Capital: Nightshade
Ruler: Archon (king)
Worship: The Aghama

Incorporating many rogue hara of the Uigenna tribe who had to flee Megalithica during the time of conflict (and who were rejected by the Maudrah), the Garridan tribe is well versed in the esoteric lore of Wraeththu toxins and is probably the land most feared by strangers.

Since Wraeththu cannot be harmed by most toxic elements, the Uigenna became famous for their ability to devise poisons fatal or painful to harishkind. Needless to say, poison is the main export of Garridan, and nearly all their towns and cities are named for various poisons - an example of their rather morbid sense of humour.

A notoriously handsome race, inclined to tallness, long-limbed and grey eyed, the Garridan have stuck more keenly to their origins than most of the tribes of Jaddayoth.

Their ruler is the Archon Hillelex and while they have temples (Nayatis) and priests (Hienamas), and pay lip service to the Aghama, most Garridans have little time for religion. This is because the Uigenna were one of the first tribes of Wraeththu and have passed on to their descendants a strong sense of what it was like clinging to the ruins of human civilization, regarded as a dangerous freak, having to fight just to live every day. Most tribes nowadays have a far more diluted bloodline from the original strain than the Garridan, owing to the interbreeding between different districts and tribes. Hence, the racial memory is perhaps blunted or at least distant enough to ignore. The Garridan are a one-generation descent group away from the Uigenna. Some part of them still lives in the burning cities of fifty years ago. There were no gods then: Garridan see little need for them now.

The Garridan maintain a cursory alliance with Mojag and Maudrah and a healthy trading arrangement with the Emunah.

Visitors to Nightshade report that the Garridan are excellent hosts and while visitors to the region are not discouraged, surprisingly few brave the journey. For those who do, it is recommended any food offered should be examined carefully, unless you are sure your visit is welcome.

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The names and likenesses of the Wraeththu characters are used with permission of Storm Constantine, the recognized creator and author of the Wraeththu Chronicles (The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The Bewitchments of Love and Hate and The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire) and the Wraeththu Histories (The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure, The Shades of Time and Memory, and The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence.)