Haluk

Haluk is a shaman. Tallin and Duskeye met him while he was visiting the Southern Refuge, where he told them about Shesha. He is descended from the Delvishi Tribe. 
== First Appearance ==
The Balborite Curse
== Description ==
Haluk appears to be in his late forties. He has dark skin and black, curly hair, which is cut short except for a forelock hanging across his brow. He wears a tunic decorated with runes and a line of white clay is traced down the middle of his forehead.
== Linguistic Skill ==
Haluk is most notable for his linguistic abilities, most notably, his ability to speak dragon tongue. Although he does not speak the common tongue, which his tribes consider to be unclean, he is extraordinarily gifted in communicating with animals. He is fluent in dragon tongue, a very rare ability for a non-rider. He also has a strong grasp of the nonverbal aspects of dragon communication. To further aid him in his ability to speak to dragons, he has a charm to amplify his powers; the charm is a leather strip encrusted with enchanted gemstones of the same variety as the different types of dragon stones.
== Knowledge about Dragons ==
Haluk learned about dragons largely from his interactions with Shesha, a wild carnelian dragon. He noted that her ways are the ways of a female, rather than a male, but that he "was pleased to learn, nonetheless". Given the lack of interaction between shamans and medicine women among the nomads, this willingness to learn from a female dragon is fairly notable. Although initially reluctant to trust him, Shesha eventually befriended him and they would visit once a year. When she left her cave, she left behind a soulstone, which has been in Haluk's care since.
== History ==
Haluk plays a minor role in the Chronicles of Tallin trilogy, helping Tallin find where Shesha is. He plays a larger role starting in The Shadow Grid Returns. Here, he has a young apprentice and he aids Elias and Sela in the desert after an accident with Nydeired's saddle. His apprentice, Tinlaap, leaves with the riders with his tentative blessing.Category:Shamans
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