Fahrakin the Fat

Fahrakin the Fat is a name well-known to the gamblers and guild-bosses of Velyzar. Once, he was just another nameless fighter, destined to die in an arena and be forgotten. Now, he is one of the most powerful chieftains of the Krokhan Desert. His father sold him to the Gladiator Guild to settle debts, and he underwent brutal training. In his first bout, matched against one of the large sand-scaled lizard-beasts of the Krokhan, the crowd watched in stupefaction as the young gladiator distracted the beast with the polished surface of his shield, and then deftly sliced through the tendons in three of its six legs. He used knowledge of animal behavior taught by his father. After recovering from the creature's venom, a nomad clan beastmaster named Ouse recognized his skills and recruited him. Ouse trained him in desert hunting, and Fahrakin eventually succeeded his mentor as both beastmaster and chieftain. He became sedentary in later years, earning the unflattering moniker "the Fat," and maintains exclusive control over a branding iron used to mark captured creatures for the arena.