Cornelius Starweave
Heir Apparent - Estate Manager
Age: 48
“Your grandfather built this family’s reputation through discipline and dedication. You’re throwing that away for… what? Adventure? You’ll learn, Blastran. The world has no place for wizards without legacy.”
Cornelius is a man constantly trying to prove himself worthy of a legacy he can never quite reach. His dark brown hair greys at the temples, worry lines crease around his eyes, and he dresses with studied dignity that occasionally cracks under pressure. He would be a perfectly respectable wizard in any other family - competent, well-trained, knowledgeable. In the Starweave lineage, he’s embarrassingly mediocre.
This is the secret that drives him. While his father commands magic with natural authority and his eldest son shows similar promise, Cornelius relies heavily on prepared spells and the family library. He’s better at magical theory than practical application, decent at enchantment work but lacking any particular mastery. He compensates through rigid adherence to tradition and family protocol, being stricter with his children than necessary, always trying to project the authority he feels he lacks.
His marriage to Vivienne complicates matters further - she’s the more talented wizard, though society expects her to support rather than overshadow him. He knows this. She knows he knows. They maintain the fiction together, but it adds another layer to his anxiety.
On Blastran
The rebellion bothers Cornelius far more than it bothers his father. He sees it as a personal failure in parenting, proof that he can’t even manage his own household properly. He keeps writing letters, alternating between disappointment and hope: “When you’re ready to take your responsibilities seriously, your place awaits.”
Part of him envies Blastran’s freedom, though he’d never admit it. He chose duty over desire long ago and can’t understand why his son won’t make the same choice.
Managing the Legacy
Currently oversees Starweave estates and business operations, including library access contracts. The pressure mounts as it becomes increasingly obvious that Marcus will succeed Aldric directly. Cornelius remains trapped in the waiting room of his own life, managing but never truly leading.