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- 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}}▼
=== The Market ===▼
! The following part is a rework of the Jah Keved page !
==== Flora and Fauna ====
Jah Keved contains a wide variety of animals and plants. Common species include [[axehound]]s and [[chull]]s, both of which are domesticated.{{book ref|sa2|61}}{{book ref|sa2|45}} There are also many species of [[cremling]]s and small [[sarpenthyn]].{{book ref|sa2|27}}{{book ref|sa2|55}} There are even animals that are able to change colors.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}} Aside from that, there is a relatively large number of horses in Jah Keved, although these are extremely expensive.{{book ref|sa2|77}}
=== Notable Locations ===
Years later, shortly before the arrival of the True Desolation, the Veden king, [[Hanavanar]], along with a number of highprinces, was assassinated on {{Rosharan date|1173|9|1|4}} by [[Szeth]].{{book ref|sa1|i|9}} This plunged the country into a chaotic civil war, with at least seven different factions hoping to claim Vedenar and crown their leader king.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} The situation was further worsened by the presence of the [[Unmade]] [[Nergaoul]], known better as the Thrill, leading Veden soldiers to fight with unprecedented degree of drive and brutality.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
The civil war lasted for a few months, with the final confrontation being the battle at Vedenar. Highprince [[Valam]] emerged victorious, becoming the new king. However, he quickly passed the crown to king [[Taravangian]] of [[Kharbranth]] before ordering his illegitimate son, [[Redin]], to kill him. Given Valam's poor health and his insinuations shortly before his death, it's possible he was being poisoned by the [[Diagram (group) | Diagram]] to achieve this, as it was them who instigated the civil war by sending Szeth.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
=== The True Desolation ({{rosharan date|1173}} - )===
==== List of Known Veden Monarchs ====
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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}}
==== Highprinces ====
=== International relations ===
==== Alethkar ====
The Vedens have an interesting relationship with the neighbouring country of [[Alethkar]]. The Vedens and Alethi have fought many small wars against one another, mostly over the same territories.{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa3|52}} These wars tended to be fought between the individual highprinces of the
Despite this, the relationship between the nations is quite well. The nations have a very similar culture, with both of them being Vorin nations. Furthermore, a marriage of lighteyes between nations is seen as nothing particularly out of the ordinary, nor is it forbidden by any laws.{{book ref|sa2|1}} The Vedens also have extensive trade treaties in place, which allow them to trade with the Alethi for cheap.{{book ref|sa3|66}}
=== Military ===▼
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| We talk of Jah Keved's weakness, but that’s relative. They still have a huge standing army, strong fortifications. If the enemy wades into Jah Keved now, while solidifying their own power, it will drain their resources and stall their conquest.
| [[Dalinar Kholin]] on the Veden military{{book ref|sa3|107}}
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==== Fortifications and defenses ====
Jah Keved is known for their raiding tactics. The army operates in smaller raider groups, about four thousand strong, backed by a powerful main force. Those raiders are highly mobile, capable of harrying the enemy while avoiding direct confrontation. Their generals are noted to be excellent, even by [[Alethi]] standards.{{book ref|sa3|52}}▼
Jah Keved boasts strong fortifications, entering their territory without sufficient preparations is generally considered to be a horrid idea bound to mire the potential assailant in years-long conflict, and a massive drain on resources.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
A major focus of the Veden strategy is the defense of the strip of land between [[Horneater Peaks]] and Alethkar. Though narrow and underpopulated, it's a verdant, rich land that can be used as a staging area for any invasion of Jah Keved.{{book ref|sa3|107}}
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==== Shards ====
Jah Keved owns a lot of [[Shardwielding|Shards]], about twenty [[Shardblade|blades]] and an unknown number of sets of [[Shardplate|plate]]. This means that Jah Keved, alongside Alethkar, has the most Blades of any other kingdom on Roshar.{{book ref|sa1|52}}
== Culture ==
