Khas

Khas is a Protoss word meaning "He Who Brings Order" - the Protoss do not know his real name.

Near the end of the Aeon of Strife, Khas made a remarkable discovery - the Protoss psionic link had not been destroyed, simply rendered inaccessible by the disparate Protoss egos. It could be accessed again through the use of powerful Xel'Naga artifacts - the Khaydarin Crystals, which he rediscovered. It is rumored that his success was due to assistance from the Xel'Naga.

Through the power and connection of his newly-discovered psionic powers, Khas travelled throughout Aiur and other Protoss planets, gradually subsuming Protoss society into an ordered philosophy called the Khala.

Sometimes his opponents refused to respond to diplomacy, so Khas would resort to other measures. For instance, the planet of Gyras was occupied by Protoss who indulged in vicious blood feuds in an arena. When Khas travelled there, he called upon the forces of the Khaydarin Crystals and destroyed the arena. The bloodshed quickly ended.

Eventually, Khas' actions brought about the end of the Aeon of Strife.

In addition, he is responsible for ordering the tribes into the Judicator Caste, Templar Caste and Khalai Caste. His first group of students formed a new tribe, the Ara Tribe, but membership in the other tribes remained hereditary.

The final fate of Khas is unknown.