Marcus Starweave
The Heir - Assistant Court Wizard
Age: 29
“You think I don’t understand wanting to walk away? The difference is, I stayed. Someone has to carry this forward, Blastran. I’d rather it be both of us.”
Marcus inherited his grandfather’s silver-blonde hair and grey eyes, along with the natural magical talent that marks true Starweave potential. Tall and classically handsome, he carries himself with quiet confidence - not arrogance, but the certainty of someone who knows his own competence. He wears robes that echo Aldric’s style, already looking the part of a future Court Wizard.
Unlike his father, Marcus is genuinely talented across multiple schools of magic. He excels particularly in protective magic and magical law, combining natural ability with dedicated study. He’ll likely be a worthy successor to Aldric, and everyone knows it - including the unspoken knowledge that he’s being groomed to skip his father’s generation entirely.
This awareness shapes Marcus’s character. He genuinely believes in the family’s duty to the kingdom and accepts his role without resentment, but he understands the weight of those expectations because he carries them himself. He’s more flexible in thinking than his father, more human than his grandfather, capable of seeing beyond pure duty to the actual people involved.
On Blastran
Marcus genuinely cares for his younger brother and sympathizes with his frustration, even if he doesn’t fully grasp why Blastran left. His occasional letters are brief but genuine, unlike their father’s lectures: “I carry the same weight you’re running from. Someone has to.”
He wishes Blastran would come back, would welcome him without judgment, but he won’t force it. He respects that his brother is seeking his own path, even while thinking it’s wasteful of Blastran’s considerable potential. The difference between them, as Marcus sees it, is simple - he stayed and Blastran ran. Someone has to carry this forward.
Current Position
Serving as Aldric’s assistant at court, learning magical politics and the intricacies of advising the crown. Recently engaged to someone suitable - a political match that he’s approached pragmatically. He quietly carries the pressure of being “the perfect one,” the family’s future, aware that his success is measured against both his legendary grandfather and his inadequate father.