Ishka Vural Yasar

Ishka as an adventurer in 1416 B.E

**Ishka Vural Yasar** was a Temirçe nomad and adventurer who lived during the early years of the Blessed Era. He was originally from Temir, but while wandering through El Deya in 1416 B.E he found himself playing a key part in the Asevian Invasion, and in no small part contributing to its eventual end.

Upon discovering the mysterious and immensely powerful orb known as the Dragon's Legacy within the Tomb of Marratan, he set out with four other adventurers to escape the chaos that was enveloping Eliya, becoming the target for the tyrannical Empress of Asevia, Escha Artaryan. While seeking a way to end the conflict and escape alive, he would grow closer to many valuable allies, most notably attracting the attention of the renowned Elven duellist Seirya Erys. The two would later found a family after peace found Esria again.

However, Ishka soon felt the consequences of giving so much of his life to the Dragon's Legacy. Resurrecting Seirya after she sustained lethal wounds at the hands of the future queen, Gabrielle Moreau, and giving vital time to fellow adventurer Theobold Cagus during the final moments of the Battle of the Aldmarch Plains, decades of his years had vanished and would never return to him.

He died in 1460 B.E aged just 65, leaving behind a son and a wife, but departed for the Heavens knowing he had left a mark on the world that only a hero could.

## Information

### Beliefs

In keeping with the traditions of his people, Ishka subscribed to Adenist beliefs as a follower of the Church of the Heavens. He was not outwardly vocal of his faith, however, and did not exude piety in day to day life, but rather kept to a strict and unique form of solitary worship.

During the rising of the sun or moon, which held no small amount of religious significance to the Temirçe people, he could be found on high ground offering a personal prayer to the Heavens for protection and strength during a journey that for a time seemed endless.

### Appearance

Standing at just five feet and five inches in height, and clad in loose desert garments, Ishka wore a deceptively Human appearance. His pale blue skin, however, together with his iridescent milky white eyes, fangs and unnatural movement, betrayed his true nature to anyone keenly observing.

His nomadic nature was similarly evident based on his clothing. He wrapped himself in several layers of mismatching leather armour and flowing robes, and adorned his head with a large blue *cheche* fashioned from a much larger length of material. This enveloped much of his torso and shoulders, and was a crucial aid for his ability to remain anonymous or keep a low profile while wandering.

Always at his side was a curved sword of Temirçe craftsmanship, foreign to the eyes of any average West Astrian or Eliyan, resting in a dark leather sheath adorned with swirls of multicoloured cloth. Many items were also fastened securely to his wide belt. These included potions, tools and a small, battered copy of the Old Tome, all of which could often be glimpsed underneath his layered garments. His fluid movements, elegant weaponry and familiarity with rough terrain suggested a capable warrior. Whilst usually the last to resort to violence and never the one to start a fight, if his curved blade left his sheath, he was not known to show hesitation.

His time spent in the intense heat of El Deya gave him a formidable resistance to the climate, despite the shortcomings of his racial biology. As such, he was not seen to be affected by the blazing sun as one familiar with the Temirçe would expect, and there was a telling touch of Deyazi in his accent.

### Personality

A traveller of few words for a large part of his life, Ishka was used to the reactions of most to his appearance. Ranging anywhere from distrust to revulsion, he was understandably wary of strangers and would rarely turn his back on anyone that posed a threat. He was slow to speak and often blunt, though one would be a fool to mistake this for stupidity. He was incredibly wise of the world even at the young age of twenty, having seen a large variety of places, people and culture and gained experience that most inhabitants of Esria would rarely gleam.