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== History ==
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| Herdaz? My aides say it is the traditional first step for an Alethi aggression.
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During the [[Silver Kingdoms]] era, Herdaz was part of the kingdom of [[Rishir]], which additionally encompassed modern [[Reshi Isles]] as well as nothern [[Jah Keved]], [[Alethkar]] and [[Tu Bayla]].{{map ref|Silver Kingdoms}} At some point, the people living in this particular region of Rishir intermingled with [[singer]]s, leading to modern Herdazians having singer ancestry and some of their physical features.{{wob ref|930}} It's uncertain when Herdaz became its own country.
Herdaz has a long history of conflict with the Alethi.{{book ref|sa3|24}} It was one of the first conquests of the warlord [[Sadees]], though like many others, it did not remain within his sons' grasp after his death.{{book ref|sa3|19}} Much later, following [[Gavilar Kholin]]'s unification of Alethkar, a change of dynasties occured in Herdaz, and the new monarch began threatening the Alethi borders in an attempt to test them.{{book ref|sa3|49}} The Alethi responded by sending armies led by the king's brother, [[Dalinar Kholin]], who spent about four years campaigning in the borderlands, shaping the modern Alethkar-Herdaz border.{{book ref|sa3|52}}
== Culture ==▼
The Herdazian peoples had crystalline, slate-colored fingernails.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa3|35}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} Many Alethi stereotyped Herdazians as wearing [[sparkflicker]]s and being boastful.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa2|43}} They are mentioned as looking very similar to one another, to the point where they often cannot be told apart, at least by foreigners.{{book ref|sa2|22}} Majority of them seem to be [[Vorin]].{{book ref|sa3|50}}▼
Prior to the [[True Desolation]], it seems the country wasn't doing very well, as numerous Herdazians elected to leave their country, with some only coming back from time to time while others never returned.{{book ref|sa2|22}}{{book ref|sa2|41}} However, the country appears to have weathered the [[Everstorm]] without much destruction, as the [[Voidbringer]]s focused on bringing down their neighboring countries.{{book ref|sa3|96}}
Herdazians are one of several races on Roshar with [[singer]] blood in their ancestry.{{wob ref|930}} As a result, they have a higher tendency to be asexual than other races without singer ancestors.{{wob ref|3400}}▼
Following the fall of Alethkar, a number of Alethi forces withdrew to Herdaz in an attempt to mount an organized resistance, among them forces led by [[Sheler]] and [[Relis Ruthar]].{{book ref|sa3|58}}{{book ref|sa3|96}} While most refugees have been folded under the command of an unnamed [[Herdazian general]], at some points the cooperation between the two countries was heated, as brightlord Sheler was captured and put up for execution after assaulting the local women.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}}
▲== Politics and Culture ==
[[FILE:Sparkflicker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<small>By [[Coppermind:Artists/botanicaxu|botanicaxu]]</small> [[Lopen]] with a [[sparkflicker]] ]]
Herdaz is ruled by an unnamed king from a new dynasty that has only come into power sometime before the year 1150.{{book ref|sa3|49}} Little is known about him and his family, other than that he has no daughers.{{book ref|sa2|41}} The kingdom has a single set of [[Shardblade]] and [[Shardplate]] that are passed down through the royal line.{{book ref|sa1|23}}
▲Herdazians are one of several races on Roshar with [[singer]] blood in their ancestry, though it's not quite as apparent as it is among the [[Unkalaki]].{{wob ref|930}}
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There are almost as many Herdazians in [[Jah Keved]] and [[Alethkar]] as there are in Herdaz.{{book ref|sa2|41}} When a large group of them comes together, they often form their own districts, such as Little Herdaz in [[highprince]] [[Sebarial]]'s warcamp on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa2|87}} They bring their culture with them wherever they go - among others, [[chouta]] is a Herdazian street food that gained much popularity in the warcamps.{{book ref|sa2|18}}
== Notable Herdazians ==
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* [[Lopen]], the cheerful, one-armed member of [[Bridge Four]] and a second-Oath [[Windrunner]].
* Lopen's multiple cousins, including [[Punio]], [[Rod]] and [[Huio]].
* [[Kabsal]] might be Herdazian, as he has the accent.{{book ref|sa1|7}}
* An illiterate Herdazian who gives [[Taravangian]]'s doctors a [[death rattle]].{{book ref|sa1|endnote}}
* [[Havarah]], [[Dalinar]]'s bridgelord, is part-Herdazian.{{book ref|sa1|26}}
* [[Palona]], [[Sebarial]]'s mistress.
* The [[Herdazian general]] in charge of defending the country from the [[Voidbringer]]s.
== Trivia ==
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