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For those on the island:%r%r* Devaki is Blooded. He was also one of the more outspoken about not forgetting their history, and their exile. He was known to be very familiar with the ancestry of the Bloods, and it was known that the elders often approached him before approving a match, to determine how closely related potential matches might be. This used to be a task his father would perform, before he died during the erratic threadfalls.%r%r* In terms of his contribution to the islands, Devaki was one of the regular fishers. He also served as a kind of counsellor, often spending time talking to people in confidence. He was one of the few who knew the cave system very, very well -- though that's not common knowledge.%r%r* Devaki's grandfather, Viremi, though mostly retired in his role as a mindhealer, still served on the council of elders.%r%r* During the rescue, his sister Kiami died of sickness, and his grandfather Viremi remained in the infimary for some time, weakened and ill, before finally sucumbing early in the winter of Turn 29. %r%r For those from the mainland:%r%r* Both Devaki's parents are dead, though he has two younger sisters, Evali, who impressed a green at High Reaches Weyr, and Kiami, who died in the plague shortly after their arrival at the Weyr. Devaki became gravely ill along with most of the exiles after their arrival on the mainland; though recovered, he was left weakened. Devaki was very vocal amongst the islanders and Weyrfolk about his intention to see the Blood claims of the exiles recognized.%r%r* Along with Raum, Devaki went missing from the Weyr during Turn 26, shortly after the death of the former exile Seani. His whereabouts were unknown until he showed up at High Reaches Hold during Turn 28, where his engagement to the Lady Issedi of High Reaches Hold was announced. The new Lord Holder Braeden also acknowledged the Blood rights of the exiles, something that is undoubtedly attributed to Devaki's influence. It was made known that all former islanders were welcome at High Reaches Hold, and that arrangements would be made to support them.%r%r* He and Issedi were married in the middle of Turn 29, and had a son, Vinien, early in Turn 30. He appears to have a good relationship with Lord Braeden, which is perhaps why he was named successor when Braeden stepped down in Turn 31. He was confirmed as Lord Holder of High Reaches a short time later.%r%r* Devaki and his wife, Issedi, had one son, Vinien, and three daughters, Sealene, Esiara and Alani. It is rumored that Issedi was pregnant with their fifth child when she was murdered at the end of Turn 36. The murderer was exiled to the Western Islands.