Khane

Khane was a great many things but primarily, he was born and he died a slave within the Singing Mountain Clan centuries ago. He was born to an Elder of the clan though for a male, it didn't matter all that much. He was still of the wrong gender, negating any status he would have had if he had been a female. Borth first to his siblings, he was put through his Jai training as soon as he was deemed able and grew to become his mother's most trusted guard while also being a skilled hunter and scout. A slave was only as good as was his use to the clan.

The most notable feature on him were the scars on each of his cheeks, inflicted on him as punishment by another Witch as he defied her when he was only twenty years of age. Though his Mother had used healing to prevent further damage to his nerves, she was unable to completely repair his skin.

He was already in his seventies when the young woman Ceta chose to claim him as her mate, guided by what she had been taught by the Witches. As an unclaimed Jai, he was under his mother's protection and it was her approval that the young Witch needed. She would have it.

Early in their union, Ceta came to realize Khane was Force Sensitive and began training him in secret, not just spells but also Force Powers that she remembered from her parents. It would remain their secret though because, at the time, no male could be trained, because which even what she taught him was useful in order to better his speed, strength and the like. However, when it came to their children, Zhane expressed a desire for their sons to be untrained due to the ways of their people. With a heavy heart, Ceta agreed and after him, generations of Hawk men would remain untrained.