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Khaba

Khaba Sekhemkare

Name Khaba
Occupation
military advisor, strategist, chronicler, herald
Age
54
Race
Man
Residence
Bree
Kinship
none
Outward Appearance

Khaba

Former Prime Advisor to Húrin the Tall, lord and Warden of the Keys

also known as: Sekhemkare ("Silverglare"), Tagar ("Half-blood") Berenion

Khaba is a massive, tall and well-built man, even though some whould say he's a little... chubby. He has greyish short curly hair and he wears a thick moustache. Has an horizontal reddish scar above left eyebrow, another small scar on his neck. His skin is a bit darker than that of the people from Gondor. Strikingly, he has grey eyes.

Usually he is dressed in a robe, or in a scholar's hauberk and a pointy hat. Under his clothes, a well trained ear would hear the sound made by steel scales rubbing on eachother. When he`s on the road, he wears either a simple travelling gear and a cloak, or a full eastern body armor, depending on his mission.

On his clothes, one could see a small patch with a coat-of-arms: a crescent moon surrounded by eight stars.

Khaba's personality is rather complex. He is more of a clerk and a historian than a fighter, so don't expect him to be the first to jump with blade in hand in a fight. His approach is "let's see what our options are, first." When he judges matters he can be a bit philosophical. He usually is against bloodshed, if this can be averted. He thinks death isnt the greatest of punishments, he'd rather break a man's will, and then his back, if given a choice.

In terms of morality, he doesn't have one. He doesn't judge things in terms of good and evil. What is right, should be done. And "right" is a relative term. When he embarks in a journey, he usually does it not for the gains, but for his own enlightenment. Khaba is a man who seeks wisdom.

Khaba is a good friend and soon-to-be advisor of a grim-looking man named Saphrax the Boar from Combe.

Background

 

Short Chronological Biography

2964 T.A. - A standard-bearer in the Second Ithilien Rangers Company, named Beren, meets Kha'liye, a woman from the northern tribes of Harad. The exact circumstances of their encounter is not known. Beren explains to his son, in 2980, that they met in a Haradrim slave camp in Harondor.
2965 T.A. - The son of Beren and Kha'liye is born and receives from his father the name Tagar (from sindarin "tad"-two, "agar"-blood). His Harad relatives call him Khaba - "the Pride of the Sun". From his birth, the child presents traits of both the peoples of Harad and Gondor.
2966 - 2975 T.A. - Khaba is raised by his mother in the Haradrim fashion. In 2975, his mother dies due to an illness.
2975 T.A. - Beren returns to South Gondor, this time as captain of the Second Company. He takes Khaba from his grand-parents and sends him to Minas Tirith, in the care of Hurin the Tall. The child is presented to the officials of Gondor and is received generally well.
2976 T.A. - Beren is summoned in the Capital of Gondor to take attributes in the Guards of the Citadel.
2976 - 2983 T.A. - Khaba receives a high-level education. His father wanted him to be a warrior, like him, but this was met with high opposition by the scholars and teachers, who stated that the child had inclinations for history and linguistics, not battle. Nevertheless, Khaba learns the basics of combat, under his father's supervision. He studies the history of Middle Earth, the art of diplomacy and heraldry and approfundates his knowledge on the different languages of the South. One of his earlier teachers is a counselor to Steward Ecthelion, someone named Thorongil.
2983 T.A. - His abilities are noticed by the court officials, who send him in a undercover mission in Harondor.
2985 T.A. - Khaba halts his mission in the South, upon hearing news of his father's death. He returns to Minas Tirith.
2985 - 2989 T.A. Khaba returns to Harad, where he acts as spy for Gondor.
2989 - 3014 T.A. - He resumes his position in Minas Tirith as court advisor regarding southern matters. Takes different ranks at court. Fights on two occasions against Haradrim troops in Ithilien.
3016 T.A. - Khaba arrives in Rivendell, part of a diplomatic mission sent to Elrond Half-elven by Steward Denethor II, preparing the arrival of his son Boromir.

3018 T.A. - Having completed his task, Khaba departs from Rivendell to the Bree-land. His main reason is to learn about the history of the ancient realms of Cardolan and Rhudaur.

Friends
none
Relatives
none
Rivals/Enemies
none
Loves
red wine, rabbit stew, campfires, tales, rain, halberds
Hates
deep forests, rodents, snakes, curiosity, drunk women
Motivation
politics, diplomacy, strategy, tactics
Quotes
"On the day of victory noone is tired."

Khaba's Adventures

Letters to Gondor (I) 14 years 10 months ago
A few words - the nature of the Haradrim 15 years 5 months ago
Khaba's Adventures

Khaba's Gallery

Khaba's Gallery