Al'Faydeh "The Improvident" Vuyyad

The Champions of House Vuyyad

Pride and Providence

"You see those arriving in the cart that drives itself with no horses?" The bony hand of the hired ferryman points to a strange looking vehicle whose head was now opening. Out of it jumps a young squire, no older than fifteen, whose golden hair offsets the sunburn which covers his face. He hauls heavy looking weapons out of the vehicle and then helps his half-plated knight out of the beast of a cart. A golden symbol of a shimmering diamond is emblazoned on their armor. The dry voice continues, "Those two are the oldest and youngest recognized heirs of 'The Improvident.'"

A Scorc hobgoblin, unaware of infernal machinations, asks his chthonic companion, "Who is he, and why is he called that?"

"He is an angel, a fallen angel and the infernal duke they call Al'Faydeh Vuyyad of a region Northeast of here." Another figure stumbles out of the vehicle. In the shade of the cart, a vague halo could be seen over their head. Then another aasimar rolls out and another pulls themself up over the open door. "And that gaggle of clowns is why he is called that."

"A strong line of succession is not a problem, or do you mean to say they somehow blind him?"

"You're right. The name may have many meanings to do with them, but," the knightly aasimar and a more roguish one begin loudly arguing with one another, "I would not trust the succession to be safe as long as so many of them live. That is just the amount he has sent here to this tournament. His entire duchy is governed by barons and counts of his family that he has placed on their thrones. The way the devils see it, Al'Faydeh never plans on dying, and he cares not for the succession crisis that will follow when so many claimants decide to carve up his domain. There are less rules here than there are in your home about a peaceful transfer of power. If the angel were to die, then another frontier would fall to chaos."

"Then maybe he is improvident." The knight and the squire go to the sparring grounds while the rogue storms off to the nearby tavern. The figure with the halo begins speaking with a succubus and the other gawks at their surroundings. The sun seems to shine brighter in the spots where they stand, and many of the nearby fiends look at them in disdain, "Or maybe he is sure that he has not been as abandoned as the devils have."

Misplaced Judgements

Created before the Collision as a servant to a god of law and justice who ruled from Mount Celestia, the angel who would come to be known as Al'Faydeh served his lord faithfully even as other angels fell to the Hells. When the Collision happened, and he found Mount Celestia on the material plane of existence, he served the people as a judge, known for his harsh but fair rulings which helped bring stability to the region. When Saint Zeliah sacrificed herself, creating Hrothen's Wings, Al'Faydeh joined the Order to bring balance to the losses of the angelic host.

As a member of Hrothen's Wings, Al'Faydeh was trained to be a venerer who searched for and brought Aasimar back to the Order. He brought a ship to assault the janissary program of the Grand Principality of A'leclich, a venator project which itself captured Aasimar  to be trained as troops for the infernal legions. His assault was seemingly a success as he brought many Aasimar  back to Hrothen's Wings , but in reality, he and his officers made a deal with the devils in charge of the program where they helped perform rituals to produce more Aasimar  in the region to serve both angel and devil.

The venerer continued further assaults in the region until the Order learned of his deceit. The disgraced angel fled his angelic peers and returned to the devils of the Grand Principality where he traded his fortress ship to become an Infernal Count. Now titled Al'Faydeh Vuyyad, the fallen angel had many children with many wives and concubines over his three hundred years ruling. Utilizing his children and prior skill around contracts, he diplomatically annexed the humanoid counts around the region and successfully usurped a ducal title from its weak devilish holder.