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<h2>basic info</h2>
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<strong>cleric of <a href=#suveesha>suveesha</a></strong>
and anthropologist
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<dt>height <dd> 74 cm (2ʹ 5ʺ)
<dt>weight <dd> 18 kg (40 ℔)
<dt>age <dd> 32
<dt>year of birth <dd> 1187
<dt>alignment <dd> neutral good
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<dfn>velzek</dfn> is a kobold from a community called
<a href=#ekkel>ekkel</a>, north of the ruins of avaros dungeon. around
eight years ago, she and four other kobolds arrived at the temple of berei,
next to the green on the south border of marikest.
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her companions are:
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<dt> yarva bitterbrush <dd> 26, he/him
<!-- purshia tridentata -->
<dt> keshku aestivae <dd> 28, she/her
<!-- æstīvus: summer, but also wheat is triticum aestivum -->
<dt> volek ruba <dd> 23, she/her
<!-- rubus: blackberry/raspberry -->
<dt> tokil arceuthus <dd> 25, he/him
<!-- ἄρκευθος: juniper -->
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until arriving in marikest, the concept of a surname was totally unknown to
the kobolds, so they all invented names based on plants for themselves once
they became needed.
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the purpose of the kobolds arrival in marikest is to study outside
cultures, in the hope of easing the ancient distrust between kobolds and
surface dwellers. unravelling the common perception of kobolds as stupid
and/or evil is hard work, so progress is slow. but the recent political
situation has been <em>very</em> interesting to study as a group of
outsiders.
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<h2>ekkel</h2>
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velzeks old home, <dfn>ekkel</dfn>, consists of a network of caves within
the windswept wall. despite the historical friction between kobolds and
humanoids, ekkel has enjoyed peace for decades, due to its location far away
from any major surface roads. like all burrows, ekkel is considered to be a
single huge family; kobolds don't consciously keep track of closer kinship
bonds.
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the centre of ekkel is a large cavern; individual living spaces radiate
out in a dense network of narrow tunnels. the central space is dominated
by a huge temple to suveesha, which serves as a communal kitchen and
dining room, as well as a school. outside of her studies into humanoid
cultures, velzeks duties at the temple included teaching young kobolds to
read and write, and—like all priests to suveesha—helping in the kitchen.
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ekkel is far from isolated. several of the outer tunnels dip into the
underdark, and through there, are connected to other kobold burrows. in
fact, due to its safe location, it has been steadily growing in recent
decades as more precarious communities decide to migrate there. however,
its current population is still only around six thousand.
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<h2>suveesha</h2>
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the goddess known to humanoids as berei, concerned with home and family,
is commonly revered among kobolds in consecuar in a form known as
<dfn>suveesha</dfn>. she is represented in this form as a four-horned
kobold holding a golden flame; temples to suveesha generally have a
pair of huge braziers outside the entrance, providing warmth to the
community.
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it is claimed by some senior members of the clergy that ekkel is
particularly blessed by suveesha, and insulated from the troubles of the
outside world. maybe it is. or maybe its just that, from the perspective of
the surface world, its in the middle of nowhere.
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while amongst the humanoids, velzek and the others have been instructed to
adopt bereis symbols for familiarity: a bundle of wheat, a sickle, and a
rising sun.
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