Hanook

Name:	Hanook

Gender, Age (Y927): Male, 65

Physical Description:	Hanook is a tall, thin, austere man, with a shaven skull and goatee, and naturally dark skin despite his background.

Birthplace, Race:	Hanook was born in Khotriawal, main city of the Khotri emirate. He is of Khotri descent (with secret Yurosi magi lineage).

Social Status:	Vizier of Lakh, which denotes the first Minister and chief adviser to the Mughal (Emperor) of Lakh. Hanook is secretly a half-blood mage, a fact he must conceal in the Amteh court of the Mughal.

Family Background: Hanook is the result of an illicit romance between a Yurosi mage and a noblewoman of Khotriawal.

Personality:	Hanook is a very careful, intelligent man, who has concealed his lineage against great odds, and reason through the ranks of scholarship and politics to become a senior adviser to one of the most powerful men on Urte. He can be sharp-tongued, but possesses a wry sense of humour and a playful optimism that can defuse tension and win over detractors.

He is very patient with his main charge, the Mughal, who is a spoilt young boy who could easily become prey of the stronger and more militant personalities around him, as well as Keshi magi-spies, were it not for Hanook’s guardianship and humane example.

Mage Affinities/Physical abilities:	Hanook is a half-blooded mage.

His affinities are:

•	Intellectual: Sorcery •	Element: Air

A scholar, Hanook’s gnosis is oriented around clairvoyance and divination to gain knowledge, and anticipate the currents of the court. He is also adept at illusion and use of spiritualism (travelling outside the body) to gain knowledge and root out foreign spies.

History prior to Y927:	Hanook was raised in secret to protect him in the devout Amteh world he was born into, in which his foreign and especially magi-blood would have subjected him to persecution and death. He utilised his skills and native intellect to rise in scholastic circles, becoming a royal tutor of some renown. This led him from Khotri to the Teshwallabad, and the court of the Mughal. As Vizier to a boy-Mughal, he is at the pinnacle of his long career.

Notes:	Hanook maintains a network of informants, as all Viziers must, and has friendships across Ahmedhassa, including covert relations with the Ordo Costruo.