- This is the main article for Starhenge. For the category, see Category:Starhenge.
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“ | Situated as the nexus point between the cosmic energies of the Constellations and the Monster World below, Starhenge is neither organic nor machine - indeed, it exists somewhere in between. Its very framework resonates with the song of the Celestials, luminous beings descended from the stars to share their music for all to hear. | ” |
Starhenge () is an island in My Singing Monsters: Dawn of Fire. It was added in Version 1.7.0. Monsters called Celestials can be obtained by completing Star Charts. The egg of a certain Celestial has to travel a certain number of steps before reaching the end of the path, to be "summoned" onto Starhenge.
Every month, a new Celestial takes its turn to become available, each with their own Star Chart. Multiple Celestials of the same species may occupy Starhenge at the same time. However, this isn't often seen, because it is expensive to purchase the additional rolls of the Cosmic Dice that are usually needed to move multiple Celestials of the same type. The currently available Celestial can also be bought for 1,250 Diamonds. During certain promotions, Celestials may be available to buy in the Market outside of their normal month of availability.
Starhenge appears to be a complex arrangement of gears and platforms resembling an orrery (not unlike one of Dandidoo's costumes in the original game). The platforms appear to have a brick-like pattern, varying between different shades of brown. Tan sand or dirt has collected where the raised edge of the platform meets the base. In the middle of the platform lies the Observatory, a structure used to access the Daily Login Game. Its rings show twelve symbols, which correspond to the twelve Natural, Ethereal, and Supernatural Elements.
Monsters[]
Each Celestial corresponds to a particular constellation of the Monster World, which corresponds exactly to a particular month of the Georgian calendar. Each of these Celestials is only available during a certain month and corresponds to a certain element, some of which can only found in the original game.
- Scaratar, the first Celestial released, is available every August. Since July 2016 was coming to a close when Starhenge was released, Scaratar was first available during the last few days of July 2016 as well. It represents the Poison Element and the Poison's Mark constellation.
- Loodvigg, the second Celestial released, is available every September. Loodvigg was first released on September 1st, 2016. It represents the Shadow Element and the Shadow's Glare constellation.
- Torrt, the third Celestial, is available every October. Torrt was first released on October 1st, 2016. It represents the Earth Element and the Earthen Eclipse constellation.
- Plixie, the fourth Celestial, is available every November. Plixie was first released on November 1, 2016. Plixie represents the Plasma Element and the Plasmic Ooze constellation.
- Attmoz, the fifth Celestial, is available every December. Attmoz was first released on December 1, 2016. It represents the Air Element and the Weathered Winds constellation.
- Hornacle, the sixth Celestial, is available every January. Hornacle was first released on January 1, 2017. It represents the Water Element and the Ocean's Tears constellation.
- Furnoss, the seventh Celestial, is available every February. Furnoss was first released on February 1, 2017. It represents the Fire Element and the Core Aflame constellation.
- Glaishur, the eighth Celestial, is available every March. Glaishur was first released on March 1, 2017. It represents the Cold Element and the Frozen Form constellation.
- Blasoom, the ninth Celestial, is available every April. Blasoom was first released on April 1, 2017. It represents the Plant Element and the Growing Greens constellation.
- Syncopite, the tenth Celestial, is available every May. Syncopite was first released on May 1, 2017. It represents the Crystal Element and the Crystalline Crop constellation.
- Vhamp, the eleventh Celestial, is available every June. Vhamp was first released on June 1, 2017. It represents the Mech Element and the Mettle Gears constellation.
- Galvana, the twelfth and final Celestial, is available every July. Galvana was first released on July 1, 2017. It represents the Electricity Element and the Immortal Jolt constellation.
Elements[]
Some element icons appear around Starhenge. They appear to show all six Natural Elements, all five Ethereal elements, and the Supernatural Element, Electricity.
Celestial Fortune[]
Every month will show a Celestial Fortune, which is related to its respective Star Chart. Each Celestial Fortune will show a small list of different advice tips for those in the respective Celestial Fortune month.
Each Celestial Fortune changes every month and every year.
Song[]
Composer(s): Dave Kerr
Starhenge is a calm, yet fast-paced song. It plays at a tempo of 80 BPM in the 4/4 time signature.
The first half of the song is a polymodal mixture of C Dorian and C Mixolydian. Specifically, the tonic chord is expressed as a C power chord by most chord-expressing monsters, with the tonality recontextualized by melodic monsters (i.e. C Major by the presence of E in Plixie and Galvana, C Minor by the presence of E♭ in Loodvigg's second track) and by the presence of an E♭ chord elsewhere in the progression.
The second half is in A♭ Major.
