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