((warning, this is major world building spoilers that most of which will be made known throughout the novel, but this is for those who would like a strong back story before they jump on in. if you want to find out the natural way, please skip this chapter, and go to the one marked "prologue". you've been warned, now enjoy!))
foundation stage (aka the seer stage, protostar stage):
red star gazer
orange stargazer
yellow stargazer
white stargazer
blue stargazer
the solar stage (aka the celestial body stage, the living stars):
red star
orange star
yellow star
white star
blue star
the dying star stage (aka collapse stage cultivator, dying celestials):
minor collapse
middling collapse
major collapse
supernova
gathering and compression immediately after supernova to step into void stage
void stage (aka false obliteration):
minor void
gathering (of energy)
compression (of energy)
release (of impurities)
middling void
gathering (of energy)
compression (of energy)
release (of impurities)
major void
gathering (of energy)
compression (of energy)
release (of impurities)
eventful void
gathering (of energy)
compression (of energy)
release (of impurities)
conversion of gathered energy into mass
compressed void (an interim stage that must be carefully but swiftly done)
compression (of mass) to step into the true obliteration stage
true obliteration stage (aka black hole cultivator, holder of an event horizon )