Song Table[]
This is a chart that shows where each Celestial plays in the song. Each part is 32 beats long at 160 beats per minute. The number next to each Celestial indicates which track is being played at each part.
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Name Origin[]
"Starhenge" comes from "star" (as it is related to the Celestials) and from Stonehenge, one of the world's most well-known monuments, located in Wiltshire, England. For various reasons, Stonehenge is thought to have been used to study and/or honor the stars.
Gallery[]
Notes[]
- During the Skyship Challenge, fans got stamps with hidden letters saying "Look to the Sky". This later turned out to be a teaser for Starhenge.
- Back when Scaratar was the only Celestial in Dawn of Fire, Starhenge had the shortest song of the entire My Singing Monsters franchise because Scaratar only had 1 track at the time that played infinitely. This was the case until more Celestials were added to Starhenge.
- To some extent, the Monsters' constellations correlate with Zodiac constellations of the real world. However, the real-life constellations "begin" later in a month, rather than exactly at the beginnings of the months as the constellations in Dawn of Fire do. The Monster World constellations, their order of being released, their corresponding monsters, and the real-world Zodiacal constellations that most closely match the month are as follows:
- Poison's Mark, Scaratar, Leo constellation
- Shadowed Glare, Loodvigg, Virgo constellation
- Earthen Ellipse, Torrt, Libra constellation
- Plasmic Ooze, Plixie, Scorpio constellation
- Weathered Winds, Attmoz, Sagittarius constellation
- Ocean's Tears, Hornacle, Capricorn constellation
- Core Aflame, Furnoss, Aquarius constellation
- Frozen Form, Glaishur, Pisces constellation
- Growing Green , Blasoom, Aries constellation
- Crystalline Crop , Syncopite, Taurus constellation
- Mettle Gears, Vhamp, Gemini constellation
- Immortal Jolt, Galvana, Cancer constellation
- Because of axial precession, our real-world astrological signs also no longer match the constellations they are supposed to be associated with.
- Celestial Fortunes always change each month and each year. This was confirmed by Big Blue Bubble to be the case before the Star Chart cycle repeated for the first time in August 2017.
- Each constellation has required the egg to move 24 steps before it is transported to Starhenge.
- Statistically, each roll of the dice will move the egg by an average of 11⁄9 steps. (That's from 27 possible outcomes, all equally likely, giving a total of 30 steps.) Each day, you get an average of 11⁄5 free rolls if you roll every day and maintain the streak (1 roll/day + a bonus roll every 5 days). Multiplying these together gives an average of 11⁄3 steps per day. So if you are diligent in your daily free rolling, you're highly likely to complete your path before the end of the month.
- In March 2017, the placeholder icon for Galvana simply disappeared from the Available Monsters list. Galvana reappeared in the list with the 1.12.0 update.
- Interestingly enough, another symbol that resembles a swirl can be found on Starhenge. Instead of being on the main platform of the island, however, it is on a rock that orbits the island. This "element" was later revealed to be the symbol of the Colossals, which helped form the Monster World.
- Starhenge is referenced in Rare Reebro's description, described as "a cosmic island from ancient times".
- In Big Blue Bubble’s Extra Life 2018 Twitch stream, it was stated that Starhenge was running on energy from the Continent, during the Dawn of Fire’s “golden age.” When the Continent broke apart, ending the golden age, Starhenge didn’t have a power source, so it ran on stored power for a long, long time. It finally ran out on somewhere in the original game, fell out of the sky, and crashed into an unknown Colossal, making Celestial Island.
- During Extra-Life 2021, a reading from an ancient text revealed that the Colossals created Starhenge to give the Celestials a place to sing in harmony.
- Starhenge is the only island in Dawn of Fire with a full skybox, unlike something like the Continent in which it only covers what it needs.
- Due to the isometric view of Dawn of Fire, it is impossible to see the intended shape of Starhenge, and nearly impossible to see the spike at the bottom. Here's an image of a side view of Starhenge.
- The Star Chart for Mech is Mettle Gears, and from the name some may think it just means metal gears, but "mettle" means your ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way (similar to spirit). This could mean the gears are sturdy, and able to keep working under extreme conditions.
- The way the word is used is as an adjective, even though "mettle" is a noun.
- It could also be a reference to the video game series Metal Gear.
- The symbol on Starhenge, and the Star Chart for the element of Cold, is an eight pointed snowflake, (which physically can't exist), even though the symbol everywhere else has a six pointed snowflake.
- Starhenge is the only island in Dawn of Fire to not have any Natural Element, although the Natural Elements are represented by their respective Celestials.
- Starhenge was originally going to be called "Zodiac Island". This name could be seen in the Info dialog on the Star Charts menu when the 1.7.0 update was first released. In turn, the Celestials were referred to here as the "Zodiac Monsters".
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