Furyk Karede

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“He always tried to be polite, even with men he was going to kill”

Banner-General, leader of the Deathwatch Guard on the Randland side of the Aryth Ocean. Karede is presently 42 years old, he was born to da'covale as the property of a craftsman in Ancarid. He has been cited many times for heroism, and was assigned to the bodyguard of the High Lady Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag when she was born. He was one of the three survivors of the first attempt upon her life the same year. He was trained as an officer and served during the Muyami Uprising and the Jianmin Incident. Though the Deathwatch Guard are not supposed to become attatched to those the protect, Karede seems to have become attatched to Tuon. He was reassigned to her bodyguard at his request, an unusual occurance, and made two more requests to be transferred back later. Karede is a highly experienced officer who does not suffer fools under his command. He executed Jandranka, one of his officers, for giving an exceedingly stupid order during an engagement with Asha'man in Altara. He was promoted to Banner-General following Rand's counterattack into Altara, and held in Ebu Dar until the Seeker Almurat Mor told him of several coincidences including the disappearance of Mat and two Damane, Teslyn Baradon and Edesina Azzedin, along with Captain of the Green Lady Egeanin Tamarath and Thom Merrilin in the same night. Karede left to hunt them down, believing that Thom was the instrument of the White Tower sent to kidnap Tuon. He caught up to the party and escorted Tuon back to Ebu Dar.