The Aldoren - Nuviel, Lady of Fate and Mercy


Nuviel held the Chalice of Fate, from which flowed the waters of Destiny, and the Atropic Edge, a blade that was the bane of whomever it touched.

Of all the Aldoren, she was both the mightiest, and the most beloved. Even her wise and powerful consort, Aellon the Lord of Light was second to Nuviel in power.

Nuviel was a mighty oracle. She could gaze into the chalice of Fate and read the thousand futures, but also evaluate their likelihoods, to an extent she could even control the flow of Fate, such that she decided which was the better course of events.

Luckily, she was the most merciful being in the Cosmos, because she could instantly read the heart of whomever she gazed at, and understand them as if she were in their stead. Thus she used her awesome powers sparingly and with exceeding wisdom, like an infinitely loving mother.

In the rare event that her fury was tested beyond her near-infinite mercy, the touch of her blade would annihilate the hapless creature that would tempt her ire. And if such was not the case, then perhaps an even worse fate would await them in time to come.

If there was a creature in the cosmos that Ulhaeron despised the most, then that would be Nuviel. The Shadow God hated the Lady of Fate, because she could read his heart, and discern his motivations, but also because she alone, could truly thwart his power, and turn in upon itself.

Above all, Ulhaeron hated Nuviel, because of her immense compassion and greatness of heart.

Because of her, the powers of Light endured in the War of Light and Shadow, and through her powers, she forced Ulhaeron to attack the Aldoren at the seat of their power, and succumb to his own vanity and thirst for power.

She is forever remembered with reverence by all who have ever seen her, and is possibly the most beloved figure amongst the elder beings of the Unfolding Dream.

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