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Durlyn Mae'yukir Sarghress and Akumu'keshi Dutan'vir: Difference between pages
<section begin=feature/>Durlyn was a member of the [[Val'Sarghress#Home Guard|Home Guard]] and one of [[Ariel]]'s earlier supporters among the [[Sarghress]] rank and file.<section end=feature/> He was ultimately slain by [[Da'xia Sarghress|Da'xia]] in the course of a battle with the [[Nidraa'chal]].
<section begin=feature />Akumu'keshi is one of the surviving remnants of the [[Val'Dutan'vir]] clan, now a member of [[Ariel]]'s Wolfpack.<section end=feature />
==Appearance and Personality==
==Appearance & Personality==
Durlyn was a male [[Drow#Drowolath/Drowussu Half-breeds|mixblood]] with a light build and pale blue eyes. He had white hair that he dyed with red highlights at the ends. He wore fairly standard armor in battle, usually paired with a white coat. One aspect of his attire that remained consistent was a blue scarf, which drew attention to his youthful face. His favored weapon was a heavy Sarghress sealing spear, though earlier in his career he favored a shield alongside lighter arms.
Akumu'keshi is a somewhat shorter female [[Drow#Drowolath.2FDrowussu_Half-breeds|mixblood]] with golden eyes. She has long white hair that flows down to her hips. She's quite cheerful with a hobby of both reading and writing. In particular, she takes great joy in "shipping" those around her, even with the most unlikely of pairings. She wears plain white armor adorned with the symbol of House Mae'yukir and, after joining the colony of Machike, has taken to wearing a heavy brown cloak for additional warmth.
He was an exceedingly enthusiastic individual, with arguably obsessive level of devotion towards Ariel. In large part, this was due to his long and unrequited crush on the Sarghress heir, amplified by a pronounced lack of romance in his life. With time, and as he entered into a relationship with [[Akumu'keshi Mae'yukir Sarghress|Akumu'keshi]], his idolization faded somewhat and was replaced with genuine respect and trust for the growing leader.
==Biography - Arc II==
==Biography - Arc II==
[[File:SarghressPOWs.png|200px|thumb|left|Durlyn is among those taken captive.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|35}}</ref>]]
[[File:BookAttack.png|thumb|left|200px|Akumu'keshi throws her shipping journal at [[Satsicia Kyorl'solenurn|her attacker]] to buy time.<ref>{{ChapterRef|49|13}}</ref>]]
===The District War===
===Kyorl'solenurn Siege===
====Slavers District====
Akumu'keshi was first seen as one of the many that responded to [[Minka]]'s call to reclaim the ancestral [[Dutan'vir]] lands. A member of the [[Sarghress]] group that had split off from the clan to rejoin the Dutan'vir, she took part in the defense of the [[Dutan'vir Fortress]] against the [[Kyorl'solenurn]] siege. Having taken a brief respite from the battle to work on her journal, she noted to a passing Minka that he should have his wounded arm tended to. As he irritably suggested she instead check on her Sarghress friends, she snapped back that they had all gone rogue, and she did not control them.<ref>{{ChapterRef|49|4}}</ref>
Durlyn first appeared as a sealer in [[Ariel Val'Sarghress|Ariel's]] infantry squad, as the Home Guard took an increasingly aggressive posture in the [[Val'Sarghress#Notable Event: The District War|District War]]. He supported the Sarghress advance by sealing demons summoned by the defending [[Sharen]] forces, most notably those brought forth by [[Oiloss'lin Xyrrai'zestu Sharen|Oiloss'lin]] to cover the Sharen retreat.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|15}}</ref> Amusingly, he feigned a leg injury after the battle in a bid to draw the attention of Ariel. To his annoyance, the ploy was unwittingly foiled by [[Kev'ren Sarghress|Kev'ren]]'s prompt and earnest offer of aid.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|19}}</ref>
Following the battle, discipline began to falter, culminating in [[Sorin Sarghress|Sorin]]'s murder one of the district's former slaveowners. This prompted a ferocious argument among the troops that nearly ended in violence, with Durlyn siding firmly with Ariel as she sought to reign in the worst excesses of her fellow soldiers. Ultimately, Ariel was able to defuse the conflict by granting the captured slaves the choice to serve in the Sarghress military rather than be treated as spoils.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|30}}</ref>
Several moments later, while making a note in her journal to pair Minka and [[Sker'ligr]], she chanced upon a Kyorl'solenurn force that had scaled the walls of the fortress and breached the tower with earth sorcery. Throwing her journal at the Kyorl'solenurn squad's [[Satsicia Kyorl'solenurn|leader]] as a distraction, she fled to alert the rest of the Dutan'vir of the infiltration of the upper levels. Quickly encountering [[Sker'ligr]], Minka, and [[Mal'ligr]], she rallied with the rest of the Dutan'vir and began chasing down the scattering Kyorl'solenurn force. As Minka, Mal'ligr, and Akumu'keshi stood before a surrendering Satsicia, Akumu'keshi worryingly wondered who had remained to guard the main gate.
