Taysir Haxhi
Prince Taysir Haxhi
Taysir Haxhi is an oddity among the princes of the Bahami Federation, the only nonhuman to have risen to a position of prominence and power throughout the islands. A half-orc, he was born to a orc concubine of Besnik Haxhi of Andros Island. Although he was taken away from his mother to be raised in the manner of the Bahami nobility, he struggled against the conceptions of the humans around him. Never trusted by his peers, he was encouraged to take up the dangerous career of corsair raiding when he was only thirteen years old. He was sent out to sea aboard a vessel, and taunted mercilessly by his crewmates. That ended in the first naval battle he participated in.
Fighting a Jakonian frigate, the corsair vessel fought hard but was badly outnumbered. Taking up a scimitar from one of his fallen comrades, Taysir waded into the fight despite his youth. He struck down nearly a dozen marines and rallied the crew to his side. Despite losing an eye in the fight, he was viewed as a hero by the other corsairs and they found a new respect for him. During the rest of the voyage he was offered the training he needed to become an even more effective fighter beyond just using his brute rage. At the end of the journey and the return to Iirada, he was granted an equal share of the booty claimed.
This was simply Taysir's first experience at sea. He managed to impress his father, a former corsair himself, and move up in favor among the other children. Taysir was given opportunities for training and education at this point, learning to use siege weapons and how to wage battle in naval combat. When he turned 23 he was able to purchase his own corsair ship from the spoils of his adventures to date. This ship, the Orcish Lament, gained great notoriety and became feared by Jakonian and other merchants along the peninsula coastline. He even attacked villages on the mainland, defeating local regiments in land battles. Every victory brought Taysir more acclaim, but what shook him to his core was visiting his mother and her subsequent death.
Taysir began looking for opportunities to become more involved on Andros itself, and had earned enough respect in battle to achieve the position of Prince. He advocated for the leadership of the garrison at Iirada, and the mukarrib's other children were less than interested in such a mundane post. Taysir assumed the role of garrison commander, and began overseeing corsair raids from a distance rather than up close. He has since begun settling down in Iirada, and has become a common sight, one of the very few nonhumans in the town, but woe is beset upon any corsair that challenges him, as Taysir's temper and rage is legendary among those who put into port in his town.
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Prince of Iirada
Date of Birth
Hardfrost 20, 990
Year of Birth
990 AF
51 Years old
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male
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