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Musenda (Sarge) is a very large black man. He once was a Carthaki slave before running away to Tortall. He works for the [[Queen's Riders]] and is in charge of the boys, he is known among the Riders for his bellow, which can be heard across the Rider fields every morning.
 
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| name = Sarge
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| universe = Tortallan
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| birth = 415 [[Human Era|HE]]
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| nationality = [[Carthak]]i
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| gender = Male
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| height = 6' 5"
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| hair = Black {{comment|cut very short}}
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| eyes = Brown
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| othertrait = Dark brown<br/>Heavily muscled<br/>Shackle scars {{comment|wrists and ankles}}<br/>Whip scars {{comment|back and sides}}<br/>Sword scars {{comment|chest, abdomen, and thigh}}<br/>Slave brand {{comment|left shoulder}}
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| parents = Abeid Ogunsanwo {{comment|father}}<br/>Edo Ogunsanwo {{comment|mother}}
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| siblings = Five unnamed
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| other = Sister-in-law {{comment|widowed}}<br/>3 nieces and nephews
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| militarybranch = [[Queen's Riders]]
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| militaryrank = Training Master
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| commander = [[Thayet jian Wilima|Thayet of Conté]]
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| combat = Carthaki Gladiator {{comment|430 - 434 [[Human Era|HE]]}}
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| firstappeared = [[Wild Magic]]
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| latestappeared = [[Tempests and Slaughter]]
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}}'''Musenda Ogunsanwo'''<ref>According to a statement of [[Tamora Pierce]] [http://www.sheroescentral.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=6&topic_id=63098&mesg_id=63098&listing_type=search#63402 on Sheroes] Sarge's real name, along with [[Numair Salmalín|Numair]]'s, was one of the few she picked because of its meaning from ''The New Age Baby Name Book''</ref> ''([[Pronunciation|pronounced]] moo-SEND-ah oh-goon-SAN-woh)'', also known as '''Sarge''', was a very large black man in the service of the Crown of [[Tortall]] as a training master for the [[Queen's Riders]]. He had once been a [[Carthak]]i slave before running away to Tortall.
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==Biography==
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===Carthak===
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Musenda used to fight in the arenas of Carthak as a [[gladiator]]. He would ride an elephant named [[Ua]] into the colosseum. He met Arram Draper (later [[Numair Salmalín]]) when Arram was only ten years old and studying at the [[Imperial University of Carthak]]. Arram had fallen into the arena, and likely would have been found by the imperial guards and whipped. Musenda allowed the young Arram to ride with him on Ua, and brought him back to his family.<ref name="tsc1">''[[Tempests and Slaughter]]'', Ch. 1</ref>
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The second time he met Arram was years later, when the adolescent had progressed in his learning. It was then that Arram first learned that Musenda was a slave.<ref>''Tempests and Slaughter'', Ch. 6 (pg. 120; Random House hardcover)</ref>
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===Tortall===
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Musenda eventually escaped Carthak for Tortall. At some point between 442 and 449 [[Human Era|HE]], he joined the [[Queen's Riders]]. By 449 HE, he was a sergeant and served as the training master for new recruits. He was in charge of the boys and was known among the Riders for his bellow, which could be heard across the Rider fields every morning. He fought in the [[Siege of Pirate's Swoop]] in 449 HE and was very badly injured. He would have died without [[magic]]al healing, but he was able to be treated after the magical barriers over Pirate's Swoop were lifted to allow the healers to work.
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He befriended [[Veralidaine Sarrasri|Daine Sarrasri]] when she worked with the Riders, and was eventually the godsfather to Daine and Numair's firstborn child, [[Sarralyn Salmalín|Sarralyn]].
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==Appearances==
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Books are listed by publication date, and do not reflect the timeline in-universe.
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*'''''[[The Immortals]]'''''
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**''[[Wild Magic]]'' {{comment|major character}}
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*'''''[[Trickster Series]]'''''
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**''[[Trickster's Choice]]'' {{comment|at Sarralyn's naming ceremony}}
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*'''''[[Numair Chronicles]]'''''
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**''[[Tempests and Slaughter]]'' {{comment|major character}}
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==Further information==
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[[Tamora Pierce]] once mentioned that Sarge replaced [[Buriram Tourakom|Buri]] as commander of the Riders after she quit, but this contradicts her other statements that [[Evin Larse]] followed Buri as commander.<ref>[http://www.sheroescentral.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=6&topic_id=31568&mesg_id=31568&listing_type=search Sheroes-Central; "Is Sarge Sergeant Ogunsanwo?"; February 22, 2004] (Link broken)</ref>
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His first name is a tribal name meaning "nightmare", from the Baduma in Africa.<ref>[https://tpwords.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/picking-names/ Picking Names] (Sheroes Central)</ref>
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==Notes and references==
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<references />
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==See also==
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{{Nav-SeriesImmortals}}
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[[Category:Characters in Wild Magic]]
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[[Category:Characters in The Realms of the Gods]]
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[[Category:Characters in Trickster's Choice]]
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[[Category:Characters in Tempests and Slaughter]]
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[[Category:Characters of the 5th century HE]]
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[[Category:Males of the Tortallan Universe]]
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[[Category:Commoners of the Tortallan Universe]]
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[[Category:Characters from Carthak]]
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[[Category:Tortallan citizens]]
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[[Category:Queen's Riders]]
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[[Category:Protagonists]]
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[[Category:Pages that contain(ed) Scatter89 Plagiarism]]

