Veyrkin Bestiary — Overview

Veyrkin are potent beings from Veyrth’Kael (the Beyond). They are bonded partners, not pets or tools, and each carries a unique aspect of magic and instinct. To bond with one is to share strength, cost, and consequence.

Prestige Tiers

Veyrkin are recognized across five tiers of resonance and awareness:

  • Verdant: eager, still learning
  • Ironmarked: disciplined, dependable
  • Obsidian: aware, strategic, formidable
  • Starlit: rare, myth-bright clarity
  • Mythborn: sovereign, legendary

Disciplines of the Veyrkin

Bulwark — Protection & Endurance

Anchors of strength. Bulwarks protect allies with sheer force and resilience. They endure where others falter.

  • Brusk* — Gentle giant of the boar-bloodline; bonded to Korvan.
  • Rok* — Bear-kin Bulwark; massive yet surprisingly tender.
  • Stoneback Urson — Granite-skinned tusked beast; slow but immovable.
  • Mosscrag Taurhorn — Elk-bodied defender with mossed antlers and a thundering bellow.

Howler — Force & Shockwaves

Voices of war. Howlers channel raw emotion into sonic force. Their roars can rally allies—or shatter courage.

  • Stormthroat Luphar — Wolf-like, turns sound into concussive bursts.
  • Redmane Tahrkat — Big-cat predator with a frilled, crackling mane.
  • Vasha — Silver-and-amethyst saber cat; bonded to Korvan.

Mender — Healing & Renewal

Carriers of light and care. Menders ease pain, mend wounds, and steady the body. Their gift comes with patience and cost.

  • Fennik* — Fox-like healer with glowing white runes; bonded to Sera.
  • Runebloom Cervid — Deer with luminous flank runes that shed restorative petals.
  • Silverbough Ursan — Sap-veined bear whose salve restores vitality.

Shadebound — Stealth & Shadow

Whisper-walkers. Shadebound thrive in silence and misdirection, excelling in concealment and subtle strikes.

  • Midnight* — Sleek black cat; master of infiltration; bonded to Korvan.
  • Duskwraith Vulpar — Smoke-furred fox that moves unseen between heartbeats.
  • Gloomfeather Strix — Owl-like stalker with blinding, refracted eyes.

Reservoir — Wells of Magic

Living fonts of Aethyr. Reservoirs extend a Tamer’s strength, fueling deeper and longer casts than any human could sustain.

  • Glowfin Selkie — Seal-bodied caster radiating magical flow.
  • Pulsebloom Tortoise — Slow but steady recharger of reserves.
  • Solace — Feathered raptor; vast magical depth; bonded to Korvan.

Wyrdkin — Pattern & Paradox

The uncanny. Wyrdkin warp perception and bend reality, rare and unsettling but immensely powerful.

  • Mirrorhide Cervid — Deer with flanks shimmering like alternate realities.
  • Fogweave Ocelot — Leaves false trails of itself to mislead foes.
  • Shardwing Shimmer — Crystalline crow; channels healing and wyrd-magic; bonded to Sera.

Seerbound — Sight & Foresight

Visionaries. Seerbound read echoes of what has not yet come, offering foresight in battle and beyond.

  • Glass-Eyed Heron — Patient hunter predicting prey movement.
  • Oracle Stag — Antlers trace constellations of possible futures.
  • Chronosphinx — Lion-bodied riddlekeeper who bends time.

Pathcarver — Terrain & Adaptation

Wayfinders. Pathcarvers excel at navigation, swift adaptation, and opening routes where none seem possible.

  • Cliffmane Ibex — Climbs sheer cliffs with impossible grace.
  • Ryn’s Hawk — Keen-sighted aerial scout; bonded to Ryn.
  • Javek’s Kite — Agile sky-hunter; bonded to Javek.

This overview highlights only a glimpse of the Veyrkin Codex. Each discipline holds countless variations, mysteries, and bonds yet to be discovered. The full Codex is revealed through the story itself.

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