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The Vael

Two-lobed brains run two minds side by side. Their pulse shows through pale translucent skin.

ON THE ORCHARD: Nym Selum

Ilma from orbit. Development art.

HomeworldIlma

RegionPheli

CultureDeath is an art. A trained composer arranges the body at funerals while the family hums the dead to rest.

ReputationElegant, unsettling, and very good company at a funeral.

If you visitIlm is hushed. Gardens of white stone, fountains that whisper, and bells that mark the dead.

Story hookFuneral composing turned murder is the Vael's darkest tradition, and Nym's.

Vael body study: front, side and back views — Vael body study. Development art; bodies are still in review, so a picture may not match every word yet.

Six possible individuals

How different can one people look?

Every person in a people has a body of their own. These are painted studies of how far the Vael can stretch: tall, tiny, wide, long-limbed, odd. Explorations, not final designs.

Painted design studies of Nym Selum, labeled with option letters. Exploratory art. — Exploratory · not canon Nym Selum, six radical bodies. A Lantern, B Needle, C Oracle. Full size ▸

Painted design studies of D Cradle, labeled with option letters. Exploratory art. — Exploratory · not canon D Cradle, E Lens, F Pilgrim. Full size ▸

Browse every people in the Field Guide ▸ · How we pushed the proportions ▸

On the board

Vael fugitives

Warrant036 / 099

At large

The Taxidermist

Hunt 36: Gloves Required

The Anatomist

Hunt 44: Keeping Score

The Dollmaker

Hunt 83: The Stitching Hour

PeopleVael

LensHorror

LeadNym