Venar’Tal Kareth
Alias: The Great Conqueror
Era: Imperial Conquest (~3,500–3,000 Years Before Modern Geba)
Affiliation: Geban Imperial Throne
Emperor Venar’Tal Kareth is recorded as the greatest conqueror in Geban history. Ascending the throne as a youth after Emperor Venar’Tolarg was killed during a northern Thazvaar campaign, Venar’Tal prosecuted the late emperor’s war to completion and brought every habitable region under imperial control. His reign systematized total war and forced assimilation, formalized elite formations, and accelerated the male-population deficit through mass executions of conquered males. In statecraft, he combined terror, annexation, and selective patronage—peacefully absorbing Jeyrha via Jeyrhan engineering patronage, liberating and integrating Berinu for naval supremacy, and appointing regional command to secure Thazvaar. When Venar’Tal uncovered a court plot to assassinate his son, Prince Venar’Nethel, he chose exile over execution, preserving Nethel’s life and—unintentionally—seeding the First Doctrine of Blood Royal, written in exile and later associated with the first recognized Imperial Vessel.
Notable Acts
• Succeeded to the throne following Emperor Venar’Tolarg’s death during the failed Northern Thazvaar campaign.
• Created the Eyes of Venar’Tal as an integrated air-sea dominance and reconnaissance arm.
• Subordinated the Sky Hammers under the Eyes for coordinated airship strikes and high-altitude troop deployment.
• Liberated Berinu from Thazvaari criminal rule; built the Empire’s largest naval base there.
• Peacefully absorbed Jeyrha through patronage of Jeyrhan polymath Xerik Haavu and his Haavu Cannon Systems.
• Invaded mainland Thazvaar and publicly executed King Hies, ending the siege of Kharan’s Gulf.
• Married Queen Nethelys Zahmira VIII following the conquest of Thazvaar.
• Appointed Veris’Kal Therak as the first Imperator of Thazvaar to enforce regional stability.
• Declared the Ngorrhali peoples “Frost Sentinel,” erasing ancestral names and elevating them into elite service.
• Instituted systematic execution of conquered males, accelerating the planetary gender deficit.
• Exiled his son, Prince Nethel, to prevent assassination—leading to the writing of the First Doctrine of Blood Royal.
• Named by scholars and successors as the greatest conqueror to have ever lived.
• Created the Eyes of Venar’Tal as an integrated air-sea dominance and reconnaissance arm.
• Subordinated the Sky Hammers under the Eyes for coordinated airship strikes and high-altitude troop deployment.
• Liberated Berinu from Thazvaari criminal rule; built the Empire’s largest naval base there.
• Peacefully absorbed Jeyrha through patronage of Jeyrhan polymath Xerik Haavu and his Haavu Cannon Systems.
• Invaded mainland Thazvaar and publicly executed King Hies, ending the siege of Kharan’s Gulf.
• Married Queen Nethelys Zahmira VIII following the conquest of Thazvaar.
• Appointed Veris’Kal Therak as the first Imperator of Thazvaar to enforce regional stability.
• Declared the Ngorrhali peoples “Frost Sentinel,” erasing ancestral names and elevating them into elite service.
• Instituted systematic execution of conquered males, accelerating the planetary gender deficit.
• Exiled his son, Prince Nethel, to prevent assassination—leading to the writing of the First Doctrine of Blood Royal.
• Named by scholars and successors as the greatest conqueror to have ever lived.
Elite Military Units Formalized or Expanded
• The Emperor’s Wrath — extermination squads ensuring local dominance.
• The Shield of Geba — personal guard of the Emperor.
• The Frost Sentinels — elite Ngorrhali shock troops adapted for extreme terrain.
• The Sky Hammers — airship-deployed aerial shock forces.
• The Eyes of Venar’Tal — integrated naval, aerial, and covert superiority force.
• The Shield of Geba — personal guard of the Emperor.
• The Frost Sentinels — elite Ngorrhali shock troops adapted for extreme terrain.
• The Sky Hammers — airship-deployed aerial shock forces.
• The Eyes of Venar’Tal — integrated naval, aerial, and covert superiority force.
Eyes of Venar’Tal — Role & Legacy
Formed during the height of Thazvaar’s resistance, the Eyes of Venar’Tal unified airship fleets, sea patrols, infiltration units, and sabotage operatives under a single command. From high-altitude relays to naval dominance and psychological warfare, they expanded the Empire’s reach and subverted enemy defenses. Their ocean-fortress in Berinu served as nerve center, staging ground, and symbol of conquest.
Affiliated elites included the Sky Hammers, deployed for shock incursions; the Emperor’s Shadow, specialists in assassination and psychological warfare; and the Bare Hand, covert destabilization agents embedded in enemy populations.
Though the Eyes dissolved after the Era of Fracture, their legacy bled into the Empire’s covert doctrine. The Shadow Rulers trace roots to the Emperor’s Shadow, and Bare Hand methods were adopted across the underworld. Their relay infrastructure, sabotage patterns, and elite command hierarchies remained embedded long after formal disbandment.
Affiliated elites included the Sky Hammers, deployed for shock incursions; the Emperor’s Shadow, specialists in assassination and psychological warfare; and the Bare Hand, covert destabilization agents embedded in enemy populations.
Though the Eyes dissolved after the Era of Fracture, their legacy bled into the Empire’s covert doctrine. The Shadow Rulers trace roots to the Emperor’s Shadow, and Bare Hand methods were adopted across the underworld. Their relay infrastructure, sabotage patterns, and elite command hierarchies remained embedded long after formal disbandment.