Mehyr Vehki

The Mehyr Vehki is a mythological creature said to be native to Planet Faeri. In premodern times, Faereth worshipped the Mehyr Vehki as a god. During the height of the Faereth Empire, the Mehyr Vehki was the chief deity of the imperial court.

History
Accounts of Phoenix worship date back to at least the 3000 Before Age on Planet Faeri in extremely old court manuscripts. The Mehyr Vehki was included in fragments of the ancient Faerin creation myth, relating it to the sun, heat, and regenerative forces. While the earliest tellings of the Faerin creation myth put the Phoenix as a harbinger and not a god, this distinction seems to have faded with time. By the 1000 Before Age, it was a minor deity, mostly worshiped by the common people. Poetry, theater, paintings, and presumably clothing of the time often reflected Phoenix motifs and plumage meant to evoke a sense of the Mehyr Vehki.

By the 100 Age, the Mehyr Vehki had become a central deity in the pantheon of the imperial Faerin court. Within fifty years, it became associated with the emperor himself, increasing its popularity. By the time of A Flap of the Wings, the Mehyr Vehki was one of the most significant deities on Planet Faeri. An official priesthood in relation to the Faeric Phoenix was created by Emperor Myogi, the father of Emperor Yagei (who is the reigning monarch in A Flap of the Wings).