Hakyan Melkos

Hakyan Melkos was an adventurer, warrior and nobleman. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest hero's in history.

Early Life
Hakyan Melkos was born Tapot, a village 11 miles south of Solskenville. His mother Yorgrette Melkos ran a small cafe while his father Vandos Melkos was a dry stone waller. Hakyan learned dry stone walling from his father. Hakyan soon became extremely skilled and was hired to repair a wall outside the Sun Worship Temple in Solskenville at the age of nineteen.

Career
While in Solskenville, Hakyan overheard rumours that the king of the Snib Snub Kingdom would be given free accommodation in Solskenville to whoever could kill a giant grimpin who was hiding inside a cave a couple of miles outside the city. Hakyan decided to travel back to his house in Tapot and bought a shield, a sword, and some armour from the local blacksmith. He travelled to the Snib Snub Palace and informed the king that he was going to kill the giant Grimpin. Hakyan then went to the cave alone and killed the grimpin.

The King was impressed and immediately sent him to an army training facility to test his skills. Hakyan not only displayed incredible sword skills but also displayed impressive archery skills. It was also reported that he was one of the strongest men that the training facility had ever seen. The king decided to hire Hakyan as his personal bodyguard. Hakyan remained loyal to the king for nine years when the king died. Hakyan offered to be the bodyguard of the queen who replaced him but the queen insisted she didn’t need bodyguards.

This left Hakyan unemployed and he was forced to return to his job as a dry stone waller which now felt tedious in contrast to his previous job and he left the city and began travelling across the Splendid Lands in hope of adventure. After travelling the world for over three years, Hakyan returned to Tapot to find the village was all but destroyed after being attacked by bandits. Hakyan hunted down the bandit camp and killed all eighteen bandits inhabiting it.

The Megacloud
Hakyan played a major role in destroying the megacloud. Hakyan was hired after winning a great fighting tounament to decide who would wield the cloud sword which would be used to defeat the megacloud. After partnering with the dragon Greblog Gribgrot, Hakyan saved the planet by striking the megacloud with the cloud sword.

Death
Hakyan died at the age of 93 in Tapot after coming down with the death cold two months earlier. His funeral was attended by over 94,000 people.

Legacy
Hakyan is considered to be one of the most skilled warriors to have ever lived and the stories of his life have been retold countless times. There is a statue in the centre of both Solskenville and Tapot to commemorate Hakyan.