Character Concept 4/14: Kaiwynn Kaskarel

Kaiwynn Kaskarel

by Ablazemint

Level 1 • Warlock (From the Void) • Pact of the Wrathful • Giant • Highborne

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In a very similar vein to Zarra, Kaiwynn Kaskarel exists for me to see how long it takes the rest of a given party to figure out I'm playing a pop culture icon. (Guess which one.)

Mechanically, he's a highborne human/giant wrathful warlock. Highborne because it gives him advantage on rolls to leverage his reputation, which is important for this guy. Mixed ancestry because I wanted the extra Stress slot humans have and also wanted him to be Super Tall. Warlock because the Pact of the Wrathful subclass lets you Imbue your weapon and give it damage bonuses.

Narratively, he used to be part of an ancient order of war wizards, but then said wizards tried to overthrow the government, and he had to kill the rest of his order to defend the civilization he loved. (Is that a horribly disproportionate response? Is there more to this story? Who knows? Not the party, that's for sure!)

At least two of his former peers still live, and he hunts them constantly, leveraging his Experience Wizard Killer to perhaps get a leg up. All the while, he makes sacrifices to his patron, the powerful archmage Empress of his people.

(That's not a typo. I think a party would get very bored of this guy if the analogue was 1:1.)

-1 Agility | +2 Strength | +0 Finesse | +1 Instinct | +1 Presence | +0 Knowledge

Starting domain cards are Blighting Strike and Voice of Dread.

Character influences (apart from the obvious) include James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes, the Travelers from God of War, and the Witch-King of Angmar.