KxHajuT
AND AZURAH CAME TO HER AND SAID,
“Poor Nirni stop your tears. Azurah makes for
you a gift of anew people." Nimi stopped weep-
ing. and Azurah spoke the First Seeret to the
‘Moons and they parted and let Azurah pass. And
Azurah (ook some forest people who were torn
between man and beast, and she placed them in
the best deserts and forests on Nirni. And Azurah
in her wisdom made them of many shapes, one
for every purpose. And Azurah named them Kha-
Jit and told them her Second Secret and taught
them the value of secrets. And Azurah bound the
new Khajit to the Lunar Lattice, as is proper for
Nirni’s secret defenders. Then Azurah spoke the
Third Secret, and the Moons shone down on the
marshes and their light became suger
Hailing from the deserts and jungles of Elsweyr,
the Khajit are know for their intelligence and.
agility. Thieves and acrobats are common, but
also spelleasters and warriors hail from this
feline race. They value bravery, but they also
know the necessity of running away when the
‘odds are too impossible. Their lives are guided
by the movement of the moons, and.. After
generations of being ruled by elves, Khajit feel
kin to all oppressed peoples of the world. Their
families are multigenerational, with the elders
teaching the cubs the ane
st oral traditions.
THE PHASES OF THE MOON
A.Khajt’s subrace is determined at birth by the
positions ofthe moons Masser and Secunda.
From the mighty Senche-raht battlecats to the
tiniest ofthe Alfa, rom the diplomatic Ohmes to
the mysterious Tojay-raht, the Khajit ive by the
cles ofthe moons. There isa Khali for every
purpose, though most only see the bipedal forms
ofthe race, Most Khajits, with some notable
exceptions, are furry, with long pointed ears,
cate eyes, claws, and tails. They come in any
color and fur pattern that a eat can come i.
Khafit wear ceremonial braids in their manes,
‘with rings woven in to distinguish clan and
family. Once a generation, the Mane is born
‘when the moons eclipse each other and they
beeing of Eloweyr. In deference tothe
“new Mane, Khajiit will cut off their braids, and
the Mane wears them as armor. Because of the
‘weight of so much hai, the Mane is carvied on a
sedan by large Cathay-raht warriors. As the
Khajit grew too numerous, the Mane only wears
the hair oftheir guard and thei clan.