Editing Vae’kes

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The Vae'kes are demigod "children" of [[Vaelien]] (sometimes Vae'lien) who all have the ability to permanently steal magic from others. The Vae'kes are very resilient and hard to hurt. It is unclear if the Vae'kes are really the children of Vaelien or something else. They are believed to be immortal. Vae'kes are typically slightly weaker to light and light-based mana types. They are known as Children of the Tyrant on Kaldwyn.

The personalities of the Vae'kes are warped by their build up of Vae essence. Some of the Vae'kes lean into this change heavily and others take extreme measures to retain their sense of self. This creates something of a factional divide.<ref name="Andrew-Answers-1">[https://discord.com/channels/443421134109671424/578706502001360897/1193671316373524600 ''Climber's Court #andrew-answers]''</ref> 

The Vae'kes magic theft interacts with multiple layers of self, however, the interaction with the layers are just a component of the theft, not how it works.<ref name="Andrew-Answers-2">[https://discord.com/channels/443421134109671424/578706502001360897/1042148265459732500 ''Climber's Court #andrew-answers]''</ref> 

Vae'kes generally translates to "that which takes" (kes meaning "that which", vae meaning "take").<ref name="Andrew-Answers-3">[https://discord.com/channels/443421134109671424/578706502001360897/795778531976019968 ''Climber's Court #andrew-answers]''</ref> 

== List of Vae'kes ==

* [[Aayara Haven|Aayara]] - One of the eldest Vae'kes, known as the Lady of Thieves. She is "tremendously ancient" and even gods fear her. She is known for stealth, illusions and concealment powers.

* Jacinth - Another of the eldest Vae'kes, known as the Blackstone Assassin. The rival/lover/sibling of Aayara. Jacinth kills people before they can respond.

* [[Jonathan Sterling|Sterling]] - Has strong defensive power.

* Diamond - A Vae’kes that lives in Selyr.

* Sharp - A Vae’kes that lives in Selyr.

* [[Saffron]] - Has overwhelming regenerative power.

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