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Alright, he's Mord's, as I promised:


Mordecai Al'Rakkand

Mordecai is a quiet, introverted aging warrior who has seen quite a lot of the world. He suffers a bit from survivor's guilt, and having spent the majority of his adult life dedicated to fighting and killing Xitians in the War of the Veld, he also has the faint feeling that he has no purpose anymore.

He seems himself mostly as a weapon, embodied in flesh and bone. Every bit of his adult life and study has gone towards the art of killing, and war. Needless to say, he has gotten chillingly masterful at that particular task. His feelings about himself in this manner really lead him to end up ignoring personal needs. When you're a weapon used to protect other people, you don't get to have feelings. A sword will take blow after blow and no matter how chipped or broken it becomes it is still a sword, and it can still be used to fight on, even if you end up bludgeoning your enemy with what's left of the pommel.

In essence, this leads to a very honest, blunt existence, although he does occasionally indulge in emotional interactions because he has a need for compassion. A pet could become his main outlet for this need of affection, or a woman he finds attractive and stimulating on a personal level, be it intellectually or philosophically could become a potential lover, though as with everything else, Mordecai ultimately ends up putting whatever he brings into his life as greater importance than himself.

And of course, to keep himself on the honest path of being a warrior and nothing more, Mordecai follows the Twin River's warriors code, Honor and Duty.

The Warrior's Code (Honor, and Duty)

Warriors of the Twin River Nations follow a very specific set of rules and traditions that would mean severe punishment if they were to be violated, and it is seen as dishonorable to do so.

-Honor-
Honor dictates that the Warrior is honest, in battle, and off of it, and is always in control of himself, and his actions. A warrior does not get into brawls, fist fights, and especially not murder. The only personal confrontation a warrior is allowed to settle with violence, is a conflict with another warrior, in which it will be settled by a duel, most times to the death, which is supervised by an officer to make sure all conduct is fair and honorable.

Warriors are also Honor bound to keep their oaths, to protect innocent people no matter what the odds or situation is, and to keep his dignity at all times.

-Duty-
Duty dictates that the Warrior without fail, puts every ounce of his being into following every order that is given to him by his leaders without hesitation. To fail in battle often means that the general leading the the warriors is punished. The more severe the failure to preform his duty, the more severe the punishment. Few generals, however, have been ordered to commit the act of ritual suicide, and almost none have been publicly executed by force.


-Warrior's Pledge-
Every warrior of the Twin Rivers has sworn by a code that is an ancient as their deep seated integrity and understanding and respect of life, death, and war.

"For as long as my body breathes with life, I will look for the opportunity to die."

This is not a defeatist attitude, as often misunderstood by outsiders. The meaning is deep seated in the warrior belief that anything worth killing for is also worth dieing for.

Warriors of the Twin Rivers search for noble causes, and seek to protect what they see as the greater good with their life. They are forever looking for what they would put their life on the line to protect.