Naelir's Veil

Naelir, god of daydreams, stars, and desire, is said to weave constellations from his thoughts. The myth of Naelir’s Veil tells of how he created a drifting constellation that shifts each night—a cosmic map of longing, secrets, and celestial emotion. This shifting veil is said to contain riddles, prophecies, and whispered truths, visible only to those who look up with open hearts. It is believed lovers who meet beneath a “true shape” of the Veil are bound in dreams forever, and that Naelir hides messages for his divine parents—Selaveth and Thalor—among the stars. Some claim the Veil itself is alive, responding to mortal yearning, and that it once revealed a truth even the gods feared.

This myth is widespread and deeply embedded in coastal, artistic, and stargazing cultures, especially among elves. It is celebrated during night festivals and solstices. Some astronomers view it symbolically, while certain mystics claim to have received real visions from Naelir through starlight. A secretive circle of seers in Virellia believe the Veil holds a forgotten prophecy about the gods themselves.

• Elven romantic lore interprets the Veil as a test—only the most honest love can read its true form.
• In sailor traditions, the Veil is used to guide the lost home, shifting its shape to mimic loved ones or memories.
• A forbidden variation among certain Virellian cults claims the Veil once revealed that Aurenos tried to destroy Naelir out of jealousy, and the constellation bears the scars of that celestial betrayal.
• Among arcane scholars, the Veil is treated as a metaphor for magical possibility—ever shifting, never fully understood.

• Artists, lovers, and poets treat the Veil with awe and affection.
• Clerics of Selaveth revere it as proof of divine beauty born from forbidden love.
• Worshippers of Aurenos are conflicted—some view the Veil as a wild, dangerous magic that disrupts order.
• Children in Virellia are told to make wishes when the stars “shimmer sideways,” a sign Naelir is listening.

• “The Thousand Shapes of the Veil” is a dream-poetry anthology said to have been written during trance-sleep under Naelir’s blessing.
• The romantic epic “Beneath the Folding Sky” describes two lovers finding each other by interpreting a shared vision of the Veil.
• The banned treatise “Starborn Truths” explores the theory that Naelir encoded divine secrets into the shifting stars.

• Star-dancers in the Lilted Vale perform an improvised night-dance beneath the open sky, trying to “match” the constellation’s shape with their bodies.
• Naelir is often painted in murals as sleeping among stars, with constellations trailing from his outstretched fingers like veils of silver thread.
• Some jewelers and seers craft enchanted veils that shimmer and change under starlight, said to help interpret Naelir’s visions.