The history of the thrikhren race, how they came to be of so noble of their origins, is not a simple tale. It includes tradegy called as the phaerimm, the monsters of the desert, who were seemingly unbeatable, using puppets to wage war with their extensive mental controlling ablities. Once upon a time, a hero among the thrikhren, Xorlab Kxoh, found the secret to block this control and therefore, control one's own mind of all abominations. The mantis warriors are the cast Xorlab still teaches this, even from afterworld. So great hero he was that all the thrikhren revere and worship him, and wander usually once in their life here, learning the secrets of the mind from the great teacher still living in this tower.