Jackal Undarth

Jackal Undarth is a secondary character in the Yäalheim series. He is an Assassin-class mercenary in the employ of the YMS, a powerful pyromancer and skilled swordsman. He is aged 22 at the start of the books.

Appearance
Jackal is a young human(ginger) male in his early twenties, standing at 6'0", with with short red hair. He is reasonably fit, though he relies mostly on his skill as a fencer and magical capabilities. He wears ruffly light-gray desert wear, often with the hood down. He wears it for no other reason than because it is comfortable. He wears no armor, pridefully relying on his swordsmanship. On his chest and back is a bandoleer of kunai, his magic throwing knives, which are made of unknown yet resilient black metal. At his right side is strapped his pappenheimer rapier, outfitted with a glowing red crystal in the the decorative hand guard.

Weapons and Abilities
Jackal Undarth is the self-proclaimed best sword-fighter in the YMS, which is technically true, although when he fought the actual best fighter, Vermithrax, he used his famous explosion-based pyromancy to break one of his swords. The only reason he won is because Vermithrax cared more about his swords than winning the fight. Jackal uses his rapier catalyst to create explosions directed from his sword which will destroy any enemies in his path, which has actually caused deafness in one ear. His prowess in assassination is based on the fact that he never leaves witnesses, mainly because he always incinerates anyone near with his explosive throwing knives. He is powerful enough to single-handedly kill a sålamander, which is a leviathan-sized six-legged amphibian big enough to trample a mammoth under one foot.

Personality
Mr. Undarth is an incredibly prideful and nihilistic person with little regard for human life, but still holds close family and friends in high regard. He cares more for his own weapons and food than most people, which pretty much explains him perfectly.