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Abd-Hubar ibn Khuzaima (concept)

Abd-Hubar ibn Khuzaima was the son and heir of Khuzaima al-Zuhra and the later patriarch of the al-Zuhra family. His name - 'Slave of War' - was chosen by his father because he intended on training him to be a warrior of the same quality as Fihr ibn Kilab ibn Zayd, under whom he trained as an apprentice. He accompanied his father on his campaigns as a young boy, so that he might learn how to command, but was sent to the family stronghold of Dozzan before the Battle of Sulaymaniyan.

After his father's death, he swore an oath to kill a thousand Wardenites and avenge Khuzaima, to never to marry or enjoy life until he gained vengeance. Rising to lead the Black Confederation at the age of 18, he led the coalition against Khalid al-Asir and other Wardenite lords in a campaign stretching from 658 to 668, when he was cornered in Dozzan by Khalid al-Asir and a rival coalition of Wardenites. Official Wardenite and Ritualist histories record that he fought and slew Khalid al-Asir in single combat, as well as three other lords, before retreating to his keep and committing suicide, though not before killing the women of his family to prevent their capture.

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