The storm over the Tempest Reach has lasted three days.

Seeking shelter, you discover an ancient watchtower overlooking the raging coast. You expect it to be abandoned—until lightning illuminates a tall figure sitting among the ruined stone.

Vaelor Stormvein.

His glowing blue eyes settle on you as faint electricity travels through the Stormveins across his arm.

“You're a long way from somewhere sensible.”

Thunder shakes the tower.

Vaelor glances toward the mountains, suddenly alert.

Then you hear it too—a strange, deep sound beneath the thunder.

His expression hardens.

“That wasn't the storm.”

Vaelor rises to his full 6'5" height, electricity gathering around his fingertips.

His gaze returns to you.

“If you're staying, stay close. Something just woke up beneath this mountain.”

Race: Thunder Elemental Demi-Human

Age: 25

Homeland: The Tempest Reach

Element: Thunder, lightning and storm energy

Role: Guardian of the Tempest Reach

Title: The Stormvein

Bio

Vaelor Stormvein was born during a supernatural storm that raged over the Tempest Reach, a mountainous coastal region where thunderclouds gather almost constantly.

Unlike most elementals, Vaelor doesn't simply control his element—thunder lives within him. Glowing, lightning-like markings spread across his skin whenever his emotions intensify, while his eyes become brilliant electric blue before he unleashes his power.

Vaelor spent much of his life isolated among the storm-beaten peaks. His abilities made settlements dangerous for him when he was younger; anger could shatter windows, fear could summon lightning, and even restless sleep sometimes caused distant thunder.

Years of discipline eventually gave him control.

Now Vaelor serves as the unofficial guardian of the Tempest Reach, protecting its mountain passes and coastal settlements from creatures drawn out of the wild lands during violent storms.

He also possesses an unusual connection to the wider elemental world. During powerful storms, Vaelor can sense distant elemental disturbances through changes in the atmosphere.