In their tongue, their name means "ancient ones." And indeed they are, with an average lifespan of 1000 years. They are the sea serpents of the deep waters, distant relatives of the water dragons. Most are colored to match the ocean. A fully grown Khori~nath ranges anywhere from 30 to 100 feet. They are built for speed and endurance; it is said that nothing in the water is faster than a Khori~nath traveling at top speed.

They have an endless patience born of many years of life, and are slow to forget an insult. Their attitude is a calm, 'go with the flow' outlook on life. Khori~nath travel and live in pods, small groups of members, usually related by blood, and led by the kasol. Each pod has its own territory, somewhere out on the deep waters, where the water is thought to be bottomless. It is said that a pod knows everything that happens within its territory, from a hurricane to the death of an oyster. Khori~nath rarely associate with anyone outside their own kind; one traveling near land or even in 'shallow' waters is all but unheard of. They are mistrustful of intruders and will often attack ships that enter their territory. For this reason, often ships will have a mer or other waterborn creature that speaks the hissing tongue of the Khori~nath aboard to negotiate peaceful passage, as the Khori~nath can understand human speech but are unable to speak it themselves.

When a clan member is dying, a rare event, the Khori~nath will often perform the "derramamiento", an exchange of blood of the dying member with a living one, usually kin. The memories of the old one are then passed on to the younger one, and in this way, history is not lost. Because of this they are often sought by historians wishing to know about ancient times; however, the Khori~nath will not give information to anyone they feel is not worthy of it.

The Khori~nath language is fairly sibilant; OOCly, Spanish or Portuguese can be used for IC Khori~nath.