|[[Kabsal]] on the people of Jah Keved{{book ref|sa1|7}}
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The Veden people are typically associated with pale skin and violet eyes.{{book ref|sa1|46}} Although many Vedens, particularly in the south, look more like the Alethi people. These are generally tan
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}}
==== Siln and Bav ====
The Siln people live in and around the southern city of [[Silnasen]]. They are noted as being less technologically advanced than the rest of the country, with highly ritualized warfare.{{book ref|sa2|54}} Their apparent independence from Veden rule may stem from the fact that they were once a sovereign city-state.{{wob ref|4006}}
The Bav people live in [[Bavland]], a small region in the south-western corner of the country. They are mostly miners, and have their own language and culture largely separate from that of the Veden, although they are still Vorin.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}}{{book ref|sa1|i|6}}
==== Unkalaki ====
Like the other Vorin cultures, Veden culture is divided into two major castes, the '''[[lighteyes]]''' and '''[[darkeyes]]''', separated by, as can be surmised, the color of a person's eyes. The lighteyes form the upper caste, with greater rights and privileges, while the darkeyes are the lower, working caste. Aside from that, each caste is subdivided into ten ranks, with the lighteyed ranks being called [[dahn]]s, while the darkeyed ones are the [[nahn]]s. The Veden monarch, for example, is the only person in the country holding the first dahn.{{wob ref|4006}}
Much of Vorin culture, and by extension Veden culture, is based upon the book [[Arts and Majesty]], which is a book that outlines what is proper for men and women. This book led to a division between, among others, the professions of men and women. Women are permitted to learn how to read and write, and expected to manage a household
▲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}} 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. 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}}
=== Fashion ===
==== Games ====
Due to Vorin precepts against predicting the future,
==== Sports ====
The Vedens
==== Vorinism ====
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==== The Unkalaki religion ====
The Unkalaki have their own religion. Their religion is polytheistic, with a set of higher gods, like the gods of the waters, trees and mountains. Aside from these gods they also worship [[spren]].{{book ref|sa2|9}} The Unkalaki believe that underneath the regular water on the peaks is the ''Place of the Gods'', which is likely [[Shadesmar]].{{book ref|sa2|46}} Despite having their own religion, the Unkalaki still receive Veden ardents who come to the [[Horneater Peaks]] to preach Vorinism.{{book ref|sa2|55}}
=== Architecture ===
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}}
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The Vedens love
== Economy ==
==== Currency ====
As with many other nations on Roshar, their economy is 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}}
==== Merchants and trading routes ====
The northern city of [[Northgrip]] is very important to Jah Keved’s economy. Many goods eventually pass through Northgrip. There are a lot of merchants that bring goods from Northgrip to the rest of the country.{{book ref|sa2|19}} A lord who wishes to make use of the roads for trade needs to pay for the patrols and maintenance of said roads. This money is given back to the villages where the materials are harvested or made. Like in other Vorin countries, aside from Lighteyes, only darkeyes of the first and second [[Nahn]] can become merchants. Lighteyes sometimes engage in trade deals with each other, hoping to get favour with lighteyes of a higher Dahn.{{book ref|sa2|45}}
==== Foreign Trade ====
Many of the goods produced by the Vedens eventually goes abroad. The Vedens also import many things from abroad. Among the exported goods are rare and expensive floral dyes.{{book ref|sa3|i|8}} Jah Keved has trade treaties in place with Alethkar, which allows the Vedens to trade for cheap.{{book ref|sa3|66}} In the rural areas of [[Jah Keved]], chulls are harnessed and controlled with complex leather bridles.{{file ref|Chull.jpg|Shallan's Sketchbook: Chulls}}
== Notable citizens ==
* [[Shallan Davar]], the first [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]] of the new generation of [[Knights Radiant]]
* The rest of the [[House Davar|Davar household]], including the father, [[Lin Davar |Lin]], as well as his four sons [[Wikim]], [[Jushu]], [[Balat]] and [[Helaran]]
* [[Malata]],
* [[Valam]],
* [[Hanavanar]],
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