Luan Khumalo

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Luan Khumalo

By ArtsyNada

Aliases	Luan the Rower The Rower of Talenqual Luan the Olympian
Species	Human
Age	25
Gender	Male
Status	Alive
Affiliation	Gravetender’s Fist The Red Cross United Nations Paeth Talenqual
Family	Nandi Khumalo (Wife) Lubanzi Khumalo (Son)
Occupation	Sea Courier
Residence	Baleros
First Appearance	Chapter 1.02 D

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

He has dark brown eyes, short hair and dark black skin, and is six and a half feet tall, with long arms and a muscled body. On his right arm, just below the wrist, he has the names of his wife and son; Nandi and Lubanzi, tattooed in gold.

Personality

Luan has the quiet confidence of someone who’s pushed his body to its absolute limits and come out stronger for it. An Olympic-level sculler, he has the discipline and body of an athlete. While he can be relatively modest about his accomplishments, he has an iron core of determination seen when he refused the Sea's Bargain after nearly drowning at sea and survived by swimming to shore for four weeks. When Paeth was under attack, he was determined to bring it allies, even if it meant bringing them one-by-one on his scull.

He’s also extremely clever, with a knack for out-of-the-box thinking. During the games at Daquin, he contributed several sharp, unconventional ideas that helped Venaz, Marian, and Umina reach to the end of the game. He also deduced the location of Paeth by not following the directions of the Tallguard, who were trying to lure him away.

At his core, he’s genuinely kindhearted. Among the United Nations group, Luan acts as the "big brother" of the group whom everyone relies on for steadiness. He misses his wife and son, and often feels guilt and shame when he (unwillingly) forgets about them.

Chronology

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• 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.

• 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.

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

Classes/Levels:

• [Peerless Marathon Sculler] Lv. 36
  • Derived from [Expert Rower] Lv. 28
  • Class Consolidation: [Athlete]
• [Medic] Lv. 4
• [Soldier] Lv. 6

Former Classes

• [Athlete] Lv. 16
  • Derived from [Swimmer] at Lv. 10
  • Consolidated to [Peerless Marathon Sculler]

Skills:

• [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:

• [Ship: Kayak Roll]
• [Time of the Olympian]

Abilities:

• Fluent in English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Tswana.
• Passably proficient in Japanese.

Possessions

• iPhone (Password is 6822)

Trivia

• He is from South Africa.
• He is a big fan of Japanese anime and manga, and is a "self-described weeaboo."
• He is the only known Earther to have a wife and child.

Quotes

• (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.”