Barzatazm (BAR-zah-taz-um)

A Resident

Barzatazm (a.k.a. Bar)

Barzatazum—called “Bar” by those who’ve wrestled with him or shared quiet evenings watching the stars—is most alive when in motion. He has a way of folding strength into fluidity, like wind over grass. His practice of martial forms isn’t about aggression but attunement, each movement an echo of breath and balance. He spars not to conquer, but to explore the edge between intention and instinct. His lessons are wordless more often than not. Bar believes the body understands faster than the tongue, and so his students learn by mimicry, by falling and laughing and trying again. He is known for ending matches not with a throw, but a bow—an invitation to try again, not a declaration of victory. Outside his lessons, he often wanders on horseback, greeting the dawn from hilltops few others think to climb. There’s a serenity in him that seems at odds with his imposing frame. He spends quiet hours tending to his gear, oiling leather and re-wrapping grips not out of necessity, but respect. In the meadow or the courtyard, Barzataz is always listening—with his feet, his breath, his posture. When asked why he trains, he simply replies, “To meet myself where I have not yet arrived.”

Current Location

Daiwargatai

Species

Duine

Ethnicity

Scythian

Realm

Tír na nÓg

Professions

Traenálaí Comhraic

Children

Sex

Male

Sexuality

Omnephilic

Other Affiliations

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