Everlasting Krivkova Tehno (a.k.a. Kiko)
Played by Kacey
Divine Domains
Fire, Free Will, Love
Holy Books & Codes
The Pyrite
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Tenets of Faith
1) Do not harm children
2) Protect the weak
3) Do not force your will onto others
Holidays
Festivals on the Summer and Winter Solstices to bask in the extended daylight; Rest on the Equinoxes as the daylight lessens
Divine Goals & Aspirations
To ensure that those who need it get a second chance
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Big Buff Lesbian
Identifying Characteristics
Flower Sleeve Tattoo, Everflame henna tattoo
Physical quirks
Stands very straight-backed with her arms crossed unless children are present
Special abilities
Immune to Fire, Able to double her size in an instant
Apparel & Accessories
Indian aesthetic dotted with jewelry representing her family
Specialized Equipment
by rittik-designs
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Kiko came from a society in the underdark that had been ruled by an iron-fisted matriarch named Kydelia Sangarr. Kydelia was voted in to help lead a major Drow civilization out of a war some thousands of years ago and then never stepped down, wiping out much of the older traditions and history. She named herself 'Mother', which made all Drow her children and thus them all one large family. A nice sentiment, yeah, but the amount of censorship and ignorance she had them live in to keep them compliant was extreme-- especially since Drow technology used to be the most advanced to exist. She took all of their knowledge for herself and snuffed out those that refused to allow the regression of the culture so she could: 1) control them, and 2) build her own energy known as the Unding Sun and become a Primordial.
After serving as Kydelia's right hand for a couple hundred years while working part-time as a mid-wife-- and, god, what a clusterfuck that was. Kydelia didn't believe in sex ed so unless your job was a breeder you had no idea How Babby Happen. Also, the general motto of the society was that the weak were to be culled, so. Kiko would help deliver babies, and the ones that were considered defects? Well. It was also her job to get rid of them. It... really wore on her. She did a lot of bad shit for Kydelia, for Mother. Eventually, though, she couldn't do it anymore and came to Kydelia with an idea: give Kiko the 'rejects' so she could train them, which Kydelia was actually on board for because she could see there was no real loss if it failed, and because she actually believed that if her strongest couldn't do this then no one could.
What neither of them predicted was how being a teacher ended up coming dangerously close to being a parent. She took on 12 children-- each named after a flower that would be represented in the tattoo on her arm later on, the 'holy symbol' for her Oath of Protection as a Paladin-- and raised them from infancy. For eleven years, she taught those kids everything she knew; which wasn't a lot, intellectually, but it included something that was severely lacking in the Drow community as of late: compassion. She taught them how to love, and what it felt like to be loved. They called her 'Teacher' but what they meant was 'Mother'. And, in time, Kydelia began to notice that. The prospect of Kiko being a threat to her status and a better parent overall lead to Kydelia taking Kiko's children from her. She gave them to Kiko's brother for 'special training', which was often code for 'kill them'. Kiko, grieving the loss of her kids and furious at Kydelia for what happened, left the underdark.
A lot has happened since then but the most important is this: Kiko found her kids. All of them. They've been through some shit but they're okay. There have been some times when they've gone missing or vanished, but she made sure they were found. Often times they call her 'dad', because being 'mother' carries too much baggage that she isn't always able to parse through-- she spent so long after Kydelia was gone being terrified that she would become like Kydelia. She wanted to be a mother but not to be Mother, but without one of her own it would always be so hard to tell if she crossed the line.
Everything she does is for her family, or her people, or her faith. Each accessory/aesthetic choice on her person represents an aspect of the family she's managed to forge. She exists to protect, and to guide wherever she's able. When Pyrah finally allowed her sentience rest, Kiko guided her soul into the Pyral Sea and became the new embodiment of the Everflame. Once, a long time ago, she was an 8ft Drow mutated by an artificial sun that was born exclusively through death, raised by an iron-fisted matriarch who had (at most) 3 emotions total. Now, however... Now, she's the next host to the energy of Fire and Free Will. She's the High Priest of Pyrah, The Protector of Rebirth, the All-Mother of Cinders, the Everknight, and none of those titles carry as much weight for her as her own name; and as long as she can be Kiko instead of Krivkova then that’s all that matters to her.
Everything she does is for her family, or her people, or her faith. Each accessory/aesthetic choice on her person represents an aspect of the family she's managed to forge. She exists to protect, and to guide wherever she's able. When Pyrah finally allowed her sentience rest, Kiko guided her soul into the Pyral Sea and became the new embodiment of the Everflame. Once, a long time ago, she was an 8ft Drow mutated by an artificial sun that was born exclusively through death, raised by an iron-fisted matriarch who had (at most) 3 emotions total. Now, however... Now, she's the next host to the energy of Fire and Free Will. She's the High Priest of Pyrah, The Protector of Rebirth, the All-Mother of Cinders, the Everknight, and none of those titles carry as much weight for her as her own name; and as long as she can be Kiko instead of Krivkova then that’s all that matters to her.
Gender Identity
Generally female but prefers male titles
Sexuality
Open
Education
Combat training in Kydelia's Army; Sex Ed with Dolores Janos
Employment
Ex-Captain of The Undying Court, Mercenary for of the Hunter's Guild, Tier 2 Courtesan for the Janos Clan
Accomplishments & Achievements
Reviving her deity, Pyrah; finding and saving all 12 of her children; becoming the Everflame
Failures & Embarrassments
Allowing Kydelia to take her children from her; All the times she's had to stand by, completely useless, as the people she vowed to protect died right in front of her; Sharing a face with Grinin.
