Khitan

Summary
The Khitans are yellow-skinned and dark-haired and have what to Westerners is a quite unsettling, almost alien look. Khitans who are most commonly encountered and spoken of in the Hyborian kingdoms, and they almost always seem to be sorcerers. It might be presumed that the majority of ordinary Khitans never leave their home jungles; few Hyborians travel far enough to know for sure.

Culture
Khitai in the Far East is little known to the Hyborian. Khitan caravans trade jade, cloth-of-gold and silk with Turan and lotus blossoms with Stygia. These Caravans and a few exiled Khitans are Khitai’s only contact with the West. The culture is essentially Chinese-like, with a powerful god-emperor in Paikang, a mighty city  whose minarets rise amid the vine-festooned jungles of bamboo. The Khitans often appear mysterious and secretive to Hyborian eyes.They are also renowned as wizards, with some boasting that the Eastern wizards are greater than the Western ones.

Names
Chinese-style names are best for Khitans

Male
Huan, Kun, Li, Rong, Wei, Wu

Female
Chan, Chang, Fang, Feng, Jia, Lei, Shan, Zhi.

Religion
Some Khitans worshipped the elephant god Yag-kosha for a while but worship a wide range of jungle animal gods as well. Yun also receives worship from haven-headed priests in the lost jungles of Khitai, perhaps through the ritual ringing of golden chimes; certainly some special ceremony requires such bells. There is an obscure hint that the Zamorian spider-cult might have originated in Khitai. “Many strange beings Publio had seen in his lifetime, but none before like these. They were tall and gaunt,black-robed, and their faces were dim yellow ovals in the shadows of their coifs. He could not tell much about their features and was unreasoningly glad that he could not. Each bore a long, curiously mottled staff.” ~The Hour of the Dragon