#i tried my best to condense down the like. 6 pages of lore i had written on this hopefully its all good :D

[kiwibirdlafayette]

a brief history of the starborne kingdoms

as detailed by Ianitian court historian Montpellier J. Conway

((Because of how the principle of relative universes works in my SMP Multiverse headcanon, most of it reflects relationships and characters in Mianite S2, but isn't exactly the same. It doesn't require knowledge of it ofc aside from some of the associations with the names C:

ALL OF THIS IS A HEADCANON (more an AU probably, unless you change the names). feel free to adapt or work elements into your work, but please give credit if you do <3))

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The Aether stars. a vast realm worlds above the overworld, bordering on the walls that separate one SMP timeline dimension from the others, kingdoms of voidwalkers, starbornes and other galactic celestial inhabit the endless sky. And with them come a rich history, that despite their pacifist ways might imply, one full of betrayal, war, alliance and most of all, power.

Botan's Kingdom

Prior to Dianite's rule over the Aether Stars, the kingdom we now know as his once belonged to his father, one of the first red starborne, King Botan, and his late wife, Queen Akemi. The two had three children- Mianite, Dianite and Ianite- and of the three, the middle child Dianite was born red, indiciating him as the crown prince.

Botan's kingdom would be unrecognizable to starborne of this era, as the era of this kingdom is most commonly marked as an era of violence. Botan was known for his ruthlessness in favor of keeping his starfolk safe, and often turned to permadeathing stars through a destabilization of their central cores, in order to rid of unfavorable allies rather than relying on starborne's tendency toward pacifism and diplomacy.

Due to the nature of this practice of this Botan found an ally in King Ullskae, of Vhidhea.

Kingdom of Vhidhea

Used to describe a system neighboring the homeplanet, Ullskae's kingdom encompassed the water planet of Vhidhea itself as well as the surrounding resource rich Ruxomar system, consisting of such planets as Katisi and Dagrun.

Unlike your typical nebula-like starbornes, Vhidheans have a tendency to appear more gelatinous in structure, their bodies composed of a type of psuedo-plasma that allows them to change form, pass through the forms of other celestial beings, and corrupt to collapse stars- a natural ability they possessed and passed knowledge of onto Botan.

For those on the main planet, this variety of starborne become known as moonbornes, for the most powerful of Vhideans (such as Ullskae and his daughter Khalani) became able to control the forces of gravity as well- be it tides of a celestial ocean, or an added form of control to pull apart starforms on top of their corruptive abilities.

Alike to Botan, Ullskae ruled the his kingdom alongside his council with an iron fist, the warlord royals of Vhidhea often perceived as gods, as he at the time possessed the greatest power and resources across the galactic aether. His daughter Khailani and her significant other at the time, a corrupted starborne by the name of Anphidhea, had an infamous reputation as the head of Ullskae's army for keeping their citizens in line.

Eventually, tensions began to rise in the Ruxomar system that set off a series of events which ultimately led to the downfall of Vhidhea.

Uprising Era and The Catalyst

Under the leadership of a pair of weapons developers from Dagrun and their ragtag army of starbornes, the NVIDIA Uprising takes place soon after Dianite's coronation as crown prince. Weary of Ullskae's rule, Ruxomar soon sought to drive the kingdom of Vhidhea out of the system, and seek independence as their own sector of the Aether.

After quickly being overwhelmed by Khalani and the Vhidhean army, the leaders of the rebellion turned to Prince Dianite for aid. Because Botan was in close allyship with Ullskae, it would have been unfavorable to him to take the side of the rebels against Ullskae. A long debate was had behind closed doors until a compromise was reached. Botan and his army would not get involved, but Dianite and his siblings were allowed to assist with minimal resources, as Botan saw the potential in Ruxomar possibly becoming under his control if his son could win the war for them.

As the uprising continued, the losses began to outweigh the cost of fighting to keep Ruxomar, and Khalani soon convinced her father to withdraw control of Dagrun. However before a treaty could be signed, a hooded assassin slays Ullskae, permadeathing him by shattering his core in their fist- leading Khailani to rise to the throne. Her first act was naming Ruxomar an ally and independent sister kingdom.

Having spent most of her time in the army and seeing the error in the violence of starborne, Khai sought to usher in an era of diplomacy and pacifism- a belief that greatly conflicted with that of Anphidhea and the Vhidheans who had still believed in Ullskae's principles of rule.

Disagreement between Khai and Anphidhea (who as her then fiance sat in the place of a king) over several years escalated into the Vhidean Catalyst, in which Anphidhea and his supporters staged a coup and pushed Khailani off her throne and homeplanet, evacuating many starbornes to the moon planet of Urulu- ultimately tearing the kingdom in two.

Under the direction of Anphidhea's chief advisor Declan and former general of the Vhidhean army, Bellinite (distantly related to Dianite's family), a psychological war was waged between the two factions, with small fights breaking out led by Bellinite from Khai's side.

Anphidhea, unbothered by Khailani's futile attempts to regain her kingdom and not interested in startin an all out civil war, set his sights on something bigger. He believed if had Ullskae had been more driven, Vhidhea could have had control over not just Ruxomar- but the entire Aether. His first step? Overtaking Botan's Kingdom.

Botan growing old and close to a permanent supernova, was not interested in getting involved in another war, but was willing to assist Khailani in ridding of Anphidhea knowing his kingdom was at risk as well, and together they would have enough power to take on the kingdom dubbed "NVIDIA". Responsibility falls onto Dianite's shoulders as Botan insists a binding marriage ritual take place between him and Khailani to seal their alliance, much to Dianite's dismay, considering he was already in a secret relationship and that he had been her enemy during the uprising.

However, after realizing an apotolesmic connection existed between the two, Dianite agreed to the union, and the two agreed to a platonic marriage, where they'd still be able to see other folk. Following a brief ceremony, preparations are made to strike, and on the anniversary of the Uprising, Dianite, Khailani and his forces storm Vhidhea. The long and ferocious battle ended with Dianite and Khai opening a minor rift that locked Anphidhea away in a pocket void.

As the dust settled, a majority of Anphidhea's forces dispersed into the greater Aether, NVIDIA becoming more of a mild nuisance than anything else for years, withsome reconvening into the force we know today as the DMCA Agency, for the purpose of bringing their king back to them. The planet of Vhidhea was re-inhabited and rebuilt following Anphidhea's exile, but the castle grounds fell into a state of disrepair and now lays a wasteland.

And with Botan's grandiose death, Dianite and Khailani laid their weapons to rest and rose to the throne as the King and Queen to bring forth the era of starborne we are familiar with, and soon after bringing to light Dianite's son- Jordan Sparklez- as the Prince of all starborne. Mianite and Ianite, and Ia's husband Spark took Dianite's side as high nobles in charge of assisting with infrastructure and rebuilding the parts of the Aether, and Mot, a once exiled royal guardsman, took over as Dianite's chief advisor.

The story from then on as the prince grows up till now is far too long to share at this time, but holds truths that will reveal itself in good time. Rumor has it Anphidhea escaped his pocket void, but where he is now remains unknown. And what happens next, again, only time will tell.