Umizded

Umizded /umɪzdɛd/ is a Moicha soldier who is from a town nearby the Foranía-Moicha border. His father was a butcher and he would have followed as a butcher himself, but orders from Ỳrjému, the main Moicha city outsourced much of business in the Border towns to the more coastal settlements, and instead imported everything to the Borders, the reason being was that the men would have fewer jobs to do which would free up men for conscription to fight against the Foranía. Umizded was one such conscript. He showed promising signs of being a good soldier, he was physically fit and his mind was watchful and cautious. He often marched in patrols along the border. Though he found himself with orders to march further into Foranía territory where he was met many skirmishes from a horsed foe. He was well recognised for his skill and prowess with the sword, though it seemed it was only idiots who were appointed sumlèrné or 'warden'. Once on a march with a new sumlèrné from Ỳrjému they spotted the well known Foranía raider Duígí out in the open and all alone before running away, now Umizded knew the raider well, well enough to know that the raider would rather die with a sword in his gut rather than run away. Umizded tried to warn the sumlèrné of this but he was ignored. The sumlèrné led the troop after the raider just to be led right into a trap. A skirmish broke out and the entire troop was slaughtered, except for Umizded who was left alive and kept as a prisoner. During his captivation he spent time amongst the Foranía and learned that they weren't quite as Moicha-like as he has been led to believe. Once he saw life from their point of view, coupled with his pre-existing disdain of management from Ỳrjému, Umizded became a Foranía sympthesiser and helped them in how to really interfere with the leaders in Ỳrjému.