Karrouc Family/Jet

Current Affairs

The first of the Karrouc Family to fight at the South-East island. He is currently a Knight in the Duchy of Yayhan, in the Realm of Taselak. The frontlines are where he is most often found, eager to prove his worth. To Taselak, and his family.

He begun commanding his unit at 17, and he is constantly under the watchful eye of his blood-bound servant, Argo.

History

Jet has grown up alongside Dmitri of the Severin Family, due to the close diplomatic and historic bond between these families, therefore and considers him a closer relative than most of his kin. His family has a proud military tradition, and his father served as the leader of a mercenary company in many wars.

Retired now, he serves as a trainer for young nobles, and he expects his son to excel in the Art of War. Jet has therefore been put through vigorous training most his adolescent life, and has often been pitted against the many years older Dmitri, and Argo.

He was the son of a swordsman that Jets father had saved from torture during a war in the Colonies. The swordsman, Circol, had in return pledged that his family would be bound by blood to serve the Karroucs. Argo had inherited many of his fathers skills, and was stronger than most, so Jet had great problems trying to defeat any of them. And he was no stranger to the sword, either.

When he did finally defeat Argo, at the age of 15, his father deemed him capable of taking command of his own company of soldiers. Jet worked hard at earning the respect of his men. They had ridiculed him when he first recruited them, incapable of understanding that he, who was not even a man yet, deemed himself capable of commanding anyone. After he had beat every single one of them in duels, they started paying more attention to his orders. He drilled them intensely during the day, duelled with his partners in late afternoon, and studied tactics in the night. He worked hard, but it paid off, and even his father seemed more and more impressed with his fervor.

It was two very hard years, but he was prepared when his father called for him, a few days after his 17th birthday. He had proven himself to his father, his soldiers, and Argo. Now he had to prove himself to the world. The father, having travelled all over the world, informed him of where he could gain Glory and Honor on the battlefield, but left the choice of which realm to support up to Jet. Politics were never something he cared for, and neither did Jet. He did, however, care about Honor, and he would never join anyone would might act dishonourably. Pondering on the issue for a few days, studying maps, tales of the realms, and going to Argo for advice, he finally decided to join the Taselakians in their fight for the South-East Island.

Timeline

Early Dawn

16th of October, 2006

Jet was sent to the South-East Island to gain combat experience, and to test if his training and skills were good enough for him to become a troop leader. He was employed by Baron Otto of Yayhan, and was quite underwhelmed at the lack of imminent combat. His expectations had been exaggerated, but he would soon see battle.

First Blood

20th of October, 2006

At this day, the peasants of Seggelin were unsatisfied with the way they were being treated by the Taselakian soldiers, and took up arms against them. They were swiftly dealt with, and for a veteran this battle would mean nothing.

It did for Jet. He was out on the front lines with his troops, and he was glad to finally put his training at use. Pride filled his heart when the battle was won, and the rush of victory and that all of his men had survived was great. It did not last long, though.

The little resistance these peasants provided, and the fact that they were merely trying to defend their homes from pillaging pained him, and he spent a long, sleepless night in his tent contemplating the lives that had been taken that day.