Kal'vus Character in Renedge | World Anvil

Kal'vus

A kenku sword-monk who wields a katana. A former god, he has a great desire for vengeance against Necrosa after she drained him and his friends like batteries, with some of them dying in the process. He has few other major pastimes, but does love sparring.

Tenets of Faith

Kal'vus operates based on a personal code or set of ideas, and he passes these on to his followers. He has no real care for morals beyond that code.   His code is as follows:
  1. "Battle and conflict have a purity. All are equal from noble to commoner, no one is above death."
  2. "The threat of one sword can keep another in its sheath."
  3. "Action, not promises. Honor of one's word, not money."
  4. "Might doesn't make right. As in battle, the correct choices at the correct time make a good leader and a good course."
  5. "Easy living makes a dull blade."
  6. "Weapons don't know a friend or foe, warriors decide this."
  7. "Strife makes a blade jagged, not smooth. Such is one's rule: Warriors make poor leaders of peace."
  8. "Harming the defenseless makes one a warrior as much as stepping on grass makes one a gardener."
  9. "Skill makes a warrior, not equipment or authority."
  10. "Most of all, it is not the quality of one's blade alone that determines victory. A forest of good blades can shatter a great one. And just as timing separates perfect tempering from a broken blade, so it separates death from victory as well."
  11. "Emotions are not a weakness, they are the warrior inside speaking out. To silence them is to silence one's self, to dull one's blade. To give in leads to strife. The warrior inside therefore is not friend or foe but a constant harsh mentor."
("Due to the god discovering himself, this list is subject to changes, addition, and subtraction.")

Physical Description

Identifying Characteristics

Due to divine punishment, kenku, despite being bird people, do not have wings. Kal'vus, on the other hand, does. His wings are fully functional and allow him effective flight and aerial maneuverability.   Thanks to some enchanted war paint, Kal'vus has a scary eye design permanently painted in red on the underside of each of his wings.

Apparel & Accessories

Kal'vus wears no armor, opting instead for a set of custom clothes that were made by his elven allies when he was saved. They have been stitched and patched and restitched over and over.   His weapon of choice is a unique katana, his "god item". His other possessions are stored in a big backpack filled with items in smaller bags.

Mental characteristics

Intellectual Characteristics

Kal'vus usually displays a calm and sweet manner. In combat, however, he is anything but, save for what honor dictates.

Relationships

Eriad Darkarrow

friend

Towards Kal'vus

4

Kal'vus

friend

Towards Eriad Darkarrow

4
History

Kal'vus and Eriad ran across each other at Castle Fallingstar in late 23 ARL. Kal'vus was looking for sparring partners, and Eriad took him up on it. Most of a day of fighting later, they were good friends.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Both are avid swordsmen and are constantly searching for improvement.

A kenku sword-monk who wields a katana. A former god, he has a great desire for vengeance against Necrosa and few other major pastimes.

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Alignment
Lawful Neutral
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
nomadic
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Eyes
Yellow
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Black feathers
Height
5'6"
Weight
110 lbs.
Aligned Organization
Shadows of Existence
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© 2023 Timothy Martynowicz Jr., Jan Świątkiewicz, Michael Assmus
Character Portrait image: Crane Kenku Duelist by crutz
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Renedge
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Inactive PCs in The Protagonists / PCs
Author
Evil Atlas
Publication Date
8 Jun, 2023
Creation Date
8 Jun, 2023
Last Update Date
29 Sep, 2023
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