Koja Koja was a human man and a lama of Khazari . He became advisor to Yamun Khahan of the Tuigan Horde . History . Early life . He came from Khazari and served as a lama at the Red Mountain Temple . Tuigan Horde . Koja was chosen to be Khazari ' s emissary to Yamun Khahan of the Tuigan Horde , but betrayed his nation when Yamun offered him the position of Grand Historian to the Tuigan Empire . Although he was forsaken by his god for this act , he served loyally and ably as one of the Khahan ' s major advisers , even while the Tuigan conquered his homeland . There , he advised that Jadaran , Yamun ' s son , be appointed governor of Alashan . During the Tuigan invasion of Shou Lung , Koja was the only historian with Yamun . He recommended that the renegade Shou General Batu Min Ho seek a position as one of Yamun ' s advisors . While they were staying with the Tuigan , Koja advised the adventurers who would later destroy Solon on Tuigan customs . He also stated that to truly defeat Tan Chin , they would require the " Stone Scepter of Shih " and recommended that if they wanted more information they should go to the Red Mountain Monastery . Koja later saw King Azoun IV of Cormyr slay Yamun Khahan , in the Year of the Turret , 1360 DR . Post - war . Following the war , Koja was a guest of King Azoun IV of Cormyr , living in Suzail for over a year . While there , on the king ' s request , he wrote an account of his experiences with the Tuigan and their culture . He was aided in this by Thom Reaverson , who worked on a similar project and provided Koja with translations and guidance . The finished work was entitled " Life among the Tuigan " and gave an accurate and unbiased account of the Tuigan Horde . Nevertheless , Koja dismissed it as an incomplete collection of notes about Tuigan customs , and felt that Reaverson put in an equal amount of work . He began work expanding his notes into a larger volume . However , Suzail was a city he found too chaotic for his liking . As something of an exotic celebrity in Faerûn , he also felt like a scholarly curiosity or a spoil of war from the court of Yamun Khahan . So when priests of Deneir invited Koja to the city of Procampur in the Vast , he gladly accepted . By the Year of the Helm , 1362 DR , Koja was living at the temple of Deneir there . Koja liked Procampur , as it reminded him of the home he had not seen in ten years , and he grew homesick . The priests appointed Foxe to be his secretary and aide while he was there . There he was close to finishing his next book , entitled " Observations of the Tuigan Historian , Recording the Life of Yamun Khahan from his Rise to his Death in the Lands of the West , from Notes made for King Azoun of Cormyr " , tentatively shortened to " A History of the Tuigan " . However , fictionalized accounts of the war like " Lay of the Purple Dragons " prompted Koja to attempt to get his work mass - published and widely circulated , to present an honest version to the public , rather than be buried in temple libraries . To this end , Koja and Foxe sought the services of Forgemaster Inkstain and his new printing press . However , Inkstain quoted a price of 10 , 000 gold lions just for one copy , and 500 lions for extras , which Koja was unable to pay or raise the money for . Therefore , he accepted an invitation to a banquet held by Duke Jozul Piniago , to ask for the money . However , Piniago only wished to pay for a single copy to grace his own library , so that anyone who wished to read it needed his permission . Insulted by the duke ' s guests , Koja left and prepared to leave Procampur and finally return to Khazari . However , later that night , he was summoned to a late dinner with a mysterious Faerûn ian woman dressed as a Khazari noblewoman , who presented a full and traditional Khazari meal for Koja , reminding him of home . She wished to be Koja ' s patron and have his book printed , in exchange for a service . Wary of the offer , Koja cast a Sunlight After Storm sutra , revealing the woman to be the god Deneir . Deneir granted Koja gem s worth at least 10 , 000 gold pieces for the printing and asked him to stay in Faerûn and write his books to educate the westerners . However , he could not go home until he was ready to die ; the perfect Khazari scene showed Koja how the memories of his homeland would not be so perfect . Koja accepted the task . The next day , Koja planned to have his book printed by Inkstain and then begin travelling . He wished to visit Waterdeep , and invited Foxe to accompany him . Appearance . Koja was a small , gaunt man , who kept his head shaven . He was often seen wearing a faded orange robe and a necklace of prayer beads . Personality . Koja was a quiet , weak - willed man , easily moved by the plight of innocents . He enjoyed drinking tea on his own and preferred to avoid confrontation . He refused to talk about his abandonment of Khazari , as if the consequences of doing so weighed very heavily on his mind . Skills . He was a meticulous record - keeper and could write with tremendous speed , keeping notes on most of his Khahan ' s conversations and deals as he made them . Though he was a man of peace , Koja was skilled at describing the details of war and battles in his writings . He was capable of defending himself , and knew a number of prayers and sutra s to help him deal with spirits , including the Pure Thought , Hundred Lotus , and Sunlight After Storm sutras , and another to purify food and drink . He also possessed a number of charms and protective fetishes . Koja was given a golden " paitza " by Yamun that would grant him safe passage through Tuigan lands , though he doubted it would work after the Khahan ' s death . He considered leaving it as a gift to the temple of Deneir .