Barghouti Family/Hassan

Hassan Barghouti (deceased)

Age: 26
Realm: Sandalak
Status: Hero
Rank: Lord, Brute Squad member
Date of death: August 22nd, 2006

Hassan started his career in Sandalak where he fought for two years before retiring after he got married and became a father. He lived a quiet life in Sandalak City, until his brother was killed by the enemies of Ikalak during the battle of Korlok. Infuriated by the death of Najib, Hassan picked up his bow again and started a new career in the ranks of Sandalak, as a Knight of Korlok, so he could continue his brother's work: keeping Korlok out of Ikalak's grasp for good.

He quickly established his name and grew to become and even more dedicated soldier than his late brother, and was consequently awarded the First Battle of Ikalak medal and the Conqueror of Ikalak medal for his efforts in liberating the Ikalakian capital and putting it under Sandalakian control. He was a master in archery, and favoured archer units over other types. He expected his soldiers to be every bit as good with a bow as he was, which made his archers amongst the best in the world. They could easily compete in terms of strength with units much larger than themselves.

But after he suffered a head injury during one of the many battles on the South-East Island, Hassan underwent a complete metamorphosis. He started training his body vigorously, which quickly turned the slender, refined soldier in a muscular, ferocious warrior. He never touched his bow again, and instead, retrieved Najib's scimitar from his grave, so he could fight in the frontlines, where the blood flowed and the fighting was at its most primitive and brutal. For every life he claimed, he marked his chest with a tattooed skull-and-crossbones. After a few months, he ran out of space to put them on.

He was a founding member of Lord Boswick's Brute Squad, an elite team of only the most blood-thirsty and twisted warriors in the ranks of Sandalak, whose only goal was to spill as much blood as possible. Whether it was the blood of soldiers, or common peasants, it did not matter. The Brute Squad brought only death and destruction in its wake. Under their lead, the Sandalakian army massacred nearly 25,000 peasants in Taselak City alone, and thousands more elswehere. Eventually, the Gods grew tired of the slaughter and declared Sandalak the victors of South-East Island.

The realms were rebuilt, Toren Stronghold became capital of a new realm, and the war was started all over again. The New Sandalakian government recognised the efforts of Najib and Hassan in Old Sandalak, and consequently, Dictator Sebastian appointed Hassan as the new Count of Triewa, a small woodland region on the border of New Sandalak. But his rule didn't last long, as Sandalak immediately came under attack from all sides, resulting in the loss of Triewa in the early days of the war. Determined to take revenge for the cowardice of his enemies, Hassan swore to kill as many of them as he could. After losing Triewa, he never missed an opportunity to fight, no matter the odds, no matter the orders.

But soon, tragedy struck. In a battle with Taselak in the plains of Gwohadda, Hassan was struck in the right shoulder by an arrow. The loss of his best sword arm couldn't phase him, and blinded by rage, he kept hacking his way through scores of enemy soldiers. But eventually, the blood loss caught up with him. The Taselakians, upon noticing their weakened enemy, swarmed Hassan, and after a heroic battle and ten more dead Taselakians, his many wounds prevented him from fighting on, and Hassan perished in a sea of blades. When the dust settled, Sandalak emerged victorious, but Hassan laid dead amongst the corpses of his enemies. Karim, his first sergeant, carried the body of his commander back to Sandalak City on his shoulders, and swore to avenge him.

"Al-Mumit, The Bringer of Death"

• Sandalak (SEI)
  • Count of Triewa

Medals:

First Battle of Ikalak Medal
Conqueror of Ikalak Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Hero of Sandalak

Dueling History:

Argos (Ikalak): defeat by surrender
Delaran (Sandalak): victory by first blood
Papewaio (Sandalak): defeat by first blood
Boswick (Sandalak): defeat by minor wound
Little Ogre (Sandalak): victory by first blood