Batu

Batu is a massive, bearded man and a soldier of Cloud Mountain. He was one of the last to fall in the defense in a young Serha Yakur, at the hands of the Hussar Regiments.

Personality
Batu is compassionate, as shown by his treatment of Serha Yakur upon Alani's suicidal diversion mission.

Relationships
Serha claims the only one he knew Emmen to love was 'fearless Batu,' but the depth and/or reciprocation of this affection is not known.

Abilities
Batu is an axeman, wielding a weapon almost as tall as himself. In Serha's memories, Batu held an alleyway mouth against at least seven opponents to buy time for Yan-Kye to summon a gateway out of there. He possessed enough physical strength to break pikes embedded in his body 'like so much matchwood', and capable of 'breaking into their shields as if they were made of flint instead of steel.'

Serha's Timeline
In Serha's timeline, Batu was one of the longest-surviving members of their refugee caravan. He supported an exhausted Alani, held a grieving Serha, and threw himself into a superhuman holding action defending an Ascalon alleyway against the Hussars pursuing them. This ended in his death, but was successful in allowing Yan-Kye to open a gateway for the remaining refugees to escape.