughout the universe at an exponential rate. \u00a0This is why the universe continues to expand and grow, and why we as humans continue to expand and grow in consciousness.<\/p>\n Tonight, when you’re looking up at the stars in the heavens, know that there are trillions of god-like Argilkin tending to their Origins. Our own Origin is up there somewhere in the Orion spur of the Milky Way Galaxy,\u00a0because we wouldn’t be here if the Argilkin hadn’t created us. \u00a0As you read this, Argilkin are assimilating countless artifacts from new, ancient, and extinct alien races.<\/p>\n We are tiny creatures, doing tiny things, on a tiny planet, near a tiny sun, in a tiny galaxy. We are only one of an estimated one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) galaxies, each containing roughly one hundred billion (100,000,000,000) stars. \u00a0Think about it. \u00a0Our galaxy is 100,000 light years in diameter and the next closest galaxy (Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) is about that same distance away…<\/p>\n Make something. \u00a0Make a Tribute (capital T) to whatever it is you believe in. \u00a0Pour yourself into a work of art to honor who you are and what you believe in. \u00a0Be creative. \u00a0Draw on your own wells of power. \u00a0Make a piece of furniture, a canoe, an amulet, a sculpture, a painting. \u00a0Write a book, create a new language, write some poetry, bake chocolate chip cookies, 3D print something. \u00a0At the end of your life, you should be able to look back knowing you left a few beautiful marks on the world, maybe they become heirlooms, no matter how small, and regardless of what you believe in — you can create and inspire others to create. \u00a0It’s what we do as humans.<\/p>\n Not Inspired? Watch this video (full screen):<\/p>\nLife of an Argilkin<\/h2>\n
How Many Are Out There?<\/h2>\n
Tiny Humans<\/h2>\n
Tribute<\/h2>\n