 The inhabitants of the town are known to be wary of both Singers and Karchholders - the former due to superstition, and the latter due to vicious raids conducted prior to Song Quest.The Karchhold is a kingdom in the northern mountains, which is ruled over at the time of the series by the Karchlord Azri.It is one of the main settings for "Song Quest", as the base for both Frazhin, who acts as the khizpriest and head of the area's religion, and the merlee hunters wanted by the Singer delegation.