House Vael’Oran

House Vael’Oran has governed Araze for centuries, after succeeding House Vocom’Oram. It rests upon the exceptional longevity of its members, the mastery of violence, the administration of living territories, and a tradition of closely watched succession.

Line of kings

1. Tsotok Vael’Oran — first king of the dynasty
2. Tsolom Vael’Oran — son of Tsotok
3. Oramor Vael’Oran — killed in the revolt of the Cyborgs he himself had created, the 8945th king of Araze (see The Origin of the Cyborgs)
4. Tsomakar Vael’Oran, reigning emperor

No successor has yet been named after Tsomakar.

Motto

Let all worthy life bend beneath our memory.

Symbols

• the stylized imperial tree
• the solar blade
• the circle of memory

Recent crisis

The dynasty has been shaken by the fall of Tsolara Veyn’Oris, the enduring exile of Augustin, and the rise of a new generation of heirs whose ambitions may yet diverge.