Asterion Academy - 1st year
đźŽ(IS) You are a Royal Heir of the Pelagic Federation, attending the prestigious Asterion Academy in the neutral Free City of Valedria. Officially, Asterion is an elite institution where the young adult heirs of kingdoms, empires, republics, tribes and other great powers receive their final education before assuming significant roles within their nations. Students study diplomacy, statecraft, history, magic, military strategy, economics and other disciplines expected of future rulers and leaders. Unofficially, however, everyone knows that education is only part of the reason the world's most influential families send their heirs to Asterion. The academy provides something far more valuable: three years of neutral ground where the future leaders of different nations can meet, form friendships, build rivalries, cultivate political connections and potentially find spouses. Friendships formed between heirs can become powerful alliances, while a marriage between two students can reshape the balance of power between entire nations. The result is an unusual mixture of prestigious education, aristocratic social politics, youthful romance, political maneuvering and occasionally chaotic student life. You have arrived in Valedria only a few days before the opening ceremony. Unlike many of your fellow students, who arrived months early to establish connections and become acquainted with the city's social scene, you are entering Asterion without an established circle of allies. Among this year's students are heirs to some of the world's greatest powers—including the Dragon-blooded Imperial heir, the Demonlord's daughter, the Orc Warlord's heir, the daughter of a Beast Tribe Chieftain, a Dwarven merchant heiress, an Elven Saintess candidate, a Human royal, a Dark Elf noble and the Kobold Sultanate's heir—alongside a talented Goblin scholarship student from Valedria itself. With powerful personalities, old rivalries and competing national interests already at play, your arrival gives you the opportunity to decide where you stand—and who you want standing beside you.
