Rhanjur Gaya

**Rhanjur Gaya** is diplomat from the Landolin kingdoms.

## Biography

Gaya was from the Kingdom of Munjor. Originally he trained as a mathematician and an astronomer, until political connections and family pressure eventually moved him in other directions. By age of forty-seven he acted as the personal representative of King Santran of Munjor.

Rhanjur, as part of a political marriage between his family and the Napinga family took Sulua Napinga as his wife. Though starting out as a business arrangement, Rhanjur grew to love his wife Sula, though refused to admit it. They were married for a year, when Sula died in childbirth. It was only at her funeral did the man realize that he did love his wife. At the same time he was angered when Sula's father had begun plans for a second marriage between Sula's younger sister and him. He made an outburst at the event causing tempers from his grandfather, though ironically the scene would mark Rhanjur as his grandfather's favorite. Normally such an outburst would have meant banishment and exile for Gaya, but his grandfather had other plans.

Gaya was then assigned as a diplomat to Fuomon for a year. The assignment was extended for two more years longer than planned, due to the increased Narthani patrols of the Gut, making options for obtaining passage through the Gut and back to Landolin near impossible. However the Fuomon government offered Gaya passage home on a Fuomi naval mission. While the Fuomi could not reveal to him their goals, the mission would take them by way of the Great Ocean covering an entire hemisphere of Anyar and would involve a stop of uncertain duration and unspecified location before Gaya could be dropped back on Munjor. Faced with no other option and being away from his family for three years, Gaya reluctantly accepted the offer.

The Fuomni mission turned out to be an investigation of Narthani activity in a remote island known as Caedellium. When the Fuomi made contact with the clans, Gaya was part of the delegation. While his purpose and presence was unknown to both the Fuomi and the Caedlli, Gaya inserted himself and watched the Fuomi form an alliance with the islanders against the Narthani. After being brought to the capital of the island, Gaya had demanded to be given his own embassy as he was part of his own nation's diplomatic corps. The clan head hearing his demands relented providing the diplomat his own floor to act as Munjor's official embassy though it did little to curtail Gaya's arrogance. In addition he spoke to Yozef Kolsko and shared what he was willing about the Landolin kingdoms and even offered him a place in his homeland.

Gaya eventually returned to his country and gave his report of how Yozef united Caedellium to his king. When the Narthani began to conquer Landolin, Gaya returned to Caedellium to act as ambassador to request aid to save his homeland. While Yozef could not offer any direct military aid he agreed to establish a supply route to Munjor to assist the war effort. In exchange Munjor would provide Caedellium with people with skilled professions to aid in the Paramount's projects.

Rhanjur maintained his ambassadorial status on Caedellium and would pass on the new developments to his kingdom such as the academy system.

Gaya would later learn of the new Amerikans that arrived on Caedllium and took an interest in their origins, sensing that there was more to the story.

After Kolinka attempt to kidnap the Paramount at Seaborne failed, it spurred Yozef for more aggressive action. Once it was confirmed that Kolinka was allied with the Narthani, Gaya found Yozef more than willing to usher direct involvement in Landolin’s crisis, provided Munjor commit to ousting the ruling party in Kolinka.

## Personality

Gaya appears as a typical Landolin native , considering his people to be highly sophisticated and proud. But behind this bravado is a shrewd man who is highly observant and a man of his word.

## Appearance

* Destiny's Crucible: Book 4: Forged in Fire
* Destiny's Crucible: Book 7: A Dubious Peace