To the people of Sapience,

I write as Tannivh, Scion of Lord Vastar, to address a persistent and dangerous misconception: that the Skylord is aligned with Chaos. This claim is not only false - it stands in direct contradiction to His teachings, His history, and His actions. Let us set the record straight with clarity and integrity.

Lord Vastar is the Lord of the Skies, the Last Horizon, and the Final Arbiter. His dominion is not over ruin or entropy, but over unshackled potential. His Storms do not serve destruction for its own sake - they are crucibles. The wind and the lightning break stagnation, demand growth, and test all who would rise. Where Chaos rends, Lord Vastar refines.

He is a God of Ambition, ascension, and earned glory, one who calls mortals to shed weakness and exceed their limits. He offers no comfort - but neither does He offer nihilism. His Sky is not a void. It is a proving ground.

He is also a God of balance and stewardship, as proven by His patronage of Eleusis, the heart of Nature's realm. For nearly two decades, He guided the forestal village alongside Lady Artemis. He did not claim it for conquest, nor twist it to His will. Instead, He championed wild growth, discipline through struggle, and respect for the natural world. No deity bound to Chaos could ever have done so - nor would one have tried.

Much of the confusion stems from Lord Vastar's historical presence in Ashtan, the so-called Seat of Chaos. His support for the city during key events - such as the return of the Mistral Wind - has led many to conflate His aims with those of the Chaos-aligned. That perception has intensified now that Ashtan is under the patronage of Lord Babel, God of Oblivion.

It is also true - and must be acknowledged - that Lord Vastar and Lord Babel are formally recognized allies. But divine alliances are not doctrinal endorsements. The Gods do not ally out of sentiment. They align when interests demand it, when the world's balance requires it, or when common enemies threaten. Shared cause is not shared purpose.

Let us be clear: Lord Vastar is not of Chaos. He does not serve Lord Babel's vision, nor does He share in the doctrine of annihilation. The Storm does not unravel - it tempers. It tests. It strengthens. Lord Vastar does not define Himself in opposition to Chaos, but by the unrelenting pursuit of ascent. His alliance with Lord Babel is one of alignment in action, not of shared ends.

In the same vein, Lord Vastar does not reject those who wield Chaos in service to His domain. He does not concern Himself with the tools one uses, only the purpose to which they are put. If Chaos drives a mortal to rise beyond their limits, to scour mediocrity from the world, to embrace Fury, Ambition, Conviction, and Reckoning - then so be it. The Storm does not discriminate by origin. It judges only by outcome.

Judge a God by His actions. Lord Vastar has stood in defense of Creation again and again, and continues to do so. He stands against Lord Neraeos, Who would see Creation drown beneath His Seas. He cleansed the Skies of deadly corruption when the sun itself turned toxic. He preserved breath when fire threatened to smother Sapience. And He once stood beside Nature itself, not as a destroyer, but as a guide. His Skies are not Chaos. They are purpose. They are Reckoning. They are ascent.

There are those who will denounce Him solely for His association with Ashtan or Lord Babel. They are free to do so - but they must do so with open eyes, knowing that they reject not a servant of Chaos, but a guardian of Creation.

To claim otherwise is to speak without understanding.

In truth and resolve,
Tannivh Blackwing
Scion of the Skylord, Aspirant of the Farethi

Penned by my hand on the 17th of Miraman, in the year 982 AF.