Keystones and notable stars

The Firmament has 126 named notables and keystones. Every one has an individual reference with its connections, limits and passive timing. Firmament stars links all 518 stars, including the small stars, motes, roads and free starts.

The Serpent's start is the free central starting choice. The other six free starts appear in their sign directories.

Combat stars

Star	Sign	Type	Effects
Atronach's Pact	The Mage	Keystone	+12% damage from your spells Spells cost 8% fewer Spell Points Take 7% more damage from blows
Night Mother's Embrace	The Shadow	Keystone	+19% weapon damage against unaware foes -5% damage with all weapons
Wind Runner	The Thief	Keystone	6% chance to avoid a blow entirely +4 Speed -3 to Armor Rating
Steed's Charge	The Steed	Keystone	+9% melee weapon damage +3 Speed Take 5% more damage from blows
Berserker's Fury	The Warrior	Keystone	+18% weapon damage while below half Health -2 to Armor Rating
Martyr's Vow	The Ritual	Keystone	0.6% of Health restored each round -4% damage with all weapons -4% damage from your spells
Font of Magnus	The Mage	Notable	0.2% of Spell Points restored each round +8 maximum Spell Points
Deep Wells	The Mage	Notable	+15 maximum Spell Points +3 Intelligence
Searing Will	The Mage	Notable	+5% damage from your spells +6 Destruction
Sundering Word	The Mage	Notable	+3% damage from your spells -4 to saving throws against your spells
Synod Discipline	The Mage	Notable	Destruction spells cost 6% less +4 Destruction
Efficient Incantation	The Mage	Notable	Spells cost 5% fewer Spell Points
Words Unspoken	The Mage	Notable	+5% casting speed +3 Intelligence
Sigil of Absorption	The Mage	Notable	5% chance to absorb Destruction spells
Prismatic Skin	The Mage	Notable	+5% chance to resist fire +5% chance to resist frost +5% chance to resist shock
Unseen Geometry	The Mage	Notable	+6 Thaumaturgy +5% chance to resist magic
Soul Siphon	The Mage	Notable	Slaying a foe restores 3% of your Spell Points +4 Mysticism
Apprentice's Study	The Mage	Notable	+4 Intelligence +3 Destruction +5 maximum Spell Points
Shroud of Night	The Shadow	Notable	+7 Stealth +4 Illusion
Unheard	The Shadow	Notable	+4 Stealth 2% chance to avoid a blow entirely
Throat-Cutter	The Shadow	Notable	+6% weapon damage against unaware foes +6 Backstabbing
Sacrament of Sithis	The Shadow	Notable	+4% weapon damage against unaware foes Slaying a foe restores 2% of your Health
Veil of Mirrors	The Shadow	Notable	Illusion spells cost 8% less +5 Illusion
Glamoured Blade	The Shadow	Notable	+4% damage from your spells +4 Short Blade
Exploit Weakness	The Shadow	Notable	+8 Critical Strike +4% damage with all weapons
Dagger Dance	The Shadow	Notable	+6% damage with short blades +5 Short Blade
Quick Fingers	The Shadow	Notable	+3 Speed +4 Short Blade
Siphon Will	The Shadow	Notable	Slaying a foe restores 3% of your Spell Points +8 maximum Spell Points
Twilight Mind	The Shadow	Notable	+5 Mysticism +6% chance to resist magic
Child of the Shadow	The Shadow	Notable	+4 Stealth +2 Agility +2 Intelligence
Long Shot	The Thief	Notable	+4% damage with bows +3 Agility
Deadeye	The Thief	Notable	+5% damage with bows +6 Archery
Acrobat	The Thief	Notable	2% chance to avoid a blow entirely +5 Dodging +5 Jumping
Wind's Grace	The Thief	Notable	2% chance to avoid a blow entirely +3 Speed
