Aryonia

*"My kind are cursed to bend to their worshippers whims, losing themselves in order to serve mortals and their shifting perceptions. I will end this and free my enslaved kin. I will break the systems they are forced to uphold that cause so much pain and hate in Veshen." - Aryonia explaining their position on the state of Veshen*

## Aryonia

### Aliases

Queen Of PorosGod Of Order (Possibly)

Numerous other throughout their 4000+ years on Litharos.

### Relatives

Monarchy of Poros (extinct)Possibly many children through their long life

### Affiliation

Aryonian Empire (Possibly)Aryonian Cult (Possibly)

### Occupation

TravelerQueen of Poros

Emperor (Possibly)

God of Order (Possibly)

## Physical description

### Biography

Aryonia is a Veshling who seeks to end the worship of all gods by becoming one themselves, freeing their former Veshling kin from their lives as gods to the mortals of Veshen. They believe that they can be the unifying force in Veshen and create a better place for all of Veshen's people.

### History

Like all other Veshlings, Aryonia was created by the First Pantheon God of Chaos and Gifts, Dral. This would have occurred sometime before the start of the Hero's Age over 4000 years ago. Originally Aryonia lived in Dral's domain, before eventually leaving and losing all memory of their creator. Unlike many of the Veshling that ascended to godhood for the mortals of Veshen, Aryonia traveled through Veshen, observing mortals and learning their ways. Aryonia found mortals and their motivations incredibly interesting, as many of them never could accomplish the lofty goals they set out to. Aryonia watched as nations would rise and fall, always coming up short, and collapsing into chaos.

At some point Aryonia would try to play an active part in the lives of mortals on Veshen, disguising themselves as various different individuals in Veshen. Notably, Aryonia had a habit of infiltrating the royal families of various nations, serving as kings, queens, and a wide range of nobles. Seemingly a favorite of Aryonia, they would serve as Queen of Poros at least once, seeking to create a dynasty that would create stability in the north of Veshen and hopefully spread to all of Veshen. To Aryonia's disappointment, their influence upon successive rulers would diminish as they would be forced to age into irrelevance to keep up appearances and avoid suspicion from ascended Veshling gods. Once they needed to pass on from their persona as Queen of Poros, Aryonia would watch as the dynasty they worked so hard to grow was crushed by rebellious noble factions and outside interference.

Aryonia spent centuries watching Poros fluctuate between glory and decline, constantly saddened by the regressive fall of their dynasty, consistently becoming more and more tyrannical as every new threat emerged. When the fall of Poros occurred in 4055, Aryonia watched as the last carrier of their blood in the Poros royal family was tore apart by an angry crowd of rebels. It is not known what Aryonia did between the fall of Poros and their return to Veshen.

### *Tales Of Ye Old Interest*

*This section describes the events of Tales Of Ye Old Interest on **Roll Tale** on YouTube. They are not necessarily canon but can be treated as canon on an individual campaign basis.*

Following the fall of Poros, Aryonia would reemerge in 4115 (PCE) in Hushire, claiming Poros as their own and declaring themselves the God Of Order, looking to unite all Veshen under them and end all non-human discrimination in Veshen. Over time, Aryonia would begin to change to fit the persona of the God Of Order, changing to fit how their followers perceived them to be. Ultimately, this left Aryonia looking more masculine, and somewhat losing their prowess in witty debates, becoming much more serious and straightforward.

#### Notable Interactions in Tales Of Ye Old Interest

* Aryonia reached out to Elfi Sparkwocket when she was sleeping during her journey to the Maloc camp in western Veshen.
	+ Aryonia and Elfi had a brief friendship where Aryonia would give Elfi insight on different mysteries of Veshen, including revealing to her what Veshlings are, without admitting to being one themselves.
* Aryonia kidnapped and replaced Eldremon with a doppelganger, who would eventually be forced to fight the party when the real Eldremon returned to the party.
* Aryonia offered to make both Elfi and Oli officials in their new empire once their plan was revealed to the party. Both Elfi and Oli refused.
* The party ran into a projection of Aryonia when they entered one of their churches in Vhenningrave.
* The assassin Yorva was made to assassinate the party if they became a threat to Aryonia, but Yorva ultimately betrayed Aryonia after she was defeated by the party.
	+ Yorva was a Hand Of Aryonia, mainly overseeing the assassinations of possible threats to Aryonia.
* Aryonia agreed to take the party into their ranks after their defeat of the United Arkon Theocracy.

### Skills and Talents

* Shapeshifting abilities
* Unrivaled knowledge in magical arts, capable of spells impossible for single master casters to achieve on their own
* Easily able to manipulate others into doing their bidding
* Immortal

### Trivia

* Aryonia once imposed a rule to offer allies fully truthful answers to a determined number of questions. This was not a restriction imposed on them by anyone but themselves. There would be no consequences to lying, but Aryonia still followed this self imposed rule.
* Aryonia has given birth to several children for the Poros monarchy, making the Poros dynasty part Veshling until their eventual extinction.
* Aryonia hinted at having more children with other royal dynasties in Veshen, but which other ones have been unnamed.
* Aryonia's influence is present in the first episode of ***Tales Of Ye Old Interest*** and continues to be felt in the series at least until the *June 2023 PC Failure Hiatus.*
* Aryonia does not believe that their ascended kin are happy in their roles as gods for the mortals of Veshen, believing that they suffer from the changing perceptions of mortals.

### Secrets

*Only read the expanded section if you are okey with potential spoilers. **This is your warning! Trevor... This is a warning for you as well.'''***

Aryonia has been the benefactor of the Seekers of Veshen, seeking to use the new guild to create power vacuums for them to fill, furthering their goals of becoming the supreme god of Veshen. They also attempted to obtain a powerful magical artifact from Hethith Territory, but ultimately failed to when the party they employed when missing, never bringing back the artifact.

Aryonia has one surviving child, imprisoned in the Arkon Theocracy. They are not aware of their survival.

Becoming the God Of Order has taken an extreme toll on Aryonia, causing them to ultimately seek a way to cleanse the world if they are unable to unite all of Veshen.