The Birth of Aderus Aureus

Life, Birth

The birth of the legendary founder of Aurea.

In Aurean belief, their mythical founder was born to Lara Palpillia, daughter of the king of the Adians, Tullus. Known as just Aderus. By the time he was born however, Tullus' brother Herodin had usurped the throne and forced Lara to become a priestess of Igna, a position with a long vow of celibacy, to secure his position. However, allegedly Lara Palpillia was raped by the god of war Caelus and impregnated with a child. She ran/was driven from the city to the river Rhet where she gave birth on the flooded banks. It is said that in that moment, the god of the river, Rhetius, felt pity on her and offered her his hand in marriage. He also would vow to protect the newborn until a local farmer found and took him in.