Second Wind	The Thief	Notable	0.2% of Health restored each round +3 Endurance
Quicksilver	The Thief	Notable	+5 Speed +5 Running
Beastbane	The Thief	Notable	+10% weapon damage against animals +3% damage with bows
Steady Hands	The Thief	Notable	+6 Archery +2 Agility
Vital Shot	The Thief	Notable	+4% damage with bows +6 Critical Strike
Hard to Pin Down	The Thief	Notable	Take 3% less damage from blows +2 Agility
Leather and Luck	The Thief	Notable	+2 to Armor Rating +4 Luck
The Lover's Kiss	The Thief	Notable	+3 Agility +3 Luck
Riposte	The Steed	Notable	+6% damage with long blades +6 Long Blade
Blade Dancer	The Steed	Notable	+4% damage with long blades +2 Speed +4 Long Blade
Momentum	The Steed	Notable	+5% melee weapon damage +2 Speed
Cavalier	The Steed	Notable	+4% melee weapon damage +12 maximum Health
Iron Lungs	The Steed	Notable	+5 Endurance +10 maximum Health
Unflagging	The Steed	Notable	0.2% of Health restored each round +3 Endurance
Lightning Reflexes	The Steed	Notable	+3 Speed 2% chance to avoid a blow entirely
Pankration	The Steed	Notable	+8% hand-to-hand damage +8 Hand-to-Hand
Iron Knuckles	The Steed	Notable	+5% hand-to-hand damage +3 Strength +4 Hand-to-Hand
Precision	The Steed	Notable	+4% damage with all weapons +5 Critical Strike
Fencer's Footwork	The Steed	Notable	+6 Dodging 2% chance to avoid a blow entirely
The Steed's Stride	The Steed	Notable	+3 Speed +4 Running
Headsman	The Warrior	Notable	+4% damage with axes +3 Strength +5 Axe
Cleaver	The Warrior	Notable	+6% damage with axes +6 Axe
Walking Fortress	The Warrior	Notable	+3 to Armor Rating Take 3% less damage from blows
Shield Wall	The Warrior	Notable	Take 2% less damage from blows +10 maximum Health
Bonebreaker	The Warrior	Notable	+4% damage with blunt weapons +2% melee weapon damage +5 Blunt Weapon
Crushing Blows	The Warrior	Notable	+6% damage with blunt weapons +6 Blunt Weapon
Warlord	The Warrior	Notable	+5% melee weapon damage +4 Strength
Giant's Heart	The Warrior	Notable	+18 maximum Health +3 Endurance
Troll's Blood	The Warrior	Notable	0.3% of Health restored each round +8 maximum Health
Reaver	The Warrior	Notable	+7% weapon damage while below half Health +2 Strength
Carnage	The Warrior	Notable	Slaying a foe restores 2% of your Health +4% damage with axes
The Lady's Favor	The Warrior	Notable	+4 Endurance +8 maximum Health
Laying of Hands	The Ritual	Notable	+6 Restoration 0.2% of Health restored each round
Mara's Grace	The Ritual	Notable	Restoration spells cost 10% less +3 Willpower
Purifier	The Ritual	Notable	+10% weapon damage against the undead +5% weapon damage against daedra
Daedra-Bane	The Ritual	Notable	+10% weapon damage against daedra +5% weapon damage against the undead
Templar's Mace	The Ritual	Notable	+5% damage with blunt weapons +4% damage from your spells
Runed Blade	The Ritual	Notable	+4% damage with long blades +5 Alteration
Stoneskin	The Ritual	Notable	+3 to Armor Rating +5 Alteration
Unbreakable Will	The Ritual	Notable	+5 Willpower +6% chance to resist magic
Clarity	The Ritual	Notable	0.2% of Spell Points restored each round +8 maximum Spell Points
Antidote Blood	The Ritual	Notable	+10% chance to resist poison
Spell Turning	The Ritual	Notable	Take 4% less damage from spells and other harm +4% chance to resist magic
The Lord's Mail	The Ritual	Notable	+3 Willpower 0.1% of Health restored each round +3% chance to resist magic

