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Brackern[]
Surrounded around the Shuriman Continent are several clans of Brackern, including clans in the Shuriman desert.
Dormun[]
The Dormun are gigantic, slow-moving creatures protected with large chitinous plates covering their body. In the harsh conditions of Shurima they have evolved to survive the perpetual drought by utilizing an unknown sense to locate hidden reservoirs of water. Incidentally, certain nomadic tribes have built themselves a permanent home upon the backs of these beasts where they clean the creature and hunt any airborne pests who venture near.
Eka'Sul[]
Desert goats that travel in herds.
Mwatis[]
Mwatis are goatlike creatures with large plated casques on their heads. Mwati wool and plate are prised for felting and insulation.
Kmiros[]
Gigantic scarabs that roam in swarms, looking for unfortunate travelers to feed on. They seem to be common prey for 
Rammus.
Outerbeasts[]
- Main article: Voidborn
Beside the Xer'Sai, other creatures from the Void, referred to as 'outerbeasts', can be found in the desert.
- Xer'Sai: Creatures from the Void that plague the southern deserts. They are the size of big dogs on average, but can be smaller or much bigger.
Rek'Sai, as the queen, is by far the largest and most dangerous of her species. Xer'sai burst from their small burrows and ravage anything nearby, to the detriment of desert caravans. Once dead, the Xer'sai decompose at an abnormally rapid rate and become inedible.
Ralsiji[]
Large and aggressive minotaur-like creatures. They are humpbacked quadrupeds with long limbs and thick horns.
Shuriman Camel[]
A breed of camels native to the deserts of Shurima and are used by caravans as well as common folk as primary mode of transportation. Despite being well-suited for lengthy travels in the desert landscape, they are still prey to a many predator such as the Xer'Sai.
Sandswimmers[]
Sandswimmers
Sandswimmers are massive quadrupedal creatures that traverse the Shuriman desert in cyclical patterns. They got their name due to their preferred method of travel. Their narrow bodies and webbed feet are perfectly design for swimming under the sand. They feed on bugs and other small creatures most desert beasts ignore. Scavengers will often memorize the predictable paths these creatures take, and jump onto their backs to ride as far as they wish.
Skallashi[]
The Skallashi are large quadrupedal herbivores. These hardy beasts of burden are common across Shurima, ideally suited to the harsh desert environment. Their key body feature is their long legs. Notoriously bad-tempered, they are nevertheless treated with great reverence. Their brown hides are often painted with sacred symbols of protection, and their horns hung with totems and charms. While these creatures are mostly used for travel and carrying heavy loads, on some larger skallashi people are able to built miniature rooms for more comfortable travel. To own one is often considered a sign of considerable prosperity.
Defiant and courageous, 
K'Sante battles colossal beasts and ruthless Ascended to protect his home of Nazumah, a coveted oasis amid the sands of Shurima. But after a falling-out with his former partner, K'Sante realizes that in order to become a warrior worthy of leading his city, he must temper his single-minded drive for success. Only then can he avoid falling prey to his own pride and find the wisdom he needs to defeat the vicious monsters threatening his people.
 | "No monster greater than pride." — K'Sante |
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Background[]
Early Life[]
K'Sante was born in the 
Shuriman city of Nazumah, a city-state independent from the rule of the Shuriman emperor 
Azir and home to a culture based around hunting ferocious monsters that roamed the oasis. Inspired by his parents' teachings and stories of Nazumah's history, K'Sante dreamt of becoming his homeland's greatest warrior-hunter. For twenty years, K'Sante trained under the tutelage of several teachers, learning how to extract materials from beasts and craft them into weaponry and infrastructure. During his first years of hunting, K'Sante formed a close friendship with a fellow hunter named 
Tope, who fought alongside him as they hunted 
5 rockbear herds, shakkal raiders and even some Xer'Sai. The two formed a close bond over the years and K'Sante eventually confessed his love for Tope, who in turn revealed that the feelings were mutual as the two shared their first kiss.
Hunt of the Cobra-Lion[]
With the resurrection of Azir, 
Xerath waged a violent crusade to take over Shurima and eradicate Azir's bloodline. The two Ascended waged battles against one another with monstrous forces and Nazumah was caught in the crossfire. Xerath, experimenting with a Sun Disc of his own, attempted to use its powers of Ascension to empower and fuse Shuriman fauna together, producing Baccai monsters. One such creature, a hybrid between a cobra and a lion, began terrorizing a nearby savannah and alerted K'Sante and Tope, who both vowed to hunt down and kill the cobra-lion. Unfortunately, they were unable to wound the creature due to its rapidly regenerating hide, forcing them to flee emptyhanded. The two trained to slay the cobra-lion and made various other attempts to kill the beast to no avail. Tope spent his time formulating strategies and studying how to weaken the beast's regenerative properties, making some progress by chipping away a portion of its hide. K'Sante was unsatisfied by the development however, getting lost in his prideful pursuit for glory in killing the creature. His pride got so problematic that that he began to look down on Tope, accusing him of holding him back from a successful hunt. The two argued over their differing methods of how to defeat the cobra-lion until they had a falling out, separating as lovers and going their separate ways.
