Ashur-Kan Kasaad al'Luana
Ashur-Kan Kasaad Al'Luana, Ashur as he is otherwise known, is the current heir and successor of the Anirian house, Luana. As well as this, he retains the designation of 'Fourth-Level' Dreadlord due to a lack of offensive capability.
Appearance
Ashur is a relatively handsome individual, cutting a very memorable and imposing figure. His body is packed with muscle and he moves much like a predator on the prowl, his Dreadlord training embedded deeply into his core. Appearance-wise, Ashur prefers to keep his hair shaved back and his face cleanly shaven, drawing the focus of peoples attention instead towards his rich blue eyes. Equally, his face remains incredibly youthful as a result of his magical talent.
In following Luana family tradition, Ashur clothes himself in very basic - yet well, made - clothes. Depending on the circumstance he either wears a simple inelegant, masterwork, set of plate armour. Alternatively, on roaming the streets of Vel'Anir, he wears rich cotton and cloth dyed in simple whites with very few adornments or decorations. Whatever the circumstance, however, he is never seen without a vicious Khopesh hanging loosely at his side.
Skills and Abilities
Ashur possesses the skills and abilities required for a Dreadlord to graduate successfully from the academy and subsequent years as an apprentice. Despite his classification as a Fourth-Level, he gained significant knowledge and exposure towards martial and hand-to-hand combat. Preferring to avoid combat altogether, or let others do his bidding if he is forced to fight an opponent he displays significant skill in wielding his Khopesh, using the general unfamiliarity of the weapon to confound and confuse his enemies before striking a deadly blow. Furthermore, while not his favoured method of combat, he possesses some skill at ranged fighting and is quite a steady hand with a bow.
His greatest skill, however, would be his magic. It had been said that had his powers been anything but healing and life he would have immediate graduated into the upper echelons of the Dreadlord ranks. Thankfully for him, this was not the case and he was deemed to be a non-combatant. His magic focuses almost entirely on healing and regenerative spells, granting him the ability to heal significant wounds and cure terrible ailments at a touch.
His magic, as do all, comes with a price. While most mages are born naturally with their talent, Ashur had his grafted onto him through a painful secretive ritual. The potential and magical ability of the victim was imbued into Ashur. Consequently, while most mages recover their magic natural, Ashur requires an occasional sacrifice to refuel his talent. Usually, he will take this tithe by magically snuffing out the life of a vulnerable target within one of the many Anirian hospitals he frequents.
His greatest skill, however, would be his magic. It had been said that had his powers been anything but healing and life he would have immediate graduated into the upper echelons of the Dreadlord ranks. Thankfully for him, this was not the case and he was deemed to be a non-combatant. His magic focuses almost entirely on healing and regenerative spells, granting him the ability to heal significant wounds and cure terrible ailments at a touch.
His magic, as do all, comes with a price. While most mages are born naturally with their talent, Ashur had his grafted onto him through a painful secretive ritual. The potential and magical ability of the victim was imbued into Ashur. Consequently, while most mages recover their magic natural, Ashur requires an occasional sacrifice to refuel his talent. Usually, he will take this tithe by magically snuffing out the life of a vulnerable target within one of the many Anirian hospitals he frequents.
Personality
Ashur is a man of two parts, his outward self and his private self. Both of these have been carefully constructed and instilled into him, as with all Luana family members, to create the perfect representative for their family.
With the aid of his magic, Ashur has cultivated an image of caring, humility and kindness that he frequently flaunts and displays publicly to his many fans and Anirians. In public, he strives to be the paragon of the house and actively socialises with those from every stratum of the city. Overall, he is sociable, charming, funny, kind and eager to go out of his way to help the lowliest of folk. Ashur takes particular care to come across as modest and makes a point of never flagrantly displaying or flaunting his wealth.
In the confines of his own home or safe within his head, however, Ashur is a completely different man. Cunning, and full of guile, he is a duplicitous individual who seeks nothing short of total control. Every move he makes, he does so with a plan or aim. He possesses an acerbic wit and will be quick to punish those who displease or fail him. He cares little for Vel'Anir, its citizens, or his 'fellow' Dreadlords and, instead, seeks only to gain more power for House Luana - whatever the cost.