Shakir Medani
Snakeslayer Shakir Medani
"He who is a son of man and elf
hear of him and his blade Starsheen
carving name with heartblood of self
laying forth a legend like none have seen.
Gaze upon him that none do see
behind a mask of burnished gold
a marred face that not all was he
for hidden within be a hero of old
He who ventured 'neath the dunes
slew great beasts with greatest pleasure
like a century's countless moons
his deeds indeed are without measure."
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Shakir is tall and leanly muscular, built for speed and endurance as a scout rather than the brute strength of a warrior.
Body Features
Shakir's body is covered in scars and sores, some digits of his left hand having fallen away entirely. He keeps the entirety of his body covered to hide these injuries.
Facial Features
Shakir's face is horrifically marred. While his disease has not ravaged him any further, he keeps the entirety of his body covered to avoid his marred flesh from being seen.
Identifying Characteristics
Shakir is easily identified by his burnished gold mask, shaped to fit the contours of his face before his affliction.
Apparel & Accessories
Shakir dresses in the rich and vibrant colors and in the Sah'ra style. He keeps the entirety of his body covered against the harsh sun and also from staring eyes. While not outright ostentatious in presentation, he nevertheless dresses much more richly than most in the Hapur.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Shakir "Snakeslayer" Medani is ambassador between the Duskborn Oasis nestled in the shadow of al-Ankhar and the Hapur Sah'ra peoples. Born of a human mother, he is unfortunately unable to live with his father's people of the oasis. However, he has travelled the harsh Southern Sands more than most and knows their dangers well and is a wealth of knowledge for elven spies and scouts.
He has made a name for himself as a sort of folk hero, eradicating the nearby Metropoli ruins of a growing Yuan-Ti scourge. He is the current leader of a joint Human-Elven expedition into the Southern Sands to address the growing threat against both his peoples.
Sexuality
Heterosexual
Employment
Ambassador to Duskborn Oasis from Hapur Sah'ra.
Expedition Leader on the Southern Sands Expedition.
Expedition Leader on the Southern Sands Expedition.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Slayed his first giant viper at age 15, earning the title Snakeslayer.
Became leader of the Hapur Sah'ra elite warriors at age 23.
Broached the gap between elf and human at age 29.
Organized Southern Sands Joint Expedition with Duskborn Oasis.
Became leader of the Hapur Sah'ra elite warriors at age 23.
Broached the gap between elf and human at age 29.
Organized Southern Sands Joint Expedition with Duskborn Oasis.
Failures & Embarrassments
Ingested a Yuan-Ti transformational brew after being captured by Yuan-Ti with fellow human scouts. Some died, some turned. Unlike them, he began to suffer a horrific mutation that began to devour his skin. Flesh too began to be eaten away and he had to turn to Aejor Duskborn to avoid certain death. The progress of the poison was halted and now Shakir lives in permenant shame and disfigurement.
Mental Trauma
Phobia of Yuan-Ti
Personality Characteristics
Virtues & Personality perks
Courageous,
Confident,
Action-Oriented
Vices & Personality flaws
Self-Absorbed,
Idealistic
Relationships
History
Shakir and Astraia became infatuated with one another when Shakir first visited the Duskborn Oasis, so much so as to cause a small scandal amongst the Elven leadership. A passionate tryst occurred between them causing further turmoil amongst the remaining Duskborn family, to which Astraia had protested had been blessed in a dream by Hanali Celanil herself. After Shakir was poisoned by the Yuan-Ti, Astraia's father Aejor managed to save Shakir from certain death but was unable to save his body from some degree of severe decomposition. He also asked, in exchange for his life, that the half-elf no longer pursue his daughter.
Nicknames & Petnames
Shakir often slips up and calls Princess Astraia "Straia" as he used to.
Shared Secrets
Astraia no longer has her maidenhead thanks to her relationship with Shakir, which is important in the matter of her future marriage to another elven clan-lord.
Alignment
Neutral Good
Current Status
Ambassador between Duskborn Oasis and Hapur Sah'ra
Age
34
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Hapur Sah'ra
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Eyes
Pale Blue
Hair
Long, Raven Black, braided.
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Leprous
Height
6'0"
Belief/Deity
Labelas Enoreth
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