Day of the Phoenix

The Day of the Phoenix (Stadtverisch: Tag des Phönix) was a historical event tied to both the extinct Veran Star Confederation and extant Menschlicher Sternenstaat polities that occurred on December 31st, 2546 AD (with 2547 becoming 0 SA) and was instigated by the last ruling Urvater of the VSC, Leonel Kästner. Involving a massive series of nationwide political purges of "undesirables" such as democratic advocates, extant rival political parties of the Vaterlandspartei, and xenophiles - in addition to personal enemies of Kästner, it was undertaken by the death squads of the Schwarzegruppe, the Day of the Phoenix allowed the Urvater to finally consolidate his political power in full in order to transform the titular Confederation into a true authoritarian entity unfettered by past history.

Such a day allowed the modern Sternenstaat to be born by Kästner's final speech, known as the Summary of the Stars, as the Urvater unto the masses assembled near the Oberste Festung on Vera. Following his speech, Kästner was crowned by his ideological progenitor Dietrich Josten as the first Sternenkaiser of the new Human Star State, thus beginning the Era of the State.

Known also as the Day of the Sternenstaat, the Day of the Phoenix has incarnated itself into New Year's Eve celebrations due to its date of occurrence. Celebrations of the day are held in conjunction with New Year's Eve every 31st of December.