Khamidoon

Khamidoon, many hundreds of years ago, was a poet and sorcerer who devised the art of Scrivening. For those who survived the fall of Shandu - the Koshin people of the Sunken Necropolis - Khamidoon represents an impossible enemy, a scholarly traitor who uplifed the principality then destroyed it forever.

Records and tales indicate Khamidoon sought audience with then-Prince Ibni-Haennu, and astounded the young and ambitious ruler with his ability to connect places and rapidly transmit information and goods. A school was built, and Khamidoon began teaching his ways to others. Within five years all of the places within Shandu were linked by his words, save one - Tal Bha, whose satrap mistrusted the rapidity with which these practices were being adopted and permitted only an observatory on the edge of the city to be so marked.

For all of this time, Khamidoon was known as a patient and brilliant man, whose kindness and generosity led to a continual influx of wealth and trade. He continued teaching his ways to others and was known to make grand demonstrations of new and marvellous applications of place-linking he had devised.

Very suddenly, Khamidoon seemed to snap. His public events became strange or disturbed, and he began speaking at length about the possibilities of place-linking when applied to human cadavers. An undetailed horrific event occurred and the military was mobilized to his home. Shortly following that, the sky cracked open and most of Shandu died.

It is believed that, somehow, Khamidoon yet lives. Some survivors of the Dead Length have claimed to meet and treat with someone referring to himself by this name. Those who have met him describe him as sad, polite, and somewhat terrifying.