Abzu 'Samakr

"Kaidons and beggars, we all must eat."

- One of Clan 'Samakr's proverbs Abzu so fondly referred to.

Abzu 'Samakr, recognized by the titles Kaidon of the Summerkeep, the Last Thremaleon, and later Kaidon of the Cellars behind his back, was a noble who succeeded his uncle to become kaidon of the Davlan River Delta and master of the House of 'Samakr on. Hobbled early in the, Abzu returned to his homeworld to oversee production of food to supply the crusade, only to find it plagued by criminals and worse problems growing as the holy war overshadowed them. Setting himself in opposition to the popular political mood, Abzu upheld his House's reputation for charity even as he made powerful enemies among the other clans, and was unprepared when civil war came to Sanghelios in the aftermath of the. With his family dead and his heirs lost to the war, Abzu took those who would still follow him and pledged himself to Thel 'Vadam's Swords of Sanghelios, seeing the rebellious Arbiter as Sanghelios' best hope for peace. It was in 'Vadam's service Abzu was stationed in the attached to the Ranak Fleet, with the hope he would make for a good ambassador to his peoples' former enemy.

The Wars at Home
"The only Sangheili left on Sanghelios are those pompous enough to have named our world for our species and too craven to fight in the wars they argue about supplying... and myself, of course!"

- The kaidon laments the state of his homeworld.

Personality and Traits
"Be glad, they said, for my son had found glory in death against an adversary of worth. I wept all the same. After all the legends of his forefathers, there would be no more 'Samakrees to carry their deeds into the next age."

- Abzu admits shame in finding no pride for his son's death.

Where Sangheili culture was typically elegant and restrained, Abzu embraced excess and could be quick to find friends or foes as a result. His fondness for peasants' -brewed beer over the wines enjoyed by his fellow aristocrats was well-known, and contributed to his equally famous stature, but his dismaying gusto would only further endear him to the common folk of Sanghelios who most often benefited from his charity. Abzu cared deeply for the struggles of the powerless, and after the loss of his son's creche did not hesitate in spending his wealth to ease their suffering. In his brief stints as a commander, he forbid the direct killing of civilians, though he did not object to the glassings in which they died en masse.