Leader of the Lusitanian army and the main antagonist. His true identity is Hilmes (Hermes in the Viewster English subtitled version), Arslan's cousin and the son of Osiris. Age 27 (Pars era 320). He leads the invasion of Pars to reclaim the throne as his father was the rightful king who he believes was murdered by his younger brother Andragoras. He became afraid of fire after the assassination attempt that severely burned the right side of his face.

Betrayed from within and overwhelmed by dark sorcery, the valiant armies of Pars are overrun by the warrior-fanatics of Rucitania. Escaping the destruction of his homeland, the heroic Prince Arislan begins to assemble a group of five, extraordinary allies — a priestess, an exiled warrior, a mischievous minstrel, an insightful artist and his attendant — to aid him in his fight against the Rucitanian invaders. Together, they must build an army and defeat 300,000 trained soldiers — including the mysterious Lord Silver Mask — who has also laid claim to the throne of Pars...<br><br>
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Sean Barrett is a British voice actor who has lent his voice in anime voice dubs as well as the best selling His Dark Materials trilogy. He currently is a narrator of audio books.

The country of Pars (a dead-ringer, geographically and culturally to ancient Persia) is embroiled in a war with the neighboring country of Lusitania and its religious zealots. The young Crown Prince, Arslan, begins a quest to reunite the shattered armies of Palse with his loyal general, Daruun, and a cadre of servants, commoners, and nobles, and he uses his charisma to forge alliances with neighboring countries in order to one day regain the land of his home.
