Nam'ek

> *"He will win ho', prepared demself, waits to take da enemy unprepared.**"*** - Amongst Nam'ek's notes on warfare philosophy.
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Nam'ek was originally trained as a "hybrid" fighter by the Regime of Zalazane on the Echo Isles, combining esoteric juju secrets with martial practicality; as one of the Grand Witch Doctor's last champions, Nam'ek was briefly blessed with the same immortal power as the Witch Master, fighting together with Zalazane against Vol'jin, adventurers and Bwonsamedi until he would bear witness to his Lord's gruesome fall, settling the dispute of leadership within the Darkspear once and for all, prompting Nam'ek to cast aside his misguided loyalty to a False Immortal, surrender to Vol'jin and re-swear his oaths to the Darkspear Tribe.

## Nam'ek

### Affiliation

Darkspear TribeZalazane's Regime (formerly)

### Occupation

Witch Doctor (class)Mystic (rank)

Champion of Zalazane (rank/title; formerly)

## Description

Albeit fit, lean and relatively pleasant to look at, this Troll was rather short and seemingly malnourished for a jungle troll male. Doing little to hide this unpleasant detail, he wears a more open and free-flowing form of various ceremoniac ornaments and gear on his person related to Juju and voodoo - the traditional mask and pauldrons of a Witch Doctor and the waistbelt and loincloths of a tribal Warrior. His choice of weapons and tools also reflected this duality - a practical sword in one hand and a Doctor's Shaker in the other, to channel either or both of Might and Magic when needed.

### Personality

Little is known of Nam'ek as of right now; what was known of Nam'ek back then was an opportunistic, power-hungry bullied troll teenager who saw great losses in his fellow Darkspear struck by Naga, the Alliance and other hardships, and when the moment to seize power by the throat reared itself, he took it gladly.

In their new home of Echo Isles, a cabal of Doctors showed him the initial secrets of their craft, educating him not only on the topics of the esoteric but indeed sowing seeds of heavy traditionalism and Zalazane favouritist propaganda in the young man. As such, while willing to experiment on select few topics as related to his unorthodox further training, on all topics else Nam'ek would be a mouthpiece of savage and conservative dogmas. It would take long, maybe not ever, to shake off these instilled moral codes from Nam'ek's mind.

By the time of Zalazane's plot manifesting Nam'ek's opportunism and cutthroatery had peaked, willingly turncoating in favour of Zalazane's rule over the isles instead of being forced into servitude; buying into the tricks, propaganda, and actual feats of the Witch Master that he was indeed unkillable, and thus the rightful ruler of the Darkspear. This zealotry, however, collapsed on itself near instantly when the Death Loa punished his former master for his blasphemies right before Nam'ek's eyes.

In recent times, Nam'ek feels the weight and awkwardness of being isolated on the Echo Isles creep in on him, what with his former servitude to Zalazane, aswell as the need to reform himself into a better 'champion' of the Darkspear Tribe. Keeping his pragmatic and callous way of thinking, the Troll leans on his sharpened sense of physical **tactics**, seeking to navigate obstacles both personal and martial with a collected and calculative mind - indeed, unlike many of Trolls, his Tribe and even the greater Horde, Nam'ek was never one to rush headfirst into a perceived challenge, instead opting to study a situation and apply a more cerebral or beneficial solution to it if possible.

His uncommon mindset does not exclude typical traditionalist behavior of a Troll, however - especially on certain societal topics. As expected, he expressed disgust and contempt at Ku'Thae and her blood heritage upon first meeting her, for example, and to this day remains a staunch supporter of ancient Tribal ancestry, history and cultural norm. He has mentally noted the anomaly that are collectively known as the "adventurers", wanderous mercenary-gloryhounds who he had faced in combat himself; feeling the need to observe them, but keep their oddball influence at an arm's reach from himself.

## Background

### Oath Resworn

At the final clash between Vol'jin and Zalazane, Nam'ek served the latter as his right hand champion (or alternatively, disposable pawn), engaging in brief combat against **Jea'iya**, Lana Darksorrow, Ivunn'ezra Mal'drothir and other adventurers by abusing the power of immortality Zalazane shared with him. Zalazane was ultimately defeated and Nam'ek had surrendered, being spared his life and given a second chance by Vol'jin himself, sent for re-education to Sen'jin Village, under the wise scrunity of Master Gadrin.

With his Champion title suspended and after being deemed yet redeemable, Nam'ek would be sent away from Sen'jin Village to 'make something out of' said second chance.

