Cha'asii

Article written by Paul Record

The Cha'asii is a group of Elves from the Emerald Sea of Neron, a dark, steamy jungle in southern Taladas. The history of their civilization stretches back to the end of the first age of Krynn. Their empire thriving at the same time the High Ogres of Ansalon founded their own empire. Enslaved by the Yaggol, the cha'asii toiled under the nightmarish will of the yaggol until they learned how to defeat the mind powers of the yaggol. A great war was fought, and the Yaggol Empire crumbled as both sides nearly wiped each other out. All that remains of this once shattered group is a few villages and the city of Ke-Cha-Yat.

After the shattering of the empire, an uneasy truce was struck, only broken by skirmishes and murder. The cha'asii went their separate ways; establishing villages like Ke-Cha-Yat were they could live in peace from the yaggol. This would all change with the coming of Gloomwing, a former orthlox Black Dragon that joined with the Brethren, the cult followers of Maladar an-Desh, Lord of Wizards.

The cha'asii elves are ruled by a Grandmother, the oldest female elf. The grandmother is supposedly able to see and know all. The cha'asii are short in stature, swarthy colored skins and have dark, almost black eyes. Their clothes are a mix feathers to beads and are often half-naked. Most adults carry a weapon of some kind.

Cha'asii use Talismans, objects made to fight Yaggol, some with amber containing a mantis, can block mind-reading powers. The cha'asii elves are skilled in making these talismans to help protect their people.

References

Trail of the Black Wyrm, pages 65, 292, 367-369, 389

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