Latest revision as of 16:59, 26 January 2024

Musenda Ogunsanwo[1] (pronounced moo-SEND-ah oh-goon-SAN-woh), also known as Sarge, was a very large black man in the service of the Crown of Tortall as a training master for the Queen's Riders. He had once been a Carthaki slave before running away to Tortall.

Biography

Carthak

Musenda used to fight in the arenas of Carthak as a gladiator. He would ride an elephant named Ua into the colosseum. He met Arram Draper (later Numair Salmalín) when Arram was only ten years old and studying at the Imperial University of Carthak. Arram had fallen into the arena, and likely would have been found by the imperial guards and whipped. Musenda allowed the young Arram to ride with him on Ua, and brought him back to his family.[2]

The second time he met Arram was years later, when the adolescent had progressed in his learning. It was then that Arram first learned that Musenda was a slave.[3]

Tortall

Musenda eventually escaped Carthak for Tortall. At some point between 442 and 449 HE, he joined the Queen's Riders. By 449 HE, he was a sergeant and served as the training master for new recruits. He was in charge of the boys and was known among the Riders for his bellow, which could be heard across the Rider fields every morning. He fought in the Siege of Pirate's Swoop in 449 HE and was very badly injured. He would have died without magical healing, but he was able to be treated after the magical barriers over Pirate's Swoop were lifted to allow the healers to work.

He befriended Daine Sarrasri when she worked with the Riders, and was eventually the godsfather to Daine and Numair's firstborn child, Sarralyn.

Appearances

Books are listed by publication date, and do not reflect the timeline in-universe.

Further information

Tamora Pierce once mentioned that Sarge replaced Buri as commander of the Riders after she quit, but this contradicts her other statements that Evin Larse followed Buri as commander.[4]

His first name is a tribal name meaning "nightmare", from the Baduma in Africa.[5]

Notes and references

  1. According to a statement of Tamora Pierce on Sheroes Sarge's real name, along with Numair's, was one of the few she picked because of its meaning from The New Age Baby Name Book
  2. Tempests and Slaughter, Ch. 1
  3. Tempests and Slaughter, Ch. 6 (pg. 120; Random House hardcover)
  4. Sheroes-Central; "Is Sarge Sergeant Ogunsanwo?"; February 22, 2004 (Link broken)
  5. Picking Names (Sheroes Central)

See also