====Captured====
Ultimately, the Dutan'vir were forced to surrender when the Kyorl'solenurn caused the partial collapse of the fortress onto the district below. Akumu'keshi was seen among the captured survivors.<ref>{{ChapterRef|49|20}}</ref> As a Dutan'vir that had not served among the Kyorl'solenurn, she would have been publicly executed alongside many of her fellow clanmembers had [[Anahid]] not ascended to power and taken her clan along a more forgiving path.
However, the one crisis soon gave way to another, as [[Malag'nafein|a Sharen-aligned saboteur]] succeeded in collapsing a tower onto the building the Sarghress had occupied.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|34}}</ref> In the ensuing Sharen counterattack led by Oiloss'lin, Durlyn was among a number of injured Sarghress to be taken captive. When [[Balushizar Siyah'khorshed|one of]] the [[Siyah'khorshed|Black Sun]] mercenaries chose to "discipline" Ariel (then disguised as [[Faen'arae Val'Sullisin'rune|Faen]]), he attempted to intervene and was beaten for his effort. Moments later, the mercenary's cruelty was eclipsed as [[Nihi'liir Vel'Sharen|Nihi'liir]] arrived, driving a blade deep into Durlyn's leg just to make a point.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|37}}</ref> Though foolish, the gesture was appreciated by Ariel and rewarded with a small token of affection.
While eventually freed when the Sarghress captured the prison, Durlyn's leg injury had worsened from lack of treatment. Though nearly requiring amputation, he ultimately recovered without such drastic measures.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|84|Chapter 40, War Reports}}</ref>
===Return of Mikilu===
Days later, Akumu'keshi assisted is recovering supplies to rebuild, alongside [[Vara'nin]] and [[Mal'ligr]].<ref>{{ChapterRef|51|10}}</ref> She briefly considering checking the ruins of the building upon which the fallen tower had collapsed, though Mal'ligr noted it was likely looters had already done so. As she moved to assist the much-smaller Vara'nin with the heavier objects, a nearby wall was warped with earth sorcery and Mal'ligr dragged within. As she rushed to his aid, the three Dutan'vir came face-to-face with Mikilu, sole remaining heir of Ill'haress [[Sannindi'ligr]]. Though Mikilu had initially assumed the Sarghress forces to be part of a hostile occupation, the trio were able to inform her of the recent peace forged by Anahid, as well as as the arrival of the Mae'yukir house to join the Dutan'vir while the Sarghress resolved an internal power struggle.
====Assaulting the Council Dome====
Reassured, Mikilu was escorted into the fortress by the three soldiers. There, she reunited with Minka while Akumu'keshi watched with a satisfied smile.
Following his recovery, Durlyn was reassigned to a squad led [[Jak'iaah Niz'zre Sarghress|Jak'iaah]], taking part in the Sarghress assault upon the Council Dome.<ref>{{ChapterRef|44|1}}</ref> In the course of the intense fighting, they came upon [[Vierynda'diira Mae'yukir Sarghress|Vierynda'diira]]. The last survivor of her squad, Vierynda'diira joined their squad, directing them to a nether gate that was carved into the back of a poor child. Seeking a way to disable the gate and save the hapless victim, Durlyn left himself exposed to the fire of a [[Vicriina'tana Siyah'khorshed|hostile sniper]] and was shot in the arm.<ref>{{ChapterRef|44|1}}</ref> Though the injury left Durlyn disabled, [[Zair'cysparvin Sinin Sarghress|Zair]] was able to to drag his friend to safety, encouraging him to keep hope.
