Difference between revisions of "Sheler"

Sheler later moved to the border to fight the Herdazians, and he learned their language over time.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}} Using the invasion of his homeland as an excuse, he robbed and murdered Herdazian civilians and abused their women.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}} When he was taken captive by the Herdazian general [[Dieno enne Calah]], he demanded the "right of ransom", but Dieno told him that he had forfeited that right by committing war crimes.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}} Instead, Sheler was given three options for punishment: beheading by the women that he abused, being tortured with a hammer and hung from a cliff with no protection from the [[highstorm]], or wrestling "the hog".{{book ref|sa3|i|10}} He chose to fight the hog, assuming it was a pig, and began to formulate plans to seek vengeance on the Herdazians for humiliating him.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}} He was doused in a foul-smelling oil and left shackled on the beach as the Herdazians used a horn to summon the hog, which was actually a huge sea creature with enormous claws.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}} Sheler saw the creature break the surface of the ocean while the Herdazians placed wagers on how long he would survive; his ultimate fate is unknown.{{book ref|sa3|i|10}}▼