Kheriit Thouval

Early Life
Kheriit comes from an unknown island aways from the coast of Eldham. Kheriit’s homeland is currently unknown to any Eldhamites, at least any that he has spoken to. This secluded land known as Klatalil was a small chain of islands dominated by a confederation of tribes, one of which was called Viitot Klati, which was his native tribe. It was here where Kheriit received his beloved cape, it is a khaki brown cape made by his grandmother when he was 11 and it bears the seal of Klatalil upon the back and is fastened with a pin, shaped and colored like the insignia. The cape has since grown very tattered over the years.

Kheriit was a builder in the commune and regularly worked on houses, roads, and docks. He was a bit of a prodigy in the village too, as he was only 13 when he began his career and quickly made a name for himself. One day he was tasked to build a house for the village chief, to which he obliged. Within a few months, he had constructed a beautiful and large house, in fact it was the largest anyone had ever built in Klatalil. The problem was that no one knew how much the sandy soil would shift beneath such a titanic structure. One night when Kheriit was sleeping, a commotion arose beyond his house. Worried, he ran outside and asked what was the matter. They told him the house had collapsed and that the chief had died in the rubble. They brought him to the scene where he witnessed the horror of what it means to be crushed to death. Kheriit began suffering from intense nightmares and harsh criticism by the people of Viitot Klati.

Insecure and under-slept, his next project began falling apart before it was done and before he knew it, no one was interested in his building. As he began to have fewer nightmares, he fell into a depression, and at the age of only 19, he figured he had nothing to live for so he would set out to sea in hope of death or another land far away from his mistakes. After several days, his vaka canoe was caught in an intense storm in which he did nothing but accept his fate.

Life in Eldham
Kheriit awoke, clinging to a piece of his vaka, practically only a large toothpick. When he came to his senses, he realized he could see the seafloor beneath him and could hear seagulls. He swam for hours before seeing what looked like a town with buildings larger than he had ever seen in Viitot Klati. He was impressed but still needed to get to land. He found a ladder onto the docks and saw a beautiful village in front of him, now it was time to find out where he was. He saw a sign and quickly saw that it said something he didn’t know how to read. Knowing he couldn’t communicate with the locals, he fled to the wilderness where he foraged for food and began collecting resources. But the odd thing was that this land was far larger than the Klati islands and far more populated as he passed by town after town. Kheriit wandered through Eldham for several years learning the languages of Southeastern Eldham, collecting some resources and being somewhat seclusive. Eventually he figured he could return to society.

Exousía
One day, while wandering, Kheriit met an interesting person named Ryver who helped him figure out what he wanted to do and where he would like to go. Upon asking about Ryver’s home, he told Kheriit about Exousía and subsequently gave him a tour of the kingdom. Kheriit was clad in old armor from ruins and armed with stone tools and weapons, and as he was walking with Ryver his leather boots practically disintegrated. Ryver supplied some better armor and offered food and water. Kheriit was impressed and immensely grateful for Ryver's assistance, so he figured he would join if the care he received bore merit to the values of the Exousíans. And now, still adapting to the ways of the Eldhamites, Kheriit lives in Exousía, trying his hand at building again and learning the histories and cultures of his new home.