[[File:ZairDurlynHandsOff.png|250px|thumb|right|Durlyn and [[Zair'cysparvin Sinin Sarghress|Zair]] object to [[Suu'be Nori'fu Sarghress|Suu'be]]'s rough treatment of [[Ariel]].<ref>{{ChapterRef|50|209}}</ref>]]
===Sarghress Civil War===
====Rising Tensions====
Durlyn was present not long after Ariel returned from [[Felde]], as prepared to spar with [[Quain'tana Val'Sarghress|Quain'tana]]. As he remarked on her ability to remember the names of his peers, she played a small prank on him be pretending to not know who he was.<ref>{{ChapterRef|50|50}}</ref> Joined by his squadmate [[Zair'cysparvin Sinin Sarghress|Zair]], the pair exchanged banter over Zair's attraction to Faen, before [[Jak'iaah|their squad-leader]] arrived and attempted to restore discipline.<ref>{{ChapterRef|50|51}}</ref> He was still present when Ariel came into conflict with a [[Riviel Nori'fu Sarghress|young soldier]] expressing anti-Val sentiment, culminating in a ferocious sparring match. Outraged at the soldier's lack of respect, he cheered when Ariel's creative use of her shape-shifting ability won her the bout.<ref>{{ChapterRef|50|58}}</ref>
====Death of Quain'tana====
Days later, with the pain of her poisoned wound and treachery from her allies driving her into a maddened fury, Quain'tana went on a brutal rampage. Durlyn was among the throng of Sarghress soldiers who surrounded the dying Ill'haress as she was finally brought down by a volley of crossbow bolts. As [[Suu'be Nori'fu Sarghress|Suu'be]] prepared to deliver the finishing blow, Ariel attempted to intervene. Suu'be's harsh attempts to intimidate Ariel into backing down drew criticism from some within the crowd, with Durlyn among the supporters of the "Little Wolf". Ultimately, the distraction would cause Suu'be to perish as well, as Quain'tana took advantage of the distraction to snap her former comrade's neck with her dying breath. With the sudden death of two of the clan's leaders, Ariel was advised to return to Machike until the political turmoil died down. Durlyn was one of the soldiers who chose to depart with Ariel, alongside his longtime friend Zair.<ref>{{ChapterRef|50|213}}</ref>
[[File:AkumuNearMiss.png|thumb|right|200px|Akumu'keshi is nearly killed by a blast of debris launched by the Airship.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|42}}</ref>]]
==Biography - Arc III==
==Biography - Arc III==
===Birth of The Wolfpack===
===Defense of Machike===
====The Hermionne Invasion of Machike====
At some point during the next three years, Akumu'keshi had moved to the surface colony of [[Machike'Shikumo]] alongside her friends Mal'ligr and Vara'nin. When the [[Goblins#Hermionne|Hermionne]] launched an assault upon the colony in the year 1117 MA, she fought to defend it. She was seen battling alongside [[Ischa Val'Beldrobbaen|Ischa]], whose quick use of her metal sorcery spared Akumu what would otherwise have been a severe wound.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|10}}</ref>
[[File:ariel-durlyn-baldiira.png|thumb|189px|right|Durlyn fights side-by-side with Ariel, Baldiira and Zair in order to save Machike.]]
Durlyn fought alongside Ariel, his sister Bal'diira and Zair after golem pilots [[Kau Val'Sharen|Kau]] and [[Slyand'iss Sullisin'rune|Slyand'iss]] had been downed and overrun by [[Goblins#Hermionne|Hermionne]] invaders during the defense of [[Machike'Shikumo]].<ref>{{chapterRef|52|12}}</ref> The four Sarghress fought to clear the area for the golem pilots to recover as [[Faen'arae Val'Sullisin'rune|Faen]] and [[Kel'noz Val'Sarghress|Kel'noz]] unleashed their abilities on the battlefield, scattering the remaining horsemen and helping rout the invaders.
