Roughly translated, Tekel means "magician" in tokian. A Tekel is a special, high-ranking toki, trained in many subjects. Other tokis will look up to a Tekel in times of distress.
There is a rough estimate of 20 Tekels on Tarati at any one time, each living in different areas on the planet.
Tekels are trained in magic, art, writing, tool-making, astrology, and much more. It is forbidden for ordinary tokis to know these subjects.
A Tekel must have been trained by another Tekel. Only Tekels know the ancient ways that have been passed down through generations, dating back to the very first Tekel known as Ssta-Tekel. One of the moons circling Tarati was named after her in her honor.
When the time comes, a Tekel will choose a toki to teach in the ancient ways. A Tekel will only mentor a toki once in a lifetime, and when the Tekel dies his/her apprentice will become the new Tekel. The suffix of apprentice toki's name will be changed from "-Tak" to "-Tekel".