Vek



The Vek are one of three natural sentient species left on the world of Axaar, along with the Axaari, and Syran. They have been engaged in a bitter war against the forces of the Burning Legion and The Swarm.

History
Before the Axaari race arrived on the planet, the Vek were there. It is rumored that they were the original inhabitants of Axaar. After a period of strife between the two races, the Vek and the Axaari became acquaintances, trading and interacting with each other. During the first Legion invasion of the world, the Vek did not participate in the war, instead choosing to stay in their hives and wait it out.

During the second invasion, the Vek were stirred from their nests and arose in an incredible swarm. However, with the Legion’s Fel Reavers, the swarm was beaten back and out of their hive city, where the Legion turned it into their home base. The Vek, like the other races, were forced to go to The Glade.

The Vek have been in a constant war with the forces of The Swarm since they arrived many years before the Burning Legion. It’s rumored by the Axaari that their war have been going on for eons and the only thing that has hindered this great war was the arrival of the Legion and them being forced back to The Midnight Glade.

Culture
The Vek are an insectoid race, and comprise of 78% of the current races on Axaar. They are a heavily theocratic race, believing their leader is an Empress. The Vek are not very territorial, as their main cities and infrastructure lies underneath the surface. Their primary city was known as Vrakk, a sprawling hive under the mountain now known as Archimonde’s Revenge. Within the city was a race almost as technologically advanced, as the Night Elves.

The Vek do not usually hunt. Instead, they feed off of nutrients that filter down from the surface. When they do hunt, however, it is because of a general lack of nutrients filtering into their city from the surface, causing them to become more aggressive and spending weeks at a time hunting. Their greatest warriors are sent out in large packs that scour the surface for however long that hunt was decided to be. It’s during this time that they kill anything they can find, from forces of the Swarm to whatever mammals are left on the surface and bring it back to their city.

The Vek’s staple of food is mainly this nutrient residue, caused by decomposition of corpses and Baotrari trees. However, they can go through periods of homeostasis when their food runs low to keep themselves alive whilst they make weapons for their hunts. When they hunt, they eat almost anything that moves that they can kill. This includes the Syran, Swarm, and the local fauna. The Vek do not usually attack the Axaari.