Astro Peacock
Astro Peacock (b. -56AT) is an aasimar wizard from Mirth and the former ruler of Astropolis (now known as Warmgulch). She is known to be a powerful enchantress, death wizard, spacewarper and demonologist and has a reputation for cruelty and malevolence.
History[edit | edit source]
Astro was immaculately conceived by a human on the Holy Mountain in -56 AT and born on the Infinite Stairwell. Her mother, Winnifred Peacock, was the sole heiress of the House of the Peacock, a long line of noble wizards from Mittain, and a planar traveller of great repute. Winnifred disappeared in -50 AT and Astro grew up in her grandmother's estate, near Moonlight City, learning magic and climbing the ranks of high society.
Expedition to Chump[edit | edit source]
By 18 (29 in Mirth years) she was reputed to have a wanton disregard for rules and a penchant for cruelty, despite the repeated attempts by her assigned emmisary from the Holy Mountain to steer her in the direction of purity and honour. At this time, at the angel's behest, she went on a voyage to the island of Chump, in an effort to end the Deathcurse of Mirth. Her bloodthirsty nature and willingness to harm others for her own gain became readily apparent during her time on Chump, and her connection with the stable upper planes was severed, replacing her inner light with shadow. She remained on Chump for 7 (Mirth) years, studying under the lich whale Absorbos3 (the source of the Deathcurse).
Return to the Infinite Stairwell[edit | edit source]
In -20AT, Astro went on a voyage to the Infinite Stairwell for the first time since her birth. It is unknown how much subjective time she spent outside the Prime Material plane but it is known that she made many contacts across the planes and gained a vast amount of personal wealth and power. Many of the contacts she made there later became famous figures on Mirth in their own right.
Astropolis[edit | edit source]
In -12AT, Astro returned to Mirth and was seen emerging from a portal on the west coast of the continent of Froon, in the town of Whorehaven. There she is said to have begun to form her network of informants across the entirety of Mirth. In -1AT, she found her way to Warmgulch. There are varying accounts of what happened there, all of which begin with her entering Castle Warmgulch and end with her being the undisputed ruler of the castle and its surrounding villages. It is known that magic was employed - memories were altered, many were charmed and many more were exiled to other planes, never to be seen again. Regardless of how she actually came to be in control of the stronghold, she renamed the city "Astropolis" and formed the Astral Tally (beginning at 0 on that day). Astro ruled as a brutal tyrant, with a penchant for throwing dissonant voices into her demiplane, where rumours abound the precise nature of the unspeakable horrors they encountered there. Nevertheless, the city grew at a startling rate and by ~8AT was immensely prosperous - even those that lived in the poorest parts of the city were wealthier than the average individual in the second wealthiest city on the coast, Vulvacentre. This is said to have largely been due to the fact that Astro enjoyed flaunting her riches by spending them on civil resources, funding things such as a massive magical chocolate fountain in the central square. It is said that she enjoyed watching her subjects grow sick of chocolate. She also funded free healthcare, the assassin's guild and Warmgulch thieves' guild. In particular, the funding to the assassin's guild was noteworthy - in effect, anyone could claim back any money they spent on having someone assassinated. This led to the saying "(in Astropolis), living costs nothing but your life".
In 69AT, the Pact of Hell on Mirth was formed and Astro Peacock decided to abandon her city, and gated away with a great number of thralls and her fortune, which was described as being like a dragon's hoard. Four months after she left, Castle Warmgulch exploded in an enormous pink cloud full of burning peacocks. Thousands perished.
Galaxia[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Galaxia Peacock
In 606AT, Astro had a child with an unknown individual from an unknown world, a daughter she named Galaxia Peacock. She taught her child the ways of magic and gave her everything she wished for, but in 636, for reasons unknown, Gal separated from her mother and went to Gapachon, where she became a mech engineer. Astro, on the other hand, currently resides on Dichomotous, where she is often seen frequenting a bar in Tucupine City.
