Defender of the Tarkatans
Baraka was once a respected Outworld merchant. But that life ended in an instant when he contracted the dreaded Tarkat plague.
Incurable, contagious, and the cause of severe physical deformities, Tarkat turned Baraka into a monster. He was cast out and doomed to live out his days in a colony of similarly afflicted Outworlders.
When Baraka first arrived, the colony was in disarray. His fellow Tarkatans had given up and were ready to die.
Their hopelessness lit a fire in Baraka’s heart. He spares no effort to better his fellow Tarkatans’ lives. He knows that as long as he fights, he will never truly be a victim.

While the regime had changed, little else had. My people still suffered in silence, ignored by the rest of Outworld.
Though now I knew Empress Mileena's secret: that she was also afflicted with Tarkat. If anyone would help, it would be her.
But how to get an audience?
Syzoth. He was the Empress's new emissary to the Zaterrans. I asked him to introduce us. At great personal risk, he agreed.
And as I'd prayed, the Empress was willing to meet. Even better, she would visit the colony.
She was shocked to see how we lived. She moved quickly to provide for our care and comfort.
Thanks to the Empress and Syzoth, we Tarkatans are no longer pariahs. Until our disease can be cured, that will do.