Life stars

Star	Sign	Type	Effects
Scholar's Seclusion	The Mage	Keystone	+5% Smithing experience +5% Building experience +5% Outfitting experience +5% Provisioning experience +5% Enchanting experience
Merchant Prince	The Shadow	Keystone	+11 Mercantile +6 Etiquette
Lord of the Hunt	The Thief	Keystone	+8% Hunting yield +6% Hunting experience
Master and Commander	The Steed	Keystone	+3% speed under sail +3% Fishing experience
Stonebreaker's Oath	The Warrior	Keystone	+9% Mining yield +9% Logging yield
Hermit's Covenant	The Ritual	Keystone	+10% Herbalism yield +5% Provisioning experience
Soul-Gem Cutter	The Mage	Notable	+3% Enchanting experience +3% Smithing experience
Runic Fluency	The Mage	Notable	+5% Enchanting experience
Field Surgeon	The Mage	Notable	+5 Medical +3% Provisioning experience
Physician's Hand	The Mage	Notable	+8 Medical 4% less Fatigue when traveling
Alembic Master	The Mage	Notable	+8% Provisioning experience
Distilled Insight	The Mage	Notable	+4% Provisioning experience +2% Enchanting experience
Lorekeeper	The Mage	Notable	+4% Smithing experience +4% Building experience +4% Outfitting experience +3% Provisioning experience +2% Enchanting experience
Silver Tongue	The Shadow	Notable	+4 Mercantile +3 Personality
Bargainer's Eye	The Shadow	Notable	+3 Mercantile +4 Etiquette
Pack Mule	The Shadow	Notable	Carry 8% more weight
Road-Hardened Trader	The Shadow	Notable	Carry 5% more weight 8% less Fatigue when traveling
Fence's Ledger	The Shadow	Notable	+8 Streetwise +2 Mercantile
Light Fingers	The Shadow	Notable	+8 Pickpocket +5 Lockpicking
Friend of Every Court	The Shadow	Notable	+4 reputation with every social group +6 Etiquette +3 Personality
Game Warden	The Thief	Notable	+8% Hunting experience
Clean Skinner	The Thief	Notable	+4% Hunting yield
Hidebinder	The Thief	Notable	+5% Outfitting experience +1% Hunting yield
Master Tailor	The Thief	Notable	+9% Outfitting experience
Trail Reader	The Thief	Notable	+6% Hunting experience +2% Hunting yield
Stalker of the Wilds	The Thief	Notable	+3% Hunting yield +3% Hunting experience
Cat's Landing	The Thief	Notable	15% less damage from falling +6 Climbing
Fair Winds	The Steed	Notable	+3% speed under sail
Old Salt	The Steed	Notable	+1% speed under sail +6 Swimming
Patient Line	The Steed	Notable	+15% more time to set the hook +5% Fishing experience
Bountiful Nets	The Steed	Notable	+8% Fishing yield
Road Legs	The Steed	Notable	12% less Fatigue when traveling
Sure Stride	The Steed	Notable	10% less damage from falling 4% less Fatigue when traveling
Child of Kynareth	The Steed	Notable	+8 Swimming +1% speed under sail +4% Fishing experience
Deep Seams	The Warrior	Notable	+8% Mining experience +2% Mining yield
Motherlode Instinct	The Warrior	Notable	+6% Mining yield
Quench and Temper	The Warrior	Notable	+5% Smithing experience Carry 4% more weight
Anvil's Song	The Warrior	Notable	+8% Smithing experience
Master Builder	The Warrior	Notable	+10% Building experience
Hall-Raiser	The Warrior	Notable	+6% Building experience +3% Smithing experience
Feller of Giants	The Warrior	Notable	+8% Logging yield +6% Logging experience
Green Thumb	The Ritual	Notable	+6% Herbalism yield
Gentle Hands	The Ritual	Notable	A steadier hand when picking herbs (+15%) +4% Herbalism experience
Master Brewer	The Ritual	Notable	+8% Provisioning experience
Camp Cook	The Ritual	Notable	+4% Provisioning experience 6% less Fatigue when traveling
Child of Winter	The Ritual	Notable	You feel the cold 5 degrees less +2 warmth
Sun-Walker	The Ritual	Notable	You feel the heat 6 degrees less 10% less soaked by rain and snow
Druid's Path	The Ritual	Notable	+10% Herbalism experience +3% Herbalism yield

Small-star groups and shared limits

Reference	Coverage
Armor Rating	Shared rule or limit
Attributes (each)	Shared rule or limit
Carry weight	Shared rule or limit
Casting speed	Shared rule or limit
Chance to absorb Destruction spells	Shared rule or limit
Chance to avoid a blow	Shared rule or limit
Combat skills (each)	Shared rule or limit
Craft points	Shared rule or limit
Damage against unaware enemies	Shared rule or limit
Damage taken from blows	Shared rule or limit
Damage taken from spells and other harm	Shared rule or limit
Damage while below half Health	Shared rule or limit
Experience (each profession)	Shared rule or limit
Gathering windows	Shared rule or limit
Gathering yield (each)	Shared rule or limit
Life skills (each)	Shared rule or limit
Maximum Health and Spell Points	Shared rule or limit
One weapon blow, all channels together	Shared rule or limit
Refunds and respec	Shared rule or limit
Regeneration	Shared rule or limit
Reputation	Shared rule or limit
Resistances (each element)	Shared rule or limit
Restore on a kill	Shared rule or limit
Small motes of the Mage wedge	Small-star group
Small motes of the Ritual wedge	Small-star group
Small motes of the Shadow wedge	Small-star group
Small motes of the Steed wedge	Small-star group
Small motes of the Thief wedge	Small-star group
Small motes of the Warrior wedge	Small-star group
Small stars of the Mage	Small-star group
Small stars of the Ritual	Small-star group
Small stars of the Shadow	Small-star group
Small stars of the Steed	Small-star group
Small stars of the Thief	Small-star group
Small stars of the Warrior	Small-star group
Small stars of the Wayfarer's Roads	Small-star group
Speed under sail	Shared rule or limit
Spell cost	Shared rule or limit
Spell damage	Shared rule or limit
Spell pierce	Shared rule or limit
Star points	Shared rule or limit
Weapon damage channels (each)	Shared rule or limit
Weather and the road	Shared rule or limit
When the stars act	Shared rule or limit

Named values checked against Update 0.0.464. The sign directories list each current small star separately.

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