Nohecharei

The traditional guardians of the emperor, "sworn to die before they would allow harm to come to him: one,t he soldier, to guard with his body and the strength of his arm; the other, the maza, to guard with his spirit and the strength of his mind." There are two pairs of nohecharei who work in shifts.

Maia Drazhar's nohecharei are Deret Beshelar, Cala Athmaza, Telimezh, Dazhis Athmaza, and Kiru Athmaza.

Famous nohecharei of history include "Hanevis Athmaza, nohecharis to Beltanthiar III, who had entered a duel of magic with Orava the Usurper...[and] held the usurper off the emperor until the Adremaza, the master of the mazei of the Elflands, had reached them."