Kingdom of Avalon

The second Avalon. The city of stars. Home to the gifted. The mage capital.

The Founding
Avalon's beginning starts with High Queen Astrielle - the Mother Queen of Avalon, second daughter to the god Sirius and ever beloved by her people. Astrielle was known as a generous and magnanimous leader, loving of her people and possessing a stark sense of justice. She did her best to provide them with access to safety, healthcare and education; by her power, everyone is protected, for there is hardly a more powerful being than herself in all of Soranha. Those who ruled alongside side her know however, that the Queen was emotional, stubborn and often mislead. She was prone to manipulation and suffered faults of judgment. She thought often that she knew more than what she did, and could not grasp what life is for those who share a mortal fate, unlike herself.

Astrielle is associated with motherhood, balance and duality. She is one of the first Orb Witches, said to have been taught by the goddess Kamara herself, and the shining image of her father's legacy. She never married but took many consorts throughout her reign with whom she had numerous children, leaving a vast lineage behind her. It is because of this that finding a suitable ruler is difficult. Astrielle never named a rightful heir and no house directly descending from her blood is superior to the other.

She fled upon learning of her eldest son's disappearance. Her beloved Avalon knows nothing of her fate or if she'll ever return.

Present Day
The mysterious disappearance of the crown's first born was where the crumbling of Avalon's power initially began. Astrielle fleeing the city in her grief was the last push that knocked the kingdom to it's knees. With their Queen gone and with no promise of return, Avalon fell into the hands of it's council.

Avalon's council has seven seats, held by the heads of the kingdom's most prominent noble houses. Not all, but most, being descendants of the High Queen herself. The weight of the crown originally sat on her grandson, Haruka's shoulders, as well as his house, the Asano's. But he withdrew his claim for the sake of keeping his only daughter from sharing the same cursed fate of Astrielle's children. A cousin, head of House Dawnstar; Elias, stepped up to take his place as the ruling figure in the realm - as Avalon's Regent.

All that the kingdom has left to remind them of their divine beginning and their beloved queen is the large "star" that sits atop the royal palace. A glowing crystal supported by three spires; two at it's sides and one at it's back. In truth it isn't a star at all, but a collection of magical energy - essence if you will, said to have been placed there by either Astrielle herself during the kingdom's founding or by Sirius himself as a gift. No one knows for certain apart from that fact that it has always existed, glowing ever brightly.