This Starke character seems to have just punted on the bones all together. I’m a little fuzzy on my Tempest lore (and a little too lazy to go looking it up), but I think Starke was a traitor himself. To Gerrard?
Whatever happened to building walls out of normal stuff like brick or stone or wood? Actually, don’t answer that.
10,000 Reasons Why the MTG Multiverse is a Terrible Place to Live 