====Nidraa'chal Assault====
Following the defeat of the Hermionne, the colony once more came under attack, this time by the Airship under control of Nidraa'chal agents. After abandoning the colony and fending off the airship with a captured cannon, the colonists fell back to the underground portion of Machike.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|41}}</ref> As the Airship returned for another attack, Akumu'keshi was nearly killed when a blast destroyed the roof of the building she was standing on, with Akumu most likely managing to avoid injury from the fall with her air sorcery.
After the battle with the goblin invaders had been concluded, Durlyn and Bal'diira were present when the Nidraa'chal landed at Machike. When the ship was forced to leave after failing to negotiate with Machike's leadership, the Maeyukir siblings manned a cannon on one of the upper fortifications, pointing it at the airship.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|26}}</ref> The airship moved out, as if to leave, but returned and bombarded the colony with its mana cannons.
The resulting damage was too much to recover from, and the colonists were forced to flee deeper into the underworld to Fustin'darun, the underground half of Machike. There, they set traps, waiting for the return of the airship. While an initial counterattack was successful against the Nidraa'chal and forced them to retreat, they soon returned with a payload of floating island boulders, which they then dropped on the civilian population below.
===Flight to Sha'shi===
[[File:durlyn-locates.png|thumb|200|left|Durlyn and Zair locate Ariel and Faen amidst the chaos of the Nidraa'chal bombardment.]]
Unable to contest the airship as it rained destruction down upon the colony, Akumu'keshi regrouped with the majority of the other combat-capable survivors with the goal of luring the airship away from the rest of the colony.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|52}}</ref> As [[Ariel]] had encountered a Mimaneid scout, the battered survivors descended deeper into the mist sea, approaching the city of [[Felde]].<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|53}}</ref> There, they watched from the shadows as an Alliance convoy came under attack by a Kavahini patrol. Though the Kavahini were driven off, [[Chakri Kavahini|their leader]] was able to locate the colonists and Ariel negotiated a tentative alliance, with [[Kel'noz]] suggesting the survivors head to the city of [[Sha'shi]].
During the bombardment, Durlyn and Zair located Ariel and Faen as they took cover with Pelan and Octarya.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|44}}</ref> They quickly asked Ariel for her orders, unsure of how to proceed against such an attack. Making a decision, she ordered them to fire mana flares into the air, drawing the airship's attention to them instead of allowing it to remain on the civilians, and to collect as many of the remaining fighters as they could. The small group then made a run for cover and were temporarily able to escape the Nidraa'chal.
The remaining defenders numbered approximately thirty, devastating the young leader. Determined to give the other survivors a fighting chance, the group moved further into the underworld, hoping to draw the airship with them. Shortly afterwards, the defenders encountered an Alliance traveling party, led by [[Oiloss'lin Xyrrai'zestu Sharen]]. Hiding quickly, they managed to avoid being detected by the Alliance warriors, as they did not know the motives of the travelers or their destination. After the party was ambushed by [[Kavahini]] warriors, Oiloss'lin resorted to nether summoning to scatter the ambushers. As one of the wounded [[Koubagia Kavahini|Kavahini]] attempted to escape, she was chased by one of the summoned demons, and made her way towards the rocks where the Machike defenders were hidden. Not wanting to allow a demon to attack their own group, [[Bal'diira Mae'yukir Sarghress|Bal'diira]] sealed it away, while the others tended to Koubagia.
Upon their arrival, the colonists had scant time to recuperate before the Airship arrived at the city, unaware of its quarry's presence. Realizing their opportunity, Akumu'keshi participated as the colonists prepared to launch a surprise attack while the airship remained moored.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|76}}</ref> Though not without difficulty, the attack was a success, and the colonists succeeded in downing the airship and evicting the crew, intent on repairing the vessel and turning it upon their enemies.
They were soon confronted by another Kavahini warrior, [[Chakri Kavahini|Chakri]]. She demanded the release of her comrade, who was being tended to by Faen. When Ariel attempted to request an audience to discuss a possible alliance, the Kavahini mocked her, claiming that while they hid, the Kavahini fought. If the Sarghress and defenders truly wished for an alliance, they would need to show their strength by defeating the airship.
