kinem said:Pitch 13:
The Karantha are distant relatives of the Makaran, but they live in marshlands and are much more civilized and intelligent. These scaled people are well known as mercenaries, but boast a large number of scholars and wizards as well. They prefer to fight without weapons and many are masters of the martial arts. Because paper would be quickly ruined by their damp environment, they have developed a system of beads placed on strings which they use to record information.