Zigi Stardust – Ziggy Stardust
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Zigi_Stardust
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggy_Stardust_(character)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Ziggy_Stardust_and_the_Spiders_from_Mars
https://youtu.be/rpO1U-nEgRU
Zigi Stardust is the High Luminary of the Aethyrium. She is friends with Khan and Ione Virga of the Arcanum. Ione asks your wizard to help Zigi defeat the traitorous Medulla and save Mellori.
Ziggy Stardust is a fictional character created by English musician David Bowie, and was Bowie’s stage persona during 1972 and 1973. The eponymous character of the song “Ziggy Stardust” and its parent album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Ziggy Stardust was retained for Bowie’s subsequent concert tour through the United Kingdom, Japan and North America, during which Bowie performed as the character backed by his band The Spiders from Mars. Bowie continued the character in his next album Aladdin Sane (1973), which he described as “Ziggy goes to America”. Bowie retired the character in October 1973 after one final show at The Marquee in London.
As conveyed in the title song and album, Ziggy Stardust is an androgynous, alien rock star who came to Earth before an impending apocalyptic disaster to deliver a message of hope. After accumulating a large following of fans and being worshipped as a messiah, Ziggy eventually dies as a victim of his own fame and excess. The character was meant to symbolize an over-the-top, sexually liberated rock star and serve as a commentary on a society in which celebrities are worshipped. Influences for the character included English singer Vince Taylor, Texan musician the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, and Japanese kabuki theatre.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 16 June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records. It was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features Bowie’s backing band the Spiders from Mars — Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. It was recorded from November 1971 to February 1972 at Trident Studios in London.
Preceded by the single “Starman”, Ziggy Stardust reached top five of the UK Albums Chart. Critics responded favorably; some praised the musicality and concept while others struggled to comprehend it. Shortly after its release, Bowie performed “Starman” on Britain’s Top of the Pops in early July 1972, which propelled him to stardom. The Ziggy character was retained for the subsequent Ziggy Stardust Tour, performances from which have appeared on live albums and a concert film. Bowie described the follow-up album, Aladdin Sane, as “Ziggy goes to America”.
In later decades, Ziggy Stardust has been considered one of Bowie’s best works, appearing on numerous professional lists of the greatest albums of all time. Bowie had ideas for a musical based on the album, although this project never came to fruition; ideas were later used for Diamond Dogs (1974). Ziggy Stardust has been reissued several times and was remastered in 2012 for its 40th anniversary. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
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