Shirrako Numad

**Shirrako Numad**, the *Shadow Master*, is a warlord from Losteria. He is notorious for messing with shadow power, which he exploits to display his dominance and authority, all while ruling the Order of Shadows, a clan that helps to preserve Losteria in their own enigmatic ways.

Notably, he is absent in the outbreak of both *Demon Wars*, heavily implying that he either perished or has been guarding his organisation's territories.

## Biography

### Background

Shadow is the leader of the Order of Darkness, an organisation he founded with the goal of militarising Losteria and ancient parts of Roji in order to drive out Iceborn, Nordic and Valenthian invaders. Desperation drove him to unlock the secret shadow form during the war—a malevolent spirit magic as dangerous and corrupting as it is powerful. He has mastered all of these forbidden and monstrous techniques in order to destroy anything he perceives to be a threat to his "nation," or his new order.

To establish his agenda, his organisation has created the Temple of Darkness, which was a secret location in Naymori that no one has ever crossed, except for his members and himself. As a result, he is declared as a traitor after he was spotted assassinating a warrior at Frakona, allowing him to use the night time instead to cover up his kills with ease. Tristanna also managed to learn his existence and reputation, and frankly, she was impressed, but despised his shady nature. It is unknown if they ever fought each other.

## Personality

Shirrako is one of the most morally ambiguous characters in the series, having both heroic and villainous moments in his history. He can be seen as a hero as he wants to defend Losteria from Nordival and take justice into his own hands, but also a villain due to his mercilessness and slaughtering the citizens of Losteria, much to the ire of Tristanna.

As the leader of the *Order of the Shadows*, Shirrako has displayed immeasurable loyalty and dedication to the clan. He is strict in principle and believes that every loyal warrior should gave all their might to destroy the Nordics and whatever enemy stands in their way. His expertise in espionage, infiltration and stealth has been able to amplify his skills and furthermore boost his reputation as a deadly warrior, and infamous by the fact that he relies on the shadows and a dark environment to defeat the enemy.

## Abilities

Shirrako's unmatched use of the shadows further enhance his capabilities as an assassin and a ninja. The shadows allows him to vanish from sight with ease, regardless if day or night, and it allows him to use illusions that can save him from death, in case someone attempts to deliver the killing blow to him. Nonetheless, his blades are infallible in eviscerating his enemies through unmatched speed, stealth and lethality.

### Skills

* **Master Combatant**: Shirrako Numad's skills in combat is legendary, and there is no need to emphasise why.

* **Master Ninja**: He is an infamously skilled ninja, particularly in the art of spy, infiltration, espionage and blending in the shadows. In fact, when the battlefield is at a night setting, it falls into his strategical and tactical advantage, allowing him to use the darkness to his favour.

* **Master Tactician**: He is well versed in tactics, especially stealth, infiltration, clandestine and of course, melee combat.

## Trivia

### General

* Shirrako isn't actually a Losterian. He is an outsider that lives in the surface world, in the nation of Roji.
* Shirrako and Shiro are notable rivals, and the two have contested numerous times, each ending in a stalemate.
* His family is said to be having an extensive background of assassins.
* His order was fiercely loyal to his cause.
* Some say Scylla hated him.
* He confirms that Losteria was supposed to be omitted from the mortal realm, but it didn't go well.