Solar Deity; Patron of Sun Elves; the Eternal Light
Status: Alive
Veladriel's Origins
When Veladriel fell from the stars and arrived in Ilisara, she landed in the center of Isandor’s hottest desert. She prayed for three nights and three days for the Light to save her. The sun god sent a phoenix to carry Veladriel to Vestia, where she was heralded as the sun god’s Chosen.
Veladriel pursued divinity for hundreds of years. Wars, calamities, and other great events shaped the world while her influence slowly crept across the continent. Eventually, Ilisara experienced an armageddon-like event. Many gods were weakened or killed. Veladriel seized the opportunity and slayed an evil god, taking his power for herself. Her heroic acts during the calamity earned her the eternal loyalty of the sun elves. She reformed the sun elves’ religion into “Verunism” with herself as its patron sun deity. Prayers are said to her at dawn.
Worship of Veladriel
Veladriel’s followers are dutiful in their adherence to her scriptures, of which there are thousands. They are a diligent, ambitious people focused on cultivating a world free of sin. Veladriel smiles on those who are pure of heart. She is viewed as a motherly figure who protects and shields the sun elf people from harm. Families keep small icons of Veladriel in their home. Children are warned to behave or be scorned by their goddess.
Veladriel is often invoked as a patron of healing, justice, and restoration as well as the slaughter of pagans. Before she became a goddess, she was a warpriestess. The versatility of healing and decimating her foes carried over to her divine form. It is said that Veladriel’s touch can fully restore the body and soul of someone on the brink of death.
Veladriel teaches that forgiveness and understanding should always be offered to the misled, but should they refuse to recant their evil ways, they must be purged in fire. Veladriel is regal, confident, and intimidating. She is uncompromising in her morals.
Fire is a recurring symbol of Veladriel. It warms the hearth, forges weapons, and immolates and destroys evil. Oath-breakers, cowards, and sinful heretics should be bathed in it. The uncompromising balance between forgiveness and destruction is a critical part of her worship.
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