Master of the Clan

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Overview

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Master of the Clan
Name	Han
Alias	Skysword The Skysword of Yerim Master of the Clan
Personal Information
Gender	Male
Race	Gift User
Age	100+
Birthdate	Era of the Nera
Birth Place	Unnamed village
Hair Color	Snow White
Eye Color	Silver-Blue
Professional Information
Affiliation	Hero Clan Claymore The Council Elders The Four Swordsmen
Occupation	Leader of the Hero Clan Swordsman Member of the Elders Member of the Four Swordsmen
Gift	Unknown
Status	Alive
Resides	Yerim
Relationships
Relations	Five Masters (Adopted Parents/Former Teachers) Skysword's Disciple Claymore (Disciple)
Appearances
Debut	Episode 100

Han, also known as the Master of the Clan and the Skysword of Yerim (예림의 하늘검) or simply the Skysword, is an extremely powerful Gift user and a member of the Elders, the nine strongest Gift users in the world. He is the founder of the Hero Clan, the most powerful organization and gathering of Gift users in the world that rules over the known parts of the world and districts. He is also the teacher of Claymore, having taught the young hero how to be a swordsman.

Aside from his status as an Elder and clan leader, he is a famed swordsman as a member of the Four Swordsmen, the strongest swordsmen in the world. He earned both seats after defeating Yushin in a legendary duel after challenging the Elder and creating the clan around his newfound prestige.

Towards the end of the Era of Nera, he started to clash with Engen and the remaining Villains of Nera and began a widespread war against them that historians named the War of the Reeds, also known as the Great War. After securing victory for themselves, the incoming era of the Age of Heroes and Villains was ushered with their banning of the word "Nera".

The Master was first introduced in the Nostra City Arc, where he attended the Elders Summit and officially started to prepare for civil war against Bishop.

Appearance

Han is a tall, muscularly built man who usually keeps his hands to his sides and has a sharp face with long white hair that flows downward to his waist with silver-blue eyes. He wears a traditional-looking white colored robe with a lavender-colored robe underneath and a light gray color belt that appears to be a hanbok and taesahye-looking shoes with the same coloring as his casual clothing.

Aside from that, he wears formal clothing for his public appearances and once wore clothing that was uniformity in appearance with tan-colored pants and boots.

Personality

Han is a curious man who questions relevance to his current status such as how people as old as Elders could function or how modernity functions. He was infuriated when he learned that Elders seemed to enjoy trifling with plans and the messes just for mere entertainment, thinking that they should've just kept to themselves.

He abides by the code of an honorable swordsman but is a brutal and cold-hearted man, not seeming to care about the lives his creation the Hero Clan has taken since its inception but contemplates about the wonders of the world of Gift users.

The Master is morally insensitive having complimented his student Claymore for his improvement of skill from his fallen comrades even though Claymore denies this insensitivity. The Skysword insisted that they were just mere "offerings" for the perfection of his swordsmanship, making Claymore remember how his master has always been "like this."

The Skysword seems to only care about protecting his vision of justice or having his student grow to do the same, not caring about the comrades that have fallen and eager to watch his student grow in front of his eyes.

As a sword wielder, Han fully understands the romanticism associated with wielding a sword regardless of having other extraordinary abilities or talents.

History

The man that would one day become known as the Skysword or the Master of the Clan was born centuries ago during the Era of Nera. He was found next to his mother's corpse, and he was taken in to be raised by five powerful sword masters who were once defeated by the Elder and member of Five Swordsmen, Yushin of Yerim. These masters fostered and named him Han as they trained him with the hope that he would one day defeat the Elder. The boy grew to become a powerful swordsman who became known as the Skysword.

In the aftermath of the The Steel Witch's destruction and attack on Nera, the Skysword had visited a district lord to ask for help in fighting against the remaining remnants of the kingdom to stop their ambitions, but the Lord refused. The Skysword then subsequently requested a duel in a field of reeds and killed the lord with a single strike of his sword.

No one would take much interest in the incident as the changing of district leadership wasn't common. However, he continued defeating more and more lords while gaining more and more attention.

The Skysword would then seek out and challenge the old enemy of his teachers, Yushin the sword master of the Elders. With his disciple and Gundar, Yushin's assistant, acting as official witnesses, the duel lasted for over a week. Even though he seemed outmatched, Han had managed to grow stronger throughout the duel to a level close to the Elders and did not fall due to his tenacity, despite severe injuries.

On the seventh day, the Skysword was able to turn the tide; up until that point, he had been unable to injure Yushin at all and was waiting to exploit Yushin's habit of going for the neck when trying to deliver a killing blow. This, coupled with the fact that the Skysword had reached the level of the Elders during the duel itself, led to the Skysword winning by severely injuring Yushin's legs.

Han's victory against Yushin.

The Skysword's reputation skyrocketed from his victory against Yushin, one of the strongest warriors in the world, and his acquisition of multiple districts that included Yerim. He built and founded an organization called the Hero Clan based around his fame. In a matter of time, the clan that fought in the name of justice clashed with Nera in what historians would call the War of the Reeds or the Great War which redefines the terms of Heroes and Villains.

The Skysword participated in the war personally as he once annihilated a unit of Nera soldiers but amongst thousands of the battles that took place, the clan claimed victory in two but vital battles that shifted the tide of the war.

As they claimed victory, Nera ceased to exist with the Skysword ordering the banning of the word - "Nera". Thus began the Age of Heroes and Villains, at some point, the Skysword would start to be referred to as the "Master of the Clan".

Story

Nostra City Arc

The Master attends the meeting of the Elders.

Assault on Castle Gray Arc

The Master is seen training his swordsmanship and meets with his disciple Claymore. After a brief spar between him and his student, the Dusty Cloaks hitmen appear as one of them challenges the Master to a duel, but the Skysword swiftly kills them all and accuses Bishop of hiring them. He then orders Claymore to tell all the district managers which side they’ll pick in the civil war.

After Engen’s announcement of Nera’s resurrection and the civil war erupting in the clan, Loyalists of the Master appeared before him. Consisting of The Punisher, Narkle Encilion, Paladin, Azure Dragon, and Highnoon, the Master tasked them with stopping Engen and the Villains while he prepares to fight with Bishop.

Battles & Events

Battles & Events

Past Yushin vs. Skysword War of the Reeds

Trivia

• The Master is the one of the youngest amongst the Elders and was the first one born after the Chaotic Era to have become a member.