Hawkflight Exserion
Zerkah, the Noble Flame
“It is said among the wise, ‘Toa of Fire never falters due to lack of strength or courage.’ Zerkah illustrates the implied darkness of this proverb. For while a fearless warrior and inspiring leader, he cares not to sustain the present reality, and this may well prove his undoing.
Zerkah is one of the Lords of the Burning Order, leader of the Toa Vihagu, and first in line for the lordship of House Kihanu, with a noble lineage going back 5,000 years to Kihanu Noral I, knight of Edelis and mentor of the legendary prince Cadeia. Born in Talis, Zerkah was forced to flee as a child from the oncoming Malevolent horde, with his parents, Lord Kihanu Noral XIV and Lady Thrae, and cousins Mokatu and Sirac.
A firsthand witness of the destruction it has caused his home, Zerkah carries a vendetta against the Malevolent, which manifests in an almost crazed optimism that he will defeat it. The eradication of the Malevolent and liberation of all it oppresses is his end goal.
I do not doubt that Zerkah’s grudge against the Malevolent has a significant psychological impact. While he has deep sympathy for individuals living under the Malevolent’s heel, and will become great friends with those who share his vision, he regularly overlooks the interests of those who have different agendas. This has already caused tension with the more independent-minded among the Toa Vihagu.
The fate of the young Toa band, therefore, rests with the liabilities of this man…”
-Venetis, "Profiles of the Matoran Resistance".
Zerkah, the Noble Flame
“It is said among the wise, ‘Toa of Fire never falters due to lack of strength or courage.’ Zerkah illustrates the implied darkness of this proverb. For while a fearless warrior and inspiring leader, he cares not to sustain the present reality, and this may well prove his undoing.
Zerkah is one of the Lords of the Burning Order, leader of the Toa Vihagu, and first in line for the lordship of House Kihanu, with a noble lineage going back 5,000 years to Kihanu Noral I, knight of Edelis and mentor of the legendary prince Cadeia. Born in Talis, Zerkah was forced to flee as a child from the oncoming Malevolent horde, with his parents, Lord Kihanu Noral XIV and Lady Thrae, and cousins Mokatu and Sirac.
A firsthand witness of the destruction it has caused his home, Zerkah carries a vendetta against the Malevolent, which manifests in an almost crazed optimism that he will defeat it. The eradication of the Malevolent and liberation of all it oppresses is his end goal.
I do not doubt that Zerkah’s grudge against the Malevolent has a significant psychological impact. While he has deep sympathy for individuals living under the Malevolent’s heel, and will become great friends with those who share his vision, he regularly overlooks the interests of those who have different agendas. This has already caused tension with the more independent-minded among the Toa Vihagu.
The fate of the young Toa band, therefore, rests with the liabilities of this man…”
-Venetis, "Profiles of the Matoran Resistance".