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Fihr ibn Kilab ibn Zayd (concept)

Fihr ibn Kilab ibn Zayd was a Ritualist Mubaaizun born in Rafhamah in 633 IS into the Zatani'a sect. He fought as Khuzaima al-Zuhra's champion and was prime among his Mubaaizun, being reputedly invincible in battle. According to the official Ritualist histories, Fihr was born to Kilab ibn Zayd, a Zatani'a zealot, though his mother is unknown. He fought alongside Khuzaima al-Zuhra's Ritualist coalition against the Wardenites extensively; as Khuzaima's Mubaaizun, he slew countless Wardenite champions in single combat. Before each battle, he supposedly invoked the power of Zatanai and the Djinn to grant him victory and invincibility.

Fihr's most victorious battle was the Battle of the Mubaaizun, where he slew the Wardenite commander and his five Mubaaizun in a row, after each vowed to avenge their commander and fallen comrades. Winning every duel he took part in, Fihr was soon worshiped as a demigod by his fellow Zatani'a, something that Fihr himself began to believe. This demigodhood was formalized by the Malayk al-Mukarridas Zayd al-Thaub, who also officially endorsed his Fihri'a cult. Though he was never defeated in a duel, Fihr died alongside Khuzaima al-Zuhra at the Battle of Sulaymaniyan, when his master was struck with an arrow and perished. Ritualist romanticism has him die of grief, but Wardenite records state that he fell on his own sword. Regardless, he was deified soon after by the Zatani'a as Ilah al-Hubar

Though it is difficult to separate fact from fiction or bias regarding Fihr, it is presumed by modern scholars that the general story is true.

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