THE LHIN STORY - THE SLAVE PANI

 arrive at the oasis of the two scimitars and I meet a very interesting figure, Lhin is his name and despite being a slave he has a noble bearing that intrigued me and I asked him to tell me his story which I report below... happy reading

Lhin was born into slavery on the pani island called Kageyama. As halfbreed of a pani mother and unknown father, the daimyo allowed him to live but as slave. As soon as old enough, he had to work in the mines, a fact that helped him to grow a lean strong body. Pani understand to feed their slaves well, so they not get sick easily and can work harder. But on the other hand they are very bound to their traditions and honor and a halfbreed is often seen as disgrace. Lhin has to face this rejection daily and so the young slave grows up humble and shy, but also grateful to the daimyo that his life was spared.

DARIAN MET  LHIN

Once turned 18, Lhin was able to escape and after moons of dangerous travels, he stranded more dead than alive on the lands of Feral Woods. The owner of a farm, master Emrys was kind and not only attending Lhin's wounds but also offering food and shelter. This is how Lhin learned to work with animals and on the fields .The farm was often attacked by panthers and to protect the people, animals and the harvest, master Emrys encouraged his boys to practice with the bow and simple melee weapons. With the help of especially the two slave brother Loren and Kayden, Lhin was able to reach a quite nice level in combat, some abilities that might help him in several situations and not only when sent out to skirmish with his brothers. Once they been stealing in the Oasis of Two Scimitars, got caught and Loren was killed right in front of Lhin's eyes, a trauma the young halfbreed never got over with. Lhin managed to escape but only short after, master Emrys closed the farm and moved on, selling the boys and so Lhin ended on the chain of his former brother Kayden who after manumission took the rank of commander in Hinansho where he was able to level up his combat skills.

After their island was abandoned, his owner chose the life as mercenary and Lhin was given as guard to a "noble man". Once they arrived in Curra, this man left Lhin behind without paying the bills and so Lhin ended on the leash of the honored rune priest Vidar Ravenwhite who paid the debts and saving Lhin from a life as city slave. Sadly Curra was destroyed and so they had to move on, found a new place for live in the oasis of two scimitars.

One day Lhin's owner decides to travel north. Surprised by a heavy sandstorm they get separated in the Tahari. Lhin had to give up the desperate search for his master and finally arrived at the Isles of Tira, the planned destination of their travel. For several moons Lhin used the caves of Tira as base for his scouting and hunting for any signs of his owner, always hiding to avoid to end in the kennels as abandoned slave. But his nocturnal hunts for food remnants in the city were highly risky of being discovered.

The search for his master Vidar brought Lhin back to the Oasis of 2 Scimitars where he hoped to find any hints in the former house of Vidar, hints that might give Lhin new ideas where to look for his owner. When he broke into the city in the night, he is captured and tortured by bandits of the Scimitar underground. Badly wounded he is found by the young green apprentice Terje, who saved the life of the pani halfbreed and took him as slave. Sadly for his education, Terje had to travel a lot, unable to care for his boy. So after a few moons, he manumitted the overly surprised halfbreed.

But unprepared Lhin struggled a lot with his new situation as free even warrior. During that time he had the luck to buy the kajirus Maynad. Both are quickly connected and feel like brothers ever since. When the pani lord Ryota stepped into the warrior's life, the young pani lord quickly reminded Lhin about his true nature and place as halfbreed and so finally Lhin submitted to Ryota to step back into the slave life he is used to with Maynad as his chain brother. 

Lhin proved his loyalty and devotion in many occasions, was sometimes rented out as fighting kajirus to help other cities to defend. All to bring honor and coins for his owner. And so Ryota honored the halfbreed with his personal brand, the first in the young life of Lhin.