Table of contents
Cold Skins & Weaponry ................................................. 42
Rumors & Whispers ........................................................ 42
Krikis ..................................................................................... 43
Appearance & Physiology ............................................. 43
History .............................................................................. 44
The Chitin Wars .............................................................. 44
Ranks & Types .................................................................. 47
Royalty .............................................................................. 47
Workers............................................................................. 47
Warriors & “Bright” Krikis ............................................48
Drones...............................................................................48
Customs & Culture ..........................................................48
Behavior & Communications ....................................... 49
Swarming to New Hives ................................................. 49
Intraspecies Warfare & Krikis Rivalry .........................50
The Megha Stone............................................................50
Rumors & Whispers ........................................................50
Makadan................................................................................ 51
Appearance ....................................................................... 51
History ............................................................................... 51
Kod...................................................................................... 51
Ranks & Types .................................................................. 52
Customs & Culture .......................................................... 54
Rumors & Whispers ........................................................ 54
Nordor .................................................................................. 55
History .............................................................................. 55
Ranks & Types .................................................................. 55
Customs & Culture ..........................................................56
Of Great Dragons & Glaciers......................................... 57
Rumors & Whispers ........................................................ 57
Pachyaur............................................................................... 57
Physiology & Appearance ............................................. 58
Pachyaur Language & Trumpeting.............................. 59
History .............................................................................. 59
Vidijo: The “Tiny Races” ................................................60
Ranks & Types ..................................................................60
Customs & Culture ..........................................................60
Books of the Moons ......................................................... 61
Pachyesh Psychology ....................................................... 61
Time ................................................................................... 61
Memory ............................................................................ 62
Loyalty .............................................................................. 62
Pachyaur & the Prophet ................................................. 62
Penmai.................................................................................. 62
Crag Penmai..................................................................... 62
Physiology & Appearance ............................................. 63
History .............................................................................. 63
Ranks & Types .................................................................. 64
Customs & Culture ..........................................................65
Coming of Age .................................................................65
Penmai Language ...........................................................66
Penman Diets ..................................................................66
Penman Village Migrations ..........................................66
“The Peaceful” ................................................................. 67
The Rhallor ...................................................................... 67
Belongings & the Community...................................... 69
Favors & Debts................................................................. 69
Avian Kinship .................................................................. 70
The Nok: Masters of the Skies ....................................... 70
Rumors & Whispers ......................................................... 71
Prajalu .................................................................................... 71
History ............................................................................... 71
Prajalu Royalty in Abeyance ..........................................72
Ranks & Types ...................................................................72
Customs & Culture ...........................................................74
Child Trading & Child Selling ........................................74
Rumors & Whispers ........................................................ 75
Watu...................................................................................... 76
Physiology & Appearance ............................................. 76
History .............................................................................. 76
Ranks & Types .................................................................. 76
Warriors & Protectors ..................................................... 76
Imhara Breeders ..............................................................77
Customs & Culture ...........................................................77
The Beastly Way...............................................................77
Watu Slavery ................................................................... 78
Watu & Non-Pachyaur Slavers ..................................... 78
Rumors & Whispers ........................................................ 78
The Year of the Khundu Imhara ................................... 79
Languages on Khitus ...................................................... 79
Chapter 4: The Cities ..................................................... 80
Aleothkka .............................................................................80
Alos ........................................................................................80
Bariga ....................................................................................81
Brokkan .................................................................................81
Chatoon ................................................................................ 82
Chuma Zor (Chukka Zor) .................................................... 82
Estica ..................................................................................... 82
Top Khitan Cities by Population........................................ 82
Gathush ................................................................................ 83
The Hidden Darkness......................................................... 83
Norden.................................................................................. 83
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