Cascade

**Cascade** was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered with mountains, cliffs, coniferous forestry, and waterfalls. As one of the Human Worlds, Cascade was one of the thousands of exclusively human civilizations in the galaxy. The Kingdom of Cascade, which was once the planetary government of Cascade, fought for the Ascendancy during the Artifice Wars. Cascade was an official colony of the United Cassiopeian Republic under its leadership by the Cascadian Parliament.

Cascade was home to a cultural group of humans called the Cascadians.

## Description

The planet Cascade was a rocky world situated in the Human Worlds sector, which itself was located in the eastern Outer Core region of the galaxy. Cascade was the only habitable planet in its planetary system, the Cascadian System. The planet had three tidally-locked rocky moons.

Cascade was a temperate, green world known terrain-wise for its many waterfalls. On top of this abundance of waterfalls, Cascade was known for its dense, peaceful, deciduous forests, as well as for its mountains.

The native Cascadian humans living on the planet were known to be festive people, always trying to have fun and celebrate however and whenever possible. By the 6th millennium, the planet was a popular tourist destination, known for its resorts, waterparks, and natural attractions like its waterfalls and forests.

### Government

#### Kingdom of Cascade

The majority of Cascadian history was marked by the rulership of the **Kingdom of Cascade**, which was a constitutional monarchy that was eventually later accompanied by a parliamentary system. Throughout history, the Kingdom of Cascade controlled the entirety of the Cascadian System, along with several other neighboring planetary systems. Cascadian presence continued to persist even after the Cascadian Parliament became the new planetary government. The kingdom was ruled by a single monarch at any given time. During the Artifice Wars, Torrent Weiss held the title of King of Cascade.

The kingdom also had its own official criminal investigation team called the Quaestorium, comprised of a team of elite fighters and perceptive investigators called Quaestors.

#### Cascadian Parliament

When the Cassiopeian Republic eventually annexed Cascade as one of its colonies, the **Cascadian Parliament** became the ruling polity of the planet, with the monarchy essentially dissolved and from then on only existing ceremoniously. This Parliament operated under the jurisdiction of the United Cassiopeian Republic, with its very own Prime Minister and representative senator in the Cassiopeian Senate.

The Quaestorium continued its work for Cascade under the Cascadian Parliament, yet still honored the ways of the old kingdom.

## History

### Antiquity

For much of Cascade's ancient history, the Kingdom of Cascade ruled over the planet and its three moons. Wars in the Cascade's ancient past pushed the Cascadians to fight for a harmonious lifestyle where they would not have to fight amongst themselves ever again, granting hundreds if not thousands of years of peace for Cascade, at least internally.

### The Artifice Wars

King Torrent Weiss ruled over the planet Cascade during the time of the Artifice Wars. After a summit meeting gone wrong among the leaders of the Human Worlds, Cascade eventually found itself as a member of the Ascendancy, fighting for order and regulation over magic. Some saw this as somewhat paradoxical and hypocritical of Cascade, as the freedom of leisure and doing what one enjoyed was often emphasized in Cascadian society.

## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Cascade were a cultural group of humans that called themselves the Cascadians. The Cascadians were a festive folk with ocean-colored hair and eyes, who often left labor to automatons so that they could enjoy their leisure with no issue.

### Notable Figures

* **Torrent Weiss** - the King of Cascade that reigned while his brother, Deluge Weiss, was Sentinel Cascade. He ruled in the 1st century BSA.
* **Mar Wagro** - a former Paramount for the Cassiopeian Republic.
* **Jove Scorzalita** - a senator that represented Cascade in the Cassiopeian Senate in the 60th century ASA. He was a veteran who fought in the Faceless Wars.

## Locations

### Argain Fall

**Argain Fall** was the capital city of Cascade and thus served as the main base of operations for both the Kingdom of Cascade and the Cascadian Parliament. The city was home to millions of people and was particularly known for its beautiful structures built atop a set of natural waterfalls.

#### Castle Cascade

**Castle Cascade** was the main base of operations for the Kingdom of Cascade. As such, the castle was the home of the royal Cascadian family. The castle was in use during the Artifice Wars, as the home of King Torrent Weiss.

Even after the dissolvement of the monarchy, Castle Cascade was still kept in tact as a ceremonious and historical site.

### Bluerock Wood

**Bluerock Wood** was a small town on Cascade that was home to just a few several thousand people. Many considered Bluerock a hick town, as the settlement was relatively out of the way from any major Cascadian cities. Located out in what some considered the Cascadian country, Bluerock was a rural town with a population that few deemed as rather provincial.

The privateer Steran Blu of the Summer Partisans guild born and raised in Bluerock Wood.