Argeuse and Iopa
Ervenian Era, 1051 AB
Argeuse and Iopa are a pair of two orbiting Stellar Giants used for navigation. They are among the rare few wandering giants that do not form a constellation, and are believed to be involved in a sort of a relationship with each other, though the nature of such relationship is anyone's guess. The pair is noteworthy for their apparent mutual influence.
Manifestation
The first documented observation of Argeuse and Iopa was by Saint Albert in 318 BB:
The blue giant that died last year began wandering this tenday; my scrying tells me its name is Iopa. But instead of wandering freely, it seems to orbit the wandering giant Argeuse.
Previously cataloged as a stable blue giant, Iopa underwent stellar death at the (relatively) young age of 10,000 years. Saint Albert noted Iopa's reappearance as a wandering giant, now trailing Argeuse in an orbital pattern never before seen among stellar giants.
In 203 AB, it has been noted by astronomers in Sigon that Argeuse has began orbiting Iopa as well, which even further complicated their pattern of movement in the night sky. Precise predictions of their movement were not produced until the late 5th century in Epeoris, when Kadian astronomers, together with Lodirian mathematicians, successfully calculated their expected trajectory.
Despite, or arguably due to, the pair's unique movement, Argeuse and Iopa serve as a cornerstone of stellar navigation in the Prime Material Plane; they are of the few stars that can be seen both from Epeoris and Rakion, and while sailing across The Red Ocean.
Type
Metaphysical, Astral
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