---
base_model:
- Vortex5/Starlit-Shadow-12B
- Vortex5/Wicked-Nebula-12B
- Vortex5/Crimson-Constellation-12B
- Vortex5/Nether-Moon-12B
- Vortex5/Moonlit-Shadow-12B
- Vortex5/Amber-Starlight-12B
- Vortex5/Azure-Starlight-12B
- Vortex5/Violet-Starlight-12B
library_name: transformers
tags:
- mergekit
- merge
- roleplay
license: apache-2.0
---
<section class="container">
  <div class="header">
    <h1 class="title-main">Ethereal-Stardust-12B</h1>
  </div>
  
  <div class="image-box">
    <img src="cover.png" alt="Ethereal-Stardust-12B">
  </div>
  
  <div class="divider"></div>
  
  <section class="card">
    <h2 class="card-title">Overview</h2>
    <p>
      <strong class="highlight">Ethereal-Stardust-12B</strong> is a multi-stage merge combining
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Starlit-Shadow-12B" class="link">Starlit-Shadow-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Wicked-Nebula-12B" class="link">Wicked-Nebula-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Crimson-Constellation-12B" class="link">Crimson-Constellation-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Nether-Moon-12B" class="link">Nether-Moon-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Moonlit-Shadow-12B" class="link">Moonlit-Shadow-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Amber-Starlight-12B" class="link">Amber-Starlight-12B</a>,
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Azure-Starlight-12B" class="link">Azure-Starlight-12B</a>,
      and
      <a href="https://huggingface.co/Vortex5/Violet-Starlight-12B" class="link">Violet-Starlight-12B</a>.
    </p>
    
  <details class="config">
      <summary>Multi-stage Merge Configuration</summary>
      <pre>
name: First
models:
  - model: Vortex5/Starlit-Shadow-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Wicked-Nebula-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Crimson-Constellation-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Nether-Moon-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Moonlit-Shadow-12B
merge_method: saef
chat_template: auto
parameters:
  paradox: 0.42
  strength: 0.89
  boost: 0.33
  modes: 2
dtype: float32
out_dtype: bfloat16
tokenizer:
  source: Vortex5/Nether-Moon-12B
---
name: Second
models:
  - model: Vortex5/Amber-Starlight-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Azure-Starlight-12B
  - model: Vortex5/Violet-Starlight-12B
merge_method: saef
chat_template: auto
parameters:
  paradox: 0.46
  strength: 0.9
  boost: 0.45
  modes: 2
dtype: float32
out_dtype: bfloat16
tokenizer:
  source: Vortex5/Nether-Moon-12B
---
base_model: First
models:
  - model: Second
merge_method: hcr
chat_template: auto
parameters:
  strength: 0.5
  retention: 0.6
  novelty: 0.36
  stability: 0.7
dtype: float32
out_dtype: bfloat16
tokenizer:
  source: Vortex5/Nether-Moon-12B
      </pre>
    </details>
  </section>
  
  <section class="card">
    <h2 class="card-title">Intended Use</h2>
    <div class="grid">
      <div class="tile">
        <span class="tile-main">Roleplay</span>
        <span class="tile-sub">Character-driven interaction</span>
      </div>
      <div class="tile">
        <span class="tile-main">Storytelling</span>
        <span class="tile-sub">Long-form narrative</span>
      </div>
      <div class="tile">
        <span class="tile-main">Creative Writing</span>
        <span class="tile-sub">Atmospheric fiction</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>
  
  <div class="divider"></div>
</section>

<style>
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  --panel: #1e0f3a;
  --panel2: #2d1a55;
  --accent-pink: #ff3ba0;
  --accent-cyan: #1e9fd1;
  --accent-violet: #c44eff;
  --accent-fuchsia: #ff4dd4;
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  --text-dim: #d4b8ff;
  --grad: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent-pink), var(--accent-cyan), var(--accent-violet));
  
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 60px auto;
  padding: 56px 52px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 3px solid rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.25);
  border-radius: 4px;
  
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, #0a001f 0%, #1a0b38 40%, #2d1a55 70%, #0f0033 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 15% 20%, rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.18) 0%, transparent 50%),
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  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Cinzel", "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 42px;
  box-shadow: 
    inset 0 0 80px -30px rgba(196, 78, 255, 0.25);
  
  animation: nebula-drift 120s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes nebula-drift {
  0% { background-position: 0% 50%, 100% 50%, 0% 100%, 100% 0%, 0 0, 0 0, 0 0; }
  100% { background-position: 100% 50%, 0% 50%, 100% 0%, 0% 100%, 0 0, 0 0, 0 0; }
}

.container::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,255,255,0.95) 1px, transparent 0),
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(30,159,209,0.8) 1.5px, transparent 0),
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,59,160,0.9) 1px, transparent 0);
  background-size: 120px 120px, 180px 180px, 90px 90px;
  animation: stardust-twinkle 4s linear infinite;
  opacity: 0.72;
  z-index: 1;
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}

@keyframes stardust-twinkle {
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}

.header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 32px 0 36px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.3);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
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    rgba(30,159,209,0.08), 
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.title-main {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 3.1vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.05;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
    #ff3ba0, 
    #1e9fd1, 
    #c44eff, 
    #ff4dd4);
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  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  text-shadow: 
    0 0 18px rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.75),
    0 0 35px rgba(30, 159, 209, 0.55);
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}


.image-box {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 12px 0 28px;
}

.image-box img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 860px;
  border: 4px solid rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.35);
  box-shadow: 
    0 20px 0 rgba(10, 0, 31, 0.9),
    0 0 50px 15px rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.4),
    0 0 80px 25px rgba(30, 159, 209, 0.25);
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.divider {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  height: 3px;
  width: 100%;
  background: var(--grad);
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 8px rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.4);
  border-radius: 0;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.card {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(30,15,58,0.96), rgba(45,26,85,0.96));
  padding: 40px 46px;
  border: 3px solid rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.25);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 
    0 15px 0 rgba(10,0,31,0.9);
}

.card-title {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #ff4dd4;
  text-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.6);
}

.card p {
  margin: 16px 0 28px;
  line-height: 1.82;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  font-family: "Inter", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.highlight {
  color: #ff3ba0;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.5);
}

.link {
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  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.link:hover {
  color: #ff4dd4;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.7);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.config {
  margin-top: 26px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.3);
  background: rgba(15, 5, 35, 0.95);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(255, 77, 212, 0.2);
}

.config summary {
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  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #ff4dd4;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2d1a55, #1e0f3a);
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.config pre {
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  font-family: ui-monospace, Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  background: #110833;
  color: #e0c8ff;
  line-height: 1.65;
  overflow-x: auto;
}

.grid {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.tile {
  flex: 1 1 200px;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(45,26,85,0.9), rgba(30,15,58,0.9));
  border: 2px solid rgba(196,78,255,0.3);
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 4px;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.tile:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.04);
  border-color: #ff3ba0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 12px rgba(255, 59, 160, 0.35);
}

.tile-main {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: #1e9fd1;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.tile-sub {
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  font-family: "Inter", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .container {
    margin: 30px 12px;
    padding: 36px 24px;
  }
  .card {
    padding: 32px 28px;
  }
  .tile {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
  }
}
</style>