View source for Chapter V - The Caladarans

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The caladaran are a peaceful people, given to contemplation of 
the ways and nature of Avendar.  Tall and thin, with a stoney,
bark-like skin, the bodies of caladarans resemble walking
sticks. Their faces are more humanoid,with most caladarans
showing little signs of age for most of their life.
 
Caladarans first appear in human records shortly before the
formal beginning of the Republic of  Earendam. First noted as
wanderers from the east, the caladarans brought with them
the magics of earth, though they rapidly took to the healing
arts which had so dominated following the War of Fire. The
caladarans also brought with them theworship of Iandir,
embodying the principles most of the caladarans  lived by.
Previously worshipped only as a disembodied force, the
worship of order and law became a religion among some
humans, giving rise to the first codified set of laws as well as
the written script used as the basis for the common tongue
today.
 
For as long as caladarans have been known, they have served
as teachers and healers, though seldom as warriors or men of
the sword. Preferring a solitary lifestyle, they will nevertheless
live in cities or towns if it suits their purposes (their healers in
particular).

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Among themselves, the caladarans have a council of sages, 
which meets infrequently and typically matters of grave
importance, preferring to let local rulers and laws deal with
day to day problems.

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