Da Hadez Family/Karith

The House Da Hadez originates in the realm of Darka on the continent of Atamara.

Karith Da Hadez

Background

The son of the late Luchia Garilith, cavalry trainer and stable mistress to the House Da Hadez, Karith grew up as an accomplished rider and cavalryman and despite his youth often rode as an unofficial scout or 'runner' in Darkan border patrols. Upon the death of his mother he was adopted by Baron Severn Da Hadez prompting speculation that Karith was the result of a youthful tryst between Severn and his beloved riding tutor. As he matured, however, it became apparent that Karith's physical appearence was more reminiscent of Severn's half-brother Balian Da Hadez and this has further confused and fuelled the speculation as to his true heritage.

Perhaps driven by the rumour-mongering and whispered theories that surrounded him at home and the pressure to choose sides in the feud between Balian and Severn, either of whom may or may not in fact have been his father, Karith left the shores of Atamara to forge an identity of his own as a humble adventurer.

He first made landfall in the Far East, turning his back on the Da Hadez tradition of dedicated military service, and made a name for himself as a solitary undead hunter; another long-standing but lesser known family tradition.

In the many long, hard months spent fighting alone against dark horrors in hidden places Karith became a master swordsman and on his rare visits to civilisation was much sought after by the swordsmanship schools as a guest tutor where his wealth of practical advice and experience complimented the more academic theory and technique instruction well.

With the fall of Lasanar Karith joined the new realm of Ohnar West and declared his noble blood, leaving the life of an adventurer behind and taking on the mantle of a knight of Upasael.

Karith quickly brought honour to himself and his fledgling realm by winning two consecutive swordfighting tournaments through his hard-earned skill with a blade.

He spent a short time fighting on the frontlines during Ohnar West's war with Ethiala then all but disappeared from sight. It subsequently emerged that he had been working as an infiltrator towards the end of that war, gathering intelligence and silently eliminating many of the militia guarding the besieged city of Topenah in the weeks prior to the final assault on the city by Ohnar West's army.

Unfortunately even as his realm's army entered the city, all but unopposed, in the final hours of the siege Karith was captured by Ethalian treasury guards. In his last act before losing his city, his titles and his realm Feo Delgano, judge of Ethalia, executed Karith Da Hadez, claiming Karith as a traitor to Ethalia.

It transpires that when Karith was still a common adventurer he had happened to be on land claimed by Ethalia when Lasanar fell. He was therefore assumed to belong to Ethalia. Believing that he belonged only to himself and disliking all he saw in Ethalia Karith had immediately moved to former Lasanarian lands now ruled by Ohnar West where he joined their nobility. However, those few hours spent as an Ethalian were enough to give the spiteful and desperate Ethalian judge a legal justification to have him executed.

Items Discovered

During his time as an adventurer Karith discovered or commissioned the following unique items..

Silver Shield A gift from a fallen knight, the full story is included in the item's history.

Elemental Helm of the Kings Commissioned by Karith, crafted from an ancient crown he discovered in a barrow.

Shiny Shield of Larmebsi Discovered by accident.