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Wehl'inidia, the Mantis

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	==Wehl'inidia, the Mantis==		==Wehl'inidia, the Mantis==

	Maiden of Destruction, the Patient One. The daughter of Maldrathass and Vierjss, Wehl'inidia is an ambitious deity that one day intends to supplant her mother as ruler of the Vuulari pantheon. Like her insect totem, Wehl'inidia is endlessly patient, and her faith preaches that one must wait for the moment of opportunity, possess the wisdom to recognize it, and the strength to make a decisive strike. Wehl'inidia believes that her mother is enamored with her own cleverness and makes things needlessly complicated with her endless elaborate schemes. Maldrathass, on the other hand, believes that her daughter is too much like her father and lacks imagination and subtlety. While the abilities of Maldrathass' clerics tend to be oriented toward manipulation, control, and conjuration, priestesses devoted to Wehl'inidia command more destructive magic. Wehl'inidia is the patroness of arcane magic, and all Vuulari wizards give her homage. Still, despite their differences in philosophy, Wehl'inidia's faith is intertwined with that of Maldrathass. While mother and daughter might intrigue against one another, they present a united front against the encroachment of other deities against their position of supremacy. Clerics and sorceresses of Wehl'inidia exist side by side with priestesses of Maldrathass in noble houses, and religious rituals venerating one will also offer praise to the other.		Maiden of Destruction, the Patient One. The daughter of Maldrathass and Vierjss, Wehl'inidia is an ambitious deity that one day intends to supplant her mother as ruler of the Vuulari pantheon. Like her insect totem, Wehl'inidia is endlessly patient, and her faith preaches that one must wait for the moment of opportunity, possess the wisdom to recognize it, and the strength to make a decisive strike. Wehl'inidia believes that her mother is enamored with her own cleverness and makes things needlessly complicated with her endless elaborate schemes. Maldrathass, on the other hand, believes that her daughter is too much like her father and lacks imagination and subtlety. While the abilities of Maldrathass' clerics tend to be oriented toward manipulation, control, and conjuration, priestesses devoted to Wehl'inidia command more destructive magic. Wehl'inidia is the patroness of arcane magic, and all Vuulari wizards give her homage. Still, despite their differences in philosophy, Wehl'inidia's faith is intertwined with that of Maldrathass. While mother and daughter might intrigue against one another, they present a united front against the encroachment of other deities against their position of supremacy. Clerics and sorceresses of Wehl'inidia exist side by side with priestesses of Maldrathass in noble houses, and religious rituals venerating one will also offer praise to the other.

			With her mother's disappearance in late summer of 489, Wehl'inidia seized upon the opportunity to take control of the Vermin Lords in her mother's absence, unaware that this was precisely Maldrathass's intentions.

	==Umraerra, the Ant==		==Umraerra, the Ant==

Nymphetamine: /* Maldrathass, the Spider */

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Maldrathass, the Spider

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	Known as the First, the Mother of the Vuulari, and the Weaver of Webs, Maldrathass is the queen of the Vermin Lords and most widely venerated of Vuulari deities. She is associated with magic, wealth, power, and victory. Maldrathass was the first of the insect deities to reveal herself to the Vuulari, and the one to put in motion the events that led to the sundering of the dark elves from the other elven peoples. Maldrathass is cunning, patient, and a master manipulator, at the center of a thousand byzantine plots. Worshippers of Maldrathass believe that the cosmos is one grand chess game for the Mother of Spiders, and that they willingly play their part in her schemes for a share of the glory in her victories. The Vuulari are her chosen people, and that they must constantly prove themselves worthy of her blessings. Prayers to Maldrathass do not impore her for aid, as that would be an indication of weakness, but rather offer their triumphs to her that she may be pleased and grant them greater favor. This is not without risk, as Maldrathass is more than willing to sacrifice some of her followers to achieve her ultimate aims.		Known as the First, the Mother of the Vuulari, and the Weaver of Webs, Maldrathass is the queen of the Vermin Lords and most widely venerated of Vuulari deities. She is associated with magic, wealth, power, and victory. Maldrathass was the first of the insect deities to reveal herself to the Vuulari, and the one to put in motion the events that led to the sundering of the dark elves from the other elven peoples. Maldrathass is cunning, patient, and a master manipulator, at the center of a thousand byzantine plots. Worshippers of Maldrathass believe that the cosmos is one grand chess game for the Mother of Spiders, and that they willingly play their part in her schemes for a share of the glory in her victories. The Vuulari are her chosen people, and that they must constantly prove themselves worthy of her blessings. Prayers to Maldrathass do not impore her for aid, as that would be an indication of weakness, but rather offer their triumphs to her that she may be pleased and grant them greater favor. This is not without risk, as Maldrathass is more than willing to sacrifice some of her followers to achieve her ultimate aims.

