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 the worship 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.