Usun Bishabelik (concept)
One of the most controversial figures in early Wardenism, Usun was originally the bane of the The Great Uprising and one of the only Ritualist warlords to achieve regular success in fending off Wardenite attacks. His presence at - and perhaps active participation in - a number of anti-Wardenite atrocities such as the Dhilesti Massacre and the Qadayea Purge earned him infamy. It was therefore a shock to both the young Wardenite faith and his Ritualist allies when Usun accepted a parlay with the First Warden himself in 302 IS and publically converted to Wardenism. His subsequent vigorous campaigning against the members of his former coalition threw the Ritualist camp into chaos and the Wardenites surged across Sarradon. Opinions on Usun's motivations are sharply divided to this day. Some writers portray him as a man haunted by the horrors of his own actions who desperately sought redemption in a noble cause. Others see him as an ambitious and amoral warlord who saw Wardenism as a way to justify carving his own realm out of the unprotected flanks of his vulnerable allies. The truth is likely lost to history.