Origins of Kaethyr

"For a while, I pondered on whether I would wear these... even thought about burying them with my parents, to honour them."

"What made you change your mind?"

"Well, neither of them were all that attached to their possessions, save for my father's blade and the pendant he crafted for my mother when he sought to marry her."

"And not their marriage rings? Seems a bit silly they would care not for them in the same way."

"Because they loved life. I know, when I was old enough to know that the scent of a woman aroused my spirit, my mother believed she and my father would not live to see the day when I'd find my bride. She knew their fates before they were even written, and asked of me to outlive them with the blessings of these rings to acknowledge our bond. That we would wear them, she made me promise before she left this world, knowing that a part of her would still find her unmet daughter."

"She... do you think she would have approved of me? I mean... what with my life with Imrek and the courts and..."

"True love forgives all sins, Kaly. And my mother... she would have embraced you no matter what."

-- Evaryr & Kalysia


Considered fine relics belonging to the beginning history of House Kaethyr, these two rings were crafted centuries before Evaryr was even born into the family, and were fashioned during the time of Phoenix King Ruhaeral the Artisan's reign. It was in that age when a humble artisan from a poor province was smitten with the beauty of one of Ruhaeral's daughters, and focused much of his time trying to impress the great king with his wares over time while their maker and the princess remained chaste to each other till their bond was given her father's blessing and allowed them to wed.

Yet Ruhaeral was a difficult nelan to please. Decades passed as the humble artisan tried to forge new and exciting things to win his king's blessing, yet not even the greatest blade forged in all of Ailyrenai raised an eyebrow. It eventually lead to the humble artisan losing all hope and sadly abandoned his quest to marry his love, who was devastated when he no longer concerned himself with seeking audiences with her or her father. He returned back to his life in a remote village, returning to it to continue his trade as a weaponsmith and somehow forget what inspired his every breath...

The princess would not accept such a fate between them, though, and pleaded with her father to seek him out and bring him back to their court one last time, in the hope he would finally forge something worthy of the great king's attention. Ruhaeral ignored her plea, yet as he and his personal entourage were travelling through the realm a year thereafter, they passed by a merchant who was preparing to make his journey beyond the Tear and sell his collected wares to the nelri colonies of the west and any human who could afford his prices. It was at that moment Ruhaeral saw in the merchant's possession two rings, simple yet beautiful in their craftsmanship. He knew the merchant was not responsible for their creation, so he enquired as to who he bought them from and felt his world grow quiet when he learnt who it was. He knew at that moment he lived wrong by his daughter and sought to make amends, convincing the merchant to guide his next steps to slay his guilt.

And so it was that Ruhaeral travelled to a little village of a province he hardly knew and met with Kaethyr, the humble artisan who long ago sought to win his attention. He soon learnt that the rings the merchant had were meant for his daughter, and that Kaethyr, lost in spirit, sold them for little more than the silver they were made of to remove them from his sight in hope to forget his failings.

Ruhaeral had other plans by then, and so it was that with his blessing, House Kaethyr was born.


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It's been so long since I've drawn an item illustration... so here we are! Hope you like.


Artwork // Evaryr // Kalysia // Nelri // Lore, etc - © Kristopher P. Love