Obsidian Star

The Obsidian Star, sometimes refereed to as the Rising of the Obsidian Star is an event in which the Moon fully blocks sunlight. It has occurred before great upheavals throughout history, and is often regarded as the herald of great change, oftentimes calamity.

Description
The Obsidian Star resembles a great black disk whose edge is illuminated by wreath of brilliant fire. As the moon overtakes the sun, the blue from the sky vanishes as the heavens are plunged into unnatural twilight, the horizon illuminated in bright colors of amber and scarlet. Only lasting for a few minutes, the Obsidian Star brings about unnatural behavior in both animals and magic, and it's full effects have yet to be studied in depth.

Significance
The significance of the Obsidian Star varies between groups and cultures, but nearly all recognize not only its magic potency, but it's signaling of great change to come. For instance many cults and religions view the event as the dead body of the MoonGod blocking the gift of light from SunGod, allowing for DarkGod 's power to grow exponentially, allowing it to influence and reshape the world, seeing it as either as the divine punishment of SunGod or the wicked machinations of DarkGod. Still for others it holds different meanings, many scholars and researchers postulate that its irregular frequency is due to the irregular procession of the moon itself, and that when it does occur it somehow modulates the life energy provided by the sun, though even the theory itself is hotly debated.

History
The rising of the Obsidian Star has always been known to be the herald of great change, and while particular instances of eclipses have been debated as to whether or not they were obsidian stars, there are historical events nearly universally agreed upon to be obsidian stars, those being:


 * The Creation of the World, where MoonGod's dead body was flung towards SunGod and EarthGod sacrificed herself to become the world.
 * The Seven Days of Fire, when the Obsidian Star heralded in the destruction of the third age and the coming of the Thousand Years of Darkness.
 * The Sealing of the Night, the climatic battle that ended the Thousand Years of Darkness.