Kannen

Kannen is an elderly and well-respected healer in Aquos.

Appearance
Kannen is an elderly triton man. His green hair seems to have dulled with age. He wears light blue robes, typical of the sorcerers and clerics of the Crystalline Trench.

Personality
Kannen seems to be a serious man who cares for the well-being of his fellow Aquosians. While he presumably respects tradition like most tritons, is willing to consider alternative ways of doing things when the situation is desperate, as it was during Aquos's occupation. He's quite strong-willed, as he seems to have strong-armed some of his fellow healers into accepting help from an outsider. Although he treated Kilwin kindly and expressed gratitude for his assistance, some of Kannen's former students seem to have less pleasant experiences with the man, and he expressed mild disdain for his colleagues who resisted accepting help where it was offered.

Background
Kannen has practiced magic, bestowed upon him by Persana's blessing, in the Crystalline Trench for many years. He is highly trusted by Emperor Khavas and was present for the hatching of his second child, Prince Reides, ensuring that the hatchling was healthy. Kannen seems to have acted as a teacher for younger healers at some point and, judging from the reaction of one of his former pupils, seems to have been a harsh taskmaster. When Aquos was attacked during the Stormbringing Festival of 598, Kannen escaped and joined his fellow spellcasters in establishing a healers' tent in the new Aquosian refugee camp.

Reides' Homecoming
With the healers' tent overwhelmed as the Aquosians made preparations to attempt to retake the city, Kannen spent much of his days tended to the wounded. One day, a surfacer cleric named Kilwin approached the healers' tent, offering his assistance. While many of the healers (possibly including Kannen) were skeptical that a surfacer could possess healing magic, they decided to allow him to help, depending on him proving himself. When Kilwin successfully healed a badly wounded triton man, it sparked a heated discussion among the healers. Kannen seems to have been strongly supportive of accepting Kilwin's help at this point. When the discussion broke, Kannen approached Kilwin and invited the surfacer to heal with them. He commented that some of his colleagues were resistant to unorthodox sources of healing, but that they were in no position to turn away help. He helped Kilwin get oriented to the healers' tent and also instructed him on mundane methods of wound care where they differed between the surface and underwater.

Kannen seems to have participated in the Siege of Coralpeak Citadel, where Aquos was retaken from the invading sea spawn forces. However, he also seems to have run through his reserves of magic, leaving him and his fellow healers with mundane methods to treat the wounded. The next day, Kannen remained in the healers' tent to treat those wounded in the battle. He seemed particularly troubled by the injuries sustained by Dharsus, the captain of the royal guard. Kilwin returned to the healers' tent, prompted by Reides and Dhudus's worries about Dharsus, to check on Dharsus. Kannen expressed gratitude for any help that Kilwin was able to provide, and was amazed when he managed to completely heal Dharsus. He told Kilwin that he possessed a rare gift for healing and watched as Kilwin managed to heal many of the people in the tent. Along with the other healers, Kannen bowed to Kilwin and told him to go with Persana's current before the surfacer departed.

Goals
During the occupation of Aquos, Kannen was deeply involved in healing the wounded in the refugee camp. He prioritized the well-being of the injured over Laverathian tradition, gratefully accepting aid from a surfacer healer, despite the doubts of others.

Abilities
Kannen is a cleric and skilled practitioner of healing magic. Given the respect he is accorded by the other healers, it seems likely that he is a fairly powerful spellcaster with access to a variety of spells.

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