Rory-kæ Abzalev

Rory-kæ Abzalev Novelist • Philosopher • Cynaz
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Personal Details
Born		Auhtafaél 2nd, 2117 Dugthail, Sahr
Died		Kamprazdnóir 9th, 2182 A commune in Kravsmad
Nationality		Sahren
Cause of Death		Respiratory issues
Relatives		Yury-ako Abzalev (uncle)
Nicknames
Military Service
Allegiance		Sahr
Branch/Service		Republican Guard
Years of Service
2144-2146
Rank		Lieutenant
Conflicts		Sahren Civil War

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Rory-kæ Abzalev was a Chevspendic-Sahren novelist and Cynaz. His interest in far western philosophy combined with the chaos of his home country shaped his works, nearly all of which depict great calamities followed by silence and the character's struggle in readjusting to a new life.

He is considered to be a key figure in the development of Sahren literature and culture.

Early life

Abzalev was born in 2117 in Dugthail, making him the first Sahren of the Otbasi-Abzalev. He stayed in that city until it was threatened with occupation in the War of the Egercias, then fleeing to Slovale before returning home after the war's end. As a child he was known to possess a great mind but also a great arrogance. Of these times he later wrote :

“	In the reality I constructed I towered over everyone around me as God and King, and as God and King I was the only one worthy of deciding who was sapient and who was a mindless automaton. But I of course had no such power, and when confronted by greater powers I would immediately surrender myself to the nearest authority for my own protection. Like some nasty colonial viceroy.	”
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With the end of the war in 2134 he was of university age and sent off to the newly conquered Klensagrad to study at Goeth-an-Tuascirt university. At this time Klensagrad was known for avant-garde art and it's experimentation with new ideas, which conflicted with Abzalev's Chevspendic fundamentalist ideals.

Military service

Being cast out from the nation due to the 2139 coup, Abzalev lived in exile in then Phoenian-Egercia. It was here he was first approached by both the Republicans and South Sahrland Revolutionaries, but refused both for they were "Meaningless ends for which youthful angst were directed in the false promise of meaning and righteousness, not destined to amount to more than failure". During this time he took a long trip to Nuvastia and Zokesia, but failed to find the spiritual inspiration he intended the trip to acquire. Upon returning to Phoenian-Egercia in winter 2142 he found the land to be mass mobilised with both Sahren exiles which the local governments turned a blind eye to. He soon registered for the Republican Guard.

Crossing the border

Rory-kæ Abzalev was recognised for his connections with the Otbasi-Abzalev and accelerated up the ranks, (placegnomer)

Operation Autoignition

Abzalev participated on the assaults of Cnoclæth, where the Kralnovists had set up an effective defence. During this battle he suffered temporary blindness and deafness from a Fucsya attack, along with shrapnel wounds to the legs as he wandered around helplessly. He lost contact with the rest of his men and was eventually recovered by a completely different Scaoil-Komandasi (equivilent to a platoon) and evacuated to their field hospital.

“	In agony, I cried out for help. If it would come from a Klensagradite or a Sahren I no longer cared, but it was irrelevant for nobody ever responded. It was as if in the midst of the nightmare I had been brought to a special purgatory, a silent and isolated world with neither demon nor comrade. I think that was the first time I ever felt peace during the war.	”
—Rory-kæ Abzalev, Withering of a Cynaz.

It is unknown how long this period of wandering was. By the time he recieved treatment he had lost a dangerous amount of blood and still could not see, though the deafness had somewhat passed. He was then moved to Sys for further recovery, where he spent the rest of the war alternating between various garrison duties. Immediatly afterward he was transferred from the Republican Guard to the Penal Reconstruction Corps to guard the POWs as they reconstructed Klensagrad.

Works

Withering of a Cynaz (2147)

A semi-autobigraphical novel initially released under the pseudoname Conylt-ako Enfield, which follows the development of it's protagonist's identity and the struggles this forces him into. Abzalev did not expect it to perform well, and only learned of its popularity after a family member revealed he was the author. This motivated him to complete his other works.

Klara Fayle (2148)

A novella depicting the protagonist's infatuation with an older noblewoman, feuding with other suitors for her affection. Klara Fayle was controversial for its time as it depicted scandalous affairs and painted Sahren high society as decadent, but it was revered decades later for its depiction of the complicated manner of courtly life in this era.

The Last Summers (2150)

A novel which follows a main character named Iarla whose life is determined by torment from his younger sister and the inability to overcome his neurotic tendencies. He finds escape from his woes within a mysterious cult and the city's night life. The Last Summers explores themes of hopelessness, anticapatory paranoia, and childhood trauma.