Mahmut

*"If you lay one of those nasty claws on Eve, I will tear your limbs from your body and make you eat them!"*
— Mahmut

## Mahmut

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### Hatchday

Dec 11, 2019

**Mahmut Eanruig** is a captain of the Empire.

## Personality

Blood-thirsty, Mahmut stops at nothing to destroy anyone and anything he considers to be a threat to his empire.

## Backstory

Mahmut hatched as a loner. His parents belonged to no clan. Though other dragons scorned him for his lack of a home, Mahmut found pride in not being tied down to a clan. Such pride often landed himself in trouble with other clans and his parents. His mother was exalted, and Mahmut couldn't deal with his father's nitpicking. Bored of such things, Mahmut left their home and traveled as far away as he possibly could at the age of fifteen.

Mahmut found the Moonlit Waves by complete chance: he'd been trying to catch a grey catshark when he discovered the South Point Tunnels. Interested in his discovery, he decided to explore further when he came upon Harta who was guarding the Tunnels that day. The two got into a scuffle, before Mahmut won. Curious as to why Harta was guarding such an abandoned tunnel, Mahmut demanded that the Guardian tell him everything. Harta complied, explaining everything there was to know about his clan.

Quite interested, Mahmut asked to be brought to whoever their leader was, wanting to learn more about the Empire. Though Harta was somewhat suspicious, he didn't find any harm in letting the warrior come to their home. After all, the warriors of the Empire outnumbered him. What harm could he do?

When they arrived at the Empire, Mahmut found himself overwhelmed by the fact that dragons from all different flights had made their home there under the sea. He was especially interested in Lord Abbas and his ways of training the young warriors. Though he wanted to watch the dragons train all day, Harta immediately pulled him over to their leader.
Empress Aislinn met this Mirror, and was taken aback by his crass personality. Fortunately, Galechka stood up and asked if she could take him in under her wing and train him. Aislinn accepted. Galechka ushered Mahmut with her, explaining everything about their Empire to him as they left. Mahmut was enraptured with Galechka's explanations and displayed excitement to join the Empire as a warrior.

Mahmut is said to be the most cruel and calculating captain since the death of Pasha. Mahmut has been one of Aislinn's most trusted generals, despite his cruel ways of dispatching enemies. It is said that Mahmut has killed more members of the beastclans than even the dragons who first founded the Waves.

After being promoted to captain, one of the other captains was unhappy. Said dragon was Miyako, who as a clan-born dragoness did not like Mahmut at all. The two butted heads while vying for the approval of Aislinn. However, they are united in their hatred for Abbas.

Soon after, Mahmut was assigned by Lord Calan to protect Guinevere from harm after an encounter with several rogue dragons. The two initially hated each other's guts: Mahmut found Eve to be annoying and spoiled, while Eve thought Mahmut was arrogant and prejudiced. The two argued and fought almost all the time, much to the dismay of others. Eventually, they came to realize they weren't so different. They are now happily married, though they still argue almost all the time. Though he will never admit it, Mahmut can and will kill for Eve.

Supposedly, the only reason Aislinn promoted Mahmut was because she was pressured by Lord Ivarr, who saw potential in the Mirror. Truthfully, she promoted Mahmut because she feared that he would become some sort of serial killer if he wasn't able to keep his violent tendencies in check. Though such a thing has not come to pass, Mahmut utterly destroys any dragon who tries to stand in his way. Though he's one of the cruelest dragons, he has quite a soft spot for his wife.

## Trivia

* He is somewhat of a fandragon: he's based on Tughril Mahmut Pasha from *Shoukoku no Altair*.
* His name comes from the Arabic name *Mahmud*, which means "praised".