Chambers of Astinus

The Kirath

The kirath are the scouts and spies of the Silvanesti army. They have long been an organisation that has proved vital in preventing the evil hordes from overrunning the Silvanesti people. The kirath were originally formed to facilitate the reclamation of Silvanesti after Lorac's nightmare, after the War of the Lance.

The basic goals of the kirath are to:

• Explore the forests and root out danger
• Subdue any danger when discovered
• Report any incidents back to their superiors

Most of the kirath hail from House Protector, although a few do occasionally come from House Gardener and House Mystic. However once an elf has joined the kirath, they almost never involve themselves in House politics from that point forwards.

In the field, the kirath usually communicate via secret hand signals and atrakha whistles. The atrakha whistles allow them to imitate the sounds of birds and small animals to communicate with their fellow kirath. The kirath are known to use a weapon known as a soris, in battle. The soris is two pieces of light wood, connected by a joint in the middle. The lower half of a soris is five feet long and ends in a sharp metal point. Usually a leather wrist thong is attached to this end. The upper half is eighteen inches long, tipped with a rope loop and four hooks. Because the soris can be manouevered into different positions, it can be used as a climbing tool, as a club, or as a quarterstaff. Kirath are known to value their soris' highly, and will deal harshly with anyone who steals one. An elf who steals a soris will be forced to pay a great amount in restitution. A non-elf who steals a soris would be put to death.

One of the other great items of the kirath are the greenmasks. Since the green dragons overran Silvanesti, the elves developed this mask which is treated with heatbane, to protect them against chlorine and most other gas attacks. They are also invisible to infravision due to the heatbane treatment. When used in conjunction with a firebane cloak, the elves can be completely undetected to any creatures that see in infravision.

Kirath are known to travel in either solo or manyrun missions across the Silvanesti terrain. Solo missions allow the kirath to travel speedily across the forest and in relative quiet. Although if they come upon trouble, the lone kirath has no backup. Manyrun missions are when a party of kirath journey into the forest.

The hierarchy of the kirath is loosely based. There are beginner scouts, senior scouts and veteran scouts. One of the senior-most leaders for a long time (and oft considered the overall kirath leader) is Aleaha Takmarin. The kirath ultimately report to the Silvanesti army, and their true leader is the Speaker of the Stars. The kirath have loyally served throughout the more recent ages of Krynn, and have been a strong force throughout the turmoil that occurred during the War of Souls.

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