Veilwind

(a.k.a. The Shrouded Gale; Whisperer of Lost Paths; She Who Carries the Forgotten)

Veilwind is a mysterious elemental deity associated with fog, illusion, secrets, and drifting memory. Revered by nomads, spies, mourners, and windcallers, Veilwind embodies the transient nature of truth and the veiled paths between worlds. She is not chaos, but obscured purpose—the wind that carries both scent and silence, revealing only what must be seen.

She is often considered a threshold goddess, dwelling in moments of transition: dusk and dawn, autumn and spring, life and death, presence and absence. She walks unseen, but her breath changes the course of fate.

Cultural Significance

• Wanderers and scouts invoke her for protection through unknown lands.
• Spies, messengers, and truthseers keep talismans of Veilwind for discretion and guidance.
• Mourners and oracles believe she carries the voices of the dead across the wind.
• The Veilwind is sometimes said to grant glimpses of fate, but never in full, and never for free.

Divine Domains

• Secrets, hidden knowledge, memory
• Transition, liminality, veils between realms
• Wind, scent, whispers
• Paths lost and found, the unseen hand

Artifacts

• Shrines are small, unobtrusive, and often unmarked, located along high ridges, fog-choked valleys, or deep woods.
• Her temples, when they exist, are places of silence and echoing wind, built with open windows and wind channels that "sing" in her name.
• Ritual tools include wind chimes, feathered staves, and veiled lanterns.

Tenets of Faith

• Her worship is subtle and private, often taking the form of whispered prayers to the wind before journeys or decisions.
• Offerings of scent, such as burning herbs, perfume, or windblown petals, are made in high places or crossroads.
• The Rite of the Lost Step is a night-time walk through fog or storm, taken by initiates seeking her favor.
• Her faithful sometimes wear veils or hoods, symbolizing humility before the unseen truth.

Mythology

• Veilwind is said to be the first breath of the world, born when the Pale Coil whispered a name into the void and the name fled on the wind.
• She guided the first souls to the afterlife, though some she hid beneath her veil, preserving them in secret for fated return.
• In Dracon myth, she once led a tribe through endless fog for a hundred days, reshaping their dreams into prophecy.
• Some say she knows every secret ever spoken aloud—but will only reveal one when it matters most.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

• Represented as a woman cloaked in trailing mist, her features veiled by a shifting mask of wind-borne petals, feathers, or tattered silk.
• Often depicted walking barefoot across fog-covered moors or mountain passes, with whispering spirits in her wake.
• Symbols include a spiral of feathers, a half-open eye, or a trail of dots fading into nothing—all signifying guidance into the unknown.
• Wind chimes, veils, and layered cloaks are used in her rituals and garments.

Species

Deity