===Taking the Battle to Felde===
With the main body of the Sarghress now also pursuing them, the decision was made to use the Airship to attack [[Felde]] directly, alongside the [[Kavahini]] forces and the [[Highland Raiders]]. The plan, which involved luring the Sarghress Legion into Felde where they might battle the local garrison, was quickly derailed as a mana blast damaged one of the airships engines and forced a crash landing into the docking pier of [[Snadhya'rune]]'s personal tower.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|53}}</ref>
====Escape to Sha'shi====
Intent on carrying on with the plan despite this setback, the Wolfpack forces disembarked and launched an assault to secure the tower. Akumu'keshi took part in this battle personally, nearly being crushed by a Jaal'darya golem before being saved by [[Vual'raisa]] and her own golem.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|63}}</ref>
Taking on Chakri's challenge to prove themselves worthy of being the Kavahini's allies, the defenders continued to play cat-and-mouse with Snadhya'rune's airship, leaving a trail of stuffed dummies and stone counterfeits to draw the fire of the mana cannons and to lure the ship deeper into the underworld. Eventually, they located [[Sha'shi]], a research outpost located in the heart of the underworld which was home to a group of engineers studying golem technology and the nearby pieces of the fallen moon that had formed the underworld millenia ago.
====A Desperate Gamble====
[[File:durlyn-apura.png|thumb|350|right|Durlyn and Apura manage to board the airship with help from Kau and Slyand'iss.]]
After forging a temporary alliance with the engineers of Sha'shi, the Machike defenders decided to make an attempt to board and capture the Nidraa'chal airship when it landed at the outpost to take on supplies. Durlyn and several others managed to sneak on board the ship initially, with Durlyn and Bal'diira following Kau and Slyand'iss on deck before [[Da'xia Sarghress|Da'xia]] spotted Ariel on the ground.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|88}}</ref> The Nidraa'chal quickly retaliated, with [[Bargrez]] throwing a volley of bombs at them, which managed to injure Durlyn and Bal'diira. After the rest of the boarding party was pinned down by [[Bae'rali Val'Sullisin'rune]], they were then released by [[Faen'arae Val'Sullisin'rune|Faen]], who countered the powerful empath. The remaining defenders were then able to resume boarding the vessel, eventually wresting control and forcing the remaining crew to flee.
===War with the Nidraa'chal===
====Uniting the Colonies====
Weeks later, having repaired the damaged airship and acquired skilled engineers to operate it, Ariel led her newly formed "Wolfpack" of colonists in a campaign to unite the surface colonies against Snadhya'rune by any means necessary. Though some colonies allied willingly, the ruling council of [[Ys]] had strong to Snadhya'rune and rejected Ariel's proposed alliance. With peaceful negotiations having failed, Durlyn watched from the airship as the Wolfpack and their Kavahini allies abruptly moved to seize control of the colony.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|80}}</ref> The sudden assault, though a gross violation of the customs of war, succeeded in capturing or killing the colony's leadership with nearly no losses to the civilian population.
In the coming days, Ariel and her forces traveled along the Mist Sea, allying with the smaller colonies and outposts where possible and seizing control where it was not.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|14}}</ref>
====Battle of Shikomei====
While the airship allowed The Wolfpack to move quickly, their aggressive actions triggered a swift response from the Sarghress of Chel, who had come to view the Wolfpack as a rogue faction of the clan. It was at the [[Kyorl'solenurn]] colony of [[Shikomei]] that Ariel's forces were finally intercepted by a large Sarghress legion under the command of [[Sang Niz'zre Sarghress|Sang]].<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|22}}</ref> With their small force unprepared to combat a full legion, Durlyn joined his peers in a fighting retreat to the airship.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|29}}</ref> Though the Wolfpack was narrowly able to escape aboard the airship, alongside several of the colonists led by [[Chirinide Val'Kyorl'solenurn|Chiri]] and [[Felyn'mice Kyorl'solenurn|Felyn'mice]], the colony was all but obliterated as [[Ash'waren Val'Sullisin'rune|Ash'waren]] ordered a full bombardment of the colony to cover their escape.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|36}}</ref>
====Assaulting Felde====
Having taken several injuries and losses to Sang's legion, Ariel and Kel'noz swiftly deduced that their control of the colonies would not withstand a full assault by the main body of the Sarghress. Seeing few other alternatives, a plan was developed to lure the legion to Felde, intent on sparking war between the two opposing factions and making a direct assault upon Snadhya'rune's territory. Kel'noz was able to signal for aid from the [[Val'Sarghress#Highland Raiders|Highland Raiders]], who under the command of [[Quill'yate Yurun'hiir Sarghress|Quill'yate]] placed their loyalties with Ariel.
