Peter Metcalfe:
> My thinking is based on the Argan Argar Nightcult (Sartar Campanion
> p248), who can use their darkness rune to appear as a human or a troll.
> I think the Aramite warriors have always used the worship of the
> "unnamed darkness demon" to turn themselves into monstrous half-trolls
> in order to further terrify their enemies. When the Dragonkill came,
> the Aramites (of Dragon Pass at least) lost their humanity in order to
> survive.
That would make them just another tribe of Kitori, in their case pig-riding ones.
While I have little doubt that Argan Argar was worshipped by some of the Aramites, I don't see them adopting the Kitori magic and remaining in their tribe.