The Aruhlian Codex

High Justiciar

Great Ape people of endurance, responsibility, memory, and enduring infrastructure.

Western and northwestern highlands where Khoruun civilization is built into stone, forest, river, and plateau.

Fertile River-Valley city of terraces, mills, fisheries, breweries, granaries, and irrigation.

Ancient High-Stone city of bridges, archives, masonry schools, and monumental engineering; respected widely, but not ruler of every clan.

Frontier settlement nearest the Verdant Shatter, maintaining scouts, warning systems, fortified forest roads, and wilderness rescue.

River-confluence trade town of markets, boats, smiths, freight, and internal distribution.

Deep-Forest settlement woven into enormous trees, known for herbalists, foresters, beast lore, and guides.

Fortress settlement guarding a narrow pass through caravan protection, mining, and military engineering.

Head of House Vale · Valewatch

A Shar'kai tigress and practiced damage specialist among the Wolves.

Hot-skinned Ashbound whose red ember-veins resemble living flame.

Monkey Folk of movement, trade, vertical life, and adaptive systems.