Cannonball

Category Heroes
Region Azrik
Race Minotaur
Gender male
Title Gunnery Captain
Alignment chaotic neutral
Deity Lukoon
Birthplace
Born
Died 9 Witchrite 1832

In the Cinazan Front, Cannonball served as the gunnery captain for all the cannons aboard the Pillar of Horns. Having befriended the Pillar's captain, Raxcivillibus, he secured a position on the ship's maiden voyage. They sat side by side on Gholím's Deck as students, learning the intricacies of skyships and voidships.

When the Pillar was travelling northward on business, the Pillar paused in Paradomea City. During his visit, Cannonball obtained a tattoo of a cannonball upon his right cheek. This was no ordinary tattoo, but a magical one, with the wick of the cannonball illuminating like the flame of a match whenever he elected to scratch it.

One of the things he wrote in Skyreaving 101 is that when engaging skyships, it is advisable to avoid destroying or damaging their engines. These components are often the most valuable pieces of ship equipment. On the opening day of Gholím's Deck, Cannonball delivered a rousing nationalistic speech. "The Pact of Behemoths is upon us! Look up in the skies, and you may see a Deep Six battleship or a Giff League cruiser harassing our air space. Now look west, and imagine seeing across the waters of Thrawkrall. At its neck, where it joins with Salzârrâk, you will observe Ivory Asylum's ships-of-the-line bullying our merchantmen, our lifeline to the outside world." Then, bringing his arms together over his chest, he continued, "We are caged like animals. The enemy claims that this is being done to stop our pirating, but we know it's to keep us down. They fear our growing naval might, and our indefatigable emperor and his mighty generals. These generals, Galneus, Hoalek, Khandûr, Kuralda, and Eluinil, will be the first students, their initial step to becoming the emperor's Skyreavers."

from the Godspawn Saga

Cannonball died in the Battle for the Sphere.