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Parshendi warriors with marbled skin and living carapace armor

culture · par-SHEN-dee

Parshendi

the Parshendi

of the Shattered Plains. Marbled skin and carapace; they fight Alethi for as well as for the old murder. They have of their own.
Carapace and Plate, fighting for .
Role
Rival army on the plateaus — , , a war with no end in sight.
First introduced
Prologue — Prologue: To Kill
Most recently in view
Prologue — Prologue: To Kill
Last mention
Chapter 13 — Ten Heartbeats
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Look

Marbled skin, carapace, warrior's build. Some wear over the living armor. They hum or sing in time as they fight.

As observed

Disciplined enough to field and contest every chrysalis. Still read as alien.

Where

The Shattered Plains; they come for the same chrysalises the Alethi hunt.

Connected

People of this culture

Named characters from this people at your current reading position.

Parshendi warriors with marbled skin and living carapace armor

No named character from this culture has been introduced yet. What you know is the look, the homeland, and the habits — not a person with a name.

Look

Marbled skin, carapace, warrior's build. Some wear over the living armor. They hum or sing in time as they fight.
Carapace and Plate, fighting for .