The game went into development shortly after the announcement by Wizards of the Coast that they would be publishing "d20 Future". Blue Devil Games stated a desire to be the first campaign setting using the "d20 Future" rules. To accomplish the feat they announced that they would attempt to fully develop the setting prior to the release of the book. Then, upon "d20 Future"s publication, they would incorporate the rules into the setting material. If successful, they would be able to publish "Dawning Star" immediately upon the release of the "d20 Future" rules to the System Reference Document.