The Collapse of the Khalasar The Dothraki are a culture built entirely on strength. A khal (warlord) retains his leadership only as long as he can ride his horse and command his followers. His power is absolute, but instantly volatile. Drogo's Weakness and the Dothraki Law When Khal Drogo was incapacitated—first by a festering wound he refused to treat properly, and later left in a vegetative state by Mirri Maz Duur's blood magic—he ceased, in the eyes of his people, to be a strong leader: A Kha