King Orlaith, the Pale Warden

“All things end. In that truth, there is peace.”

Title(s)

King of the Winter Frost Court, The Pale Warden, Sovereign of Stillness

Race

Fey (Archfey)

Court

Winter Frost Court

Overview

King Orlaith is the austere and unyielding ruler of the Winter Frost Court. Clad in silence and frost, he is a figure of deep patience, final judgment, and cold mercy. He governs over the cycle’s end—not as a destroyer, but as a necessary conclusion to all things.
Orlaith rarely speaks, and when he does, his words are absolute. His role in the Feywild is one of temperance and reckoning—ensuring that nothing overstays its season, and that every vow, pact, and soul reaches its rightful conclusion.

Depiction

Orlaith is often seen as a tall, alabaster-skinned figure draped in robes of hoarfrost and mist. A crown of hollow ice rests upon his brow, ever-forming and melting in silence. His eyes carry the stillness of a frozen lake—reflective, yet impenetrable.

Beliefs and Motives

Endings are not cruel; they are sacred.

Judgment must be impartial, unshaken by emotion.

The old must give way for the new to flourish.

Stillness reveals truths motion obscures.

Notable Actions in Tarnith’s Lore

After the [Siege of Caelwyn’s Hold, Orlaith sent a Frost Sentinel to bind the soul of Dorian Nightshade in spectral chains to prevent further corruption.

During the Twilight Vigil, it is said Orlaith once whispered a single name to a dying king—one that changed the course of an entire bloodline.

Artifacts and Sacred Symbols

Crown of Hollow Ice – Worn by Orlaith; weighs only on those who fear truth. Mirror of Last Light – A relic that reveals the inevitable consequence of one’s path. Frostward Mantle – His cloak, said to stop even time in its folds when invoked in full.

Relationships

Ally of Duchess Morana, Lady of Falling Veils of the Autumn Gloam Court.

Cold tension with Queen Lyris, the Blooming Empress; their philosophies are in direct opposition.

Respectful enmity toward Lord Solandrin, Flame of Glory, whose fury threatens the very balance Orlaith protects.