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Lord Mastrell '''Praxton''' is the leader of the [[sand mastery|sand masters]] in Lossand on the Dayside of Taldain. |
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== Appearance and Personality == |
== Appearance and Personality == |
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Praxton is an elderly man with |
Praxton is an elderly man with a bald head. He has blue eyes and gray eyebrows. |
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Praxton is noted as a strong leader, not just for the incredible strength of his |
Praxton is noted as a strong leader, not just for the incredible strength of his sand mastery, but also because of his sheer willpower.{{book ref|ws1|2}} |
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== Attributes and Abilities == |
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Praxton is an extremely powerful sand master. He can control dozens of ribbons of sand and is able to create an explosion of sand powerful enough to take down hundreds of opponents.{{book ref|ws|2|review=yes}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Background === |
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Centuries before Praxton, the Lord Mastrell of the time started an account with then [[Lord Merchant]] [[Hennin]]. The Lord Mastrell had Hennin put the Diem's tribute money in the account, and over the years the tributes, combined with the interest, grew to become an insurmountable debt. The Lord Mastrells of the past, and presumably Praxton as well, used this debt as a hold over the Lord Merchant to blackmail him into doing his bidding.{{book ref|ws|15|review=yes}} |
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⚫ | During Kenton's entrance exam for the Diem, he |
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Throughout Kenton's time as an acolent he and his father had many fights. On four separate occasions Praxton tried getting Kenton to accept the rank of underfen, the lowest rank, but every time he refused, not wanting to be stuck at that rank for all of his career.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}} |
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Eight years later Kenton, in an attempt at showing his father that he deserved advancement to the rank of mastrell, the highest rank, insisted on attempting the [[Mastrell's Path]]. His father tried to block him saying that he was not powerful enough. The two of them have another argument about Kenton's abilities. Kenton turned to undermastrell [[Elorin]] who allowed him to attempt the Path. Praxton tried to block Kenton from taking his sword with him, but Kenton took it anyway as it was not explicitly forbidden. Kenton succeeds in his run through the Path, finding six spheres rather than the usual five. In the process he used his sword to kill the [[terken]] deep [[sandling]], specifically a Marken, that was a central part of the Path, destroying it forever. Rather than being proud of his son's accomplishment, Praxton seemed to be disappointed with what he had done. |
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Shortly afterwards Praxton presided over the Diem's advancement ceremony. He, along with the rest of the sand masters present, drank from the ceremonial water bowl that Elorin had poisoned with [[KaDo]].{{book ref|ws|18|review=yes}} He distributed the sashes to all of the masters who were advanced. For the first time in the history of the Diem he unadvanced [[Drile]] from the rank of mastrell to the rank of diemfen. Afterwards, for one last time he tried to offer Kenton the rank of underfen, which once again, he refused. In response, Praxton gave Kenton the golden mastrell's sash that had been Drile's. As he was explaining to Kenton that he is giving it to him out of spite, an arrow struck him in the chest, and hundreds of [[Kerztian]] [[DaiKeen|warrior-priests]] attack the weakened Diem.{{book ref|ws|2|review=yes}} |
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=== Kenton's entrance into the Diem === |
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During Kenton's duel with Drile, he remembered his fights with Praxton, and it inspired him, giving him the courage to rise again and fight back.{{book ref|ws|18|review=yes}} |
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⚫ | During Kenton's entrance exam for the Diem, he is barely able to command a tiny amount of sand. Praxton publicly disparages his own son and attempts to block Kenton's entrance into the Diem using his authority as Lord Mastrell. However, Kenton enters the Diem anyway by reciting the law, as the trainee rank of Acolent is the only rank over which Praxton has no authority over.{{book ref|ws1|1}} |
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=== Kenton's undertaking of the Mastrell's Path === |
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== Quotes == |
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Eight years later, Praxton and Kenton are again publicly arguing. Praxton has offered to Advance Kenton four times to the rank of underfen, which Kenton has refused. Now, Kenton wishes to take the Mastrell's Path, an undertaking meant for Mastrells, the highest rank of sand master, only. Despite Praxton's objections, Kenton undertakes the Mastrell's Path and succeeds.{{book ref|ws1|1}} |
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|Being my son won't change anything, you know? I won't make a mastrell, Kenton. You're not good enough. Even if you find all five spheres, I won't do it. |
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|Praxton.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}} |
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=== Advancement ceremony === |
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Shortly later, Praxton presides over the Advancement ceremony for the Acolents of the Diem, with nearly the entirety of the guild gathered. During the ceremony, he takes the unprecedented act of Unadvancing Mastrell [[Drile]] to the rank of Diemfen. He also attempts to Advance Kenton to the rank of Fen despite his completion of the Mastrell's Path. Kenton refuses to become a Fen and Praxton begrudgingly relents, giving him Drile's Mastrell sash. Praxton knows that Kenton will face a difficult life from the other sand masters, who will believe that Kenton's rank will be undeserved.{{book ref|ws1|2}} |
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|You wanted it, son, despite everything I told you. Learn what happens to those who defy-- |
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|Praxton, granting Kenton the rank of mastrell.{{book ref|ws|2|review=yes}} |
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⚫ | As he is giving Kenton the Mastrell sash, Praxton is hit by an arrow from a Kertzian surprise attack. Praxton is disabled for most of the fight as many of his fellow sand masters are being slaughtered. Praxton is able to recover enough for one final attack, unleashing a massive wave of sand across the entire battlefield, indiscriminately targeting hundreds of combatants, friend and foe alike. Praxton is killed during this final attack, however his attack protects Kenton by burying him in sand and ends the battle.{{book ref|ws1|2}} |
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== Trivia == |
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*In the original version of ''[[White Sand Volume 1]]'', Praxton implies that he can [[slatrify]], but this concept was removed from the Omnibus edition. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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