Vahlan

== The Vahlan were the first known intelligent race other than the gods. ==
The Vahlan are the original children of the six Maerin. They were created just after the Precursor delineated physical space. 
=== Physical Forms ===
The Vahlan were humanoid, with skin and eyes of varying golden tints. Occasional variations did occur, but their bodies were generally similar. They had no hair on any part of their bodies, as their world was created as a paradise, and there was no need for it. They were exceedingly tall by standards of the modern non-Giant/non-Troll races of Dorhaun (200cm - 270cm/6'5-9'). Their bodies and faces were symmetrical in the extreme, so devoid of what most peoples consider flaws that most would actually be somewhat frightening to behold.
The Coming of Death
Vahlan did not age. 
There was no death or reproduction among them until Mage, first Arcanist in history, managed to fail so spectacularly at invoking and containing magic that he destroyed himself and many others with fire. After this point, knowing it was possible to kill and to die, other deaths were inevitable. The gods chose to give the Vahlan the ability to reproduce. Meshvara designed the process, which is still used by most known (non-microbial) species to this day.
Naming Conventions and Language
The names the Vahlan gave each other followed no set pattern. The language the Vahlan spoke was virtually indistinguishable from the bizarre and twisting High Primordial tongue spoken by the gods, though their awareness of it was limited to things they could actually experience so it diverged over time. Individual words can be easy to translate but there are an incredible number of them to learn. Many Vahlan names later became the general labels for concepts they had not previously encountered. Examples include Mage and War.
The Fall
The Fall of Vahlanost was a long process caused by public tensions over a matter of succession, and a not so public sense of ennui experienced by their most aged members. Vicious power games were invented on Vahlanost by elder members to manipulate the young, which spiraled out of control when the added pressure of the first pair of twins in history being born to the rulers of the world.
Note: Some of the Vahlan were avid astronomers and compiled the most detailed accurate star charts of all time, updating them as stars came and went with time. Each was named. Whenever the Precursor would issue an Edict a new star would appear in the night sky for a few minutes, and then vanish. As a result, once they were able to connect the events, the Vahlan called the Precursor "Nameless Star."
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