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== Politics and Culture ==
=== Government ===
[[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}}
=== People ===
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}} The most visible sign of their heritage are their crystalline, slate-colored fingernails, which are strong enough to start a fire with a proper tool.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa2|43}} Apart from that, they have a higher tendency to be asexual than other races without singer ancestors.{{wob ref|3400}}▼
▲[[FILE:Sparkflicker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<small>By [[Coppermind:Artists/botanicaxu|botanicaxu]]</small> [[Lopen]] with a [[sparkflicker]] ]]
▲Herdazians are brown-skinned, darker than the [[Alethi]], but paler than the [[Makabak]]i, and brown-haired.{{book ref|sa1|32}}{{book ref|sa2.5|3}} They are most similar in appearance to the [[Reshi]], to the point where they can be mistaken for them.{{book ref|sa2.5|7}} However, they are also 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}} The most visible sign of their heritage are their crystalline, slate-colored fingernails, which are strong enough to start a fire with a proper tool.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa2|43}} Apart from that, they have a higher tendency to be asexual than other races without singer ancestors.{{wob ref|3400}}
Herdazian language belongs to the Vorin family, much like Alethi and Veden.{{wob ref|3977}} There are numerous terms in Herdazian to refer to a person without using their name, like ''gon'', ''mancha'' and ''gancho'', all of which seem to have slightly different meaning. ''Gon'' appears to a generic term; [[Lopen]] uses ''mancha'' exclusively when talking to [[Lunamor]]; and ''gancho'' seems to be a casual way to refer to one's superior.{{book ref|sa1|32}}{{book ref|sa2|12}}{{book ref|sa3|29}}
Majority of Herdazians seem to be [[Vorin]], though they practice their own variety of the faith, one that permits men to write.{{book ref|sa2|12}}{{book ref|sa3|50}}
=== Diaspora ===
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| Gon, I haven't been to Herdaz since I was a baby. There are as many Herdazians in Alethkar and Jah Keved these days as there are in our homeland.
| Lopen{{book ref|sa2|41}}
}}
There are
== Notable Herdazians ==
== Trivia ==
* Herdaz's size is roughly similar to that of [[wikipedia:Colombia|Colombia]], or about half of [[wikipedia:Greenland|Greenland]].
* Brandon created Herdazians after his wife noted that there are very few Hispanic cultures in fantasy worlds.{{wob ref|6467}} In particular, some elements of Herdaz are inspired by Mexico.{{wob ref|8883}}
== Notes ==
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