Bahn the Great

Bahn the Great (800 BTF; 650 BTF), otherwise known as the "Father of the Khal" or "The Dark Father" was the first emperor of the Khalaani nation, the founder of the Nubeist "dark faith", and the first ideologist of Pan-Khalaan. For better and for worst, he is widely commemorated as the architect of the modern Khalaani country and a prophet of the monotheistic faith.

An iconic figure of Khalaani identity, culture and mythology, Bahn is one of these names that scarred history, and that are remembered with both fear, despise and admiration. Prudently remembered in Khalaani communities, his legacy has been the object of many controversies. While many Human scholars admire his strength of will and statemanship, most Sehras historians tend to depict him as the monstrous father of the darkest heresy.

In Pan-Khalaan ideology, Bahn is commemorated as the greatest ancestor of the Khal people, and as an example to follow for every Khalaani leader: with the exception of Xal-Nuui, all the emperors of the Khalaani Empire held the prefixe Bahn as an honorific title.

Biography
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Legacy
As a founder of Khalaani pride and identity, Bahn is remembered fondly by those yearning for the days of the Khalaani Empire, especially in modern times. The humiliation of the Khalaani at the hands of the Sehras and their allies and the decline of the Nubeist faith have mustered resent in the heart of the Khal people who now long for the old days. In 42 ATF, the Pale War exposed the reminiscences of the cult of Rashi-Nuua and the nostalgia of the Pan-Khalaan ideology, sparking the return of idolatry of the "Dark Father". Although the Pale War supposedly eradicated the new cult of Rashi-Nuua, it is said the Shaarj were seen roaming the Khalaani Country once again in 145 ATF, preaching Bahn's message for Khal unity and heralding a resurrection of the old faith.

In the Sehras Empire, Bahn is seen as an icon of the past that must be destroyed to heal the wounds of the Khalaani Wars. Although an arguably merciless and machiavelian figure originally, the Sehras have further demonized Bahn as the father of heresy and perversion: in Sehras mentality he is the absolute peril, the birth of all evil. As such, his many temples and statues were systematically destroyed whenever they were found by Sehras scouts, and to this day, very little monuments to the Dark Father have endured. However, in spite of the Sehras's repeated efforts to eradicate his name from history, Bahn's legacy still echoes throughout the memory of the Khalaani, who assimilate him to a long lost time of greatness.