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*[[Final Empire]]
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- Geography -
Little [[sarpenthyn]].{{book ref|sa2|55}} The Vedens cultivate [[shum]] and Breachtree, which they make into textiles.{{book ref|sa2|45}}
- Fashion -
Lighteyes, both men and women, often wear clothing made from silk. Beards are eschewed by the nobility, although this doesn’t stop some from wearing them. Traditional clothing includes a skirt like garment called an [[ulatu]], which may be worn with a shirt and a robe over the top, and mink pelts.{{book ref|sa2|19}}
- Dueling -
Classical Veden ideals are that men should fight with swords, and no shields. Their sweeping methods of fighting are said to be an imitation of fighting with a Shardblade.{{book ref|sa2|45}}
- Marriage -
Generally, marriages are arranged by the parents of the couple, or if the subjects are old enough, by themselves.{{book ref|sa2|45}} If the family has many daughters, the women may court and decide on a suitor themself, but if this is not the case, a marriage will be arranged.{{book ref|sa2|45}} It is a custom to buy gifts for family members of the couple, with boys often getting weapons and women jewelry.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
- propriety-
The Vedens generally follow Vorin propriety. Vedens are louder then the Alethi.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
- Holidays -
One of the most important Veden holidays is the [[Middlefest Fair]].
- Architecture -
The Vedens decorate gardens with cultivated vines and rows of shalebark. These plants are all cut and trimmed into shapes. Manors are built after the Velden ideal, tall, imposing, solitary, strong and towering. They are often built of square blocks and contain small windows, with the walls being dappled by dark lichen. Some people call these solitary estates the soul of Jah Keved. These estates are generally made up of a nice manor, a separate servants’ building and a garden.{{book ref|sa2|27}} The manors often have large dining halls for feasts, these halls have numerous tables, with a the most important one called the high table.{{book ref|sa2|39}} The isolated estates of Jah Keved lack most of the more recent discoveries in architecture like [[storm cistern]]s.{{book ref|sa2|40}}
- Politics -
Some books tell of the soul of Jah Keved; isolated estates where each brightlord rules independently.{{book ref|sa2|27}} There are also many hamlets, ruled by lesser brightlords. Lighteyes host feasts to display power, often to lesser lords. Daughters are expected to help with the family finances. {{book ref|sa2|39}}
Lesser non landholding lighteyes.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Hamlet lords{{book ref|sa2|39}} —- 10 Lords of similar rank (Davar){{book ref|sa2|45}} — Highprince.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
- Trade -
Many things are traded through and in Northgrip. From there merchants bring goods to the rest of the country.{{book ref|sa2|19}} Like in other Vorin countries, aside from Lighteyes, only darkeyes of the first and second [[Nahn]] can become merchants.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Lighteyes engage in trade deals with each other, hoping to get favour with higher Dahn lighteyes. Raw shum is worth about 10 clearmarks a bag. A lord who wishes to make use of the roads for trade needs to pay for the patrols and maintenance of those roads. This money is given back to the villages where the materials are harvested or made. {{book ref|sa2|45}}
! The following part is a rework of the Jah Keved page !
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