Draut onun Shakapon

**Draut onun Shakapon** is a human paladin formerly part of the Khemisa tribe of the Faj Tasarru. He failed to protect the previous Veba Lideri from the orcs, and did not want to be part of the Khemisa tribe after they became mindless raiders.

He is a Paladin following the Oath of Conquest, an oath that he swore after leaving the tribe and promising that he would not fail anyone else in the same way. He joined the Black Lagoon mercenary company after ending up in Bastion.

## Appearance

Draut is an imposing man who wears a skinned bear on his head in honour of the heritage of his tribe. He is tanned and wears black facepaint. He has one green and one hazel eye.

He has some scars and a tattoo of the oaths of conquest written in Tasari on his right upper arm.

## Personality

Draut is straightforward, believing in the old ways of the Khemisa tribe - domination but not mindless destruction.

He sees little sense in debating complex topics such as morality, preferring instead to let his weapons do the talking.

He is honourable and kind, often offering his food to others and sharing his possessions for the benefit of the party.

## Biography

He was born in the village of Shakapon in Khemisa territory. He loves his tribe and the Faj Tasarru, having been brought up with the strict tenets of honourable combat and traditional methods of fighting.

When his tribe was turning to raiding instead of honourable combat, the Veba Lideri, Stral, tried to quash the rebellion. In the ensuing coup, the Khemisa turned on him. Draut was his bodyguard at the time and failed to protect him, being the only one from his retinue to escape alive.

Since then, Draut wandered the desert separating the Gratus and Tasar territories. He eventually found other Khemisa, who he joined forces with. He was one of the tribesmen who freed Leoric Langley after coming across him while wandering as part of a group of fellow Khemisa.

He was captured by Gratus scouts in a sneak attack, and has since been part of the Black Lagoon territory after Sakiran had Jaxon free him with coercion. He and Leoric recognised each other and expressed a desire to catch up. After he was bested by Sakiran, he has pledged loyalty to her and will follow her for being the only person to ever best him in a fair duel.

## Relationships

### Jaxon

Draut is largely neutral towards Jaxon, having had very little interaction with him. He urged him to try the strength test and was amused when he was punched by Sakiran for beating her. Draut encourages Jaxon to go and hunt for himself, calling him a leech regularly for needing blood.

### Leoric

The two men view each other fondly. They recognised each other from years ago, where Draut rescued him. Draut gives him food freely, and the pair eat together often. Though he knows little about Leoric, he finds him easy to trust and he stays close to him in combat. Draut and Leoric often engage in arm wrestling duels, where Draut lets him win sometimes to help Leoric to feel better about himself.

### Sakiran

Draut has pledged loyalty to Sakiran after she bested him in a fair duel. He was impressed by a woman being able to beat him and refers to her as a warrior princess, a title which makes her uncomfortable. He respects her physical might though does not hold the same respect for her mental state, believing her to be weak in this regard. He also was angered by her siding with the Gratus Confederacy after what they did to her people, something which has tested their friendship.

## Trivia

* He created his own shield.
* His favourite food are phage-chicken wings, which he shares freely.
* Draut has complete heterochromia - his right eye is hazel, and his left green.