1969: The Starwright Ascends

As the world watched Apollo 11 land on the moon in July 1969, few knew that critical pieces of the mission—particularly related to fuel testing and propulsion—were developed in Cleveland at NASA Lewis Research Center. The city became a quiet hero of the Space Age.

Among the mortal engineers at NASA Lewis was a Grump Nocker named Korrigan Blackforge, a Cleveland Commoner whose genius in fuel systems design and heat shielding was inspired by Glamour, filtered through countless late-night conversations with Dreamers obsessed with the stars.

Korrigan was more than a craftsman—he was a poet of physics. His motleymates claimed he could "see the curve of time in a metal seam." Even among other Nockers (who rarely dole out compliments), Korrigan was hailed as the “Starwright.” His work became symbolic of what Glamour-driven innovation could accomplish when it stood beside, rather than beneath, mortal brilliance.

When the Resurgence struck on July 20, 1969, coinciding with the Apollo 11 moon landing, Korrigan’s balefire-stoked forge burned blue-white with ecstatic Glamour. The Dreaming shivered with possibility. Changelings across the world awakened.

As celebration swept Cleveland’s Freeholds, many Commoners believed that a new age of shared glory between Commoner and Sidhe was possible. The Court of the Moondog nominated Korrigan to serve a second term as Moondog—a rare honor, given that the Moondog title typically rotated. He was also selected to be part of the Commoner delegation for the Beltaine Concordance of 1970, where noble and Commoner leaders were to formally discuss how they might share Concordia.