Levan Absold

Levan Absold is the third of Garn Absold's brood, and Kib Absold's elder brother (by eight years). He and Jillian grew up in the family before it acquired its noble title, and were the last to do so. Never as strong and hearty as Hogran or Teila, or as charming as Jillian, he made his way with cunning and subtle manipulation. He was never formally educated, but more than made up with it in rapid thinking and lightning reflexes.

In the beginning of FI 1401, Levan and Tana found themselves in Nia-Agliare at the tail end of Odessa's occupation, working for one of the minor warlords there. When Odessa pulled out its forces for its own ends, the subsequent power vacuum resulted in a series of bloody skirmishes for power. Through that time, Tana saw Levan begin to take more joy than he should in their bloody work. This culminated in a gruesome bid to head the gang they were a part of, in which Tana witnessed Levan gleefully hack off the previous leader's head with hatchets smuggled into a private meeting held on some other pretense.

Gnob's Folly currently (as of beginning of FI 1402) suspects him to have taken the name of The Headsman, one of five warlords to have come out on top of the post-occupation struggle. They are seeking that person out to confirm or deny his identity and to confront him if their guess turns out to be correct.