"I am Aslan, a warrior of Hoaawli‘ukhtai, of the clan Afaikhiyoi. I was born on Kuzu (as humans say it), the place of coming, in the city of U’khai-ofthe- Red-Dawn. As the third eldest of my family’s sons, the shape of my way was directed from my earliest days; I took the Ah’ukhtai, the Vow of Heroes and rose through the ranks to become Leader of Clansmen of a mercenary battle group, Kaha a’huye, the brotherhood of the Rose-Tinged Waters. I have spent many years in the company of humans."