While bold, the plan was thrown into disarray almost as soon as the airship took significant damage entering the field. Additionally, unbeknownst to Ariel and Kel'noz, Snadhya had entered into a political alliance with Sang, negating their attempt at sparking a conflict between their two largest enemies. The resulting chaos was a staggering disaster for all involved, seeing the destruction of the airship, heavy casualties, massive collateral damage to the city, and the release of an enormous swarm of uncontrolled nether demons.<ref>{{ChapterRef|54|142}}</ref> Ultimately the battle was lost, with Durlyn and the rest of the surviving Wolfpack surrendering to the Sarghress. With Sang killed in the fighting, [[Kor'maril Niz'zre Sarghress|her son]] took command of the legion as they returned to Chel with their new prisoners.
====Ariel's Trial by Combat====
Upon their return, Ariel and Kel'noz were separated from their peers and led to to a large courtyard to stand public trial before the assembled clan. Durlyn was among the Wolfpack prisoners who were "freed" as part of a political maneuver, forced under guard to witness the trial of their leader.<ref>{{ChapterRef|56|59}}</ref> Once there, it became apparent that [[Mandroga Nori'fu Sarghress|Mandroga]] led the dominant faction seeking Ariel's execution. However, with almost all of the prominent Sarghress leaders missing or dead and the clan teetering on the brink, his grasp on power was tenuous and unpopular.
[[File:DurlynDeath.png|thumb|right|Durlyn is cut down by his [[Da'xia Sarghress|former clanswoman]] as [[Bal'diira Mae'yukir Sarghress|his sister]] looks on.<ref>{{ChapterRef|57|17}}</ref>]]
While Mandroga intended for a rapid public execution of the remaining Sarghress Vals to cement his authority, Kel'noz was struck mid-speech by crossbow fire from [[Mel'arnach Val'Sarghress|an outside assassin]]. In the chaos, Ariel was able to escape her bonds and invite Mandroga to challenge her for leadership of the clan, aided by strong Sarghress traditions and sympathetic supporters within the crowd.<ref>{{ChapterRef|56|67}}</ref> Though Mandroga was unable to openly refuse a duel, he was able to successfully deflect it by inviting his subordinates to challenge Ariel if they so choose. After an especially brutal bout left Ariel visibly weakened, Mandroga saw his opportunity to finish Ariel off personally. However, in what would prove to be a fatal mistake, he overestimated the severity of Ariel's injuries and was unable to withdraw his challenge before the gathered crowd. He was slain in the resulting duel, allowing Ariel to claim leadership of the clan.
