Fayrik Veshtra

> Fayrik in all his glory. His hair that wasn’t too perfect but just perfect enough, his sparkling eyes, his thick curved lips and chiseled features. But, more than that, his aura. The soothing, confident, relaxing presence he had, the way that a laugh from his lips could cure Tachiel of indecision or fear.
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> Tachiel Miscrost, Banner of Red, Orange and Marigold

## Fayrik Veshtra

### Aliases

* Sultanzade Fayrik
* Peasant Prince

### Relatives

* Vera Veshtra (aunt / adoptive mother)
* Huiying Seqian (adoptive mother)
* Parva Veshtra (biological mother)
* Jarandeep Petil (biological father)
* Tachiel Miscrost (husband)
* Mingzhu Seqian (aunt)

## Appearances

### Debut

* Banner of Red, Orange and Marigold (first appearance)
* Banner of Green, Blue and Indigo (appears)
* Banner of Black, White and Lily (appears)

Fayrik Veshtra is a supporting protagonist in the Banners Saga. He is introduced part-way through the series when him and Tachiel Miscrost are engaged. He is the sole heir of Vera Veshtra, his aunt and the Sultana of Dahalur. Fayrik helps Vyre Heliatate get to Seqian Empire, Thea Miscrost locate her brother, Taeden Miscrost, and his aunt Seqian Mingzhu in fulfilling The Prophecy.

## History

### Early Life

Fayrik was born to two middle-class parents. His mother, Parva Veshtra, was the older sister of Vera Veshtra, but did not participate in Vera's revolution. Instead, she lived with her father and worked as a barmaid at his tavern. While working she met Jarandeep Petil, a professional dancer staying at her tavern. Just one month after their fling, Parva was pregnant.

Jarandeep immediately tried to skirt his obligations by "going on tour," leaving Parva to raise their son Fayrik alone. The only help she received was occasional money sent over by Jarandeep and the support of her father. Vera did not support her sister, claiming that she wouldn't help Parva until she recognized her situation and realized that Jarandeep had left her for good. Parva insisted that Jarandeep would come back, but when Fayrik was three, Parva received a letter saying he would no longer send money to her and that he would not be visiting ever again. Before Parva could even consult her family, she took a poisonous draught to kill herself, leaving behind a note saying only "I will always love you."

Feeling guilty, and feeling an obligation towards her only kin, Vera took Fayrik in as her own, raising him as if he were her own son. Vera had recently become Sultana, and brought Fayrik to live with her in the Karikal Tree, the capital city of Dahalur. Only a few years later, when Fayrik was five, Seqian Huiying came to Dahalur and fell in love with Vera, and the two were soon married. Fayrik, for all of his youth, knew of his adopted status, but treated both Vera and Huiying as his true mothers.

### The War of Banishing

When Fayrik was eight years old he was declared as Vera's heir and was officially given the title of Sultanzade. While many of Vera's loyal subjects celebrated the occasion, her enemies, still loyal to the recently-overthrown Dudree family, turned on her. Six years into her reign Vera was thrust into her first civil war, and Fayrik was at the heart of it.

During the time Vera fought her war, Fayrik bonded with Huiying, who had undergone a similar situation due to her rejection of Trevyren Miscrost II. Fayrik offered several times to relinquish his claim, but Vera refused, saying that he was her son and deserved to be her heir. Only eight months later the rebellion was quashed by Vera. Her victory led to the execution of over five hundred rebellion leaders, and the banishment of thousands of other Dudree loyalists. After this event, Fayrik realized how dutifully he wanted to step into his role, and he embraced his title completely. The rebellion was officially known as the War of Banishing, but many commoners call it the Booting of the Bastard.