Veitha have the following basic fey powers:

• Veitha can vanish and become insubstantial by speaking their True Name into a mirror.
• A circle of salt will protect a veitha from supernatural powers for as long as it goes undisturbed.
• Any veitha being may summon a fey steed of some kind, often a white war-faeriesteed, by whistling three special notes.

When a veitha captures a fey, one of these things happens:

• Seelie and kindly fey are killed and their souls captured to be sold.
• Summer or winter fey are imprisoned and offered a chance to be part of the Hunt. If they refuse, they are kept for seven years, then released, but marked. If they are caught seven times, on the seventh time, they are killed if they refuse.
• Unseelie and unkindly fey are imprisoned and offered a chance to be part of the Hunt, and if they refuse, they are killed and their souls sold.
• Other vaettir captured by the Hunt are imprisoned and offered a chance to be part of the Hunt. If they refuse, they are cursed.
• Non-fey Aeonians captured by the Hunt are captured and ransomed back to their Court. If the ransom is not paid, the Aeonian is cursed or killed.

Veitha are often accompanied by two dogs, one which barks loudly and one which barks faintly. They move with incredible stealth, being heard but seen as they ride, usually the barking of their dogs and an unpleasant whining sound. Sometimes, shots are heard. Sometimes the dogs are large birds.

Veitha hunt those fey who violate the prohibition against hunting on feast days, especially nobles, or those who prey on the weak. They ride out the night after a feast day to Hunt.

When the veitha ride out on a Hunt, they bring with them a change in the weather or war or unrest in their wake. They follow the old roads, the ones they remember from their first Hunt, and anyone who builds over the roads will find their buildings burned down. However, their Hunts are short in distance, traveling no more than the distance an ox could travel in a day. They target different areas on different days, however.

The leader of the veitha is a one-eyed lord, wearing arms and spurs, with a broad-rimmed hat and one-eye. They can transform a flock of sparrows into new veitha. They often ride in a one-wheeled cart.

When all of the Hunts come together for the Great Wild Hunt, they answer to the inmortal Master of the Wild Hunt (at present, the Erlking). This happens every seven years. The united Hunt is chaotic. All national, social, and cultural boundaries dissolve as the Hunt rides out throughout all of Lyrilla to take fey, vaettir, and mortals who have violated The Law of the Hunt, an ancient law about when, where, and why one must hunt, but which has implications beyond the mere act of hunting. The seven parts of The Law of the Hunt are

1. Never kill the fertile prey nor children, for there must be prey next season
2. Hunt only during the season, for the prey are vulnerable outside of the season
3. Use all parts of the prey when possible
4. Aim to kill with as little pain for the prey as possible; if an error is made, fix it
5. Be mindful of what you are targeting; carelessness is murder
6. Take care of your hunting gear, for flawed fear can cause unnecessary harm
7. Share the bounty of your hunt

This can be taken metaphorically, however. For instance, a police officer who makes a wrongful arrest (5), a lord who is too stingy (7), a wasteful farmer (3), a builder whose materials are not good enough (6), etc. will be likely prey.

Those captured during these Hunts belong to the Master of the Wild Hunt alone. The Master will decide their fate. The role of the veitha in this Great Wild Hunt is to be the core of strength at the heart of the Hunt.