From a young age, it was clear to Emperor Ashan’Kael Varethis that Auren would ascend. He was not chosen out of convenience, but because his mind carried a clarity and conviction the Empire had never seen before. His brother, Prince Varethis’Daer Venar, stood beside him—not in rivalry, but in reverence—possessing the technical brilliance needed to manifest Auren’s ideals. Together, they forged the closest Geba ever came to true, lasting stability. Auren’s reforms sought to elevate the Engineered not as instruments, but as citizens—granting them names, rights, and futures. He dreamed of spacefaring advancement, biological evolution, and a post-imperial world bound by peace. But the Empire, unwilling to change, turned against him. Betrayed from within, Auren was assassinated. His death shattered the throne and ignited the Fracture.

Notable Companions

• Prince Varethis’Daer Venar — younger brother, technical genius, the originator of the Engineered.
• Emperor Ashan’Kael Varethis — father, recognized Auren’s clarity and ensured his succession.

Defining Observations

• Codified the 8-Year Rule and legitimized Engineered citizenship, granting them rights beyond military service.
• Envisioned a post-conquest era of technology, peace, and self-directed society.
• Forged the closest Geba ever came to lasting stability, with his brother Daer Venar.
• Assassinated in betrayal; his death shattered the throne and ignited the Fracture.
• Remembered as the last sovereign who believed in something greater than dominion.