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<title>velzek hawthorne</title>
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<link rel=stylesheet href=style.css>
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<link rel=icon href=icon.webp>
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<meta name=viewport content='width=device-width; initial-scale=0.75'>
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<meta property=og:type content=article>
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<meta property=og:title content="velzek hawthorne">
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<meta property=og:description content="kobold cleric and anthropologist">
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<meta property=og:url content="https://niss.website/velzek/">
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<meta property=og:image content="https://niss.website/velzek/icon.png">
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<header>
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<h1 id=top>velzek hawthorne</h1>
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</header>
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<section id=info>
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<h2>basic info</h2>
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<figure id=velzek-pic>
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<input type=checkbox id=switch>
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<label for=switch> switch </label>
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<div id=velzek-img-holder>
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<a href=clothes.webp>
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<img id=clothes-pic
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src=clothes_small.webp srcset='clothes_small2x.webp 2x'
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alt='velzek the kobold in green priest garments'>
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</a>
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<a href=armour.webp>
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<img id=armour-pic
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src=armour_small.webp srcset='armour_small2x.webp 2x'
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alt='velzek the kobold in metal armour holding a mace'>
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</a>
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</div>
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</figure>
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<p>
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<strong>cleric of <a href=#suveesha>suveesha</a></strong>
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and anthropologist
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<dl>
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<dt>height <dd> 74 cm (2ʹ 5ʺ)
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<dt>weight <dd> 18 kg (40 ℔)
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<dt>age <dd> 32
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<dt>year of birth <dd> 1187
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<dt>alignment <dd> neutral good
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</dl>
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<p>
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<dfn>velzek</dfn> is a kobold from a community called
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<a href=#ekkel>ekkel</a>, north of the ruins of avaro’s dungeon. around
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eight years ago, she and four other kobolds arrived at the temple of berei,
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next to the green on the south border of marikest.
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<p>
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her companions are:
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<dl>
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<dt> yarva bitterbrush <dd> 26, he/him
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<!-- purshia tridentata -->
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<dt> keshku aestivae <dd> 28, she/her
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<!-- æstīvus: summer, but also wheat is triticum aestivum -->
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<dt> volek ruba <dd> 23, she/her
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<!-- rubus: blackberry/raspberry -->
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<dt> tokil arceuthus <dd> 25, he/him
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<!-- ἄρκευθος: juniper -->
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</dl>
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<p>
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until arriving in marikest, the concept of a surname was totally unknown to
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the kobolds, so they all invented names based on plants for themselves once
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they became needed.
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<p>
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the purpose of the kobolds’ arrival in marikest is to study outside
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cultures, in the hope of easing the ancient distrust between kobolds and
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surface dwellers. unravelling the common perception of kobolds as stupid
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and/or evil is hard work, so progress is slow. but the recent political
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situation has been <em>very</em> interesting to study as a group of
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outsiders.
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</section>
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<section id=ekkel>
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<h2>ekkel</h2>
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<figure id=ekkel-pic>
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<a href=map_k_full.webp>
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<img src=map_k.webp class=bordered
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alt="ekkel is north of the ruins of avaro’s dungeon"
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title="location of ekkel burrow">
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</a>
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</figure>
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<p>
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velzek’s old home, <dfn>ekkel</dfn>, consists of a network of caves within
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the windswept wall. despite the historical friction between kobolds and
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humanoids, ekkel has enjoyed peace for decades, due to its location far away
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from any major surface roads. like all burrows, ekkel is considered to be a
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single huge family; kobolds don't consciously keep track of closer kinship
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bonds.
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<p>
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the centre of ekkel is a large cavern; individual living spaces radiate
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out in a dense network of narrow tunnels. the central space is dominated
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by a huge temple to suveesha, which serves as a communal kitchen and
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dining room, as well as a school. outside of her studies into humanoid
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cultures, velzek’s duties at the temple included teaching young kobolds to
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read and write, and—like all priests to suveesha—helping in the kitchen.
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<p>
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ekkel is far from isolated. several of the outer tunnels dip into the
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underdark, and through there, are connected to other kobold burrows. in
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fact, due to its safe location, it has been steadily growing in recent
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decades as more precarious communities decide to migrate there. however,
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its current population is still only around six thousand.
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</section>
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<section id=suveesha>
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<h2>suveesha</h2>
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<figure id=suveesha-pic>
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<a href=suveesha.webp><img src=suveesha.webp class=bordered></a>
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</figure>
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<p>
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the goddess known to humanoids as berei, concerned with home and family,
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is commonly revered among kobolds in consecuar in a form known as
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<dfn>suveesha</dfn>. she is represented in this form as a four-horned
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kobold holding a golden flame; temples to suveesha generally have a
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pair of huge braziers outside the entrance, providing warmth to the
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community.
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<p>
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it is claimed by some senior members of the clergy that ekkel is
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particularly blessed by suveesha, and insulated from the troubles of the
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outside world. maybe it is. or maybe it’s just that, from the perspective of
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the surface world, it’s in the middle of nowhere.
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<p>
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while amongst the humanoids, velzek and the others have been instructed to
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adopt berei’s symbols for familiarity: a bundle of wheat, a sickle, and a
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rising sun.
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</section>
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<footer>
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<a href=/index.html aria-label=back>•</a>
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</footer>
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