Rikunaunay XXIX

## *Appearance*

A male drowussu with a rather slender build with black hair and bright blue eyes. Often covered from head to foot when meeting in official settings, but in private, wears simple loose clothes. Most of his wardrobe and jewelry is passed down from Rikunaunay to Rikunaunay.

## *Personality*

He is a patient soul, although he still has a healthy dose of the Yurak’riti stubbornness in his soul. Known as a good listener and as wise as his predecessors, he has taken on the mantle of leadership well so far and has kept the clan stable. However, he has a slight curious streak and more interested in affairs outside the clan leading to him being more willing than the Rikunaunay of the past to allow for more direct audiences with other clans. He is also far more politically active and stern, preferring to handle affairs of the clan directly rather than through so many different channels.

## *Brief History*

Rikunaunay XXIX was born only moments after the 28th Rikunaunay died, thus meaning he is the newest reincarnation of the leader of the clan. After he was weaned, he was taken from his mother by the clan elders to be raised for the role his birth had decreed. He was raised with those that would become his attendants, taught a wide range of topics and trained extensively in the duties expected of him. He was also trained in the rare life sorcery he possessed and taught from the books of his ancestors locked in the vaults at the heart of the clan.

He was a quick study and was very independent from a young age, often researching or reading more on topics beyond what he was being taught. It was also very obvious that unlike his predecessor who was a more passive ruler, the upcoming Rikunaunay was far more aggressive when it came to political actions within and beyond the clan. In time, he would assume the role of Rikunaunay formerly upon reaching the age sixty. Mere moments after being crowned, he had gathered the counsel and started to lay down his own rule of the Yurak’riti. During the period where he had been a child where the seat of clan leadership was in the hands of the counsel, there had been some forays into opening trade, mostly on account of pressure by other clans. Rikunaunay XXIX broke off all tentative agreements that were in the works, seeing the aggressive and often pushy mercantile clans as threats that would undermine Yurak’riti’s independence and make them become dependent on these other clans through unfair trade deals.

Instead, he focused on strengthening the alliance they already had, going for quality over quantity of alliances as a means to avoid unnecessary involvement in clan affairs and to avoid trade agreements that may not be prosperous. In addition, he has been turning the army of the Yurak’riti away from their mountain home, starting to foray back into the old world and setting out smaller outposts in the lands below, seeing that colonization of the surface will be the future of their people, not simply staying hunkered up on the mountain.

His more aggressive policies have led to him personally seeing the leaders of their allies and hosting meetings within the Yurak’riti fortress to discuss the future. What visions he has seen or what has been read in the stars, he openly shares with those clans that are allies now, but is reluctant to engage with clans that are not. Currently, he is keeping a close eye on the political situation of the city, especially with the counsel of clans being called soon to discuss a variety of events that have plagued the city.