Commander of the Torn Banner
Loza was once the commander of the mercenary company known as the Torn Banner.
Overview
Introduction
Loza Blade is an ancient, tall and broad-shouldered orcish woman. She has a square jaw, powerful features and beautiful tusks decorated with filigreed gold runic rings. Her grey-and-white hair is gathered into a messy bun, and an enormous battleaxe rests across her back. Although she is of advanced age, she retains the physique and forceful presence of a lifelong warrior.
Revealed history
Known History
Work in the Obridimian Empire
Before returning to Dol-Makjar, Loza and Teor completed work involving a series of skirmishes in the fallen Obridimian Empire.
Old Path Traditions
Loza knows the traditional orcish mourning practices of the Old Path. Although she does not speak Druidic fluently, she knows enough to perform an ancient hybrid prayer for the dead.
Story progression
Character Journey
Major events shaping Loza Blade.
The Execution of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi Fang was publicly condemned and hanged beneath the Guardian Wall under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
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- The execution took place at the gallows beneath the Guardian Wall.
- Thjazi arrived in an iron-barred prison wagon under a multi-house military escort.
- House Tachonis soldiers removed him from the wagon in manacles.
- Azune performed the official magical inspection.
- Several parts of the crowd cheered when Thjazi appeared.
- The Sundered Houses used trumpets to silence or overpower the crowd’s response.
- A House Tachonis herald proclaimed the sentence.
- Thjazi was accused of arcanism, theft, skulduggery, murder and sedition.
- The Chamber of Lords-Advisory authorised the sentence to the Revolutionary Council.
- The Photarch spoke on behalf of the Candescent Creed and House Halovar’s changing religious order.
- Wicander expected the Photarch to commute the sentence to life imprisonment.
- The Photarch privately told Wicander that Thjazi had to die.
- Thjazi and Halandil shared final words across the crowd.
- Thjazi saw something in the sky and became visibly panicked.
- Thjazi asked Halandil to help Murray and the Penteveral and said paint waited with Bolaire.
- Thjazi asked Halandil to tell Thimble not to be scared.
- Thjazi declared that the authority condemning him would fall and that he could still hear the falcon’s cry.
- The executioner pulled the lever before Thjazi completed his final mental message.
- The escape intervention did not remove Thjazi.
- Thjazi died by hanging.
- This was the first execution in Dol-Makjar carried out exclusively under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
The Farramh of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi’s family and community gathered at the Fang home for an orcish Farramh beginning on the day of his death.
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- A Farramh begins on the day of death or as soon afterwards as possible.
- The deceased is placed for viewing so family and community can gather.
- Shadia prepared the Fang home before the body arrived.
- Azune carried Thjazi inside and placed him for viewing.
- The body was covered with a white Candescent funerary sheet before the family arranged their own rites and offerings.
- Loza performed an Old Path farewell beside the body.
- Guests brought food, flowers, liquor, coins, jewellery and personal treasures.
- The gathering included family, veterans, arcanists, occultists, nobles and criminal associates.
- Thjazi’s scimitar was returned to Halandil during the ceremony.
- Representatives of House Halovar and the Candescent Creed entered despite hostility from the household and neighbourhood.
- Aranessa mourned her estranged husband and confronted House Halovar’s claims.
- Vaelus arrived seeking the Stone of Nightsong and was persuaded to respect the grieving family.
- The ceremony remained underway when Episode 1 ended.
The War of Axe and Vine
A past war whose closing years produced the heroic adventurer Aranessa remembers marrying and may also have included Halandil Fang’s brief military service.
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- Thjazi Fang emerged from the end of the war with a reputation as a dashing heroic adventurer.
- Aranessa married Thjazi after that period.
- Two years after the marriage, Thjazi took up the banner of the Falconer’s Rebellion.
- Loza believes Halandil may have fought near the end of the war.
- Halandil did not remain a mercenary after his military service.
- The war’s cause, belligerents, locations and outcome remain unknown.
Personal connections
Relationships
Bonds, loyalties and conflicts as they develop across the campaign.
Travelling Companions
PersonalYour role: Travelling And Mercenary CompanionActive
Teor and Loza travel and work together as veteran mercenaries.
Latest development · Episode 1Returned from the East
View full relationship evidence →Teor and Loza return together from work in the fallen Obridimian Empire and arrive in Dol-Makjar in time to witness Thjazi’s execution.
Old Companions
MilitaryYour role: Former Commander And Old CompanionDeceased Counterpart
Loza knew Thjazi across many years of rebellion, marriage, danger and separation.
Latest development · Episode 1A Farewell Beyond This Life
View full relationship evidence →Loza performs an Old Path farewell, takes Thjazi’s hand and expresses the hope that she will find him again in another life.
