Vekarym Roukin the Endurer

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*"I once thought the suffering of my brethren eternal; how great to see them grow flowers in soil forged by the bodies of our fallen." —Vekarym Roukin the Endurer*

**Roukin**, or **Vekarym Roukin the Endurer**, was a Rauen male warrior, Vekarym and former slave who famously fought alongside Vekarym Gartaan the Unbreakable during the War of the Homelands and War of Legion. Known as Gartaan's closest companion and second-in-command, Roukin would usurp Gartaan's title of Vekarym in 1548 shortly before his disappearance.

Born in the Winter of 1495 in the western Serkul Kagst camp on the Rauen island of Pon af Rau, Roukin was born into slavery by parents with enslaved lineage. Both his mother and father were actively involved in the underground organization Jinaljkjrdz, "The Flame", which promoted the freedom of Rauen slaves and speaking of the slave-language, Kjrdzat. Roukin's parents would directly involve him in the organization's efforts starting from a young age, a task that became more difficult as Roukin grew older and larger. Due to his broadness and height, Roukin was one of the Rauen's primary *lisaserkuls*, a type of slave specifically used for more physically taxing work, which ultimately drew more attention to him as he was considered useful. This attention put a divide between himself and his enslaved brethren, up until The Flame's exposure in 1519.

The revealing of The Flame's existence led to Roukin's and many other Flame members being captured and tortured, with others being publicly executed, including Roukin's parents. Harrowing conditions would increase in the camp until 1520, when the Buurkarsh Army invaded the island and freed the enslaved Rauen, resulting in the Roukin's introduction to a young Gartaan, who was still only a Werr soldier at the time. After Buurkard's capture of Pon af Rau, many formerly enslaved Rauen would join the Buurkarsh Army, Roukin being one of these. Roukin's large form and strength would help him to rise in military ranks, ultimately culminating to his being named second-in-command of the Buurkarsh Army when Gartaan became Vekarym in 1531.

Roukin would take Gartaan's position as Vekarym after serving him for seventeen years, placing him in control of the Buurk-occupied countries at the time. Roukin's ruling led to the formation of the Gyevony Union in 1555, the downsizing of Pynkantyr, Buukard's military pulling out of Rauen en Schna and Pynkantyr, and the formation of both Dakaan and Imezad.

Having been the primary caretaker of the Pynkanti princess, Fyfiera Dreykkeres of Fierver, Roukin would also return her the control of her kingdom before his move to Buurkard's capital in 1556. After living in Skimarah for only three months, Roukin would begin suffering from heart trouble and fatigue, leading to his quick naming of a new Vekarym in the Winter of 1556. Shortly after his relinquishing the title, Roukin, against the advising of medics, would make the month-long journey to Dreykker Palace in Fierver, Pynkantyr to be reunited with Fyfiera. He would pass away only a week after his arrival in the Spring of 1557.

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