Dericost
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The Dericost were ancient occupants of Auberean, some of whom occupied Ireth Lassel and its constellations of neighboring islands. In ancient times, prior to Asheron's discovery of portal magic, they were persecuted by the Yalani, whose soldiers invaded the town of Daralet and deprived Avoren Palacost of access to food or water, resulting in his death, and the subsequent unfocused aggression of his father Ilservian, who went off into the desert surrounding Daralet, where he encountered an old one (who Aerfalle calls "nameless") and underwent some kind of transfiguration. After this transfiguration, Ilservian probably recruited several children to form an army that laid waste to the Yalani invaders responsible for denying his son Avoren access to food or water. The act of recognition which Ilservian experienced, in retroactively assessing the stream of contingencies which culminated in the loss of his offspring, gave rise to a set of emotions which, in connection with some escalation of commitment trust bond formed with the one Aerfalle refers to as nameless, gave rise to behaviors which the Isparian councils felt necessary to contain and ultimately banish from Auberean.
Among the Dericost who remain on the isle, Lady Aerfalle and Lord Rytheran remain among those most influential. They have positioned themselves around Ireth Lassel probably due to the concentration of ley activity beneath the surface of the isle. Rytheran comes from Menilish, located at 64.6S X 43.7W. Aerfalle probably makes her home on the isle of Aerlinthe. From contents of love-letters it appears that Rytheran is in love with Aerfalle. Aerfalle herself whispers through chains of agents to trigger events in the world, and takes issue with other dericost who have attempted a less subtle approach to world leadership.
Dericost individuals, who came to be known as Geldenites, I think, travelled to Frore and discovered "the great work" which was the first of the fragments from the explosion which created the Obsedian plains to be shattered. These Dericost understood some kind of magic which allowed them to tunnel underneath the earth and probably channel some of the energy in the ley lines through the crystal to perform acts of geomancy. These Dericost purported to be unaffiliated with the two principal Dericost factions, which were the Lords. The Winds are currently controlling a faction including many influential Isparians called the Eldritch Web, which seeks to harness the ley activity that is abundant under the isle of Ireth Lassel.
Lady Aerfalle is known to have cooperated with the Virindi, who are also interested in harnessing the flow of energy through the Ley Lines. At a meeting documented in Claude's mind, she insulted a member of the Lords faction, who was subsequently slain by another transfigured Dericost, Ler Rhan, aligned with Ilservian and the nameless Aerfalle refers to.