	Priestesses of Maldrathass dominate the noble houses of most Vuulari cities, and therefore occupy a dominant position in the dark elven society. Priestesses of the Great Mother are known for their skill at summoning her infernal minions to possess beasts, slaves, or even occasionally themselves, creating terrifying abominations. The public temple to Maldrathass in any Vuulari city is immediately recognizable by its grandiose architecture and opulent furnishings, and public rituals to Maldrathass are grand spectacles, calculated to fill worshipers with awe for the glory of the Weaver of Webs.		Priestesses of Maldrathass dominate the noble houses of most Vuulari cities, and therefore occupy a dominant position in the dark elven society. Priestesses of the Great Mother are known for their skill at summoning her infernal minions to possess beasts, slaves, or even occasionally themselves, creating terrifying abominations. The public temple to Maldrathass in any Vuulari city is immediately recognizable by its grandiose architecture and opulent furnishings, and public rituals to Maldrathass are grand spectacles, calculated to fill worshipers with awe for the glory of the Weaver of Webs.

			In the summer of 489, Maldrathass's presence withdrew from her temples and clerics without explanation. Those followers left behind maintain their devotion, but the priestesses understood that something cataclysmic had occurred. No matter how they tried to divine an explanation for the Mother of Spiders' disappearance, they came up with nothing.

	==Wehl'inidia, the Mantis==		==Wehl'inidia, the Mantis==

Shayde: /* Society */

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Society

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	=Society=		=Society=

	The Vuulari are not a unified nation, but rather a group of loosely allied city-states separated by great distances of lightless wasteland in the Underneath. The locations of several Vuulari cities beneath the continent of Veth are known, and several more are suspected to exist. Cities are known to exist near near Kazamki in Rashnad, near Bahrkul in Bahr, near Ra'Kuul in Zul Kiras, and beneath the Soranion of Elvendeep. The city-state near Drache in Arangoth, Chath'z'ress, has been overtaken by the [[Dul Druun\|~~Dol~~ Druuni]] and [[Gulanadur\|Gulanadurians]] recently. Due to the relative isolation of Vuulari cities, significant differences in law and customs can exist between one city and another. It has been said that the distances between cities do as much to prevent greater conflict among the Vuulari as it does to prevent closer alliances. That said, there are several general observations that can be made about Vuulari society, united as it is by common history and religion.		The Vuulari are not a unified nation, but rather a group of loosely allied city-states separated by great distances of lightless wasteland in the Underneath. The locations of several Vuulari cities beneath the continent of Veth are known, and several more are suspected to exist. Cities are known to exist near near Kazamki in Rashnad, near Bahrkul in Bahr, near Ra'Kuul in Zul Kiras, and beneath the Soranion of Elvendeep. The city-state near Drache in Arangoth, Chath'z'ress, has been overtaken by the [[Dul Druun\|Dul Druuni]] and [[Gulanadur\|Gulanadurians]] recently. Due to the relative isolation of Vuulari cities, significant differences in law and customs can exist between one city and another. It has been said that the distances between cities do as much to prevent greater conflict among the Vuulari as it does to prevent closer alliances. That said, there are several general observations that can be made about Vuulari society, united as it is by common history and religion.

	There are relatively few sites in the Underneath capable of supporting a substantial population, and those that possess the right combination of valuable resources are often fiercely contested. Vuulari cities are therefore heavily fortified, designed to repel assaults both by roving predators and other intelligent races. A city may have a few small satellite outposts that protect resources or guard trade routes, but the majority of Vuulari spend their lives safely behind the walls of their birth city and rarely if ever leave.		There are relatively few sites in the Underneath capable of supporting a substantial population, and those that possess the right combination of valuable resources are often fiercely contested. Vuulari cities are therefore heavily fortified, designed to repel assaults both by roving predators and other intelligent races. A city may have a few small satellite outposts that protect resources or guard trade routes, but the majority of Vuulari spend their lives safely behind the walls of their birth city and rarely if ever leave.

