Chinawa

Chinawa, an old man, was headman of a village located in the Jungle of Himatan of eastern Jacuruku. He was garishly painted in daubs of coloured mud, and had adorned himself with feathers and numerous necklaces of leather and thick threads, from which hung various talisman-like objects and fetishes: "teeth, bits of metal, chipped stones, talons, and a dried paw". Chinawa claimed to be a "great magus" who not only commanded the "shades of the dead", but who was also "beloved of Ardata herself". He controlled the villagers by his dire warnings of various catastrophes that would certainly occur if they did not follow his every direction. As a result, all of the villagers were terrified of him and were afraid of what would happen to them if Chinawa were to withdraw his protection.Blood and Bone, Chapter 13, US HC p.502-504
==In Blood and Bone==
An ill and badly injured Saeng, carried by her brother, Hanu, as they wandered through Himatan, stumbled upon Chinawa's village. There, Saeng was fed and healed by Chinawa's multiple wives. Saeng was informed by these women - as well as by Chinawa - of what the situation was in the village and of why Chinawa had a preeminent status amongst them.Blood and Bone, Chapter 13, US HC p.501-503
However, after encountering one of the 'restless dead' of the village - the shade of Noor, a crying young woman - and listening to her story, Saeng realized that Chinawa was a "damned fake" and was not a magical practitioner of any sort. Saeng saw how Chinawa had been viciously and heartlessly manipulating the villagers. Despite threats from Chinawa, Saeng informed the people of the village of how much they had been cruelly misled and assured them that they had nothing to fear from Chinawa or from any of the things that he had been falsely warning them about.Blood and Bone, Chapter 13, US HC p.504-506
As Saeng and Hanu prepared to leave the village, she managed to learn from Chinawa how to find the location of the ancient 'Temple of Light' - for which she and Hanu had been desperately searching. Leaving it up to the villagers to deal with Chinawa as they would, Saeng and Hanu left the village to continue their quest.Blood and Bone, Chapter 13, US HC p.506-507
==Notes and references==
Category:Males
Category:Jacuruku natives