Zakza-Kil-Ka

Zakza-Kil-Ka  was a Matriarch during the First Gnoll War who was famous for her capture and execution at Fort Valencia following her armies defeat at Mikaodoza.

Biography
Zakza-Kil-Ka  was born in 651 A.E. in Zaradoz to her mother, Den Mother Za-Kzs-No-Ra. She lived there with the other young females until around 648 A.E. when she was sent with the rest of the youths to Mikaodoza in order to avoid the Sacking of Zaradoz. In Mikaodoza, she became a notable member of their ranks, often being spotted running with raiding and hunting parties until she eventually began her own.

As a Matriarch, Zakza-Kil-Ka fought at the Split Tree Skirmish in 645 A.E., the Battle at Ruined Zaradoz and the Black Bridge Raid in 644 A.E., the Seven Skirmishes from 643 to 641 A.E., and her final battle at the Raising in 640 A.E. During each battle she was noted as being quite ferocious and for her ability to speak in broken Caldosi, something described by soldiers, as, "...terrifying. Like hearing a dog try to imitate human speech but not quite getting there, but the voice is screaming about your death."

At the Raising in 640 A.E. she was captured along with three other Matriarchs, the Den Mother Orza-Kr, and a lame male Gnoll. They were transferred in chains to Fort Valencia over the course of two weeks and shown for three months from Etonia to Carraco. After, they were returned to Fort Valencia, where Zakza-Kil-Ka, as well as her fellow captives, were executed by axe and arrow. Zakza-Kil-Ka was the third to be killed and so she was executed by bow, as the axe was not able to get through the other's thick necks. She took three shots, one to her left eye, the other two to the neck. She screamed curses in Caldosi until her death, causing great unease among the onlookers. She was eleven.

Appearance
Zakza-Kil-Ka was tawny-grey in color, mostly spotted, with patches of longer growing fur. She has several holes in both her ears, which were adorned with crude rings and earrings. Zakza-Kil-Ka was identified by her head markings: a stripe running from her forehead to her nose. Her body was desiccated after death, apparently burnt after though many claim to have relics from her execution, such as her fangs or fur.