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	Even many thousands of years later, the Vuulari's schism is still an open wound in the long elven cultural memory that evokes a great deal of animosity on both sides. Surface elves commonly refer to Vuulari as Lurkers, Apostates, Kinslayers or even less pleasant epithets. Both sides consider the idea of interbreeding repulsive and a sign of deviance.		Even many thousands of years later, the Vuulari's schism is still an open wound in the long elven cultural memory that evokes a great deal of animosity on both sides. Surface elves commonly refer to Vuulari as Lurkers, Apostates, Kinslayers or even less pleasant epithets. Both sides consider the idea of interbreeding repulsive and a sign of deviance.

	Chath'z'ress fell to the combined assault of the [[Gulanadur\|Gulanadurians]] and [[Dul Druun\|Dol Druuni]] in the Year 487, resulting in the loss of its largest population center, as well as the deaths and dispersion of a large number of its peoples.		Chath'z'ress fell to the combined assault of the [[Gulanadur\|Gulanadurians]] and [[Dul Druun\|Dol Druuni]] in the Year 487, resulting in the loss of its largest population center, as well as the deaths and dispersion of a large number of its peoples. They are currently in a state of turmoil, with most cities scrambling to shore up their defenses and create alliances with age-old enemies. Whether or not they are successful remains to be seen.

	=Race Origins=		=Race Origins=

Shayde: /* Society */

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Society

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	=Society=		=Society=

	The Vuulari are not a unified nation, but rather a group of loosely allied city-states separated by great distances of lightless wasteland in the Underneath. The locations of several Vuulari cities beneath the continent of Veth are known, and several more are suspected to exist. Cities are known to exist near near Kazamki in Rashnad, near Bahrkul in Bahr, near Ra'Kuul in Zul Kiras, and beneath the Soranion of Elvendeep. The city-state near Drache in Arangoth, Chath'z'ress, has been overtaken by the [[Dol Druuni]] and [[Gulanadurians]] recently. Due to the relative isolation of Vuulari cities, significant differences in law and customs can exist between one city and another. It has been said that the distances between cities do as much to prevent greater conflict among the Vuulari as it does to prevent closer alliances. That said, there are several general observations that can be made about Vuulari society, united as it is by common history and religion.		The Vuulari are not a unified nation, but rather a group of loosely allied city-states separated by great distances of lightless wasteland in the Underneath. The locations of several Vuulari cities beneath the continent of Veth are known, and several more are suspected to exist. Cities are known to exist near near Kazamki in Rashnad, near Bahrkul in Bahr, near Ra'Kuul in Zul Kiras, and beneath the Soranion of Elvendeep. The city-state near Drache in Arangoth, Chath'z'ress, has been overtaken by the [[Dul Druun\|Dol Druuni]] and [[Gulanadur\|Gulanadurians]] recently. Due to the relative isolation of Vuulari cities, significant differences in law and customs can exist between one city and another. It has been said that the distances between cities do as much to prevent greater conflict among the Vuulari as it does to prevent closer alliances. That said, there are several general observations that can be made about Vuulari society, united as it is by common history and religion.

