Editing Luan Khumalo

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{{Infobox_character
|name = Luan Khumalo
|species = [[Humans|Human]]
|gender = Male
|status={{Status|Alive}}
|affiliation = [[Gravetender’s Fist]]<br />
[[The Red Cross]]<br />
[[United Nations]]<br />
[[Paeth]]<br />
[[Talenqual]]
|age = 25<ref name=":0" />
|residence = [[Baleros]]
|first appearance = [https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/01/1-02-d/ Chapter 1.02 D]
|image = Luan by ArtsyNada.jpg
|caption1=By [[Fanworks/Artsy Nada|ArtsyNada]]
|occupation = Sea Courier
|aliases = *Luan the Rower
*The Rower of Talenqual
*Luan the Olympian
|family = *Nandi Khumalo (Wife)
*Lubanzi Khumalo (Son)
}}
'''Luan Khumalo '''is an [[Earthers|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<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/06/1-04-d/ Chapter 1.04 D]</ref> and dark black skin, and is six and a half feet tall, with long arms and a muscled body.<ref name=":0">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/01/1-02-d/ Chapter 1.02 D]</ref> On his right arm, just below the wrist,<ref name=":1">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/04/13/6-07-d/ Chapter 6.07 D]</ref> he has the names of his wife and son; Nandi and Lubanzi, tattooed in gold.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/05/28/6-20-d/ Chapter 6.20 D]</ref>

== 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,<ref>{{VERef|Solstice (Pt. 1)}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{VERef|The [Rower] and the [Bartender] – Interlude}}</ref> When [[Paeth]] was under attack, he was determined to bring it allies, even if it meant bringing them one-by-one on his scull.<ref>{{VERef|8.77 B}}</ref> 

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 Caxical|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.<ref name=":2" />

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.<ref>{{VERef|6.07 D}}</ref> 

== Background ==

== 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.<ref name="7.22D">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/05/10/7-22-d/ Chapter 7.22 D]</ref>

* Partaking at the [[Daquin#Games at Daquin|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.<ref name="7.22D" />

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: ===
* <span style="color:#99cc00;">[Peerless Marathon Sculler]</span> Lv. 36
** Derived from [Expert Rower] Lv. 28<ref name=":LG">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/06/08/interlude-luan-the-giant/ Interlude – Luan the Giant]</ref>
** Class Consolidation: [Athlete]
* [Medic] Lv. 4<ref name=":LG" />
* [Soldier] Lv. 6<ref name=":LG" />

==== Former Classes ====

* [Athlete] Lv. 16<ref name=":LG" />
** 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]

===={{Color|#99CC00|Original Skills:}}====

*<span style="color:#99cc00;">[Ship: Kayak Roll]</span>
*<span style="color:#99cc00;">[Time of the Olympian]</span>

===Abilities:===

*Fluent in English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Tswana.<ref name=":0" />
*Passably proficient in Japanese.

==Possessions==

*iPhone (Password is 6822)<ref name=":LG" />

==Trivia==

*He is from South Africa.<ref name=":0" />
* He is a big fan of Japanese anime and manga, and is a "self-described weeaboo."<ref name=":0" />
* He is the only known Earther to have a wife and child.

== Quotes==

*([https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/01/1-02-d/ To] [[Kenjiro Murata|Ken]]) “It’s a war, Ken. Believe me, wars are never safe.”
*([https://wanderinginn.com/2019/06/08/6-23-d/ To] [[Marian Felthof|Marian]]) “I’m afraid that [[Venaz|arrogant cow’s]] right, Miss…Marian. I’m not good off the water.”
*([https://wanderinginn.com/2019/06/08/6-23-d/ To] [[Venaz]]) “Venaz is a terrible name for a Minotaur. You should change it.”
*([https://wanderinginn.com/2019/06/08/6-23-d/ 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 <em>win.</em>”
* ([https://wanderinginn.com/2020/12/16/solstice-pt-1/ To] [Bounty Hunters] Lizardfork) “''You’re crazy! The Bushrangers will have your neck frills! I’ll tell the Nagas on you!''”
*[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/12/20/solstice-pt-2/ To] [[Laedonius Deviy|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.”
*([https://wanderinginn.com/2021/06/08/interlude-luan-the-giant/ 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.”

==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Earthers]]
[[Category:Baleros]]
[[Category:Runners]]
[[Category:Expert Rowers]]
[[Category:United Nations]]
[[Category:Soldiers]]
[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Talenqual]]
[[Category:Red Cross]]
[[Category:Couriers]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Swimmers]]