Kain Thessos

Kain Thessos is the arcane advisor and close friend of Emperor Eurystheos XIV.

Appearance
Kain is a tall human man with tan skin and dark brown hair with a lighter streak. He wears a deep blue robe over a tunic and pants. He carries a spellbook bound in red leather.

Personality
Kain is very intelligent and scholarly and has a tendency to get a bit lost in his thoughts. He's quite friendly, but tends to be a bit oblivious to the people around him. Despite his extensive academic background, Kain has great respect for self-taught wizards, considering their magic more interesting and dynamic than his own.

Background
Kain seems to originally be from Falas and to have known the royal family for a long time. The previous emperor, Karseidon II, provided Kain with the funds to study magic in Atemcester for ten years. When he concluded his formal studies, Kain returned to Falas where he assumed his position as an arcane advisor in the emperor's court.

The Fall of Port Valor
Upon receiving word of the tragedy in Port Valor, Kain used his teleportation magic to take himself, Eurystheos, and seven members of the Drake Guard to the ruined town. He met the Pog Champions and learned the details of the situation from them. He was able to contact someone in Malino're via Sending, confirming that the city hadn't been destroyed, identify the demon the party had encounter as the Burning Knight, and deduce that Alzrius was the threat sealed by the Abyssal Crests. He realized that the Burning Knight being aware of a Crest in Falas meant that there was a traitor in the court. Kain also met Ashara at this time and learned of her designs for stasis pods that could preserve the bodies of the fallen in Port Valor while a way to restore their souls was sought. Unfortunately, even once Kain deciphered Ashara's deeply meaningful squiggles, the pods required huge quantities of extremely rare metals, such as adamantine. While Kain believed the design would work, he considered the pod unfeasible unless alternative materials were discovered. Kain also engaged in a spell trade with Reides, giving Reides the notes he would need to easily learn Sending and Locate Object in exchange for notes on the spell Tidal Wave.

Entering the Exeter
Kain gathered the party in Falas to discuss what to do with the Everburning Longsword they took from Thorak. He was able to obtain a sheath for the sword that would suppress its flames, allowing it to be transported in the Bag of Holding while a more permanent solution was found. Kain also helped the party travel between Falas and Port Valor as needed as they prepared for their coming quest. During this time, he tried to research more about the Abyssal Crests and the Burning Knight. When Ashara presented him with some cheaper alternatives to the materials used in her pod design, he offered to gather the materials. Ashara also told Kain the location of her old pod, which may not have been completely dismantled by looters yet, but warned him to keep what he found secret. Kain agreed to this. However, between gathering pod materials and rooting out the mole in the court, Kain warned Ashara that he wouldn't be able to assist the party with much else. At the time the party was traveling through Gutsnake Gorge, Kain was engaged in a fight with a gorgon to obtain its essence for use in the pod. He managed to survive the encounter.

Demons of Port Valor
Kain received messages from Ashara periodically during the party's trials in the Exeter. He expressed some concern about her well-being, but Ashara, frustrated that he didn't seem to be responding her obvious flirtations, confronted him about the nature of their relationship. Kain apologized profusely for his obliviousness and offered to go on an official date with her the next time she was in Falas. However, he was less committed to unnaturally extended his lifespan as Ashara requested.

Goals
Kain's current primary goals are to find the Burning Knight's collaborator within Falas's imperial court and to obtain the materials needed for Ashara's revised stasis pod schematic, in hopes of using it to eventually keep the dead of Port Valor stable while a way to reverse the effects of the anti-life field is found.

Abilities
Kain is a powerful wizard who seems to specialize in the School of Abjuration. He has many spells within his spellbook, including, but definitely not limited to:


 * Locate Object
 * Hold Person
 * Sending
 * Tidal Wave
 * Teleport

Kain and Ashara
Upon meeting Ashara, Kain was impressed with her designs for a stasis pod, if also frustrated by her insistence of the availability of incredibly rare materials. He seemed to enjoy doing research with her and was generally receptive to her barrage of Sending messages. However, he was completely oblivious to her romantic feelings for him. During the party's seclusion after the Underbelly Bout, Ashara, frustrated with Kain's lack of romantic overtures and having serious doubts about the relationship's future, used Sending to broach the subject directly. Kain apologized for being dense and seems open to officially beginning a romantic relationship with Ashara, telling her that he loves her too.

Kain and Eurystheos
Kain seems to have known Eurystheos for a long time and they seem to be good friends. He calls her "Eury" as a nickname.

Quotes

 * "Ashara? ...Goodnight. I hope you have dreams of a bright tomorrow."

Trivia

 * Kain has a wisdom score of 6.