K'Sante spent the next year training and trying to defeat the cobra-lion by himself but would keep failing, causing him to come to terms with his inability to slay the beast by himself. With that, he gained the courage to seek Tope's help and travelled to his home only to find Tope's aunt instead. His aunt greeted K'Sante and revealed that her nephew had left Nazumah and returned to his hometown in Marrowmark shortly after their separation. However, she handed K'Sante one of Tope's journals, stating that he left it behind to assist him on finally slaying the cobra-lion one day. K'Sante thoroughly studied Tope's journal and read his theories on the beast's true nature as a Baccai, theorizing that the magical properties of Nazumah's natural waters could weaken the beast's regenerating armor. K'Sante remembered his parents' teachings, realizing he had grown too prideful of himself and failed to respect Tope's ideas. Accepting his mistakes and finding a newfound respect for his former lover, K'Sante set off to slay the cobra-lion once and for all.
Beneath a scarlet sky, K'Sante had a final battle against the beast, taking a more calculated approach and dodging its attacks while striking when its guard was lowered. As his body was bloodied and his weapons were shattered, the beast finally tired and K'Sante saw an opportunity to strike the final blow. Inspired by Tope's theories, he lured the cobra-lion into a Nazuman waterfall, weakening its armor in the natural waters and finally slaying the beast. [1]
His victory was celebrated and and he donated the Baccai's body to be studied under Nazuman tradition. The only parts of the beast that he kept were two slabs of its hide, crafting them into his signature ntofos and specially engineered to utilize the beast's regenerative properties. In his ntofos, K'Sante also carved a lion's head, the symbol Tope used to represent the beast in his journal, as a way to honor his partner's hand in slaying the beast even after their relationship ended.
Modern History[]
After his victorious hunt of the cobra-lion, K'Sante was hailed as the Pride of Nazumah, and the city-state was so grateful that they planned a major celebration to place his name within their esteemed Hunter's Hall, where the greatest hunters of Nazumah were honored for their great deeds and victorious hunts.
As the Pride of Nazumah, K'Sante acts as the guardian of his city, defending it from other monstrous beasts, raiders and even the battling forces of the Ascended such as Azir and Xerath's followers.
Recent Events[]
Reunion with Tope[]
Outside of Nazumah, K'Sante battled against a group of mad zealots following Xerath. K'Sante fought them off despite his severe injuries, slowly being overwhelmed by the amount of zealots. Unexpectedly, he was saved by a mysterious, masked warrior armed with a bow and leading a group of archers, all of them wearing a striking green and gold outfit. K'Sante fought alongside these archers and they effortlessly defeated the raiders, to which the masked warrior revealed himself as Tope, K'Sante's former lover. Impressed by K'Sante's combat and entertained by their reunion together, Tope invited K'Sante to his hunting group's camp nearby, offering to heal his injuries. K'Sante initially refused, but quickly succumbed to his intense injuries and collapsed on the ground, falling unconscious.
Two days later, K'Sante woke up in the camp, greeted by Tope waiting near his bed. Tope explains how, over the past few months, the Ascended have been sending their armies farther down south, encroaching on territories such as Marrowmark and Nazumah. The two bonded over a meal and talked about their current lives, reminiscing on their past relationship and how far they've come since then. Tope reveals that he is now a commander for his own Marrowmarkman hunting party, while K'Sante invites Tope to attend the celebration of his name being placed in Nazumah's Hunter's Hall. Tope, grateful for the invite, refuses due to the fact that he is getting married around the same time. K'Sante, surprised and slightly flustered, feels genuine happiness for Tope and congratulates him on his marriage.
As the two talk more about their past, Tope recalled their falling out years ago and apologized for not supporting K'Sante enough during the hunt for the cobra-lion. K'Sante quickly interjected and objected to Tope's apology, stating that he has to apologize for how badly his pride took over and how he hurt Tope by disregarding his strategies. After that, the two make a toast, wishing each other the best of luck on their paths and feeling a deeper sense of friendship and love for one another.[2]
Appearance[]
K'Sante is extremely tall and muscular, with massively broad shoulders. He has dark skin, black hair, and orange-brown eyes. He wears his hair in short, messy locs with the sides shaved. He also has a medium-length beard and a short mustache.
He has a colorful sense of fashion, his signature outfit consisting of numerous layers and varying bright colors. He wears a red jacket with a gold trim and a gold, red, and purple pattern of rhombuses on the sleeves. Underneath is a long tunic, brown at the chest and light violet below. Around his neck is a deep blue scarf with purple stripes in some areas. His hands feature blue-gray fingerless loves with gold bracers. On his legs, he wears blue-gray pants with golden kneepads and short brown boots. He also wears golden, circular plates of varying sizes tied to gold-colored ropes draped across his torso.
His ntofos are enormous, plank-shaped blunt weapons with handles on the edge near the lower end. Metallic turquoise, they are intricately carved with a symbol of a roaring lion at the top end and a golden circle at the bottom. The handles have a brown leather grip. When they shatter into blades, they appear far smoother and feature a series of curved stripes in yellow, purple, and dark turquoise.
