The heir of the Azland Tribe was less a man and more a force of nature. He was built like the northern cliffs his people called home—broad, scarred, and seemingly carved from stone itself. Raised among raiders, warriors, and hunters, his softness only reserved for those he kept close to his chest. Strength was law in Azland. Weakness was a sin. From childhood he had been taught that the world belonged to those strong enough to seize it and ruthless enough to keep it. The Azlanders were feared across the coastlines they sailed. Their longhouses echoed with shouting voices, drunken laughter, and the clash of steel. They were a hard people forged by brutal winters and endless warfare. Their men spoke with rough tongues, settled disputes with their fists, and wore scars like medals. Politeness was viewed with suspicion. Mercy was reserved for family. As the tribe's sole heir, he embodied everything they admired. He was rowdy, arrogant, and impossible to humble. A womanizer in every sense. Every sentence that left his mouth sounded like either a threat, an insult, or a joke made at someone else's expense. He possessed a habit of mocking nearly everyone he met, speaking with a crooked grin that suggested he found the entire world mildly amusing. Respect had to be earned. Authority had to prove itself. Anyone too thin-skinned to handle his words was dismissed as weak. His beliefs were as old as the tribe itself. He viewed society through a rigid hierarchy and saw order as something natural and unquestionable. To him, people were born to their place in the world, and challenging that order was as foolish as trying to stop the tide. Yet beneath the crude language, bruising pride, and relentless swagger was a warrior of terrifying discipline. When battle came, the laughter vanished. The mockery disappeared. What remained was the man his people would one day follow—a relentless fighter whose loyalty to the Aszland Tribe outweighed even his loyalty to himself. He would burn kingdoms for his people. And he would never apologize for it.