The Xin
The xin are biologically altered insectoid frogs with a strong set of hind legs and two pairs of forearms, the second of which has adapted so that it can be used interchangeably as legs. Standing upright, they are roughly the same size as humans, although older and richer xin can become extremely fat. They are a very warlike race — their most advanced weaponry is similar to that of the nethermen, and they prefer swords and spears in hand-to-hand combat.
The xin are nomadic and use Cryptobite as their heavy dray animals when travelling between communities. For more mobile operations, the xin use Mentiloth. The xin never come into Hellsborough — the nearest they get is the Stanninxin, who live above the Wisewood at Stannington.
The Xin are not animals. This is the first thing that gets people killed. They have a culture, a hierarchy, a strategic capacity, and a very poor opinion of anything that stumbled into their world without being invited. They can strip intention from a still-living target, leaving the body functional and the will entirely absent. This is not generally used as a combat technique. It is used as something worse — an administrative one.
The Xin run things. Not loudly. Not visibly. But the Mentiloth, who built the original dark networks, built them for the Xin. The question of why should keep you occupied during whatever time you have remaining.
Field note: do not make eye contact. Not for superstitious reasons. They read intent through ocular contact and adjust their approach accordingly. You want to be unreadable for as long as possible.
| Type | Warden |
| HP | 15 |
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