Bukama Marenellin

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Bukama Marenellin was a high ranking officer of Malkier. Bakuma was a member of Al'Akir Mandragoran's bodygaurd. He is remembered as the hero of Salmarna in the Borderlands.

Bakuma was feircely loyal to Malkier and to Lan. He continued Malkieri traditions and customs. He tended to pick fights with Malkieri who had assimilated into other borderland cultures. He was a hard man and a deadly warrior.

When Cowin Gemallan Fairheart betrayed Malkier to the Shadow, El'Leanna Mandragoran gave her son Lan to Bakuma and 19 others of the King's bodyguard, with orders to escape Malkier with the baby and carry him to Fal Moran in Shienar. Malkier was then swallowed by the Blight.

Bakuma reached Fall Moran with Lan strapped to his back. Only four others of the original 20 bodygaurds survived the escape. With Malkier dead, Bakuma and the other survivors trained Lan in combat and how to survive in the Blight. He was the last surviving arms man of Lan's when the Aiel war began. Bakuma joined Lan when he rode south to face the Aiel.

After the battle of the Shining Walls, he journeyed with Lan and Ryne Venamar from Canluum to Chachin where they met Moiraine Sedai. While at the Aesdaishar Palace Lan asked him to spy on Merean Redhill Sedai for Moiraine. Merana had Ryne kill him. He was the last of Lan's bodygaurds.