Caelum's Stolen Heritage

major Active Sessions 15–16

Manufactured destiny, the horror of not knowing what you are, family as construct rather than blood, chosen by darkness, the weight of predetermined purpose

character development

Description

Caelum's father Edgar Cadere was never born—he simply 'came to be,' his appearance felt by servants of shadow gods across the realm. The commoner mother Myriada may be a lie. The fire that destroyed Raven's Rest, the sword that waited centuries for Caelum specifically, the silver flames that mark them—none of it was accident. House Cadere's legacy isn't noble bloodline but something far stranger: a family created by entities of undeath and shadow for purposes Caelum is only beginning to understand. Session 15 update: Caelum's father Edgar Cadere was never born—he simply 'came to be,' his appearance felt by servants of shadow gods across the realm. The commoner mother Myriada may be a lie. The fire that destroyed Raven's Rest, the sword that waited centuries for Caelum specifically, the silver flames that mark them—none of it was accident. House Cadere's legacy isn't noble bloodline but something far stranger: a family created by entities of undeath and shadow, with Caelum as the culmination of a plan set in motion before their parents even existed.

Timeline

Session 15 "Dust to dust, blood to gold—when family becomes monster and home becomes prison."

Wine and Whispered Ambitions

Drunk and defeated after the council's rejection, Caelum reveals that discovering someone involved in the Black Fire has 'shifted a few things.' They're ready to abandon politics for answers about their power and family's past.

Shadows Speak in the Guild's Depths

Azriel shatters Caelum's understanding entirely: their father was never born—he 'came to be,' felt by Volstes's servants when he appeared in the world. There is no mother Myriada. House Cadere's connections to forbidden powers run deeper than heresy.

The Shadow's Messenger

The revelation that the entity beneath Raven's Rest is waiting for Caelum specifically recontextualizes everything—their father's mysterious origins, the fire that destroyed their family, the sword that chose them. They are not cursed by accident but chosen by design.

Session 16 "Dig deeper."

Ashes of the Council

In the aftermath of the council's rejection, Caelum processes not just the loss of the liege lordship but the growing questions about their own nature and the power awakening within them.

Shadows and Whispers

Drunk and desperate, Caelum seeks answers at the Gloaming Guild where Azriel the tiefling delivers truths that shatter everything. Edgar Cadere was never born—he 'came to be,' his appearance felt by shadow-servants across the realm. House Cadere's connections to forbidden powers run deeper than heresy. Azriel speaks of Shadefall's true nature—forged by an entity born of Volstes and the Mother, wielded by Velkor the Undying and Kaedros Blackheart before finding Caelum. The young lord leaves hollow-eyed, sick with the revelation that their very existence was orchestrated by entities older than memory.