Race: Elves, Humans
Government: Mage-Princes
Theme: Arcane sovereignty, celestial inheritance, controlled ambition
The Starfall Principality was founded when a massive celestial object—later known simply as the Fallen Star—crashed into Andorea during the late Second Era. The impact devastated the surrounding land but left behind a singular arcane core of immense and stable power. Survivors, scholars, and ambitious mages gathered around the site, discovering that the star could defy gravity, fuel spellcraft, and anchor entire structures in the sky.
From this revelation rose the Mage-Princes: arcanists who believed that magic, not blood or faith, was the truest measure of rulership. Each Prince claimed stewardship over a portion of the star’s power, binding their authority to their mastery of it.
The Principality represents ambition restrained by structure—a society that encourages arcane advancement, but only within systems designed to prevent total collapse.
The Starfall Principality is ruled by a rigid magical aristocracy bound together by shared dependence on the Fallen Star.
Key elements of governance:
The Constellated Court
Assembly of ruling Mage-Princes
Each Prince governs a city, district, or floating enclave
Authority is derived from arcane attunement to the star
The High Astromancer
Elected from among the Princes
Serves as coordinator of ley-line stability, defense, and diplomacy
Holds no permanent supremacy; power returns to the Court
Scholastic Houses
Arcane institutions responsible for research, training, and regulation
Often aligned with individual Princes
Act as both bureaucratic arms and talent pipelines
Succession is merit-based but ruthless; a Mage-Prince who loses control of their domain or star-binding risks deposition or annihilation.
The Principality’s forces emphasize precision, magical dominance, and infrastructure defense.
Professional arcane soldiers trained in coordinated spellcasting
Specialize in aerial defense and city-shield maintenance
Backbone of Principality defense
Elite mage-knights wielding star-forged weapons
Deployed against high-value threats
Serve as enforcers of Prince authority
Non-combat specialists maintaining the star’s anchors and floating structures
Essential to both military and civilian survival
Protected as strategic assets
Internal security and intelligence body
Monitors arcane misuse, sedition, and foreign infiltration
Particularly active against Umbra Dominion agents
Allied with:
Solarian Imperium – Astral research collaboration and mutual stability
Lunarch Ascendancy – Shared mastery of celestial and skyborne magic
At War with:
Umbra Dominion – Repeated attempts to corrupt or seize the Fallen Star
The Starfall Principality walks a narrow line between brilliance and catastrophe. Its rulers know that if the star is ever lost—or claimed by shadow—the sky itself may fall.