al'Lan Mandragoran
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"To stand against the shadow so long as iron is hard and stone abides. To defend the Malkieri while one drop of blood remains. To avenge what cannot be defended."

Long hair, graying at the temples held back from his face by a narrow braided leather band - the hadori. Cold blue eyes in a face made of stony plains and angles, weathered but unlined.

Born the heir to the throne of Malkier. When he was an infant and Malkier was falling, his parents placed the sword of the Malkieri kings in his hands, named him Dai'Shan, a Diademed Battle Lord of Malkier, and swore the ancient oath of Malkieri kings and queens in his name.

His mother placed a locket around his neck for rememberence and twenty of Malkier's best swordsmen then carried the baby to Fal Moran. Only five reach the city, all wounded. The surviving men then began teaching the child all they knew, learning weapons and the blight for a childhood.

When he was fifteen, Edeyn made herself his Carneia - first love. At age sixteen he was given the hadori and became a man.