The Arapay were the easternmost of the six tribes of the Tiste Edur. They had been subjugated by the Hiroth during Hannan Mosag's War of Unification. Their preferred weapon was the throwing axe.[1]
They were the nearest tribe to the ice fields, but rarely ventured there for fear of hauntings.[2] When the Edur did hunt on the ice, they travelled in large groups to ward off attacks from the strange, fur-shrouded killers they called Jheck. The Jheck mostly hunted at night and took their victims' heads and limbs as trophies.[3]
Other dangers of the Arapay lands included white-furred bears, cave-dwelling bears, short-legged wolves, and pack wolves.[4] The Arapay also spoke of huge, brown-furred beasts with ivory tusks who wandered the ice, but few believed their stories.[3]
Like the Hiroth, they hunted Tusked seals for food.[4]
Somewhere to the east of Arapay lands was the Hungry Lake.[5]
Notable Arapay
- Brohl Handar, Overseer of Drene
- K'ar Penath, K'risnan
- Sathbaro Rangar, warlock
In Midnight Tides
The Arapay proved grudging hosts to Fear, Binadas, Trull, and Rhulad Sengar as their party made their way to the ice fields on their quest for Hannan Mosag. But the Arapay gave the group fur-lined gauntlets and warned of the Jheck who hunted on the ice.[3]
Notes and references
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 5, US SFBC p.168
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 5, US SFBC p.175
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Midnight Tides, Chapter 8, US SFBC p.246
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Reaper's Gale, Chapter 8, US HC p.205
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 1, US SFBC p.54