Another in the Ashirion series of pictures, this sketch was done to match one of the other key characters in the book. King Ronin: Many of the Shakari will tell you of this one if you ask them, he is the kind of man who has used his skill, courage and other values to carve the name 'Legend' out for himself amongst the races of Ashirion. He was once a long time ago offered the mantle of King to rule instead of the Lord Whitewolf, but he refused - Ronin is a stoic and practical man who serves and refuses to be a great leader, denying his destiny in favour of being the pivot around which many great events have turned. Ronin was at the battle of the Sundering - he entered the Void's dark realm and survived for a great time there - learning his enemy's strengths and weaknesses. He commanded such loyalty that his war band followed him into those lands, without a single question asked. He returned many years later and stopped the massacre of a Shakari scouting party lead by the Lady Bluewolf. Now he serves as Queen Nennuir's 'Warmaster' and keeps the City of Ruatha safe from its enemies. Most often or not he can be found playing a lute and smoking his pipe near the Fortune's Luck tavern. Recently he took the mantle of White King and finally realised his destiny alongside Nennuir.