Birash

Name:	Birash
Occupation:	Unknown
Gender:	Male
Age:	Unknown (assumed to be 25-27)
Home:	Enugu, Nigeria
Spiritual Gift:	Mercy
Height:	7'5"
Abduction Date:	Unknown. Assumed to be 1-2 weeks before Simon.
Alliances:	Simon's Team

Birash (pronounced "burr-osh") is a young, but also very large, muscular and tall man from Nigeria who joins Simon's team early on in the 1st Hextant along with Yurg, who begins as his enemy, but eventually becomes a very close friend of his. His spiritual gift is mercy and, despite his size, he is a very gentle man, even though he is a more than capable fighter if he needs to be. He's also very skilled at hunting and tracking, and also a very good fighter if need be. But, if he can avoid a fight he does. And, if not, he always tries to win them. He's also the muscle of the group. He comes from a very poor family of seventeen, all of whom are orphans, including himself. He is the oldest of the group at between 25 and 27 years old, with the youngest being but two years old. They live and work together as one gigantic family to help support and care for each other. He's a very strong Christian and follower of Christ, whom he sometimes refers to as "Olumide", which is Yaruban for "God With Us". While Birash doesn't say much, or even say a lot about himself, he is very protective of his friends and will go out of his way to ensure their safety.

Later on in the course, when his team receives a gift of horses, he takes the largest one for himself, which he joking calls "Tiny" because, despite her size, she's still two sizes too small for him to properly ride on. So the name begins as a joke, and ends up sticking. Later on he inherits a large draft horse by the name of Bellimeir from Esther, who is much larger than Tiny, and a perfect fit for Birash. While Birash's primary hunting and fighting skills lie with the bow and knife, he also proves to be very adept at using firearms, although they are not his preferred weapon. He speaks with a Nigerian accent, and is functionally illiterate, being unable to reach when he first arrives on the planet, having never received any formal schooling during his formative years. However, due to his brilliance, and Trevor's skill with teaching, he eventually learns to read and write English, and later on he learns how to read, write and speak Bonisi as well. While he's on Offworld he deeply misses his large family and longs to get back to them as soon as possible, which gives him an even greater motivation to keep going all the way to the end.