House Verak'at

House Verak'at is one of the minor houses in Anglunia and is currently headed by Ardzagank Verak'at (Its_Echo). It's members are predominantly Dragwens, who orignated from the subterranean caverns under the city that House Verak'at founded; Bagrat.

Creation
The beginning of House Verak'at is all but a mystery lost in the annals of time, only a few fractured traditions remain. It is rumored that House Verak'at feeble beginnings started deep under the city they now rule. Like many legends about Dragwens it is considered that House Verak'at originated from the world beyond the void, Untervol, with them crawling through a magical rift into the caverns beneath Areveyi. However, this is still considered to be a myth by many.

What is known is that the Dragwens that did originate in the subterranean caverns were there for generations slowly growing in numbers. They became great architects, creating winding caverns, tunnels and hovels throughout the subterranean world. However tragedy struck one day when the great cavern, home to thousand of Dragwens collapsed killing most of the citizens of this underworld. Upon the collapse the remaining Dragwens made their way to the surface, many being orphaned in the collapse. Adult Dragwens felt it was their duty to protect their own and so they adopted the younglings to leave none without a home.

Settling the Areveyian Coastlands
The Dragwens soon set on pilgrimages accross Eldham seeking a new place to call home. Many made their way to Drakonia and soon joined the nation there slipping into the crowds of dragonborn, unnoticed by the world. Others tried to settle elsewhere, only to be killed by their human neighbors. The only ones who survived, not to be forgot was the small clan of Verak'at. They had settled on the land between the Great Sand Sea and the Dark Hollow two great divides that kept them safe from their neighbors. The clan of Verak'at under the leadership of Echonaris would found a small village which would later become know as Bagrat.

Pious Beginnings
Clan Verak'at over time built up the small village, beginning with erecting a small shine that still exists in the "Gardens of the Shah's". With this early interest in religion it would only take a short time for the clan to adopt a very welcoming environment for religions. House Verak'at continues to welcome religions to cities under their control to this day.

Building Up
Soon under the watchful eye of the Shah, Clan Verak'at was established as the first Great Houses of Bagrat and Areveyi. House Verak'at quickly became the leading House of the region. Echonaris would become hand of the Shah and Luka Verak'at would become the first Master of Coin. The House would continue this rise of power when the crown of Areveyi would fall squarely in Ardzagank's lap after the previous Shah disappeared into the desert (some say you may still find the man in the Great Sand Sea, babbling on about the Light of Lux coming down).

The Desert Scourge
Just as quick as House Verak'at had risen to power, it faded out. Many of the House members being filled with pious vigor set out on pilgrimages across the Great Sand Sea to find those who had gone before them. They sought to find religious enlightenment, however all they found was the sharp blades of the Clan Aljaradh who called the desert home. Many of the members of House Verak'at fell victim to these Azreal bandits in the darkness of the night.

With House Verak'at heavily weakened, and Bagrat left leaderless by the many unsuccessful pilgrimages, the city fell under the control of Clan Aljaradh. The remaining members of House Verak'at would hide among the neighboring countryside biding their time for the downfall of Clan Aljaradh.

The Return
This time soon came and House Verak'at reclaimed their rightful position as custodians of Bagrat and Areveyi. House Verak'at has used their position to expunge Clan Aljaradh from Areveyi and continue to seek the last living members of the clan to destroy them too.