Aliases |
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Species | |
Age |
25[1] |
Gender |
Male |
Status |
Alive
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Affiliation |
Gravetender’s Fist |
Family |
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Occupation |
Sea Courier |
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First Appearance |
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]
TBA
- 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 has been recently bothered by [Toughs] who want to rough him up as part of a bounty that Xol put on Luan's head. This has had an impact on his job as a city runner.[5]
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.”