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- War and 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}} The Vedens use drums to communicate on the battlefield.{{book ref|Sa4|100}} They squabble and fight amongst themselves as much as the Alethi.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
- Marriage -
- Architecture -
The Vedens love ostentatious greenery,{{book ref|sa3|100}} they decorate gardens with cultivated vines and rows of shalebark. These plants are all cut and trimmed into shapes. Manors are built after the Veden 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, a guardhouse and a garden.{{book ref|sa2|27}}{{book ref|sa2|73}} 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 cisterns.{{book ref|sa2|40}} The current horticultural fashion is a number of rare plants in a jumble. Buildings are very close to the Alethi architectural styles, but often have plants draping and falling from windows.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
- Politics -
Highprince Boriar and Valam.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} And Jal Mala, Evinor and Abrial.{{book ref|sa2|31}}
- 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}} As with many other nations on Roshar, their economy was based upon [[Spheres|glass spheres with cut polestones in their center]], known simply as spheres. In the mint, they check sphere weights in order to see if they fell into the proper categories.{{book ref|sa4|16}} The value of polestones, and thus the worth of sphere denominations in their economy, is based around the value of the substances a polestone can transmute another substance into.{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} The Veden people cultivate [[shum]] and [[Breachtree]], which they make into textiles.{{book ref|sa2|45}} A floral due is made on the Veden slopes, this dye is traded heavily.{{book ref|sa3|i|8}} Through trade treaties, they are able to trade with Alethkar for cheap.{{book ref|sa3|66}}
=== The Market ===
Alethkar is generally a feudal nation. The Alethi monarch is served by ten [[highprince]]s, which have their own lower-dahn subjects, down to the citylords, who rule over individual settlements.{{book ref|sa1|16}} [[Shardbearer]]s stand slightly aside from this system, although many of them are either highprinces themselves, or in direct service to one highprince or another.
Much like [[Alethkar]] or [[Kharbranth]], the population of Jah Keved is divided into [[darkeyes]] and [[lighteyes]], with the latter holding power. A number of weaker, lower-[[dahn]] noble houses owe fealty to a group of [[Highprince]]s, who in turn owe fealty to a king. Prior to the civil war, known Veden Highprinces were [[Valam]], [[Abrial]], [[Boriar]], [[Evinor]] and [[Jal Mala]].
Over the year 1173, most of the country's political structures have either fallen into chaos or outright disintegrated. Opening with the death of the then-king [[Hanavanar]] at the hands of the [[Szeth|Assassin in White]], the ensuing civil war has claimed the lives of all the Veden Highprinces, either through assassination or open warfare. The nominal victor of the war, [[Valam]], passed the Veden crown to king [[Taravangian]] of Kharbranth, who has a claim to the throne through his mother.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
- Sexes -
Though king Taravangian pledged himself to [[Odium]], Jah Keved was not part of his deal.{{book ref|sa3|122}} However after the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] Taravangian began preparing Jah Keved to switch sides. He did this by promoting people Odium could control, putting his troops into position to betray [[Dalinar]] ,and subtly indicating to his followers that the war was a problem for Alethkar and Azir. When Taravangian gave the order the Vedens turned on the [[Coalition of monarchs]] and joined Odium.{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} {{book ref|sa4|i|6}}
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=== Monarchy ===
==== Monarch ====
The Vedens have a long history of monarchies.
While the king has power over the Highprinces, highprinces still retain a high degree of autonomy within their own princedoms, to the extent that they essentially function as their own sovereign nations. Therefore, the king is not an autocratic source of authority.
The monarchy's power over the highprinces, however limited, is primarily maintained through military strength and access to soulcasters, which he taxes highprinces for their rights to use.{{book ref|sa1|15}} In part due to the limited power of the king, many people feel more connection and loyalty to their highprince or local lord than they do to the king themself, or to the institution of the monarchy.{{book ref|sa1|24}}
==== Rules of Succesion ====
==== List of Known Veden Monarchs ====
{| width=80% class=infobox style='text-align:center!;' align=center
! class=title colspan=3 style='background-color:#bbf;' | Veden Monarchs
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!Name
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| [[NanHar]]{{book ref|sa3|53}}
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|[[NanKhet]]{{book ref|sa3|53}}
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|[[Silnasen|Siln]] Dynasty
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| ''Interregnum''
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| [[Hierocracy]]{{book ref|sa1|26}}
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| [[Sadees|Sadees the Sunmaker]]
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| ''Interregnum''
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| [[Hanavanar]]
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| [[Valam]]
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| [[Taravangian]]
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=== Princedoms ===
Even though Jah Keved has a monarchy, it is divided into a number of princedoms, each ruled by a [[lighteyes|lighteyed]] [[highprince]]. These princedoms essentially act as independent kingdoms, with the highprince as their king, the Veden monarchy being mostly ceremonial. Each of the princedoms is named after the family controlling it, and each has its own military, largely independent of one another.
==== Highprinces ====
The rulers of these Veden princedoms are called highprinces. They essentially function as the leaders of sovereign nations, rather then simply heads of administrative districts.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
Prior to the Veden civil war, known Veden Highprinces were [[Valam]], [[Abrial]], [[Boriar]], [[Evinor]] and [[Jal Mala]]. Some of the highprinces died during the civil war however, and newly crowned [[Taravangian]] appointed two new highprinces to replace the ones lost. The two men are brothers, the elder of which is named Nan [[Urian]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}
It is unknown how new highprinces are chosen, but they are only chosen from the powerful and high ranked lighteyes, which likely allows for some people to become a highprince regardless of station.{{book ref|sa1|29}} The Veden monarch can also appoint new highprinces.{{{book ref|sa3|107}}
Following the civil war, Taravangian appointed two new highprinces to replace the ones lost. The two men are brothers, the elder of which is named Nan [[Urian]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}
|[[Kabsal]] on the people of Jah Keved{{book ref|sa1|7}}
}}
The Veden people are typically associated with pale skin and violet eyes.{{book ref|sa1|46}}
Their language belongs to the Vorin family, and is close enough to that of [[Alethkar]] to be mutually intelligible for both sides.{{wob ref|3977}} The Alethi are also close to Vedens in fashion.{{file ref|Contemporary Male Fashion.jpg|Contemporary Male Fashion}}
The Veden are by and large [[Vorin]], worshipping the [[Almighty]] and the [[Herald]]s. They appear to be more religious than average Vorins, with higher importance being placed on the trappings of the faith, such as the [[safehand]] and the strict division between masculine and feminine arts.{{book ref|sa1|33}} In particular, they are noted to be highly respectful and reverent of the [[ardent]]s, and extremely traditional in the particulars of the doctrine.{{book ref|sa1|7}}
In Veden families, the sons have two-part names, with the latter part being their given name, while the former references their order or birth. The first four sons are called '''Nan''', '''Tet''', '''Asha''' and '''Van'''.{{book ref|sa2|45}}{{book ref|sa2|27}} Should one of the sons die or be disinherited, his younger brothers all move up a level; for example, Tet [[Balat]] becomes Nan Balat.{{book ref|sa2|45}} The numerals are used mainly in formal context; siblings usually drop them when talking among themselves.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}}
Vedens are not a subtle people, brimming with passion and vice.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
When a Veden couple marries, the spouses retain their family names.{{wob ref|14904}} The children of the couple all use the surname of only one parent;{{book ref|sa1|5}} it's unclear whether it's always the father's, or if it depends on the parents' relative [[dahn]]s.
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