	There are relatively few sites in the Underneath capable of supporting a substantial population, and those that possess the right combination of valuable resources are often fiercely contested. Vuulari cities are therefore heavily fortified, designed to repel assaults both by roving predators and other intelligent races. A city may have a few small satellite outposts that protect resources or guard trade routes, but the majority of Vuulari spend their lives safely behind the walls of their birth city and rarely if ever leave.		There are relatively few sites in the Underneath capable of supporting a substantial population, and those that possess the right combination of valuable resources are often fiercely contested. Vuulari cities are therefore heavily fortified, designed to repel assaults both by roving predators and other intelligent races. A city may have a few small satellite outposts that protect resources or guard trade routes, but the majority of Vuulari spend their lives safely behind the walls of their birth city and rarely if ever leave.
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	The very bottom of the Vuulari social ladder, the Houseless are a class of dark elves who do not belong to a House or to a religious organization. Even slaves belonging to a noble house are considered to have a higher status than a Houseless Vuulari. Desperate poverty is the norm among the Houseless, and other Vuulari consider them a rabble to be abused or exploited as need be. Houseless often have few opportunities for employment available, and throngs of Houseless crowd the marketplaces every day for a chance to be hired for menial day labor jobs by the Noble Houses or Merchant Houses.		The very bottom of the Vuulari social ladder, the Houseless are a class of dark elves who do not belong to a House or to a religious organization. Even slaves belonging to a noble house are considered to have a higher status than a Houseless Vuulari. Desperate poverty is the norm among the Houseless, and other Vuulari consider them a rabble to be abused or exploited as need be. Houseless often have few opportunities for employment available, and throngs of Houseless crowd the marketplaces every day for a chance to be hired for menial day labor jobs by the Noble Houses or Merchant Houses.

	The Houseless are crowded into cramped, crime-infested districts in Vuulari cities, which the Ilvaere patrol with a heavy hand. Vicious crackdowns by the Ilvaere are common when Houseless street gangs become unruly or when the temple treasury needs an infusion of cash. Houseless Vuulari brought before the judges in the temple of Umraerra are often sentenced to outrageous fines, and then sold into slavery to satisfy the debt. The most common way for a Houseless Vuulari to escape their bleak existence is to display magical aptitude, which ensures quick adoption into a House. For those without the blessing of magic, a few rare opportunities exist, and those are fiercely competed over.		The Houseless are crowded into cramped, crime-infested districts in Vuulari cities, which the Ilvaere patrol with a heavy hand. Vicious crackdowns by the Ilvaere are common when Houseless street gangs become unruly or when the temple treasury needs an infusion of cash. Houseless Vuulari brought before the judges in the temple of Umraerra are often sentenced to outrageous fines, and then sold into slavery to satisfy the debt. The most common way for a Houseless Vuulari to escape their bleak existence is to display magical aptitude, which ensures quick adoption into a House. For those without the blessing of magic, a few rare opportunities exist, and those are fiercely competed over.


	=Typical Racial Characteristics=		=Typical Racial Characteristics=

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	Vuulari possess dark skin that ranges anywhere from ashen grey to coal black. Their hair is frequently white or silver, and their eyes most commonly red or purple, but many hair and eye colors found among surface elves have some degree of expression in Vuulari communities. The Vuulari language has diverged significantly from surface elven dialects in their millennia of separation, and the two groups have difficulty communicating with one another when they wish to do more than exchange insults and threats. Many surface races feel that the Vuulari tongue has a much harsher sound than the melodious tones of surface elven races.		Vuulari possess dark skin that ranges anywhere from ashen grey to coal black. Their hair is frequently white or silver, and their eyes most commonly red or purple, but many hair and eye colors found among surface elves have some degree of expression in Vuulari communities. The Vuulari language has diverged significantly from surface elven dialects in their millennia of separation, and the two groups have difficulty communicating with one another when they wish to do more than exchange insults and threats. Many surface races feel that the Vuulari tongue has a much harsher sound than the melodious tones of surface elven races.


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	Vuulari possess dark skin that ranges anywhere from ashen grey to coal black. Their hair is frequently white or silver, and their eyes most commonly red or purple, but many hair and eye colors found among surface elves have some degree of expression in Vuulari communities. The Vuulari language has diverged significantly from surface elven dialects in their millennia of separation, and the two groups have difficulty communicating with one another when they wish to do more than exchange insults and threats. Many surface races feel that the Vuulari tongue has a much harsher sound than the melodious tones of surface elven races.		Vuulari possess dark skin that ranges anywhere from ashen grey to coal black. Their hair is frequently white or silver, and their eyes most commonly red or purple, but many hair and eye colors found among surface elves have some degree of expression in Vuulari communities. The Vuulari language has diverged significantly from surface elven dialects in their millennia of separation, and the two groups have difficulty communicating with one another when they wish to do more than exchange insults and threats. Many surface races feel that the Vuulari tongue has a much harsher sound than the melodious tones of surface elven races.

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