Guide to the World of Asterra
(Little spoiler alert)
(For New Readers )
Welcome to Asterra, a country where steam-powered machines, noble houses, politics, military, magic and forbidden magic collide.
Here's a quick reference to help you follow the story without getting lost.
🌎 Main Setting
Asterra – A vast country divided into four main regions (North, South, East, West).
Ruled by a Sovereign(just like a president).
• Calensport – The capital city, where the Sovereign rules over asterra, and where the great Tribunal Court stands (just like the white house but bigger)
Towns and cities
• Olsmere – A small town in the west, known for its lively streets and mechanical workshops.
•City Solmere- a thriving city in the east full of life
• Nareth – A south-eastern town striving through growth.
More will come in due time
CITY VEYMONT
CITY CALVASSET
CITY SOLHERENE
CITY DRAKOVAR
NOBLES SYSTEM
Nobles are the politicians in asterra that rule asterra and carries its progress. To play the politics in asterra you must first become a noble. And how do you do that?
By joining or creating a NOBLE HOUSE.
Yes 4,5,6 different Families at least, can join together and create a noble house. Think about it like this (your family, your friends families all coming together under one name to run for politics)
However Noble society in Asterra is Ranked into High, Mid, and Low Houses:
HIGH NOBLE RANK (only be 4 houses allowed) – Command immense power and armies. Only one can be elected Sovereign of Asterra, these houses are popularly known as:
HOUSE VALESSE- ruled by,
Eryndor of house VALESSE – Masters of politics, strategy and military.
HOUSE VEYMONT- ruled by,
Marien of house VEYMONT – Industrialists and weapons-makers, focused on invention and progress.
HOUSE CALVASSET- rules by.
Sylven Veynar of house CALVASSET – strategist, manipulator, experts in finance and intelligence.
HOUSE DRAKOVAR- rules by,
Erry O'Kael of house DRAKOVAR – Fierce warlords, renowned for battle prowess.
MID NOBLES RANK( just 10 houses ) – they Manage lands, trade, and military units under the High Nobles' oversight.
LOW NOBLE RANK( just 30 houses) – Hold minor privileges and struggle to maintain status in a ASTERRAS political world
Other noble houses like HOUSE SOLHERENE, attend to matters of debt, money, aid law, can be used to settle disputes in asterra, in the absence of the wardens or the sovereign, but they are strongly against political rulling of asterra, and focus more on finance and order.
Nobles can ascend the ranks higher, if only other noble houses are dissolved, creating space for new ones to ascend. Also,
All nobles are kept in check by the Wardens.
THE WARDENS- they are AN ELITE ORDER who hold advanced weaponry and tech. They fight and protect asterra from creatures and high tech invaders beyond asterra. And they still make sure the nobles within asterra grow and develop the countries future properly. Keeping chaos at minimal, and are charged to have a final rulling even against a sovereign.
Important items for now
• Heaven's Blitz – A devastating weapon of fire and wind, tied to House Valesse.
•lumin- a crystal harnessed like fuel, gas, etc for energy
• White Lumin – Forbidden crystals that can amplify snd make HIGH TECH. Only the wardens posses them.
• Tribunal Court – The grand court in Calensport where are settled.
• Gear Wagons – Steam-powered cars used for travel across Asterra.
•Crowns- the main currency used in asterra.