Vheh'yaim

A vheh'yaim was a traditional Mandalorian dwelling, designed to be easily built for temporary living quarters, whether "temporary" amounted to a single night or several years. Vheh'yaime varied in size; a small vheh'yaim, measuring anywhere from three to fifteen meters across, was known as an akaata'yaim. Circular and dome-like in shape, vheh'yaime were often constructed out of green wood, woven with vines and matted with mud, grass, and tree bark, providing natural camouflage. A typical vheh'yaim was partially submerged in the ground, with a sunken entrance and a cut-in stairwell accessway. Vheh'yaime frequently included an armory, kitchen, and infirmary, in addition to living quarters.

The Mandalorians of Clan Awaud constructed a large vheh'yaim, fifty meters wide, for their clan's senior members and chieftain to reside in. Deemed "Clan Home," it was joined by numerous smaller akaata'yaim in the settlement of Arumorut on Vlemoth Port. Kyrimorut, the home of Clan Skirata on the planet Mandalore in the years following the Clone Wars, was another example of a large vheh'yaim. Decades later, during the time of the Second Galactic Civil War, several vheh'yaime were also set up across the farm of Mandalorian soldiers Goran Beviin and Medrit Vasur, near the Mandalorian capital city of Keldabe, in addition to the main stone farmhouse. These outbuildings were interconnected by underground tunnels.

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