Gaunt and manipulative ex-Clan Leader of the Thal'Ahd. He allied the Thal'Ahd with the Verani and turned them effectively into a group slavers. While this upset most of the clan, who felt this undercut their honour, fear over a reprisal from the Verani kept the clan in line. The party discovered that Chaiphut was a member of the Nethonris; known as a Dreamer, under the sway of a mysterious person known only as 'the Jaguar'