Difference between revisions of "Jah Keved"

[[FILE:{{image|Jah Keved on the World Map.jpg|thumb|side=right|width=250px|Jah Keved on the world map]]}}

Located in eastern Roshar, Jah Keved is the second largest state on the planet, claiming over five and a half million square kilometers of land.{{url17s ref|url=https://www.17thshard.com/forum/blogs/entry/blog|634-roshar-physical-characteristics-and-areas/|text=Roshar Physical Characteristics And Areas|sitedate=17th Shard9-30-2018}} It shares its eastern border with [[Alethkar]] and [[Herdaz]] on three rivers, while in the west, it is bordered by [[Tu Bayla]] and [[Triax]]. North to south, the country stretches across the entire continent, between the [[Reshi Sea | Reshi]] and [[Tarat Sea |Tarat]] Seas.

*[[Horneater Peaks]] - Massive mountains on the eastern side of the country, the Peaks are the home of the [[Unkalaki]] people. Despite their high altitude, the mountaintops are inhabitablehabitable thanks to a series of hot lakes known as the [[Horneater Oceans]].{{book ref|sa3|110}}

* [[Silent Mount|The Silent Mount]] - A mountain where the the [[Vanrial]], an order of artists, live.{{book ref|sa1|45}}

[[FILE:{{image|Vedenar city map.jpg|side=left|width=200px|thumb|Ancient [[Vedenar]] ]]}}

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 ownowe fealty to a group of [[Highprince]]s, who in turn ownowe fealty to a king. Prior to the civil war, known Veden Highprinces were [[Valam]], [[Abrial]], [[Boriar]], [[Evinor]] and [[Jal Mala]].

Prior to the civil war, each Veden highprince maintained their own military.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} However, it appears that following Taravangian's crowning, the surviving units have all been folded under his command. As the last battle was fought over [[Vedenar]], most of Veden troops are stationed in storm bunkers at the city's outskirts.{{book ref|sa3|100}} The civil war was catastrophic for them - many units suffered over 50% casualitiescasualties - yet even with those loseslosses the Veden military boasts an enormous number of soldiers and powerful fortifications.{{book ref|sa3|100}}{{book ref|sa3|107}} 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}}

[[FILE:{{image|Contemporary Male Fashion.jpg|thumb|side=right|width=200px|Veden man wearing the latest fashion]]}}

Jah Keved is comprised of at least four distinct ethnic groups - Veden, [[Silnasen | Siln]], [[Bavland|Bav]] and [[Unkalaki]].

| While your food sits well in my stomach, the amount of bowing and scraping you show ardents made me uncomfortable.

| [[Kabsal]] on the people of Jah Keved{{book ref|sa1|7}}

The Unkalaki - or Horneaters, as they are called by outsiders - live on top of the mountains known as [[Horneater Peaks]]. They are one of several peoples with [[Singer]] ancestry, and have some attributes that set them apart from other Rosharan humans, such as their ususuallyunusually strong teeth (which is where the "Horneater" nickname comes from) and the ability to occassionallyoccasionally hear the Rhythms.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{wob ref|930}} Red hair areis also a typically Unkalaki feature, and are a mark of Horneater ancestry on a person from outside the Peaks.

* At 5.5 million square kilometres of land, Jah Keved is a little over half the size of the United States.

* [[Szeth]] hid one of Gavilar's [[black sphere]]s somewhere in thisJah countryKeved.{{book ref|sa1|i|3}}

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