# Eldraeic Word of the Day: Valëssef

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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/eldraeic-word-of-the-day-valessef/3076 "2024-11-14T05:04:32Z")\
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**valëssef (n.):** a principle of Imperial culture, _valëssef_ is literally translated “I-am-ness”, the particular aspect of oneself that one is manifesting at any particular time, or to put it another way, who one is in relation to present circumstances and present company.

This peculiarly eldraeic concept is tied strongly to their capacity and cultural inclination towards complex, multidimensional social arrangements. One adept in managing _valëssef_ is capable of easily switching between multiple social personae for different situations or relationships – employer, father, positions of wildly differing ranks in branches, and so forth, even when connections between the same people are involved – and holding them separate from each other when acting in one particular one.

Failing to properly manage _valëssef_ – mixing elements of one relationship into another, such as permitting a family relationship to affect a professional relationship – is considered most improper.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://eldraeverse.com/2017/09/27/eldraeic-word-of-the-day-valessef](https://eldraeverse.com/2017/09/27/eldraeic-word-of-the-day-valessef)

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> [@Specialist290 \<carpentereli@outlook.com\> on 2017-09-28 09:29:11 wrote](#):
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> As always, the follow-up is greatly appreciated 🙂

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