Eldanfan the Outcast

Born: 124 A.B.

Died: 174 A.B.

Eldanfan (in Auranaurukshukshet (language of the sons of the land of Uk): eldanf (lord) n (connecting possession syllable) an (man)) was an Aurukshukan noble who was exiled for getting drunk and saying dirty words during a feast at the table of the king of kings's (Dalkndalk's) table in 148 A.B. His most loyal followers (his servants,men at arms, and personal militia) decided to go with him to exile. They consisted of 2,258 horseman (1,556 were cataphracts, 537 were routers and the remaining ones were horse archers) 367 camelry men (137 camel cataphracts and the rest were camel archers), 569 footmen, and their families. The Dalkndalk didn't recall his verdict after all these people made their declaration of leaving with Eldanfan. Instead, he gave them a chance to apply to return after 3 years of exile and he gave Eldanfan a chance to apply to return after 5 years. After they left, they became mercenaries for hire and they became very rich fighting for the east Hu-Balai city states' kings and when they were given their chance to try to come back, most of them decided to stay because they liked their new lives. Eventually, they were permanently hired the Bashurian king Do-Yu Ashawa (Yu-Mai Ashawa's father) in 153 A.B to help him gain territory that was lost to the Guntartars about a century and half prior (Conquering land from the Guntartars was hard because they would let you get in deeply into their territory, cut your supplies and communications, and starve you out. This was especially easy to do to you if your land based army was mostly made up of heavy infantry that can't keep up with the Guntartar horses.). The idea was that they assist the Bashurian army by protecting it from they Guntartar horsemen trying to cut it off. They received high pay at the end of the month, but the were warned they would be brutally punished for desertion. Their families were housed in Bashur under close guard by Bashurian soldiers ready to kill them if necessary Eldanfan's own son was always with the king who could kill him with the royal scepter if need be. Though, in reality the mercenaries weren't planning on any desertion because of the high incentive and because they were happy with serving the Bashurians. Eldanfan and his men loyally served the Bashurians until they defeated in the battle of Humbari in 173 A.B where they all either died or got captured. Eldanfan was captured and died a year later of a staphylococcus infection.