Prince Ashan’Raeth Vareth was son of Emperor Ashan’Eze Narath, and protégé to Emperor Ashan’Reze Karath. Assigned to verify the reach and integrity of the Empire’s relay grid beyond the inner ring, he transformed a simple survey mission into a decade-long documentation of imperial fractures. In the Book of the Witness, Raeth records lost provinces, insurgencies long thought ended, and new Vessel emergences no doctrine had predicted.

Notable Companions

• Tharyn’Breka Kael — Frost Sentinel, childhood friend, protector, known for towering stature and iron resolve.
• Caledrin Solarn-Veykar — engineer, heir of the Solarn lineage, specializing in infrastructure recovery and relay stabilization.
• Eira Vey — former rite-house initiate, turned recorder of Vessel signs, abandoning priesthood to follow Raeth's journey.

Defining Observations

• Mapped the failure of relay grids across vast inland regions, noting entire zones abandoned by the central empire.
• Recorded emergence of Velcrith and Seraveth vessel phenomena beyond formal doctrine, observing first-hand the transformative effects.
• Identified cultural assimilations where Geban and Thazvaari bloodlines merged beyond recognition, creating stable hybrid societies.
• Confronted local warlords, pirates, and collapsing settlements without formal imperial military support.
• Documented every moment with the explicit purpose of preserving continuity, in case imperial archives ever fractured beyond repair.