Starfarer's League

Written by Pookas Kreations

The Starfarer League is a group of loosely affiliated families, tribes, and clans that traces its lineage to the Avalonians from the Cosmara System. They chose to leave their home planet Avalon, this happened during the Diaspora. So started the Great Wandering.
A council of elder shipwrights leads each tribe, their leader is the councilman/woman. They believe in complete equality by merit, all members can choose their vocation as long as they contribute to the group. This society emphasizes personal freedom while maintaining strong communal bonds through shared traditions and obligations.
The League is known for:

• intricate shipbuilding techniques that blend biotech, and magitech with advanced technology. 
• they are stellar wayfinders, with an intuitive knowledge of the stars, solar currents, nebula, etc. They have oral traditions of star charts, and trading routes since they left their home planet.
• a complex system of honor, debts, and favors that bind them together.
• use, reuse, and repair; they are experts at salvaging, recycling, rebuilding, and jury-rigging anything and everything.
• art and music are based on the looks and sounds of the stars.

Economy and Trade

• shipbuilding and repairing their own ships and others known only to their people
• trading in rare materials and artifacts found in deep space.
• specialize in hiring out their navigation services anywhere their employers wish to go.
• brokering knowledge about distant systems and phenomena.

Social Structure

• The Right of Sanctuary: must offer aid to those in distress.
• The Code of Exchange: all trades must be fair, and witnessed.
• The Law of Heritage: 
• The Wanderer's Oath

Structure

High Navigator, Stellar Council--each councilor is the head of a different family, and the captains of each ship.

Laws

1. The Void Accords (rights)
2. The Trading Statutes
3. The Ship-Right Laws
4. The Heritage Protection Acts
5. The Community Preservation Codes

The Stars Guide our Way

Type

Geopolitical, Nomadic tribe

Alternative Names

Star Wanderers, Wanderers

Leader

Lyra Starweaver

Ruling Organization

Stellar Council

Leader Title

High Navigator

Founders

• Antares Deepmind SF
• Celestis Voidwalker SF
• Nigel Nightweaver SF
• Nova Truthsinger SF
• Orion Stormborn SF
• The Twins: Aurora and Vesper Starborn SF

Currency

Their main coinage is called the Stellar, it is equivalent to a gold piece in other places. Although most of their purchases within their family groups are with bartering.

Legislative Body

The Stellar Judiciary Council writes the rules and laws for the Starfarers League. They are also called the Circle of Star Judges, the Judges are called Arbiters.  The punishment fits the crime.

Judicial Body

Legal scholars are called the Law Scribes:

• document all judicial decisions
• research historical precedents
• draft laws
• maintain the Stellar Codex (laws)
• trains judges and arbiters

Types of Courts Local Constellation Courts

• minor disputes
• family matters
• small trade conflicts

Regional Flotilla Tribunals

• inter-constellation disputes
• major trade problems
• shipwright infractions

The Grand Circle

• highest court
• constitutional matters
• capital crimes
• major inter-species disputes

Executive Body

Enforcers are the Starlight Wardens:

• investigate infractions
• execute judgements
• protect judicial proceedings
• monitor trade disputes
• maintain order

Parent Organization

Avalon Liberation Front ALF

Deities

• Akadi, Goddess of Air
• Corellon Larethian, The First Navigator SF
• Deep Sashelas, The Void Current
• Sehanine Moonbow, The Stellar Dream SF

Location

The Universe

Notable Members

• Illion Anikos
• Shevek Rulag, Ansible Inventor

Related Species

• Avalonian, Indigene

Related Plots

• Avalon-Starfarer Diaspora