Vel-Mäst Atreiyen (Welmast)

Vel-Mäst Gelärhisgir Atreiyen is a Sethrian politician, journalist, and businessman, serving as the Kagnere (President) of Sethris since 2022. He is also the owner and founder of the Sethris Times, a popular Sethrian newspaper, and the mayor of Zirbenburg.

Early Life
Vel-Mäst was born in Atreides Manor. His father was Admiral Fluffy Atreiyen. He is Admiral Fluffy's oldest child, making him heir to House Atreiyen. However, Admiral Fluffy was too busy managing the Stoneworks Finance Guild and other businesses to raise Vel-Mäst, and so sent his son away to live in with his godparents in Sethris, Gëles-Gütsom and Muflas-Tsef Gelärhisgir, who gave him his Sethrian name. He and his foster parental figures lived in Whiteridge during his childhood. Along with his younger adoptive cousin, Gäles-Ifrik Gelärhisgir, he spent lots of time fishing in the Whiteridge River.

Career
In his adulthood, Vel-Mäst founded the Sethris Times with another Whiteridger, Lev. It quickly became the most popular newspaper in Sethris. He hired Gäles-Ifrik to the paper as its first writer. Soon after, Lev abruptly left the newspaper after internal conflicts, and Gäles-Ifrik was promoted to co-owner.

After spending a few months in Zirbenburg, Vel-Mäst then decided to run in the mayoral election, which he won in a landslide. Shortly afterwards, he was elected President of Sethris. He and his council voted to elect Gäles-Ifrik to the position of Neire. He was elected for a second term the next election.

Meanwhile, his biological father watched as his son's career grew in success and fame, and as he was preparing to retire from running his Finance Guild, he decided it was time for Vel-Mäst to come into his birthright as an Atreiyen. He sent his son a message detailing the terms of his inheritance, and Vel-Mäst became the owner of the Finance Guild.