Ahasuerus the Parthian

Ahasuerus the Parthian
Appeared in Highlander: The Watcher Chronicles CD, and in the novel Highlander: Shadow of Obsession
Statistics Name Ahasuerus the Parthian Born 519 B.C, Empire of Persia First Death 465 B.C , assassinated in a plot led by Artaban Teachers Aganesthes of Tiryns Pupils Darius Origin northeastern Iran Watchers Kahn Hsing Status Alive Occupation King of the Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia, warlord Portrayed by  n/a

An Immortal, Darius' first teacher is a mysterious figure, little is actually known of him.

His homeland, Parthia, was part of the old Persian Empire, located in what is now northeastern Iran. The name Ahasuerus appears in the Bible applied to three rulers; the King of Persia in the Book of Esther equated with Xerxes I, the name of a King of Persia in the Book of Ezra, and in the Book of Daniel. One of whom is thought to have been Darius' mentor.

While we know nothing of their student-teacher relationship, he presumably taught Darius the Rules and the skills that would enabled him to survive in the Game. If Ahasuerus the Parthian was Xerxes, and indeed Darius' first teacher, he may have passed some of his autocratic attitudes on to his student; the historian, Herodotus, portrayed Xerxes I as headstrong, temperamental, and governed by passion.

The name Ahasuerus was heard again in the 15th century in a German publication called “A Brief Description and Narration Regarding a Jew Named Ahasuerus.” In it Ahasuerus was said to have been doomed to roam the earth until the Second Coming. Perhaps a reference to the continued existence of a man who was still walking the earth for more than 2,450 years.

Note: He appeared only as an entry in the Watcher Chronicles CD.