Kavas Aquila

Kavas Aquila is a kenku class who appears in the Riftwatchers campaign as an NPC. He is played by I.W.

Description

Appearance

Kavas is a raven patterned kenku that stands a bit shorter than most. He wears a drab, faded brown cloak over leather armor. His hood is always up, though it doesn't completely obscure his face because of his beak.

Personality

Kavas is a very quiet and stoic person, often taking on as many burdens on himself as he can to spare his brother, Rook Aquila. Whether or not this takes a toll on him is unclear.

Biography

Background

Born in Two Ports, Kavas was hatched from an egg shared by his twin brother, Rook. In known history, there had not been two children born of one egg amoung the Kenku before and so their family called them the Lucky Brothers. When Rook showed a talent for music, his family decided to nurture his artistic abilities to try and get him out of the typical Kenku lifestyle of being hired thugs and petty thieves. Being a poor family, it took them a while to scrounge up the money to buy him a used vielle. Kavas made up the difference through illicit means, but never told his brother. The two of them took off together, looking for whatever means they could to improve their station and make Rook's talent known to the world. They shared many adventures and it is said that the two may have gone to or even come from another world at one point as they have many tales of things no one in Malgrave has seen. Rook particularly enjoys a story about a fleet of ships that sail the sky rather than the water and when prompted, Kavas will confirm it. They continue roaming the lands, still reaching for the goal of getting Rook to the high life.

Becoming a Riftwatcher

Kavas and his brother had been hired by a drow woman seeking pieces of an artifact at some point, and their hunt for these pieces led them to a band of adventurers that had several of them. With their well practiced routine, Rook distracted these adventurers while Kavas stole the four pieces of the Ceresc Seal they had collected. After explaining their situation to the brothers, Rook and Kavas returned the pieces and offered their assistance. They were directed to the secret city of Kaltose to meet with the ones that had tasked them to gather the pieces. They met the Riftwatchers , who were impressed with the two kenku's abilities and inducted them into their ranks. The brothers participated in the Battle of the Black Desert and were present when the Ceresc Seal was reformed. With the battle over and the Seal safe, there was little for the Riftwatchers to do, and so Kavas continued traveling with his brother to continue increasing Rook's renown.

Relationships

Rook Aquila

Kavas loves his brother and is willing to do anything for him. Rook's success and happiness is what matters most to him. They are always there for each other and never question the other's methods. Kavas does the dirty work during the jobs they're hired for, trying to keep his brother's hands clean of any major wrongdoing. While they do not openly communicate their emotions, each brother knows the other's true needs and feelings at any time.

Yumbrel the Rainbow Rogue

When Kavas and Yumbrel first met each other, the circumstances should have been that of enemies. Instead of confronting him, she reasoned with him to return artifacts he had stolen. Yumbrel managed to see through his outer facade and connect with him over a mutual understanding of feeling unwanted in the world and the burdens both of them shouldered.

Character Information

Legacy

• Rook's fictional novel, "Silent Blade" is speculated by their friends to be based on his brother.

Notable Items

• Hidden Blade: Kavas used his knowledge of trap building to make a spring loaded, concealed blade in one of his bracers.

Quotations

• "He's sleeping, brother. I made sure he won't wake while we're here."

Character Type
Guest Character
Actor
I.W.
Race
Kenku
Date of Birth
Unconfirmed
Status
Alive