Legends of Belariath
Hohnmayus
Hoh-May was not always part of the Ktechlahan tribe. He was born into a small village that was one day attacked by the very Tribe he is now loyal to. His parents were captured and sold into slavery. He on the other hand was taken in by a rather mischievious girl by the name of Eleanore. This girl, who very much wanted a little sister of her own began to mold and shape Hoh-May's mind into that of a female, even giving him the name of a girl. She was what was known as the Tribes song maiden, and she taught him how to sing. It wasn't long before everyone simply began treating him as a her and the fact that she was actually a he was forgotten.
After the destruction of the Ktechlahan Tribe, Hoh-May went on living the only way he knew how to, visiting inns and bars to sing and make money and becoming a housekeeper and cook for rich families. So now here she...err he was in Nanthalion where there were rumors that other members of his once glorious tribe had come. At least that's what he'd tell you if you asked him...however, May's past is shrouded in secret and plagued with death.
After the fall of the Ktechlahan Tribe, Hohnmayus was taken in by his 'father' the infamouse Ktechlahan champion, and Eleanore's father, Alexander. Many other members of the tribe were taken in as well, and they formed a secret assassination guild to get back at those responsible for the destruction of the mighty Ktechlahan Tribe. Still being treated like a woman, Hohnmayus was taught the skills needed to be a maid, as well as the skill needed to kill without a weapon. Choking a victim, or hitting hard enough on certain vital spots to either kill or paralyze the victim. It didn't take long for him to begin to not only enjoy being a maid, but at the same time, he was beginning to enjoy taking lives as well...most never saw it coming...after all, that cute little pink haired maid catgirl was certainly much to innocent to comit such horrible acts as taking a life!
The assassin group was called XIII, named for the number of active assassins they had at any given time. Hohnmayus was V of XIII, that was what he was know as outside the confines of the cave in which his training took place. For him, it was a joyous and easy life, but for a certain someone...the life of an assassin was not the way to go. This person was Eleanore, Alexander's daughter, whom rebelled one fateful night, and aimed to take the life of her own father, running a dagger into his eye and leaving him for dead. Hohnmayus' final orders were to track down and kill Eleanore at all cost...but if there was one person Hohnmayus could never bring himself to killing, it was Eleanore...for he loved her...evne though they were not related by blood, she was his big sister...and as far as he was concerned, he was her little sister...just like she had wanted him to be.
Hohnmayus was now on his own...he continued his training, however, and would take on bounties to sustain himself. Through his travels he began to learn the flute to go along with his singing. A bard during the day, a deadly bounty hunter at night. He would also try to find clues about Eleanore, each clue leading him closer to her, but he was always a step behind...it turns out she later began going by the name of Miyuka. The trail would soon turn cold, and he would all but give up on locating her. All of his efforts were turned to just living his life his way. That was until he made the mistake of hesitating...
It was a regular bounty, or so he thought, the orders were simple, find a man and bring him in, dead or alive...Hohnmayus would usually just kill them and bring them in...it was just easier that way. His target was tracked to a small abandoned farm. Hohnmayus waited until nightfall and made his way to the barn, posing as a lost woman on the run from would be slavers. A perfect plan, Hohnmayus was taken in and given shelter and food. He was going to wait until the man, a rather handsome Green haired elf, fell asleep, and then he would end him. Hohnmayus had many chances to kill this man, but he couldn't do it...the man was so joyous and carefree...and his cooking was simply amazing...on top of that, Hohnmayus had the hots for male elves. As they talked and drank into the night, one thing led to the next, and before he knew it, Hohnmayus was sliding his tongue down this man's throat...
Now making out with the target was just fine and dandy. It wasn't the first time he had slid his tongue down a man's throat just before killing him, but the problem was that Hohnmayus still couldn't bring himself to killing this elf...the foreplay would go on, and soon Hohnmayus' dress was being pulled off! He had never gone this far with a target. He felt paralyzed with fear and nervousness...what was he going to do when he found out May was a male? By the time May could formulate a plan, he was naked. There was a long pause of silence and then the most amazing thing happened. The elf just kept going! He pulled Hohnmayus into a loving embrace and continued with the foreplay...That night, Hohnmayus was taken for the first time by a man...in fact it was his first time having sex. The green haired elf, Victor Lightheart, would not meet his end...he would find instead, the love of his life.
Hohnmayus never told Victor that he had planned to kill him. All the same, Victor never told Hohnmayus that he had a bounty on his head, and the reasons for it. Hohnmayus and Victor traveled north together, a lovely couple, whom both had dark secrets that they would never tell each other. They would stay at different towns for a few days, weeks, or months, making money by doing odd jobs. Victor would usually find a job cooking, whilst may would find a job as a maid somewhere...along with his bard skills, he made quite a bit of money. At night, Sometimes Victor would be gone off doing things, he would never tell hohnmayus. Sometimes it was Hohnmayus who was out at night, still unable to let go of his love to take the lives of others and the thrill of being an assassin, his bounties, were really bringing in the money. Most nights, however, the two would spend in eachothers arms and making love.
It was from this elf that Hohnmayus learned his cooking skills from. May was a fast learner and Victor was a great teacher...it was as if the Goddess herself wanted the two of them to come together...but they would not be together forever. By this time they had traveled to the Empire of Stormbringer...the town of Nanthalion to be exact...they would never make it into town together. On the road that led to that town, a fateful thing would occur, right in broad daylight, the two were attacked by a group of heavily armored men...it looked like a detatchment of some lord's knights. Everything happened so fast. Hohnmayus got into a fighting stance, but what could one assassin do against so many knights? Poor Hohnmayus did what he could to fend off the attackers, but his style of fighting was not good against multiple enemies. A blow to the back of May's head caused him to hit the ground...the last thing he could recall before blacking out was the name of his lover, Victor, calling out to him...and then the pain from his beating. He was left there for dead. Victor was taken away, never to be seen again.
When Hohnmayus came to, he was in a soft bed, a beautiful blonde girl was looking over him, her name was Maggie. Hohhmayus would begin his new life here in Nanthalion, the memories of his lover Victor in the back of his mind, though he would never tell anyone about such things...Everyone would come to know Hohnmayus as a happy catgirl whom loved to clean, cook, and sing.