Personality[]
K'Sante is a determined and ambitious individual who grew up with a deep reverence for his homeland and a desire to become its greatest warrior-hunter thanks to the many stories he heard as a child. He is fiercely independent and believes that he must prove himself through his own strength and achievements, but often refuses to accept help or support from others. This intense drive and pride in his own abilities lead him to dismiss the ideas and strategies of his partner, Tope, ultimately straining their relationship.
Now, K'Sante remains incredibly ambitious and passionate about his own nation. He speaks with lots of confidence and fearlessness especially on a hunt. Though he still sometimes struggles with humbling himself for the sake of others, he is actively aware of not letting his own hubris take over.
As it is in Nazuman culture, K'Sante does not follow any of the Ascended and has a strong opposition towards them. He hates the idea of the Ascended self-proclaiming to be gods above mortals and sees their ongoing conflict with each other as a threat against his homeland.
Abilities[]
- Ntofo Mastery: K'Sante wields two ntofos; massive and blunt tonfa-like weapons that he can wield with ease thanks to his immense physical strength. K'Sante has shown that he can deal immense blunt damage with his ntofos, striking with enough force that he can create fractures to the ground. Along with that, K'Sante can also use these weapons defensively, holding them up to create a nearly impenetrable shield. K'Sante's ntofos have been reengineered with slabs of the cobra-lion's regenerative hide, allowing K'Sante to shatter their heavy outer layer if he applies enough physical force. Once he does this, he can continue wielding the hidden blades within his ntofos, striking with more agility and sharpness. After a short period, the ntofos' outer layers regenerate.
- Monster Hunting Mastery: Thanks to years of training and studying the journal of his former lover Tope, K'Sante has proven to be one of the most talented and skilled monster hunters in Nazumah. He's capable of not only finding the weaknesses of beasts but also calculating when and where to strike to deal the most fatal damage to them. Along with that, his years of training has given him knowledge on how to harvest and craft materials collected from his hunts.
Relations[]
Tope[]
Tope and K'Sante trained and hunted together for years, becoming an extremely talented and inseparable duo of hunters. Eventually, the two confessed their love for one another and, after sharing their first kiss, grew into an official, romantic relationship. While hunting for the cobra-lion, K'Sante became more prideful of himself and often argued with Tope over their differing methods in hunting down the Baccai beast, eventually having a massive falling out and separating as lovers. K'Sante, having to hunt the beast alone, swallowed his pride and sought Tope's help once more, only to find out that he had moved back to Marrowmark. However, he had left behind his journal and his many studies on the beast, revealing to K'Sante his many plans and strategies to kill the cobra-lion, which ultimately proved effective in the end once he slew it.
The two reunited years later when battling some zealous followers of the Ascended 
Xerath, fighting alongside each other as Tope nursed K'Sante back to health at his nearby camp over two days. Once awake, the two shared a meal together and reminisced on each other's lives, with K'Sante revealing a massive celebration being held for him and Tope having his wedding to a new lover that same time. Tope tried to apologize for leaving K'Sante during the hunt for the cobra-lion, but K'Sante interjected and stated that he should be apologizing instead for how he let his pride get the best of him and how he mistreated Tope in their relationship. Despite their past, the two hold a deep friendship and appreciation for one another, as K'Sante is genuinely happy that Tope found true love in his future husband and Tope is happy for K'Sante's new honorary title as the Pride of Nazumah.[2]
Ascended[]
Historically, Nazumah is independent from the rule of the Shuriman emperor and denies any Ascended, seeing them as a threat. That said, K'Sante holds disdain for any of the Ascended, seeing them as one of the main threats he seeks to protect Nazumah from. With the growing conflict between 
Azir and 
Xerath, Nazumah is caught in the crossfire and K'Sante, as the Pride of Nazumah, fights against them and their followers.
Azir[]
Nazumah rejects the rule of Azir as emperor and functions as a completely independent city-state. K'Sante has a disdain for Azir and his conquests over Shurima, seeing his rule as a threat to Nazuman culture. Though Xerath is responsible for atrocities against his people, such as the rampaging cobra-lion, he places blame on Azir as well for being the one that Xerath is fighting against.
Xerath[]
The infamous cobra-lion that K'Sante and his lover Tope hunted years ago was actually the product of failed experiments by Xerath, as he attempted to fuse Shuriman fauna together with Ascension magic using a makeshift Sun Disc of his own. Because of that, K'Sante holds an even deeper hatred for Xerath, seeing him as a massive threat against his people due to the atrocities he's already committed.
K'Sante has battled many of Xerath's zealous followers already, most recently reuniting with his lover Tope to fight off a large band of them seeking to kill K'Sante and invade Nazumah.[2]
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Trivia[]
- K'Sante wields two extremely large Ntofos, which is just a play-on-words for Tonfas, the inspiration weapon.
- K'Sante is openly gay, having been in a relationship with a fellow hunter named Tope.
Changelog[]
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| May 2023 | Rewrote to be more organized, more details on his backstory based on the story "Everything We Should have Said" and added Personality and Relations section. |
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