Rowan Segmunt

Rowan Segmunt (ロウアン・セグムント) was a mercenary-for-hire from the Sacred Vollachia Empire and the father of First ranking Divine General Cecilus Segmunt. Initially debuting as a minor character during one of Subaru's failed loops in Arc 7, he later reappeared with a larger role in Arc 8.

Appearance
Rowan had blue eyes, blue hair, and was a rather old and rugged looking individual, with a bit of facial hair covering his face. He was a self-proclaimed rōnin and dressed like one, wearing a rather large hat and black cloak which was decorated with vertical stripes of gold colour. He had a katana at his waist, which had a black scabbard and a light-purple rayskin. Due to him being an alcoholic, he also stunk of booze.

As a zombie, he possesses pale skin bereft of color, various cracks that run across his body, pitch-black sclera, and radiant golden irises.

Personality
Rowan has been shown to be quite a drunkard, usually spending his time and money in different pubs, drinking copious amounts of alcohol. He could hold his alcohol surprisingly well, as he was able to easily cut down Gaoran Peitiet despite being drunk. As expected from a mercenary, Rowan sought money, and he is prepared to do nearly anything for an appropriate compensation. However, Rowan was willing to offer praise to his opponents in battle. He was also noted to be rather rough but straight to the point.

History
A couple of months following the Imperial Selection Ceremony and the failed uprising at the Gladiator Island Ginunhive, Rowan acted as the newly crowned 77th Emperor Vincent Vollachia's bodyguard. At the time, High Count Gaoran Peixit orchestrated an attack on the Crystal Palace, using the absence of the First-Class Generals and Lupugana's weakened defences to his advantage–however, to no avail. With his forces being swiftly defeated by a retaliating force led by then-Third-Class General Zikr Osman, the High Count was then killed by Rowan, who deflected the Count's halberd strike aimed at the Emperor's chest, and diagonally slashed Gaoran and ending his life then and there.

Abilities
Sword Skills: Rowan was very skilled with his katana, having been mentioned by the barista to be by far the strongest individual from the pub Subaru and Flop found him. Subaru also noted that Rowan's sword technique was similar to that of a martial art style known as "iai", a real life Japanese-specific martial art that involves quickly drawing one's blade to attack and then immediately resheathing it right after.


 * Cloud Cutting (雲切, Kumokiri): Rowan could use a technique called Cloud Cutting, a powerful slash of the sword so lightning-fast that it leaves no sound behind and creates a force that can rise to the sky, literally allowing it to cleave clouds in two. For people who lack uncommon courage, the sheer strength of the technique is enough to make them feel as if their own flesh has been cleaved.

Excellent Teaching Abilities: In The Land of the Wolves / Death unto the Weak, Mercy be None Zero Vincent side story, it was revealed that though his skill with the blade was top-class, he is also an extremely good tutor who is capable of producing beings with extreme skills with the blade.

Trivia

 * Rowan has his own named chapter in Arc 8, in the Web Novel.