Asdrubal Hanno-faj niv Bacri

Asdrubal Hanno-faj niv Bacri (shortened to Asdrubal) is a previous Seyoh (leader) of the "Mountain Crowning City" of Kijaro, in the Emirate of Najer, and the nomadic Bacri Pom (tribe). He also is the Ex-Minister of Commerce for the Najer Federal Government, a Star Keeper of the Fellowship of Seekers, and the Chancellor of the Association of Silver Cities.

Under the Shade of a Cherry Tree
The forest west of the Kijar mountains is unique in the Emirate of Najer due to the natural presence of cherry trees among the other spruce and pine trees that populate it. The reason for this tree’s isolated population is as of the time of this writing still a mystery. For Asdrubal, however, this forest is not special for its botanical curiosity but for the fact that he was born (in the year 44 AB - After the Bells) there under the shade of a flowering cherry tree – or at least that is what his mother Tanniqart and his father Hanno always told him.

Asdrubal had a banal childhood for a youth of the nomadic pom nobility. He followed the Bacri across the southern steppes and deserts of Najer, in their yearly procession to provide the best grazing land for their flocks of sheep, cattle, and horses; he learned to ride at an early age, shepherded the Seyoh’s (his father) honour-cattle, heard to stories of ages past from the elders, and played with the other children of the camp – establishing bonds with his peers and gaining the respect from the other members of the tribe, among other things.

As he grew older, Asdrubal started to receive proper training in the arts of war from both his father, Seyoh Hanno, and other Bacri warriors: learning how to string and fire a bow, how to fight on horseback, and how to use the spear and scimitar, how to scout across the arid plains and deserts, and above all how to organise and lead people one is responsible for. Not being the most proficient in martial arts, and a peaceful trader in his arts, did not enjoy this phase of a nomadic young nobleman life, even though he understood its usefulness and knew from the tales of his pom’s past that one must know how to defend oneself and their tribe from those that seek harm.

The Mountain Crowning City
Recognising his son’s affinity with commerce, Seyoh Hanno started taking him to the negotiations he had with cities and settled poms while representing the Bacri in diplomatic or commercial affairs. This way, thought Hanno, Asdrubal would learn more about politics, network with the important settled nobles and personalities, as well as gain some experience in negotiating deals and in diplomacy. In fact, time would find that Hanno was indeed correct, however these meetings would change Asdrubal’s life much more than his father could have ever imagined.

One Summer, when the Bacri Pom made camp near the Kijar Mountains, Hanno took Asdrubal to one of these meetings in the city of Kijaro. There Asdrubal established good ties with Shivareh Basha, Seyoh of Kijaro and High Seyoh of the Old Cities. From cordiality and fair trade, a bond of respect was forged and a friendship blossomed. From this relationship, Asdrubal gained interest in the life in the cities, as well as an admiration for the history and the Silver Legacy that the last Basha of the Silver Line carried with him and represented.

Time passed, and Asdrubal grew - the youth was now a young man - and just as so many other young high- and low-born nomads, he sought to make a name for himself in the cities – where the opportunities lie. By the time he was 16 years old, in 60 AB (After the Bells), Asdrubal decided to wander no more, and leaving behind the nomadic lifestyle of his youth and of his ancestors he joined the Mountain Crowning City of Kijaro, where he would begin his new life anew.