"We were not forged in flame. We are the forge."
The Veydrathi are one of the eldest races of Aethros—born of Void and Light, descendants of a fallen angel-god known as Kaelvyrn.
Their homeland is the southern continent of Varethuun, particularly the kingdom of Kaedrith, which they rule through bloodline legacy and flame-wrought dominion.
They are not merely born; they are inheritors of contradiction—flame-bound souls that remember silence and godhood both.
They intermix with other races easily, but Veydrathi blood marks generations. Even a distant descendant might ignite a candle with a scream.
Lineage is both pride and responsibility—and madness, if untethered.
Their fashion shifts with station but often includes embroidered flame-motif cloaks, piercings, bone sigils, fire-jewelry, and blood-threaded formalwear for high rituals or court warfare.
They venerate Maesa’ka and the Breath Between, though reject the rigid faith of the Seraveth. Temples are often subterranean, lit by ember-song and breathing stone.
The Veydrathi value craft not for profit, but for glory and grief.
The Veydrathi remember a time before time—when Kaelvyrn fell from Light and carved a path in flame.
They were born from that path.
Their madness is inherited. Their divinity is reforged.
They burn for honor. They walk with grief.
And when they die—they whisper into their children’s bones.
Veydrathi society is fiercely hierarchical, yet fluid. Nobles walk among smiths. Warriors walk among priests.
Their culture values:
They honor both the individual’s will and the sacred duty of inheritance. Loyalty to Kaedrith and to their queen—currently Allan Kaelvyrn—is near-mythic in its weight.