Khavas Laverath

Khavas Alatraen Yon-Xanthan Kien-Zinthos Laverath is the head of the family and the reigning emperor of Laverathia. A very just ruler with a sharp mind, Khavas isn’t known for empathy or mercy.

Appearance
Khavas is very tall, large and muscular – a renown warrior through and through. His hair is long and dark blue in colour, and he has a beard. His eyes are blue and surrounded by black sclera. He’s always dressed in formal regalia with lots of shells.

Personality
Khavas is extremely strict and traditional; he has a routine and he expects everything to fall into that routine. To him, the end result always justifies the means.
 * Strengths: Intelligent, powerful, regal
 * Weaknesses: Quick-tempered, haughty, ruthless

Khavas prioritizes his people above all else and regards all others with disdain.

Background
Khavas is 77 years old. Not one to simply sit on a throne, he never has any qualms with picking up his trident and defending his people. In fact, he wants to play an active role in keeping his empire safe and has a great deal of difficulty with adopting a passive stance in virtually any matter. Khavas has led many battles and has forged a reputation for being an absolute force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. Laverathian bards sing of his feats, and tales of his battles are recorded in a variety of tomes.

Khavas' father, Zinthos Laverath, was the previous emperor of Laverathia. He faced a succession crisis in attaining his crown and Khavas grew up under immense pressure. This was likely due to Zinthos' need to prove himself as the best possible leader for Laverathia. Furthermore, Khavas caused a huge stir within the Laverathian court when he began courting Arlyn, as she was a scout of common birth. Khavas never even entertained the thought of leaving Arlyn, however, as he fell deeply in love with her. He tells her everything and can't bring himself to keep anything secret from her. She is the only person who can calm him down whenever his mind goes into a frenzy, and she is oftentimes the only reason why he shows his enemies any modicum of mercy.

Khavas upholds many political agreements that keep Laverathia as isolated from the surface as possible. One such rule is that surfacers’ ships must stay away from Laverathian territory. He distrusts the surface, as he believes that its people are disrespectful to the depths and that their actions sully the seas. When Emperor Karseidon II sent the Wreath of Persana back to Laverathia, Khavas saw this as an olive branch of sorts, but it did little to mend the breach between relations between Laverathia and the surface world.

In 597, Khavas imprisoned his second-hatched son, Reides, due to his request to work as an ambassador on the surface world. This had a huge impact on his relationship with his first-hatched, Viglis, who, prior to the incident, respected his father immensely. His fourth-hatched, Lotlyn, also began to grow distant from him. According to Arlyn, Khavas still loved them all despite his lacking way of showing this love.

Unbeknownst to his children, Khavas knew that Reides escaped to the surface world and had spies report on his activities during his time in Port Valor.

Reides' Homecoming
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Goals
To keep Laverathia safe and maintain its isolation.

Abilities
Khavas is extremely politically-savvy. He has a very sharp mind and excels in compiling tactics.

He is very skilled in battle and typically wields a trident.

Khavas and Arlyn
yay

Khavas and Reides
oh boy

Khavas and Viglis
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Khavas and Lotlyn
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Khavas and Dhudus
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Quotes

 * "What is the meaning of this? Who would dare allow surfacers here?!"
 * "He sent the Wreath back to us, and now this is happening as a direct result! I should have never dealt with those blasted surfacers at all!"
 * "Your actions were instrumental in the reclamation of the capital. Please accept the gratitude of the royal family."
 * (To Reides) "Perhaps your time on the run wasn't entirely wasted, though my spies in Port Valor reported otherwise. [...] I could not leave a runaway prince unaccounted for."

Trivia

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