Though some refused to accept Ariel's victory, Kor'maril was able to use his own considerable influence to prevent further challenges, with Durlyn watching warily for any that might refuse the command.<ref>{{ChapterRef|56|86}}</ref>
====Coalition Assault====
With the Sarghress' supplies depleted and time running short before Snad responded to the devastation of Felde, Chrys'tel proposed an immediate assault upon the Council Dome and kill Snadhya'rune before she could escape or wreak further havoc. Though joined by members of many clans, the primary force was comprised of the Sarghress under Ariel and a detachment of the [[Imperial Guard]] led by Chrys'tel. Organizing quickly into a loose coalition, the combined forces advanced into the Sharen-held district surrounding the Dome. Their arrival was not entirely unanticipated by Snadhya'rune and her Nidraa'chal agents, who staged an ambush of the column with artillery.<ref>{{ChapterRef|57|10}}</ref>
While the coalition was able to repel the initial assault, Nidraa'chal agents utilized the chaos and rough organization of the allied forces to make assassination attempts on key leaders. Ariel was fortunate enough to spot [[Da'xia Sarghress|one assassin]] approaching, recognizing them from prior attacks and attempting to warn those nearby. Unfortunately, whether as an act of spite or simply engaging the closest target of opportunity, Da'xia responded by switching her attack to Durlyn. Ariel's attempts to warn her long-time companion were too late, and he was nearly decapitated by a strong cut to the back of his neck, killing him instantly. Enraged, [[Bal'diira Mae'yukir Sarghress|Durlyn's sister]] charged into battle to avenge her brother.<ref>{{ChapterRef|57|18}}</ref>
==Notable Quotes==
==Notable Quotes==
"''Do not mock Ariel, or you'll have me to fight.''" - reacting in anger to [[Min'issya Val'Sullisin'rune|Min'issya]]'s disrespect towards Ariel.<ref>{{ChapterRef|40|29}}</ref>
"''Many of us have blood ties with the Dutan'vir, or can at least sympathize with the other [[Drow#Drowolath/Drowussu Half-breeds|half-bloods]].''" - Explaining the defection of the Mae'yukir House to Mikilu'ligr.<ref>{{ChapterRef|51|12}}</ref>
"''For Machike!''" - charging into battle for control of the Nidraa'chal airship.<ref>{{ChapterRef|52|80}}</ref>
"''Glory to the Sarghress! We hold fast! Hear us Snadhya'rune! You are going down today!''" - making what would prove to be his final rallying speech.<ref>{{ChapterRef|57|16}}</ref>
==Character Concept==
==Character Concept==
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Image:Concept_Durlyn40.jpg|Official concept art of Durlyn, Chapter 40.
Image:Concept_Akumukeshi.png|First official concept of Akumu'keshi, Chapter 49.
Image:Concept_Durlyn44.jpg|Official concept art of Durlyn, Chapter 44.
Image:Concept Akumukeshi2.png|Second official concept of Akumu'keshi, Chapter 52.
Image:Concept_Durlyn50.png|Official concept art of Durlyn, Chapter 50.
Image:Concept_Durlyn52.png|Official concept art of Durlyn, Chapter 52.
Image:Concept_Durlyn56.png|Official concept art of Durlyn, Chapter 56.
Image:Concept_Durlyn57.png|Official concept art of Durlyn, Chapter 57.
Akumu'keshi is a somewhat shorter female mixblood with golden eyes. She has long white hair that flows down to her hips. She's quite cheerful with a hobby of both reading and writing. In particular, she takes great joy in "shipping" those around her, even with the most unlikely of pairings. She wears plain white armor adorned with the symbol of House Mae'yukir and, after joining the colony of Machike, has taken to wearing a heavy brown cloak for additional warmth.
Biography - Arc II
Akumu'keshi throws her shipping journal at her attacker to buy time.[1]
Kyorl'solenurn Siege
Akumu'keshi was first seen as one of the many that responded to Minka's call to reclaim the ancestral Dutan'vir lands. A member of the Sarghress group that had split off from the clan to rejoin the Dutan'vir, she took part in the defense of the Dutan'vir Fortress against the Kyorl'solenurn siege. Having taken a brief respite from the battle to work on her journal, she noted to a passing Minka that he should have his wounded arm tended to. As he irritably suggested she instead check on her Sarghress friends, she snapped back that they had all gone rogue, and she did not control them.[2]
Several moments later, while making a note in her journal to pair Minka and Sker'ligr, she chanced upon a Kyorl'solenurn force that had scaled the walls of the fortress and breached the tower with earth sorcery. Throwing her journal at the Kyorl'solenurn squad's leader as a distraction, she fled to alert the rest of the Dutan'vir of the infiltration of the upper levels. Quickly encountering Sker'ligr, Minka, and Mal'ligr, she rallied with the rest of the Dutan'vir and began chasing down the scattering Kyorl'solenurn force. As Minka, Mal'ligr, and Akumu'keshi stood before a surrendering Satsicia, Akumu'keshi worryingly wondered who had remained to guard the main gate.
