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]
|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 ==

== Background ==

== Chronology ==
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.<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 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.<ref name="7.22D" />

== 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" />
* Luan is, according to himself, a bit of a "weeaboo".<ref name=":0" />

== 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]]) “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]]