Eagle poles are a type of totem created by the people of Abanir, and especially by the nomadic targai tribes, as a way of ensuring the deity Kher Shodei watches over their camps and settlements. Brightly colored statues of eagles representing the god, most commonly painted shades of blue, are placed atop long poles so as to provide them vision over all tents or homes in the surrounding area. These are taken down and relocated as an encampment moves about the steppe. Typically, when a caravan or band reaches a new location, the eagle poles are the first items erected again, even before their tents.
Traditionally, targai tribes spurned by others for committing offenses such as necromancy face retribution by, among other punishments, having their eagle poles cut down, symbolically removing the tribe from the protective gaze of Kher Shodei.