Olut'tak

Olut'takwas a Bailenese revolutionary leader, writer and political theorist, being the leader of the Sidr Liberation Army from 1987 until his death in 1990. Born in 1954, Olut'tak grew up on an impoverished farmstead on the rural outskirts of Hutidi Native Reserve, becoming interested in left-wing political theory from a young age, having experienced inequality from an early age. Olut'tak worked as a farmer and labourer for his tribe, having been raised in a strict Sowan household, he never saw himself being a soldier, but when Albaterra invaded Nou Danus, he took up arms to aid the toppling of the government. Olut'tak founded many of the principles that the SWP operates on, such as the use of rural councils and local collectivism, with his military guerilla tactics still being used in Bailenese militias today. A devout Sowan, pacifist and animal lover, Olut'tak showed deep remorse for his role in the Bailenese troubles, although he understood its necessity in the liberation of Bailenese people. Olut'tak earned the name  'Beast Master'  through his taming and military applications of animals, most notably his 'Gregorja', which he used in ambushes to blind commanding officers in the Nou Danusian Armed Forces, being identifiable by their bright red berets and extravagant uniforms. Olut'tak died during an ambush in June 1990, where the resulting siege killed off a large portion of the SLA elite infantry; Nguba was operating with the FLA in a neighbouring province and refused to mount a rescue operation as his platoon was engaged in a convoy raid. Nguba described it as his greatest regret in life in an interview in 2003, with the SWP commissioning a large statue and city plaza after Olut'tak in 2006, as well as being posthumously awarded the Exemplar of the Popular Ideal.