Haku-Veda (Vedalken)
The Haku-Veda are the vedalken of Aradaea, counted among the true human heritages though they have drifted far from their kin. Around 20,000 years ago, prolonged suffusion with magic began to change their ancestors, and today they are among the most Aethyr-touched humans on Aradaea.
Appearance
Section titled “Appearance”Vedalken are tall and lean, around six foot three and 180 pounds. Their skin comes in blues, purples and reds, they are hairless, and the touch of Aethyr shows plainly in their bodies. They are partly amphibious.
Society and Culture
Section titled “Society and Culture”Vedalken are known for composure and patient precision, and they can keep at a demanding task long after others would tire.
Homeland
Section titled “Homeland”Their home is Esken, a small society on Shezul that broke away from Kaladar’s technocracy. Esken has become an ecclesiastical state devoted to perfecting the mortal form by joining it with machinery, and its people can draw sustenance directly from concentrated Aethyr. Its theocratic rule has set it against Kaladar for centuries.
Life Cycle
Section titled “Life Cycle”A vedalken can expect to live around 350 years, several times longer than most humans.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”They share their ancestry with the other true humans, but their nearest neighbors, the Haku-Kaladan, are also their oldest rivals. Most vedalken speak Vedalken as well as Aethyrian Common.
Among the Aethyrsparked
Section titled “Among the Aethyrsparked”An Aethyrsparked vedalken carries their people’s discipline and composure into a life bound to the Aethyrweave.
Heritage Facts
Section titled “Heritage Facts”- Home Plane
- Aradaea
- Category
- Haku (Humans)
- Ancestor Race(s)
- Haku-Aradae (True Humans)
- Home Region
- Esken
- Racial Abilities
- Intelligence, Wisdom
- Racial Features
- Vedalken Dispassion, Tireless Precision, Partially Amphibious
- Years of Existence
- 20,000 years
- Average Lifespan
- 350 years
- Average Weight
- 180 lbs
- Average Height
- 6.25 ft
- Skin Tones
- Blues, Purples, Reds
- Playable?
- Yes
- Extinct?
- No
- Size Category
- Medium
- Speed
- 30
- Movement Types
- Walking
- Hair
- Hairless
- Body Features
- Aethyr-touched
- Divergence Cause
- Magic
- Average Generation
- 50 years
- Vision Type
- Normal
- Vision Distance
- Unlimited
- Short Description
- Humans with a high level of magical suffusion
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Vedalken
- Default Upbringing
- Familial: Raised by mother(s), and/or father(s), and/or sibling(s)
The compendium entry lists the heritage’s features in full.