Tiras Bakuun




Tiras Bakuun was a morat'torm of the Fists of Heaven in The Ever Victorious Army. He was a scout for his army, riding on the back of a mighty Torm. The Bronze scaled, six-footed, three eyed beast that the Seanchan used in their scouting patrols.

He joined the Army at the age of 10 as all the male members of his family had before him. His first posting in the Army was as a cleaning boy, cleaning the cages of the new and yet untrained Torm. The animals didn't bother him and more importantly, he did not seem to upset the Torm, something his commanders noticed quickly. He never left the Torm, and worked up the ranks to become "Morat" (Handler) and took them into battle.

There was over population in the lands of Seanchan, and the Corenne was an answer to that problem, as well as bringing in much needed land and natural resources to the Empress on the Crystal Throne in the Court of the Nine Moons. When the opportunity came to see the lands of Hawkwing, Tiras volunteered to serve the Empress (May she live forever) as "Rhyagelle" (Those Who Come Home) and crossed the Aryth Ocean.

Being a warrior society, the need for conquest had not lessened any since the Corenne and the Return. The Seanchan were still battling for lands here and, were struggling to hang on to the lands they had already won. It was here, in the outskirts of civilization that Tiras was sent. His unit fought small bands of bandits and outcasts, stabilizing the land for the craftsman and citizens who were homesteading here from Seanchan. His present posting had only had him here a year.
One night while on patrol, his camp became overrun by bandits in a surprise ambush. It was raining and lightning was ever present, giving the battle confusion. At the point of being completely overtaken, he feels a burning in his blood. The only thought was of survival, when a great bolt of lightning struck the ground in their midst, killing all of his attackers. He felt light headed and quickly came down with a terrible headache and fever. When he finally found his way back to his unit he was put in the infirmary for man days.

After a few more of these occurrences happened he thought it best if he left the Army before someone noticed these happenings and that he was always around. He would surely become a outcast, as men who channel are still not accepted in Sanchan society.