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- Holidays -
One of the most important Veden holidays is the [[Middlefest Fair]].
 
- 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}}
 
- 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}} Daughters are expected to help with the family finances.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
 
=== The Market ===
Under Taravangian's leadership, Jah Keved was, alongside [[Kharbranth]], the first country to ally with [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa3|24}} Fearing that it would be overrun by [[Voidbringer]]s, the king requested - and was granted - aid from other members of the coalition.{{book ref|sa3|96}}. However, following the revelations of the [[Eila Stele]], the country broke off from the alliance as part of [[Diagram (group) | Diagram]]'s plan to undermine Dalinar.{{book ref|sa3|113}}
 
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}}
 
== Government ==
=== Monarchy ===
==== Monarch ====
The Vedens have a long history of monarchies. The Monarchy, while powerful, is not autocratic. Its power over the highprinces is maintained primarily through access to soulcasters, all of which are owned by the monarch.{{book ref|sa2|73}} The monarch also spends much of his time setting the highprinces against each other, likely to prevent them from getting to powerful.{{book ref|sa4|19}}
 
The monarchy's power over the highprinces is primarily maintained through military strength and access to soulcasters, all of which are owned by the monarch.{{book ref|sa2|73}} 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}}
 
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}} All [[soulcaster]]s belong to the king, who allows ardents to use them.{{book ref|sa2|73}}
 
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}}
 
==== Rules of Succesion ====▼
 
▲==== Rules of Succesion ====
After a monarch, most often a king, has died, a member of his family will ascend to the throne. This is generally his eldest son.{{book ref|sa2|31}}
 
==== List of Known Veden Monarchs ====
 
Each of these princedoms also has its own military, largely independent of one another. The highprinces often squabble and fight each other, trying to claim land from the other princedoms for themselves.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
 
The princedoms contain many isolated estates.{{book ref|sa2|27}} The brightlords of these estates have their own vassals, who rule hamlets or possess no land.{{book ref|sa2|39}} Even if these lords are sworn to a highprince, they essentially rule independently and will only answer to greater authority when called upon.{{book ref|sa2|27}}
 
==== Highprinces ====
The rulers of these Veden princedoms are called highprinces[[highprince]]s. They essentially function as the leaders of sovereign nations, rather then just 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 based only on wealth and power.{{book ref|sa1|29}} The Veden monarch can also appoint new highprinces.{{{book ref|sa3|107}}
 
=== International relations ===
 
Though the Horneater Peaks are nominally part of Jah Keved, the Unkalaki have their own language, system of beliefs and government, and don't seem to see themselves as Veden citizens.{{book ref|sa1|23}} However, the Veden still claim the right to levy troops from among them in times of war.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
 
▲-=== Architecture -===
==== Manors and estates ====
Jah Keved has many isolated estates. These estates are generally made up of a manor, the residence for the lighteyed owners, a separate servants’ building, a guardhouse and a large garden.{{book ref|sa2|27}}{{book ref|sa2|73}} These estates of Jah Keved lack most of the more recent discoveries in architecture and engineering like storm cisterns.{{book ref|sa2|40}} Generally, Veden architectural styles are very close to Alethi styles.{{book ref|sa3|100}} A typical manor is built after the Veden ideal, tall and imposing. They are often built of square stone blocks and contain small windows, with the walls being dappled by dark lichen. Almost all of the manors have large dining halls for feasts, these halls have numerous tables, with the most important one called the high table.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
 
==== Horticulture and greenery ====
The Vedens love horticulture,{{book ref|sa3|100}} they decorate their gardens with cultivated vines and rows of shalebark. These plants are often cut and trimmed into shapes. The current horticultural fashion includes having a number of rare plants placed in a jumble. Buildings often have plants draping them and falling from windows.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
 
== Notable citizens ==
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