Only twice before had such an offer been made to so young a warrior, and Korhil was swift to accept. Korhil's success earned him an instant invitation to join the Phoenix King's White Lion bodyguard. In a feat of physical strength unheard of for an Elf, he wrestled the raging beast to the ground and throttled the life from its thrashing body. Soon realising his axe-blows had no effect on Charandis' magical hide, Korhil shifted tactics. Yet Kurnous was with the young hunter that day. When Korhil finally encountered Charandis, the lion was near-mad with bloodlust, and savage beyond belief. Charandis' trail was not hard to follow, for it was marked with the bloody bodies of those who had attempted to end his rampage. The young Korhil, however, was not to be deterred, and he headed into the Chracian highlands in search of his prey. Dozens of Chracian hunters had tried to bring Charandis down, but the beast had slain them all. This was a particularly ferocious creature, mutated by the warping power of Chaos to an armour-hided brute that was mighty even by the standards of other white lions. Years before, it had been he who had hunted and slain the great lion Charandis. Korhil was a famous warrior even before his rise to captain. Thus has Korhil's axe spilt blood in many lands, and in the cause of many people not his own.
Korhil has ever repaid his friendship with the same loyalty he offers his liege, and gladly marches to his allies' aid should the Phoenix King consent to sparing his services. His honest demeanour and noble bearing have won him many friends amongst the Lords of Ulthuan, and the heroes of other races besides. Yet Korhil is no lumbering giant, for he wields his long axe with a dexterity and grace that makes even his fellow White Lions appear cumbersome. The White Lions claim Korhil to be the strongest Elf in all of Ulthuan, and certainly his strength and stature are legendary.
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