None can say how far back in history the presence of the thri-kreen extends. The powerful primal entity known as the Spirit Khanate tells its thri-kreen followers that they were the first and best race. The Spirit Khanate is composed of many ancestral spirits of thri-kreen lost through violent deaths, wasting sun sickness, and other gruesome fates. They are bound together in thri-kreen racial memory. Despite being composed of the spiritual energy of untold numbers of thri-kreen, the Spirit Khanate views itself to be and behaves as a single entity, in accordance with the clutch mentality of the thri-kreen. Though its loyalty is ostensibly to the Sand Father, the Spirit Khanate extols xenophobia as a virtue that keeps the thri-kreen strong. It pushes those who will listen to aggressively expand thri-kreen territory and defend it against the cultural influence of other races.
The tribal mindset of the Spirit Khanate appeals most strongly to shamans. Feats such as Spirit Tribe (Primal Power) embody this outlook. Many followers of the Spirit Khanate select powers that call upon formidable ancestors for aid. The path of the scarred healer (Primal Power) allows shamans to take the place in battle that is demanded by the Khanate. The power below, four-armed is forewarned, channels one of the great strengths of the thri-kreen into an ally.