Fromer Matriarch of The Oratorium
Former Head of the House of Scholars
Mother of Lady Velarienne Avenloré, Lord Elovain Avenloré, Noble Nyrelith Avenloré
Wife of Lord Thaluren Avenloré
Grandparent of Lady Syraëlle Avenloré, Lord Theridian Avenloré, Lady Celarienne Avenloré
Great grandparent of Sylvérian Avenloré, Gwynviène Avenloré, Aurenne “Ren” Avenloré, Mirelyn Avenloré, Aestrelle Avenloré, Ilién Avenloré
“To shape the world, first shape its memory.”
Selvarithe Avenloré ruled the House of Scholars during the height of the Age of Dominion, when Evergild authority was at its most polished, public, and performative. She was not merely a steward of knowledge — she was its architect. Under her leadership, the House of Scholars transformed into a bastion of curated memory, refined rhetoric, and institutional power. What was once studied became sacred. What was inconvenient was forgotten.
Elegant, formidable, and relentlessly composed, Selvarithe exemplified the Dominion ideal: legacy without compromise. She believed that the truth mattered only once it had been recorded, and made it her mission to ensure her version of truth was the one that endured. Her influence extended far beyond the Ethnarium and Lexiconum, subtly guiding Council language, public histories, and noble education across the realm.
Her partnership with Thaluren Avenloré was strategic, and though not unkind, their bond was built on shared ideology more than romance. Together, they had three children — most notably Velarienne, who inherited her mother’s stature and ambitions, and Nyrelith, born much later and often overlooked until they inherited a subtler flame of their own.
Selvarithe’s death marked the end of an era not only for the Scholars, but for the shape of history itself. Her shadow still falls long over the Library’s halls, and many of her edicts remain unchallenged — even by those who now question the narratives she preserved.