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-The Wen are the native people of the dragon coast.  As a people, they are little more than tribesmen and cavemen, although some have embraced the civilisation to be found in more advanced settlements such as Porter's Bar, Port Elizabeth and Paria.  They follow a simple nature loving faith, with a demon, Varen, who will punish them if they abuse the natural world or intercede for them in times of need.  +The Wen are the native people of the dragon coast.  As a people, they are little more than tribesmen and cavemen, although some have embraced the civilisation to be found in more advanced settlements such as Porter's Bar, Port Elizabeth and Paria.  They follow a simple nature loving faith, with a demon, Varen, who will punish them if they abuse the natural world or intercede for them in times of need.  
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 +**[[consolidated:races:wen:start|Read more about the Wen here]]** 
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 +**[[legendarium:poems:the_beginning|In the beginning ….]]**  A Wen story song, that speaks of the origins of the world and their culture.
  
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 There are no temples or churches a such, but the gods are everywhere.  Nor are there are specific services, instead each person makes small offerings through their daily life.  It might be something like feeding the ducks (or the fishes), helping a bird that has fallen out of a nest, watering a plant in a drought or even scattering the seeds from the fruit you have just eaten.  It includes a concept of just taking what you need – if you aren’t going to eat that weed eel, then release it back into the water alive.   Don’t pick all of the fruit and then let it go mouldy – something else can use it.   Community use is OK, as is local barter  (I’ll trade you this eel, that I can’t eat, for some of that extra fruit you picked). There are no temples or churches a such, but the gods are everywhere.  Nor are there are specific services, instead each person makes small offerings through their daily life.  It might be something like feeding the ducks (or the fishes), helping a bird that has fallen out of a nest, watering a plant in a drought or even scattering the seeds from the fruit you have just eaten.  It includes a concept of just taking what you need – if you aren’t going to eat that weed eel, then release it back into the water alive.   Don’t pick all of the fruit and then let it go mouldy – something else can use it.   Community use is OK, as is local barter  (I’ll trade you this eel, that I can’t eat, for some of that extra fruit you picked).
  
-Spell casting Wen are extremely rare and are usually ++Sorcerer|(with the Solar bloodline)++ or ++Shaman|(with the Nature spirit)++. Both classes are seen to be 'touched by the gods' and are treated with fearful respect. They often live isolated lives away from any specific family group, but generally in walking distance of more than one family, and serve as healers, prophets and seers to the whole community. They are known to make images, deep in dark caves, of natural phenomena, such as animals, trees, sun and moon.+Spell casting Wen are extremely rare and are usually ++Sorcerer|(with the Solar bloodline)++ or ++Shaman|(with the Nature spirit)++. Both classes are seen to be 'touched by the gods' and are treated with fearful respect. They often live isolated lives away from any specific family group, but generally in walking distance of more than one family, and serve as conscience, healer, prophet and seer to the whole community. They are known to make images, deep in dark caves, of natural phenomena, such as animals, trees, sun and moon.
  
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   * To those who led the prayers  he gave the secret of fire, when they called upon him in the right way, he would give them some of the flame from his body (Fire spells) and he also taught them how to make flames by rubbing sticks together in the right way. BUT there was a price…   * To those who led the prayers  he gave the secret of fire, when they called upon him in the right way, he would give them some of the flame from his body (Fire spells) and he also taught them how to make flames by rubbing sticks together in the right way. BUT there was a price…
     -  First was a compact for all the people - the fire had to be treated as special - after all it was a part of Sol - the fire wasn’t to be used to hurt Gaya (ie can’t be used to burn trees down etc) and it had to be respected.     -  First was a compact for all the people - the fire had to be treated as special - after all it was a part of Sol - the fire wasn’t to be used to hurt Gaya (ie can’t be used to burn trees down etc) and it had to be respected.
-    -  Second was a compact for the priests – they had to support the leader, become his guide, his reminder of the gods' will - after all the leaders were so busy making sure their family kept alive, sometimes they forgot. It was the priest's job to make sure they didn’t forget for too long …+    -  Second was a compact for the priests – they had to support the leaders, become their guide, their reminder of the gods' will - after all the leaders were so busy making sure their family kept alive, sometimes they forgot. It was the priest's job to make sure they didn’t forget for too long …
  
 ==== Gaya's Dreams ==== ==== Gaya's Dreams ====
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