Kandjara-The Half-slith

The life of Kandjara Zhalman began in a wizard's tower near the city of Miruvhor. Her mother was a human woman whom the wizard had either caught or bought; regardless of which she was a slave in his tower. The wizard somehow grew curious as to what the combination of a slith and human would be like, a combination that is impossible in nature. He managed to capture a slith warrior and used his dark magic to im- pregnate the woman by him. After Kandjara was born, she lived with her mother in a cell that was really little more than a cage, her 'father' having no further part in her life. As she grew, her mother taught her language, and a little about the world outside the tower. The wizard seemed quite proud of his creation, and would bring her out to show his visitors, who would poke and prod this curious creature. One visitor seemed disgusted by the sight however, a plump old man with a long beard. The day following the old man's visit, the wizard entered the cell and told Kandjara's mother that he had sold Kandjara for a price that was too good to refuse. Of course, it turned out that the one who bought her was the same plump old man, and she left the tower for her new home.

Her new home was quite different from the tower. Here, she was not treated like a pet or animal and she had a room of her own. Unfor- tunately, as she grew older she was a bit too aggressive. One day, she struck the old man's grandson over the head with a pan. The boy wasn't seriously hurt, but the old man decided the Kandjara needed help in self control. He had managed to identify the half-slith's biological father, so he made arrangements with his kin to take Kandjara in and help her to deal with her reptilian half. Once again, she suffered ill treatment because of what she was, as many of the sliths looked at her strangely, and some did more than look. She stood it as long as she could, then she left Falen Dara and traveled to Rheydin. The cosmopolitan nature of that city allowed Kandjara a measure of tolerance, for she was just one of the many strange crea- tures who visit Rheydin.

Please note the Kandjara Zhalman is a unique creature, and she is in no way related to the famed half-slith Knight Loucheran.