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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ma Liu (马六) 5 |
| Gender | Male 5 |
| Occupation/Role | Fur merchant trading in Nuoding City 5 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 4, as an unnamed passenger in the Golden Feather Trading Company caravan 4 5 |
Background
Ma Liu travels with the Golden Feather Trading Company’s caravan toward Barak City, carrying goods that represent everything he owns. He tells Tang Hao that losing them would leave his family unable to support itself. Despite worrying about bandits near Blackstone Ridge, he offers Tang Hao flatbread and advises him to hide under a wagon if trouble comes 5.
When Riftwind Wolves attack the caravan, Ma Liu strikes a wagon with a wooden pole to draw a wolf away from the cargo. It charges him, and Tang Hao secretly kills it with a flicked pebble. Ma Liu questions the unlikely death but drops the matter after Tang Hao claims the wolf pack suffered “heaven’s wrath” 5.
Personality
Ma Liu is talkative and considerate toward a fellow traveler he believes may be ill. He is frightened when the wolf actually pursues him, but still takes the risk of drawing it away from the goods his family depends on 4 5.
Relationships
- Tang Hao — Caravan companion whom Ma Liu befriends, feeds, and warns about danger. Tang Hao saves him from a Riftwind Wolf without admitting what he did 5.