"To be sure, it was an inauspicious time to have a baby, I always said... Why, Morrslieb was fat, Dragomas the Drake was in ascendant, and the Big Cross was nowhere in the sky... That newborn babe was pulled from its mother, and I wasn't surprised to see the babe touched..."
- —Lucretia, Wise Woman
A telescope used to examine the position of the stars in the heavens for portents of what is to come.
Star Signs are the horoscope-like signs drawn from the constellations of the stars in the heavens of the Known World that are believed by the people of the Empire to shape the destiny of every person born under them.
Some believe that in the heavens are written the tales of what has passed, what happens now, and what shall come to be. For generations, Men have looked up to the firmament to question their purpose and place, casting prayers to whatever deaf gods play amongst the burning torches of the sky. Sailors use the stars as guides, helping them navigate the uncharted waters of the Sea of Claws, whilst the Arabyan philosophers stare up at the nightly heavens to discover the secrets of the mortal world, a practice brought back to the Empire by the crusaders during the Great Crusade Against Araby.
Over the centuries, certain clusters of stars have acquired names, characteristics, and some supernatural significance. Some, nay most people of the Old World, believe the position of the clusters when a child is born reveals some truth about a person, shaping their personality, outlooks, hopes, and dreams for the rest of their life. Whether dismissed as the foolish superstitions of peasants, soothsayers, and charlatans or embraced as a fundamental truth of the world, no one can deny the coincidences between the lives of Men and the arrangement of the heavens.
List of Constellations[]
| Sign | Classical Name | Significance | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wymund the Anchorite | Wymenos[2a] | Sign of Enduring | 22/12 - 7/1 |
| The Big Cross | Azurios[2a] | Sign of Clarity | 8/1 - 27/1 |
| The Limner's Line | Verros[2b] | Sign of Precision | 28/1 - 15/2 |
| Gnuthus the Ox | Nuthios[2b] | Sign of Dutiful Service | 16/2 - 1/3 |
| Dragomas the Drake | Drakonos[2b] | Sign of Courage | 2/3 - 21/3 |
| The Gloaming | Tartotes[2c] | Sign of Illusion and Mystery | 22/3 - 8/4 |
| Grungi's Baldric | Gileon[2c] | Sign of Martial Pursuits | 9/4 - 28/4 |
| Mammit the Wise | Mammius[2c] | Sign of Wisdom | 29/4 - 15/5 |
| Mummit the Fool | Mammios[2d] | Sign of the Indistinct | 16/5 - 1/6 |
| The Two Bullocks | Hashoor[2d] | Sign of Fertility and Craftsmanship | 2/6 - 21/6 |
| The Dancer | Adamnos[2d] | Sign of Love and Attraction | 22/6 - 7/7 |
| The Drummer | Lupios[2e] | Sign of Excess and Hedonism | 8/7 - 27/7 |
| The Piper | Sangist[2e] | Sign of the Trickster | 28/7 - 15/8 |
| Vobist the Faint | Vobist[2e] | Sign of Darkness and Uncertainty | 16/8 - 1/9 |
| The Broken Cart | Kharnos[2f] | Sign of Pride | 2/9 - 21/9 |
| The Greased Goat | Talios[2f] | Sign of Denied Passions | 22/9 - 8/10 |
| Rhya's Cauldron | Rionyes[2g] | Sign of Mercy, Death, and Creation | 9/10 - 28/10 |
| Cacklefax the Cockerel | Kakeros[2g] | Sign of Money and Merchants | 29/10 - 15/11 |
| The Bone Saw (Grimoire) | Alyoi[2g] | Sign of Skill and Learning | 16/11 - 1/12 |
| The Witchling Star | Solkios[2h] | Sign of Magic | 2/12 - 21/12 |
Spring Signs[]
- The Limner's Line - Sign of Precision
- Gnuthus the Ox - Sign of Dutiful Service
- Dragomas the Drake - Sign of Courage
- The Gloaming - Sign of Illusion and Mystery
Summer Signs[]
- Grungi's Baldric - Sign of Martial Pursuits
- Mammit the Wise - Sign of Wisdom
- Mummit the Fool - Sign of the Indistinct
- The Two Bullocks - Sign of Fertility and Craftsmanship
- The Dancer - Sign of Love and Attraction
Autumn Signs[]
- The Drummer - Sign of Excess and Hedonism; also associated with the minor god of predatory animals popular in Hochland named Lupos.
- The Piper - Sign of the Trickster
- Vobist the Faint - Sign of Darkness and Uncertainty
- The Broken Cart - Sign of Pride
- The Greased Goat - Sign of Denied Passions
Winter Signs[]
- Rhya's Cauldron - Sign of Mercy, Death, and Creation
- Cacklefax the Cockerel - Sign of Money and Merchants
- The Bone Saw - Sign of Skill and Learning
- The Witchling Star - Sign of Magic
- Wymund the Anchorite - Sign of Enduring
- The Big Cross - Sign of Clarity