Ultimately, the Dutan'vir were forced to surrender when the Kyorl'solenurn caused the partial collapse of the fortress onto the district below. Akumu'keshi was seen among the captured survivors.[3] As a Dutan'vir that had not served among the Kyorl'solenurn, she would have been publicly executed alongside many of her fellow clanmembers had Anahid not ascended to power and taken her clan along a more forgiving path.
Return of Mikilu
Days later, Akumu'keshi assisted is recovering supplies to rebuild, alongside Vara'nin and Mal'ligr.[4] She briefly considering checking the ruins of the building upon which the fallen tower had collapsed, though Mal'ligr noted it was likely looters had already done so. As she moved to assist the much-smaller Vara'nin with the heavier objects, a nearby wall was warped with earth sorcery and Mal'ligr dragged within. As she rushed to his aid, the three Dutan'vir came face-to-face with Mikilu, sole remaining heir of Ill'haress Sannindi'ligr. Though Mikilu had initially assumed the Sarghress forces to be part of a hostile occupation, the trio were able to inform her of the recent peace forged by Anahid, as well as as the arrival of the Mae'yukir house to join the Dutan'vir while the Sarghress resolved an internal power struggle.
Reassured, Mikilu was escorted into the fortress by the three soldiers. There, she reunited with Minka while Akumu'keshi watched with a satisfied smile.
Akumu'keshi is nearly killed by a blast of debris launched by the Airship.[5]
Biography - Arc III
Defense of Machike
At some point during the next three years, Akumu'keshi had moved to the surface colony of Machike'Shikumo alongside her friends Mal'ligr and Vara'nin. When the Hermionne launched an assault upon the colony in the year 1117 MA, she fought to defend it. She was seen battling alongside Ischa, whose quick use of her metal sorcery spared Akumu what would otherwise have been a severe wound.[6]
Following the defeat of the Hermionne, the colony once more came under attack, this time by the Airship under control of Nidraa'chal agents. After abandoning the colony and fending off the airship with a captured cannon, the colonists fell back to the underground portion of Machike.[7] As the Airship returned for another attack, Akumu'keshi was nearly killed when a blast destroyed the roof of the building she was standing on, with Akumu most likely managing to avoid injury from the fall with her air sorcery.
Flight to Sha'shi
Unable to contest the airship as it rained destruction down upon the colony, Akumu'keshi regrouped with the majority of the other combat-capable survivors with the goal of luring the airship away from the rest of the colony.[8] As Ariel had encountered a Mimaneid scout, the battered survivors descended deeper into the mist sea, approaching the city of Felde.[9] There, they watched from the shadows as an Alliance convoy came under attack by a Kavahini patrol. Though the Kavahini were driven off, their leader was able to locate the colonists and Ariel negotiated a tentative alliance, with Kel'noz suggesting the survivors head to the city of Sha'shi.
Upon their arrival, the colonists had scant time to recuperate before the Airship arrived at the city, unaware of its quarry's presence. Realizing their opportunity, Akumu'keshi participated as the colonists prepared to launch a surprise attack while the airship remained moored.[10] Though not without difficulty, the attack was a success, and the colonists succeeded in downing the airship and evicting the crew, intent on repairing the vessel and turning it upon their enemies.
Taking the Battle to Felde
With the main body of the Sarghress now also pursuing them, the decision was made to use the Airship to attack Felde directly, alongside the Kavahini forces and the Highland Raiders. The plan, which involved luring the Sarghress Legion into Felde where they might battle the local garrison, was quickly derailed as a mana blast damaged one of the airships engines and forced a crash landing into the docking pier of Snadhya'rune's personal tower.[11]
Intent on carrying on with the plan despite this setback, the Wolfpack forces disembarked and launched an assault to secure the tower. Akumu'keshi took part in this battle personally, nearly being crushed by a Jaal'darya golem before being saved by Vual'raisa and her own golem.[12]
Notable Quotes
"Many of us have blood ties with the Dutan'vir, or can at least sympathize with the other half-bloods." - Explaining the defection of the Mae'yukir House to Mikilu'ligr.[13]
Character Concept
First official concept of Akumu'keshi, Chapter 49.
Second official concept of Akumu'keshi, Chapter 52.
