Halim Laft

Halim Laft was a character of Overture 3. During the saga Singing the Song of Angry Dwarves, Halim would serve as an anti-hero, for all he wished for was dwarven independence but the way he did so was questionable.
==Background==
Born into slavery as a Harracktorian dwarf, Halim knew little of freedom. Seeing all the free people of Harracktor and the oppression from his masters made him grow a burning desire to get back at his oppressors.
==Overture 3 ==
Halim Laft was the subject of cruel injustices put upon him, as he a dwarven slave and thus seen as not a person. King Bukoski VII had Halim Laft test his food for him and when Halim Laft became poisoned he was ill for many days, only his dwarven endurance saving him.
When Kade Duerel and his band of escaped dwarven slaves broke free of their masters, Xavier Cortez offered Halim a position as a spy for Harracktor which Halim accepted. Halim would almost immediately go back on his word and join Kade when he appeared in Harlequin. Kade and Halim would go about slaughtering all of the citizens of Harlequin to take it as their own. Halim instantly warmed up to the idea of a dwarven republic and fought heroically in the battle against the Harracktorian forces. When the dwarves were victorious, Halim built a monument to honor the dwarves lost in the battle.
When Kade passed and Hor Trunkarm favored peace talks with the king, Halim was not all that opposed. When Hor said that they would be forced to give up Harlequin in order to gain civil rights, Halim strongly objected. The lives lost and the battle so hard fought would all be for nothing if the town was forfeited. Halim's actions would indirectly lead to Hor Trunkarm's execution. When the king's forces marched upon Harlequin, Halim made a valiant last stand but was no match for them. A monument to Halim would be placed by his brother, Grimval Laft in the town when he became king.
==Legacy==
After the massacre and Harlequin's repopulation, Halim would be remembered as Halim the Human-hater on the cold streets of Harlequin. Tales of Halim's plight in the face of adversity would cause many enslaved dwarves to emulate his actions, few achieving success however.
Category:Overture 3
Category:Characters