FOR YEARS, MAETAN LUBAR TRAINED both his psionic powers and his political prowess in preparation for the day that he would command the house. That day came far sooner than anticipated, demonstrating that not even the nobility are immune to the harsh rigors of Athas. After his parents’ deaths, Maetan began expanding the house’s personal armies. He has overseen numerous efforts against Urik’s smaller enemies, and he presses King Hamanu to let him lead the army against Tyr under the serpent banner of House Lubar.
Maetan is a member of House Lubar, which makes its fortune through a combination of mercantile oversight and ownership of many lucrative fields beyond the city’s walls. Like most nobles, the members of Lubar rarely tend those lands personally, placing the burden of management on slaves and younger children. But house leaders might be neglecting those duties, for the eyes of the young patriarch are filled with greater ambitions.
The patriarch of House Lubar is never without bodyguards and servants—humans of all manner of abilities. In addition, Maetan sometimes has guards of other races, such as dwarves or goliaths, but such creatures are invariably slaves rather than employees of the house.
Maetan focuses his powers on enemies that are engaged in combat with his allies, leaving the foes vulnerable to attack or turning them into weapons against their own compatriots. He is arrogant and proud of his prowess with the longsword. Out of sheer hubris, he might allow foes to draw too near, or he might hesitate to flee a losing battle.