Astelli
| Astelli | |
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| Founded on | The Edge |
| Status | Active |
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| Purpose | To battle the Monoists |
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| Members | Slats |
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The Astelli are the angels of the Edge. They are the living remains of stars consumed by supervoids.[1]
Description
The Astelli are the concentrated tears of mana that slipped away from the photon collars of the stars and coalesced into living beings of light, composed of quantum probability.[1] They appear as shining figures, with a halo in place of a head, a body like a lens flare, and hands of white glory.[2] There is no matter in their bodies. Only whorls, wells, and fringes of self-bound photons.
The Astelli are beings of eerie quantum behavior.[2] Rather than possessing visual sight, they read reflections of the light they emit in a process known as "liding," possibly a play on Wikipedia:LIDAR, from "light detection." They can also read the weights of the wavefunction of the universe and glimpse what is likely to occur. In cases where probabilities spike and an outcome is inalterable, Astelli can lide the future, in a process called phorocasting. They prefer not to cross event horizons, possibly because of their effect on liding and phorocasting.[3]
The Monoists consider the Astelli the twin species to the Susurians.[3]
History
The first Astelli appeared after the Monoist expansion from Point Prime began, fleeing the advancing wave of collapsing stars to find refuge in distant corners of the Edge. This flight was long and winding. The Monoists consumed many refugee stars, collapsing them into supervoids as they chased the Astelli and grew their dominion. In their inexorable advance, the Monoists overwhelmed many less-advanced civilizations, either wiping them out utterly or integrating them into their crusading, evangelical faith. The Astelli, always ahead of the Monoists, at first only ran. When they looked back at their trail of ruin, though, they realized that running would never be enough: they needed to stand and fight.
Their first attempt to fight back saw hundreds of Astelli standing alone against the advancing Monoists — and dying, overwhelmed without even fighting against Susurians themselves. Facing down their enemies on the front lines was never going to work, the Astelli realized. The Astelli adapted. Once again fleeing before the Monoists, the Astelli learned from their enemies, finding refuge in stars that fed civilizations. They settled amongst these civilizations to preach their doctrine, impart their dire warnings of the advancing Monoists, and prepare them for war. These teachings became the foundations of the current Summist faith of the Celestial Palatinate, although it is a closely guarded secret in the Palatinate. The Astelli have, for the time being, found a strong ally in the Sunstar Free Company of the Palatinate, who see in the Astelli the holy figures of their faith.[1]
The Astelli hold the shared memories of their parent star, forming tight-knit communities of siblings all descended from the same swallowed star in the hope of carrying on its fire.[1]
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References
- ↑ a b c d Miguel Lopez, Jay Annelli, Laurel Pratt, and Amanda LaFranco (June 20, 2025). "Planeswalkers Guide to Edge of Eternities". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Seth Dickinson (June 25, 2025). "Edge of Eternities Episode 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Seth Dickinson (June 26, 2025). "Edge of Eternities Episode 4". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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