Summary
Uatkara's
human goddess of forges, smithing, and most veltron crafts work. She cuts an imposing figure of black iron and bronze-colored veins, eyes burning as fearsome as a roaring furnace. It is by her hands many of Uatkara's goddesses and divine beings possess weapons and armor, sublime palaces, and trinkets unimaginable to the mortal mind. Such a tall task is not simple, even for a goddess, and so she is aided by many helper servants, both sapient and not. Of all goddesses she might boast the most impressive number of followers and attendants, but hers are driven by purpose as much as pious worship.
Al-Farad has long held prominence in Uatkara, and she is not one to be found just in her domain. To craft and create, one needs worldly experiences and deep scholarly knowledge, or so she attests. In this respect, she has wandered across
Sa-kemet and even farther beyond, being found in the likes of
Immensio and
Akpahm. There is some confusion if this was once a mortal life of hers or not, as Al-Farad lacks the typical emergence mythos many of the other goddesses possess. In this way she is seen as similar to
Neferiwen, and the two do share a
colorful history together.
Long had Al-Farad created items of wonder before color spread across the world. Indeed, she made her own in the banging sparks of metal-against-metal and the crackling fires of a furnace. When Neferiwen's wonders spread across the land, she took no note of them, her forge remaining black and sooty. Those who visited for wares took word of this, eventually drawing Neferiwen's attention. In visiting the stoic smith, Neferiwen did all sorts of things to garner her attention, all for naught. That was, until he started collecting all the soot and ashes left over from her work.
It is said that while Neferiwen could never capture the color of night, Al-Farad's soot gave him the second darkest black he could ask for. She took no note of it, for such material was worthless to her at that point. Still, he insisted on repaying her somehow, and now honor demanded she give him a way to do so. Yet all Neferiwen had was colors to give, something she didn't at all care for. The two were trapped together in this honor-bound cycle for untold years, until one day Neferiwen came up with an idea. In the quenching of metals, he spread color amongst the metal despite Al-Farad's roaring protests. A strangeness happened then, and Al-Farad finished her work with great trepidation.
What emerged from hammering, grinding, polishing, and assembling was the
Qus Almatar Shifra, a glass sword of prismatic properties. Indeed, one felt as if they carried the rainbow when wielding it, stunning as the blade itself was and its one-of-a-kind hilt and handle. Al-Farad's eyes sparkled at the sight, taken in for the first time by the potential of color in her work. The sword was placed on a pedastal in her workshop, where it has since remained.
Nekhuhahim has tried more than once to steal it away, but has been foiled every time. There is no special defense or mechanism, rather the sword itself allows it to be moved or not--and Nekhuhahim has ever been stumped by its stubbornness.
Since then, Al-Farad and Neferiwen have maintained a cordial relationship. Although she invokes colors into her crafts, only the truly astounding works shine with Neferiwen's help. It is a bit frustrating for Al-Farad, even if there is no difference in performance. Her work reached such a height even
Akenra took notice, and so Al-Farad forged a sublime chariot and divine harnesses for noble star
trocks. It is because of this luxurious ride that dawn and dusk came to
Veltrona, as Akenra takes her time to leave and arrive upon the world.
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