## Recent Activities

Scolded and relectured by Master Gadrin on Vol'jin's orders, Nam'ek spent a few days in Sen'jin Village after his pardon, rejoining the rest of the tribe.

A week later, he would be seen attempting to aid Stranglethorn efforts of the Earthern Ring against Twilight Corruption, together with a group of adventurers; on his return to Horde lands, he would briefly stumble upon Ku'Thae in the Barrens, expressing in grief and fury that the Loa must be punishing him for his prior sins with her presence and halfbred existance;

(More added as RP continue)

## Skills and Abilities

### Tactical Combatant

Nam'ek is an uncommon type of Troll combantant, in the sense that since his definitive years, he has had to compensate lacking Brawn or overwhelming power with Brains - thus, instead of Berserking and launching himself into a frenzy, this martial Witch Doctor engages in combat in methodical, calculated and opportunist ways. Nonetheless, the champion is one "underpowered" fighter, lacking the full extent of raw muscle mass of most other Troll tribal warriors; no enchanted and expensive equipment to lean on as many 'Adventurers' do; nor does he possess awesome overwhelming magical power to explode with and dominate the battlefield. As such, his martial and witchborne skills are adequate if not good, but he is limited in what he can achieve by himself and thus is constantly applying unorthodox and refined tactics to tip the scales in his favour - if needed, even such methods that could be considered cheap or dishonourable by some.

### 'Witch-Blade' Training

Nam'ek's special training under the servitude of Zalazane is shrouded in mystery, but a few general details of it are implied or known:

* The traditional usage of a Witch Doctor's Juju powers are at their peak with reagents, preparation and lengthy rituals. The average conventional Witch Doctor is a poor fighter, especially if sent to a battlefield without having first given time to concoct their brews and execute their chants. As such, for one reason or another, Nam'ek's training was an attempt to draw Juju powers in a more practical and efficient way for the purposes of warfare. It is considered a partial success. Perhaps Zalazane, being a master Witch Doctor, sought to mimic or mock Shadow Hunters, with Vol'jin, his rival, being one of them? Whatever the case, in the years of Zalazane's hold over the Echo Isles, the training of "battledoctors" was attempted atleast once.
* Witchblades like Nam'ek forsake traditional garments and tools of the trade that are deemed too impractical to use in a combat scenario - namely robes and cloaks that would hinder swift or safe movement, or long-hanging charms that can also be a risk factor.

### Witch Doctor Juju

It would be fair to say that currently, Nam'ek is overall a much better Witch Doctor than he is a physical fighter, as befit of one trained under the plans of Zalazane himself. Nam'ek has shown use of advanced Juju manipulation in combat, such as producing a Rattle from his Shaker to damage multiple enemies surrounding him; or the execution of a sped-up twist of magic to Hex or otherwise polymorph his targets in another instance. These are fairy impressive feats of a Doctor performing in the heat of battle - however, it is only speculation to say how far does his skill and knowledge in the mystical arts of Juju goes; if whether or not he can perform the highest echelons of this fickle but terrifying craft, such as the horrific Death Rattle ritual, or if he could brew the ominous Zuvembi potion.

Besides his overall high knowledge in the Troll esotericism, his adaptivity and martial training shines further with the introduction of the streamlined, battle-ready power-up brews he has pioneered known as the Trinity Mojos, designed specifically to be applicably useful to as many potential situations of need as possible:

#### Da Mojo Trinity:

* **Mojo o' Bodeh**: This juju drink empowers all Physical abilities of the user for a short while - strength, speed, reflexes, agility, aswell as racial-specific capabilities (such as boosting Troll Regeneration even further, in the case of Trolls);
* **Mojo o' Spirit:** This juju drink empowers the soul of the user for a short while, resulting in restoring or further strengthening one's willpower and battle morale, aswell as emboldening them with increased mental resilience;  increasing their chances to resist mental or emotional manipulations of the magical/metaphysical kind;
* **Mojo o' Mind**: This juju drink empowers the mental faculties of the user, giving them greater clarity and intellectual perception of all things mundane or supernatural; allowing them greater concentration and ability to rationalize or analyze incoming information or factors; this in turn also mildly affects their spellcasting capabilities, allowing one to yield magic somewhat better and faster because of the brew's "Intelligence" boosting effect.

## Trivia

- His name is an obvious reference to the franchise of Dragonball; namely, planet Namek and its race of Namekians, green humanoid species who possess magical abilities and the biological ability to regenerate.

- Nam'ek's start as a Character was that of a brief event Antagonist, who has since taken on a simplified redemption arc and slow, gradual, but likely presumed betterment in morals, duty and likeness as time goes on.

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