Khan Mendama

Khan Mendama was the highest-ranking advisor to the Lord Mayor of Zazesspur and a Rakshasa.

## The Legend of the Tiger of Flame

Long ago, in a distant land, there existed a great warrior known as Yushmithyos, which in his native tongue meant The Tiger of Flame.

Yushmithyos would travel from village to village in wartime, defending them from the forces of destruction with his blade. No matter how many enemies Yushmithyos took on, only his clothes were ever damaged. His reputation as an impenetrable force of good allowed him many free beds, free meals, and more. Villagers showered him with gifts and praise. Though he shined as a hero in the daytime, at night, the villagers would lock their doors.

It is said that a restless child would be the first to see Yushmithyos when they were peering out their window in the dead of night. He walked the streets, slowly, with his hands flared in a strange position. He would step slowly, surely, up the steps of a home, and try to turn the door handle. If it was locked, he would leave. Eventually, he would open a door and disappear inside. In the morning, the villager who lived behind that door would be gone.

After many villagers had mysteriously vanished, Yushmithyos would be pushed out of the village. He would vow his revenge, only to never return. Moons later and miles away, the story would repeat itself.

## History

Khan Mendama became advisor to the Lord Mayor sometime in the early way back times. He did some things and bribed some folks, earning him this prestigious position. Khan then used his power and influence to exact a proxy war against the lower class, enforcing strict laws that ultimately kept the poorest people in Zazesspur extremely poor, and leading to extreme income inequality. The river Sulduskoon notably separated the wealthiest of Zazesspur and the politicians from the middle-income and poorest, who lived in near-famine conditions.

During the attack of Zazesspur by the Vampire, Khan murdered the Lord Mayor Inglewood Zazesspur in secret. When the dust had settled, Khan was the interim leader of the city. He began implementing tyrannical changes and crime truly flourished until the Finders stepped in and helped the mourning Lady Zazesspur claim her right to the title of Lady Mayor.

Through magical illusion, deception, gaslighting, and espionage, Khan worked to divide and discredit the Finders, even going so far as to frame several of them for murder. All the while, he had Lady Mayor Zazesspur beguiled, whispering his directions to her and continuing his tyrannical overthrow of the city's principle government.

The Finders, suspecting Khan's foul play, began to track his movements and contacts. It was suggested by their investigation that Khan was actually a shapeshifter. There was an item of legend known as the Finger of Thampsis that held the power not only to detect shapeshifters, but to force them to reveal their true form.

The Finders tracked the Finger down to the mysterious demiplane of Pleasance, where they retrieved it from the mad mage Ione and returned to Zazesspur.

In an act of overt oppression, Khan attempted to exile the Finders from Zazesspur. The Finders responded to political pressure with violence, and in the ensuing battle, Khan revealed his true face: A rakshasa, Yushmithyos, the Tiger of Flame.

Though his power was great, Khan was defeated. The effects of his tyrannical rule faded, but they did not disappear. Zazesspur would be forever changed.