Abdelkarum La'ami

**Abdelkarum La'ami** (Sussian: *Abdelkarum Jhallad Baka-Saqqat La'ami*) is a politician from Al'Huwei and is currently serving as the ambassador from Al'Huwei in the Birgol-Raivon Covenant. His placement in the courts was outlined in a series of letters between La'ami, BR Covenant leader Siari Manuset, and the *hassan* of Al'Huwei, Sula Abadmani. In early 1526 SY La'ami, Abadmani, and the rest of their royal entourage made the journey from Sabatar to Castle Lohn. In Castle Lohn a summit was held that would allow La'ami to become the chief ambassador from Al'Huwei to the covenant, while his peer Bayait Chayat would travel alone to Nazka to serve diplomatic interests in Ahremia.

## Description

Abdelkarum is a tall man with a long beard and short hair. He has dark skin, even for an Al'Huweian. He prefers to wear traditional Al'Huweian clothing, which generally includes an ankle-length silk robe and multiple scarves worn around the neck, along with bangle bracelets and sometimes a jeweled headband or turban - his flashy fashion sense most likely derives from his previous job as a linen merchant.

He is said to be a polite and confident man, yet his Raivon is lacking; and it is said he is truly only fluent in Sussian and Ahremian. Despite this, he and Siari Manuset are able to work efficiently.

## Life

Abdelkarum La'ami was born with the name *Abdelkarum Jhallad Baka-Saqqat Bujjait*. His given name, *Abdelkarum* means "one born from/of the desert" in Sussian. His middle names refer to his father, named *Jhallad* and his place of birth, *Saqqat*. He was born in about 1480 in Saqqat, Al'Huwei. His father was Jhallad Bujjait, a spice magnate and the former advisor to the *hassan* Aziz Tajjam.

His father had about three wives, of which the youngest, Nazija, was Abdelkarum's mother. His mother was about 15 when he was born, and his father was around 50. His father would die soon after his birth, and his inheritance would bypass Abdelkarum entirely. After this, Abdelkarum moved to his mother's hometown of Sabatar where he began working as a linen merchant on the Sabatar Viaduct, a large bridge in the city and also a large day market. His business would become one of the most popular, as he utilized his family's ties to Regala to import foreign fabrics.

At some point, he ascended to the same wealth that his father once had, and he changed his surname to *La'ami*, thus separating him and his brothers' families. By the 1520s, he was a influential socialite in the Al'Huweian capital and was close with the later hassan, Sula Abadmani. He would go on to marry Abadmani's niece, and would subsequently join Abadmani's court. He was selected in 1526 SY by Abadmani and Manuset to be the ambassador to the Birgol-Raivon Covenant.

Since his placement, he has served a vital role as one of only a handful of foreign diplomats residing in Ivlon. He works within the court of Siari Manuset, in the city of Riversbane, although his work takes him to Castle Lohn as well. He has appeared in public only a few times, and not many spend notable amounts of time with him. He is also known to occasionally convene with his fellow ambassador, Bayait Chayat, in Lohn on occasion.