Luan Khumalo
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| Age |
25[1] |
| Gender |
Male |
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| Affiliation |
Gravetender’s Fist |
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| Occupation |
Sea Courier |
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Luan Khumalo is an Earther from South Africa who was transported to Baleros. He used to be a sculler, and was in training for the Olympics.
Appearance edit edit source
He has dark brown eyes, short hair[2] and dark black skin, and is six and a half feet tall, with long arms and a muscled body.[1] On his right arm, just below the wrist,[3] he has the names of his wife and son; Nandi and Lubanzi, tattooed in gold.[4]
Personality edit edit source
Background edit edit source
Chronology edit edit source
- Appearing in Baleros
- Being part of Gravetender’s Fist
- Being part of The Red Cross Company
- Being part of United Nations Company
Luan encountered a ghostly apparition in the night of the Winter Solstice while rowing his boat alone. He refused to touch her.[5]
- Partaking at the Games of Daquin
Luan had been recently bothered by [Toughs] who want to rough him up as part of a bounty that Xol put on Luan's head. This had an impact on his job as a city runner.[5]
During the Summer Solstice, Laedonius Deviy met Luan on his scull and asked if he would take his hand. When he refused he moved Luan into the path of the fireball.
Luan would later wash up on a beach near Paeth
Powers and Abilities edit edit source
Classes/Levels: edit edit source
- [Peerless Marathon Sculler] Lv. 36
- Derived from [Expert Rower] Lv. 28[6]
- Class Consolidation: [Athlete]
- [Medic] Lv. 4[6]
- [Soldier] Lv. 6[6]
Former Classes edit edit source
- [Athlete] Lv. 16[6]
- Derived from [Swimmer] at Lv. 10
- Consolidated to [Peerless Marathon Sculler]
Skills: edit edit source
- [Anchor Balance]
- [Boat: Lightweight Craft]
- [Boat: Spray Cutter]
- [Body: Water Retention]
- [Contest of Champions (Vigor)]
- [Enhanced Durability – Oars]
- [Greater Endurance]
- [Indefinite Flotation]
- [Lesser Strength]
- [Mana Conversion – Sustenance]
- [Only my Challengers Shall Advance]
- [Power Strokes]
- [Razorblade Oars]
- [Second Wind]
- [The Messenger’s Shortcut]
- [Two Hundred Pound Stroke]
- [Wave Sense]
Original Skills: edit edit source
- [Ship: Kayak Roll]
- [Time of the Olympian]
Abilities: edit edit source
- Fluent in English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Tswana.[1]
- Passably proficient in Japanese.
Possessions edit edit source
- iPhone (Password is 6822)[6]
Trivia edit edit source
Quotes edit edit source
- (To Ken) “It’s a war, Ken. Believe me, wars are never safe.”
- (To Marian) “I’m afraid that arrogant cow’s right, Miss…Marian. I’m not good off the water.”
- (To Venaz) “Venaz is a terrible name for a Minotaur. You should change it.”
- (To Umina) “Then win. There’s honor in sports. But this sport is all about cheating. Or so it seems. So win. And have all your regrets afterwards. But win.”
- (To [Bounty Hunters] Lizardfork) “You’re crazy! The Bushrangers will have your neck frills! I’ll tell the Nagas on you!”
- To Dancing Man:
- “I nearly did. I offered her my oar. But she wanted my hand. And the more I looked—the warier I became. She was an old woman at first. Then a young one. Then in her middle years. She didn’t climb onto my boat. She didn’t take the oar. She wanted my hand.”
- “I thought so. My answer is the same. I do not care what you are. Devil. Demon. You won’t take my soul. I deny you.”
- “Because I’m good at this. The best. I don’t want to be a [Warrior]. Or kill.”
- (To Fraerlings) “Me? I come from another world. Another world, without magic, where there are only Humans and other species, magic, it’s all a story. We’re here now. A bunch of lost people trying to get home. Nothing big.”