Keeper of Old Path Customs
OrganisationalYour role: Cultural PractitionerActive
Loza knows and practises traditional Old Path funerary customs, though she does not speak Druidic fluently.
Latest development · Episode 1A Path Set with Flowers
View full relationship evidence →Loza places jasmine behind Thjazi’s ear and performs an ancient Orcish-Druidic prayer for his journey into the next life.
Old Path Kin
ReligiousYour role: Old Path KinHistorical
Loza and Thaisha have known one another for many years and share a connection through the Old Path.
Latest development · Episode 1Reunited During the Rite
View full relationship evidence →Loza and Thaisha embrace after many years apart before joining together in the Old Path farewell for Thjazi.
Former Commander of the Torn Banner
OrganisationalYour role: Former CommanderHistorical
Loza commanded the Torn Banner before the company ceased to exist in its former form.
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19Evidence Ledger
Transcript-backed statements concerning Loza Blade, with testimony and uncertain claims kept distinct from direct depiction.
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Loza Blade is an ancient orcish warrior with an enormous battleaxe and gold runic rings set into her tusks.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Loza Blade
Teor and Loza recently returned to Dol-Makjar after completing work in the fallen Obridimian Empire.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Returned from the Obridimian Empire
Teor and Loza’s recent work in the Obridimian Empire involved a series of skirmishes that felt like pale echoes of earlier, greater causes.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Returned from the Obridimian Empire
Teor and Loza arrived in Dol-Makjar in time to witness the final moments of Thjazi’s execution from the rear of the crowd.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Teor Witnessed Thjazi’s Final Moments
Loza Blade was formerly the commander of the Torn Banner.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Commander of the Torn Banner That Once Was
Loza refers to the Torn Banner as an organisation that once existed in its former form.
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Loza knows a traditional orcish farewell practised under the Old Path.
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Loza places a white jasmine flower behind Thjazi’s ear during her farewell.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Loza’s Old Path Farewell
Loza’s Old Path prayer expresses the hope that Thjazi’s path into the next life will be set with flowers.
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Loza does not speak Druidic fluently but knows enough to perform an ancient Orcish-Druidic hybrid prayer.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Loza’s Old Path Farewell
Loza and Thaisha knew one another before their reunion at Thjazi’s Farramh and had not met for many years.
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Thaisha joins Loza’s prayer and takes over the Druidic portion of the Old Path rite for Thjazi.
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Loza hopes that whatever she becomes in her next life, she will be fortunate enough to find Thjazi again.
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Teor and Loza remained outside Dol-Makjar before returning for Thjazi’s execution.
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Teor and Loza take contracts and help surviving members of the Torn Banner wherever they can.
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Teor says that he and Loza have struggled to find one permanent place to remain.
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Loza tells Wicander that she is retiring and intends to return towards her family, who live further into Kahad near Dol-Rungja.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Loza Is Retiring
With her retirement approaching, Loza recommends Teor to Wicander as a loyal, shrewd, and capable guardian who has served noble houses and causes throughout Pasitar and other realms.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Loza Seeks a Place for Teor
Wicander offers to make arrangements to employ Teor himself or to seek a place for him through House Halovar. Loza agrees to call upon him at Villa Aurora after the funeral.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · A Possible Position with Wicander
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Scene Appearances
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Campaign 4, Episode 1
4 scenesEpisode 1
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Mourner Arrival
Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects
56:18–1:17:2421 min 6 sec
Teor Pridesire and Loza Blade arrive at the Fang home after witnessing Thjazi’s execution. Loza performs an Old Path farewell beside Thjazi’s body, while Teor reunites with Azune and questions what has happened to Dol-Makjar.
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Private Conversation
Questions Among Old Soldiers
1:41:30–1:47:426 min 12 sec
Azune and Teor compare what they know about Thjazi’s execution and the changes within Dol-Makjar. Their conversation reveals that Teor’s younger brother Cyd was meant to participate in the failed rescue but has disappeared.
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Character Arrival
Bolaire Lathalia Arrives
3:00:37–3:14:0413 min 27 sec
The masked Bolaire Lathalia arrives at Thjazi’s Farramh after observing his execution from the nobles’ gallery. Bolaire reunites with Thaisha and Tyranny as Halandil’s daughter Hero arrives with her mother, Elodie.
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Funeral Confrontation
Noble Tensions at the Farramh
3:26:58–3:44:0117 min 3 sec
Loza asks Wicander to help Teor find work after her retirement. Aranessa then confronts House Halovar’s claims that it tried to save Thjazi before mourning her estranged husband and warning Halandil that Faerie’s influence is fading.