"When you gaze upon a star, an Astrid gazes back."
"In the universe of Ad Astrium, astral energy is the soul of the cosmos, permeating all matter from the tiniest speck of stardust to the largest black holes, imbuing them with a fractionalized essence and awareness of the universe. The greatest concentrations of this conscious energy reside within celestial bodies themselves, birthing the major purveyors of the will of the cosmos, the Astrals.
The most prolific group among the Astrals, are the childlike manifestations of the stars - The Astrids, the embodiment of friendship, wonder, and adventure of the cosmos iteself."
Artistic Personifications of Real Stars backed with Accurate Scientific Data, on the Blockchain
The Astrid Stars are visually depicted by handcrafted art pieces that personify real stars in a unique and captivating way. Each one boasts a dominant color that mirrors its real-life star's spectral type.
But there's more to these NFTs than meets the eye. Beyond the artistic details, the metadata includes star data based on scientifically accurate star catalogues imbuing each Astrid Star NFT with a deeper identity, linking it to a specific real-life star, and effectively transforming the collection as a Star Catalogue on the Cardano Blockchain.
To further enhance the experience of owning an Astrid Star, we're also building a 3D recreation of the nearby cosmos, i.e. the Ad Astrium Star Map, wherein holders will be able to directly interact with their star in fun and novel ways.
So, not only are you getting a one-of-a-kind piece of art, but you're also owning a piece of the cosmos, backed by the accuracy of our in-house registry.
Own an Astrid, own a piece of Ad Astrium
One of the revolutionary possibilities with NFTs is that it can be a revolutionary form of crowd-ownership, and not simply crowd-funding. One of the reasons we created our own project in the first place is to push and highlight the normalization of this practice.
Our Main Collection NFTs will become a barrierless form of part ownership of Ad Astrium akin to stocks.
We will allocate a portion of our total net profits, derived from all forms of profit, to holders of the Main Collection. The source of these profits will primarily come from the Star Ownership Platform we wish to .
This is intended to begin during the Scaling Phases of our project's life cycle, when the product is released to the mainstream market. The allocation will start at 20% and will increase over time to up to 70% of profits or higher after all business expenses.
Information Summary
Phase 1 Mint
- Max Supply: 4,000
- Price: 50 ADA per mint
- Mint Date: April 15, 2023
Phase 2 Mint
- Supply: 2,000
- Price: 100 ADA (Subject to change)
- Mint Date: Q3/Q4 2023
Astrid Stars Metadata Preview
Below is the actual data of Astrid Star 003476, one of the 58 named stars in our flagship collection. The named stars are the most valuable subset in the collection.
Asset Name: ASTRID 003476
- Astrium Color: Red
- Background: Burning Cosmos
- Expression: Serious Mad
- Hair: Astral Band
- Outfit: Star Knight
- Exotic: Astral Burst
- Celestialite: Icicle
- Astral Tether: Fate Giver
- Perfect Combination: Yes
- Proper Name: Gacrux
- Constellation: Crux
- x: 0.00001789
- y: -0.00000126
- z: -0.00003693
- Star Catalogue Hipparcos: 60893
- Star Catalogue Henry Draper: 61084
- Star Catalogue Harvard Revised: 108903
- Star Catalogue HYG:4763
Curated Trait Combinations
The trait combinations for every single Astrid in the collection was hand selected and matched to maximize diversity whilst avoiding any awkward combinations. Resulting in a truly well rounded collection with no throwaway pieces.
Weighted Ranking Tiers
In addition to numbered rankings, the Astrid Stars will also be grouped in tiers which will come into effect in The Stardust System
These tiers are as follows: Named, Epic, Great, Good
Weighted Ranking Multiplier Values
Each trait in the Metadata is weighted to determine the official rankings and tiers.
Trait Category
Weighted Value
Color
1.00
Background
0.25
Expression
0.50
Hair
1.50
Outfit
2.00
Exotic
0.50
Astral Tether
0.25
Perfect Combination
1.00
Proper Name
1.00
Constellation
0.25
Astrid Star Color Guide
We have endeavored to have real star data reflected not just in our metadata but also in our art. This has resulted in our very own Astrium Color system which derives the NFT's dominant color based on their real star's Spectral Type and dominant color.
The Astrid Stars is the first ever NFT Collection to employ color variations applied to every trait, further adding to the uniqueness and thoughtfulness that came into the creation of these adorable characters!
Spectral Type
Real World Color
Astrid Color Designation
O
Blue
Blue
B
Blue-White
Teal
A
White-Blue
White
F
Yellow-White
Yellow
G
Yellow
Yellow
K
Orange Red
Orange
M
Red
Red
d
White Dwarfs
White
s
Red Drwarfs
Red
w
Wolf-Rayet
Purple
Unknown
Unknown
Green
Four-Factor Approch to NFT Utility
Art and Brand
Unique generative high quality hand-drawn art rooted in the Ad Astrium Story and Lore. A depiction of a star that can easily be recognized and rationalized as a star, is "Pfp-able", and worthy of being a mascot for a brand that can scale to a wider audience of various ages.
Real Star Identy and Digital Star Property
The inclusion of real star data in the metadata of the NFTs ingrain each of them with the identity of real star. And collectively become the first star catalogue on the blockchain.
The creation and development of the Star Map then houses these stars in a digital world setting akin to a metaverse. The planned features and conceptual features then make this unique and creative piece of technology the potential to rival even the top metaverse projects.
Representative of a weighted ownership of the project and any future profit generating endeavors which entails a net profit sharing allocation
Passive Income Utility
$NFTC is a cross-project community fungible token created by NFT Creative.
Astrid Stars Collection holders will be ableto claim $NFTC every epoch on DripDropz.io!
More information coming soon!