Kwoden

Kwoden, are the people that came second into the world during the Age of Creation. They came together with the Aradh during the Demonic Invasion, the reason varies between faiths: uranists and dhinists claim that they were seduced by promises of power, while the aradh worshippers belive that the kwoden were trapped in the material world by The Stars.

After the loss of the Aradh during the Demonic Invasion, the First Aethliri Empire banished kwoden into Arwadek and into the Kwod - “exile” in kwoden language. These are the most inhospitable lands in Udroth and living there was meant as a punishment for joining the Aradh. Some kwoden, who changed sides during the war joined The Heroes settled in Izbred and wee forgiven by the Empire for their transgression.

In the coming time, some of the kwoden would be allowed to settle in Dhinaem, while during the early Age of Chaos kwoden refugees were accepted by the Urmyzhar Empire in western Urandayed

Faiths among the kwoden are different. Some still worship their ancient gods, the Aradh. These cults are most prominent in Arwadek, where the hold of the Empire was weakest. Some were converted into the imperial faith of Dhinism, especially in the Lower Kwod. The kwoden of Izbred worship The Heroes like their yanadr neighbors. On the borders of kwoden lands, numerous syncretic cults have appeared.

Kwoden are of middle height, their appearance varies greatly on the region of Kwod and Arwadek, as kwoden are the race that most often intermarried with others to escape the laws that restrained them to the shaded lands. For example, kwoden in the Kwod are taller and even paler than their arwadeki relatives due to aethlir blood.