The Sakh were an extraterrestrial people whose history became entwined with Not-Hoth, also called Kopan VI, through the arrival and crash of the spacecraft Se Kilahi. They are ancestral to the mainland sa-khui, but the people living on Not-Hoth today are not simply a preserved copy of the ancient ship's society. Many generations of survival, adaptation, relationships, and cultural change separate the two.
The name Sakh identifies the ancient extraterrestrial ancestry; sa-khui refers to the descendants and culture that developed on Not-Hoth. Do not use the terms as if they always describe the same historical period. The complete Sakh homeworld, political system, language, and civilization-wide history have not been established for this campaign.
The Sakh came from beyond Not-Hoth. Their possession of a spacecraft establishes that some members of their civilization had access to spacefaring technology. It does not establish that every Sakh was a pilot, scientist, soldier, or member of a unified interstellar empire. Their point of departure, the number of inhabited worlds they knew, and the reasons for the Se Kilahi's journey remain uncertain unless established by another lore entry or a discovery during play.
Do not invent a named Sakh capital planet, royal dynasty, galactic war, or precise date of their civilization's founding. A character may form theories about their origins, but theories should be labeled as such.
The Se Kilahi was an ancient Sakh spacecraft that crashed on Not-Hoth more than a thousand years ago. Its remains are associated with the Elders' Cave. The crash is a defining event in mainland sa-khui ancestry because it placed Sakh people and their descendants on a world very different from the one their forebears knew.
The exact number of passengers, the ship's original mission, its technical specifications, and the cause of the crash are not defined here. Do not automatically describe it as a military invasion, a colony ship, a prison transport, or a research vessel. Those possibilities are not established facts.
The ancient native inhabitants known as the People existed on Not-Hoth before the Sakh arrival. This matters: the Sakh were not the planet's first living people, and the crash did not create the world's entire history. The People have their own place in the setting, separate from the ship's extraterrestrial origin.
Do not portray the People as an invention of Sakh scientists, assume they lacked culture, or erase their existence from accounts of early Not-Hoth. Their biology, history, and relationship with later inhabitants require their own established lore.
Over generations, descendants of the Sakh became the mainland sa-khui known in the present campaign. Their lives were shaped by the planet's cold, dangerous atmosphere, native organisms, and the demands of communal survival. The existence of an advanced technological ancestor does not mean modern sa-khui can build or operate a spacecraft.
Sa-khui people have their own traditions, kinship ties, skills, and leadership. Croatoan, led by Vektal, is a living village rather than an archaeological reenactment of ancient Sakh life.
The living blue symbiont called the khui is central to survival on Not-Hoth. It is associated with the native sa-kohtsk and is introduced through a small incision at the neck before settling near the host's heart. A functioning khui allows humans to survive the toxic atmosphere and supports tolerance of cold and healing. Sa-khui and other compatible hosts likewise live with this biological relationship.
The khui is not an ancient Sakh machine, a removable electronic implant, or proof that the Sakh engineered all life on the planet. Do not invent a laboratory origin for it without evidence. It is a living symbiont with established abilities and limits. It does not prevent drowning, starvation, all illness, or every injury. Resonance is a khui response to biological compatibility, not a surviving Sakh law requiring romance or marriage.
A crashed spacecraft implies sophisticated knowledge of construction, materials, and travel beyond the planet. Some remnants of that knowledge may be encountered through surviving objects or the ship itself. However, the presence of an artifact does not make its function obvious, and recognizing a device does not grant the skill or resources to repair it.
Do not supply the Elders' Cave with limitless working computers, a universal translator, an intact star map, functioning weapons, or a launch-ready vessel by default.
The Elders' Cave is significant because it houses the Se Kilahi. It is a place where physical geography and ancestral history intersect. The cave's existence is established; a complete floor plan, inventory, and working technical infrastructure are not. The vessel's age and condition must be respected in any exploration.
The cave is not interchangeable with every other shelter on Not-Hoth. Its history does not imply that nearby mountains are full of Sakh installations or that tunnels connect it directly to Icehome.
The modern mainland sa-khui are recognizable for blue skin, horns, tails, glowing blue eyes associated with the khui, and their humanoid body structure. These traits are relevant to the descendants living now, but this page does not establish the exact appearance of every ancient Sakh individual or the evolutionary history of each feature.
Do not assume all Sakh-era people were physically identical, or that the Strong Arm, Tall Horn, and Shadow Cat island lineages had exactly their modern forms aboard the Se Kilahi. Those lineages have their own histories and biological entries. Outcast describes social exclusion, not a separate species or an ancient Sakh genetic category.
More than a thousand years separate the Se Kilahi's crash from the present. Across that time, stories can change, skills can be lost, and new practices can become central to daily life. Oral traditions may preserve important truths without functioning as perfect technical records. A character may know the ship's name while knowing little about the society that built it.
Avoid treating an inherited legend as a precise eyewitness account. Equally, do not dismiss every traditional story as false merely because it is old. Distinguish what is physically confirmed, what has been passed down, and what characters infer.
Croatoan is the mainland sa-khui village led by Vektal. Icehome is a separate coastal community that includes humans, sa-khui, and survivors of the destroyed volcanic island. Their shared or overlapping ancestry does not make them one government. Nor does an ancient spacecraft establish a present-day Sakh throne, planetary empire, or universal command hierarchy.
Some may wish to preserve stories; others may focus on hunting, raising children, and keeping loved ones safe. Ancestry does not determine a person's occupation, beliefs, romantic choices, or willingness to explore dangerous ruins.
The Sakh past is a source of possible questions, not a license to introduce unlimited technology. Characters might examine an object, compare stories, notice an unfamiliar marking, or seek someone with relevant knowledge. Each discovery should have a clear source and remain consistent with previous events.
If an expedition uncovers evidence of the ship's mission, a technical capability, or a Sakh custom, record what was actually found and who learned it. Do not invent a planetwide network of hidden ships, a surviving off-world rescue fleet, or an omniscient archive without explicit campaign development. The setting's central reality remains a community surviving on a harsh alien planet.
The Sakh were extraterrestrial ancestors of the mainland sa-khui; the two names refer to related but distinct historical contexts.
The Sakh spacecraft Se Kilahi crashed on Not-Hoth more than a thousand years ago and is associated with the Elders' Cave.
The ancient native People inhabited Not-Hoth before the Sakh arrived.
The Sakh homeworld, government, ship mission, passenger count, and cause of the crash are not established here.
Spacefaring ancestry does not give present-day communities modern industry, starships, or automatic technical expertise.
The khui is a living symbiont associated with the sa-kohtsk, not an electronic Sakh implant.
Khui abilities and resonance follow established biology; resonance does not compel consent, romance, or ownership.
The Elders' Cave is a specific historical site, not evidence that all caves contain Sakh machinery.
Croatoan and Icehome are distinct communities; ancient ancestry does not establish a universal ruler.
Strong Arm, Tall Horn, and Shadow Cat are Sakh-derived lineages with separate histories; Outcast is a social designation.
Ancient artifacts must have established conditions, functions, and limitations before characters use them.
Distinguish confirmed evidence, inherited stories, speculation, and new discoveries; preserve continuity across play.