Mental Trauma
The countless decades spent as a willing participant in Kydelia's genocidal cleansing of the Underdark; eating two of her sisters when they became trapped and wounded during the war; the torture endured at the hands of her sister and first love when she would show signs of independence from Kydelia; the continual Domination cast on her by Kydelia to make her obey when torture failed; all the years after that she spent as a midwife culling rejected children.
Intellectual Characteristics
Appreciates intelligence but has more street smarts than educational knowledge
Morality & Philosophy
Willing to do bad things or make the hard choice if it means doing good from it.
Taboos
Hurting kids
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Great at lying via omission, very bad at relaxing
Likes & Dislikes
Loves children, dislikes bad parents
Virtues & Personality perks
Patient, understanding, forgiving, driven, determined, protective, loving.
Vices & Personality flaws
Nosy, meddlesome, enabling.
Personality Quirks
Last to leave any location if someone she cares for is present, especially in dangerous situations.
Hygiene
Still loosely militaristic in how she keeps herself clean, but isn't afraid to get filthy and often revels in working up a sweat.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Decorus, the faerie dragon, who is a co-parent to Kiko's 11 children; the residents from the city of Avon, who named her an Honorary Goliath; Dolorrhys Janos, her lover and introduction to the Janos Clan; Hemlock, one of the people she respects the most; Ope, owner of the Everwire Bar in Messai; every member of Primortals, no matter how far they drift.
Family Ties
Kiko is a sextuplet, and their clutch was the first to be born under the 'blessing' of the Undying Sun. It imbued them with power that mutated their growth, hence why Kiko has been 8ft tall and buff as hell since pretty much puberty. All of her siblings are as well, but Kiko is the eldest. She was also Kydelia's favorite. This, along with Kydelia's inability to be subtle and unbiased, led to a lot of competition. Her siblings all hated her because she was the Golden Child and they had to live in her shadow. And the rest of the drow there weren't fond of her either, for much the same reason. Her first name, Krivkova, was actually banned from use by Kydelia for centuries because of a prophecy; and her last name, Tehno, functions as a title since it was specifically given to them by Kydelia and only applies to her and her siblings. Kiko was almost universally despised by everyone growing up and she... did a lot of bad, unspeakable shit for Kydelia. Sometimes willingly, sometimes not. (Kydelia was not afraid to Dominate Person people who don't listen.)
The only sibling left alive of her clutch is her brother, Bogden Villanova, who was never mutated by the Undying Sun and thus estranged from the Tehno surname; and her previously thought to be eaten sister, who she briefly met in a secret vault owned by The Vanguards, and whose current name and location are unknown. She also briefly met her Birther, Mira Jayne, but has no other blood relatives that she knows of.
However, despite everything Kydelia has done, despite all of the pain and sadness and corruption, at the very end of it all Kiko offered Kydelia a second chance. Kiko gave Kydelia back to the Everflame. She fixed her so she could try again in her next life. All because Kiko knew that if Kydelia was capable of feeling remorse then she would regret everything, and Kiko wanted to believe, more than anything, that if she could find redemption herself then so could Kydelia. To this day, even if the experience was a terrible one, Kiko views Kydelia as her mother.
However, despite everything Kydelia has done, despite all of the pain and sadness and corruption, at the very end of it all Kiko offered Kydelia a second chance. Kiko gave Kydelia back to the Everflame. She fixed her so she could try again in her next life. All because Kiko knew that if Kydelia was capable of feeling remorse then she would regret everything, and Kiko wanted to believe, more than anything, that if she could find redemption herself then so could Kydelia. To this day, even if the experience was a terrible one, Kiko views Kydelia as her mother.
Religious Views
Without her kids, all Kiko had left was her faith. For the longest time, she was the sole worshipper of a lost religion-- the existence of Pyra the Everlasting was forgotten during the Great Calamity long ago when the Primordials battled with the Gods. It was only thanks to some elders deep within the underdark who whispered of her but dared not to worship that Kiko even knew of her. Kiko is what kept Pyra alive, and what eventually woke her up. She is very devoted and always practicing, though often in silence or secret-- not because she's ashamed but because it's a very private and intimate part of her.
Social Aptitude
Extremely charismatic and occasionally a playful sort of flirt. She's an extrovert.
Hobbies & Pets
A retired warhorse named Polo, who passed peacefully in the reborn meadows of the Adeillan Province some years ago. Now she wanders the planes with Nessu Nema, a magma wolf bonded to her pact.
One of her favorite hobbies is carpentry and building things, though she has taken up flower pressing in more recent years.
One of her favorite hobbies is carpentry and building things, though she has taken up flower pressing in more recent years.
Speech
Russian accent, swears frequently, fairly deep yet soft
Relationships
Kiko the Everlasting
Friend (Important)Towards Junipercidal Theophrastus Treestrider-Crims
5
Honest
Junipercidal Theophrastus Treestrider-Crims
Friend (Important)Towards Kiko the Everlasting
4
Honest
Wealth & Financial state
Despite having access to much, she has little use for it herself.
Divine Classification
Primordial
Religions
Alignment
Neutral Good
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Realm
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Leader of the Primortals, High Priestess of Pyra the Everlasting, Member of the Vale Underdark Council, Representative for the Adeillan Province
Year of Birth
10056 AC
247 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Bred under the glow of the Undying Sun
Circumstances of Death
Ascension
Birthplace
Vale, Underdark
Spouses
Dolorrhys Janos
(Lover)
Siblings
Current Residence
Pyral Sea
Gender
Female
Eyes
Gold
Hair
White
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Black
Height
7' (213cm) compacted, 14' (427cm) erupted
Weight
250lbs (151kg) compacted, 500lbs (227kg) erupted
Quotes & Catchphrases
"If you will not seek Redemption, you will face Retribution."
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
Related Myths
Ruled Locations
Character Prototype
Angel Haze
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