Vel Aesur

Vel Aesur was the name given by the Phoenixes to the highest peak of the mountain Baranar, on the island of Agaroth in west Arcadia. It was where the aetherial energies of the world were strongest, being the point of origin from which Esria expanded.
During the late Era of Discord it served as the home for phoenixes and their Anari allies in the Keepers of the Flame, an organisation dedicated to the protection of the phoenixes and the power of Vel Aesur itself. They built a series of buildings including a temple dedicated to studying under the phoenixes. It also served as the location for the headquarters of their order, later including a shrine to house Luin, the ceremonial spear of the kings of Agaroth and the symbol of their right to rule.
The Archangel Netheriel sent his most trusted servant, the Angel Zuriel, to Vel Aesur in 302 A.E. Having lost most of his power due to exile from the Heavens, and having used up his final powers of creation to make carmine magic, he was greatly interested in the phoenixes that made their home there. It had long been rumoured that phoenixes held incredibly powerful arcane secrets relating to creation, and regaining such an incomparably potent ability would allow him to realise his plans much sooner than before.
Zuriel would never make it to the shrine itself, and instead faced resistance from the phoenix Illume, who was well aware of the machinations of the fallen Archangel. Finding himself unable to destroy the divine being outright, the phoenix Illume managed to draw Zuriel towards the point of Vel Aesur at which magic was strongest. In the ensuing fight Illume would use Vel Aesur to channel the aetherial energy of Esria itself to defeat Zuriel.Category:Browse