Hirudo Hijam-faj niv Talvos

Hirudo Hijam's-son (or simply Hiru) sovereign leader of the Emirate of Najer. He was the second Governor of the Central Najer territory and is the discoverer and leader of Nahrayn.

Biography
Hirudo was born to a Najer father, Hijam, and a foreign mother in Najera'jad, a few years before the dissolution of the Sterling Crownlands. His mother vanished for unknown reasons, only leaving him with an unusual name. With his mother largely absent, he was raised almost entirely by his father, who was a minor Seyoh before the discovery of the Buried Bells. Hiru learned of the Najer ways and traditional religion. He spent his childhood in Najera'jad, until he was around eight years of age. With the instability of the Crownlands, his father became part of a war effort, from which he did not return. The Crownlands were dissolved shortly after, leaving the Najer people vulnerable and scared. Thankfully, Hiru was adopted by a local tribe of nomads, where he continued his education and further embraced the traditional ways of the Najer. He wandered with them for years until he reached adulthood, at which point he set off on his own as an independent nomad. He primarily traveled around Najer, occasionally visiting neighboring countries such as Alamayn and the rare, risky foray into Simulami.

On one such travel, going from Wobambi-on-Sea to Central Najer, he was caught in a sandstorm. He eventually discovered an outcropping that he thought could protect him from the storm. Upon reaching it, he discovered it was an ancient statue, unburied by the wind. He took shelter by it, intrigued. The next few weeks would be spend excavating the surrounding area by hand, until a whole courtyard had been revealed. Excited by this discovery, Hiru began a concentrated restoration effort, gathering many culturally-minded Najer, mostly scholars and religious roving tribes, to assist him. The discovery of ancient texts in underground sparked a furor, and it was here that the name of the place was discovered: Nahrayn, which is to say, Two Rivers.

Over six years passed, and in that time, Nahrayn grew from a collection of tents and simple dwellings to a massive city-complex. Hiru guided the efforts of the city and its restoration, allowing new life to spring from the remains of the old.

To be written further

Trivia

 * Hirudo is related to the previous Emir of Najer, Dmitrio von Sturgeon.
 * His mother's ethnicity is unknown. It is possible that she hailed from Plagos, or somewhere in Eldham.
 * Since Najer don't generally have last names, Hirudo took on the surname "Hijam's-Son" in order to fit in better among foreigners.