Khan and Shaba

The hordes of Karst have relied on slaves to carry out hard physical labor since the days of the first great emperor. To them it's only natural that the strong should conquer and lead the weak. Amongst the most formidable brawlers of the Karst army are the legendary bull riders lead by the fearsome Shaba. They combine the fierce physical strength of bulls with the mighty fire magic of the higher rank officers. Shaba is a small meerkat riding on a mighty bull called Khan. Khan is Shaba's personal slave. Bulls are strong creatures, but easy to control because of their lack of self-control. In battle bull riders hold a strong hypnotic connection to their bulls. They have a special way of training and choosing their bulls. Prior to fighting in battles bull slaves work in coal mines while constantly being tethered with strong metal chains. Naturally the bulls try to break their chains and escape, but only the strongest are able to do so. But at the exit of the mines they don't find the expected freedom, they are instead trapped again. From then on it is too risky to let the bull continue its work in the mine. Therefore, an escaped bull gets assigned to a bull rider who takes control of it. The bull is then forced to serve its master and fight in battles. Shaba also carries a brazier with glowing coal in battles to remind the bull of its hard work in the coal mines. The purpose of this mental torture is to further increase the bull's anger, which makes him hit harder and easier to control. Shaba is the only bull rider who dares to break the connection to his bull in battle. When Khan is in control of his own actions while enraged he desperately tries to shake of the meerkat. But the experienced bull rider knows what he's doing.

Characteristics

 * Khan, the bull slave, worked with other bull slaves in the coal mine
 * Only the strongest bulls are assigned to bull riders
 * Bull riders take control of their bulls with mind-controlling magic
 * Shaba is a fearsome bull rider and the only one who dares to break the connection to his bull
 * Shaba even uses smoldering coal to remind Khan of his hard time in the coal mines to further increase his anger
 * Keywords: Buffing allies, debuffing enemies