Kinan

Kinan
Hometown	Erimos
Current Residence	Erimos
Gender	Female
Race	High Flora
Family	Tasha (friend) Jad (friend)
Affiliations	Tasha (friend) Jad (friend)
Enemies	Ypsilon Laiyan
Status	Unknown (presumably deceased)

Tasha is a High Flora commoner who worked to upend her people's caste system.

Story

Firebrand

Kinan was a High Flora commoner born in Erimos. Discontent with the caste system of their people, Kinan hoped to dismantle the inequality of their society by becoming a firebrand who could bring about such change. Kinan became close friends with another commoner named Tasha, who had exceptional physical strength, greater than that of some Priests. Kinan began working together with Tasha in order to vocally challenge the caste system. While Kinan openly opposed and criticized the Priests, Tasha used her exceptional skills to challenge Priests in Syamans - honor duels reserved only for those with magical talent. After defeating the Priests in Syamans, Tasha would scar them as a physical mark of her victory over them, thereby demonstrating that if a commoner was capable of defeating a Priest, then the caste system that dictated superiority through magic held no meaning. Tasha's actions frequently brought about the attention of the Zealous - the city guard - who worked to contain Tasha and Kinan's dangerous ideology before it could spark a fire amongst their people. Kinan would later become a family friend of Tasha's new family after she married a commoner named Jad. Soon after, Kinan would also befriend a High Priest named Anan, who had become an unlikely friend of Tasha after she saved his life. After Tasha became pregnant, Kinan - at Anan's request - brought back a crib that he had sent over as a gift in celebration of Tasha's pregnancy.

Birth of a Mutant

One year later, Tasha grew deathly pale as she neared the end of her labor. As Jad and Kinan waited patiently, Jad's mother, Ritan, told Jad that Tasha was calling for him. Jad and Kinan rushed to her side, where they were shocked to find her severely weak. Though it was difficult for her to speak, Tasha explained that she could feel magic inside her womb. Kinan immediately realized that they needed to remove the baby right away, explaining that she had once read a book about mutations, which explained that when a commoner gave birth to a mutant - a commoner child inexplicably born with magic - the mother would be unable to handle the child's magical power during birth, which would result in her death. Jad asked Kinan whether removing the baby would allow Tasha to live. Kinan explained that Flora babies with magical powers would open their wings at birth, meaning that Tasha would survive if they could remove the baby before that, though she warned that the baby would die in the process. After struggling to make a decision, Jad told Kinan to remove the baby. However, a weak Tasha begged him to save the child instead, as she wanted it to be safe and happy. Jad reluctantly agreed to heed Tasha's wishes and allowed her to deliver the child, which spread its magical wings at birth and killed her in the process. As Jad began mourning Tasha, Kinan told him to pull himself together, reminding him that the child was still in danger, as mutants were killed at birth for having 'impure' magic. Kinan suggested that they take the baby and flee Erimos, adding that it was their opportunity to fulfill Tasha's wishes.

At Jad's confusion, Kinan explained that the very fact that the child was born with magic was a statement in itself. She noted that even two commoners could create a child with magical wings and pointed out that rather than the child being a mutant, it was proof that even commoners had magic deep inside their bodies. She explained that once the child grew up, it would carry on Tasha's legacy to overthrow the caste system. With the child spearheading their cause, Kinan believed that they would be able to find others who shared their beliefs. When Jad asked about the child's safety, Kinan promised that she would protect it, despite the danger of it being discovered. Jad then conceded that their society was flawed, and that both she and Tasha had gone through many hardships fighting against those injustices, having almost lost their lives many times. However, he explained that she had come close to death many times, and that she was destined to live a life in hiding. He told her that he didn't want that kind of life for his child, and that Tasha wouldn't have wanted it either. He then asked her whether there was a way for the child to live an ordinary, safe life. Kinan warned Jad that though there was a way, he might never see his child again. Jad replied that as long as his child was happy, he was fine with it. Kinan then explained that Tasha had once saved the life of Anan - the High Priest who had gifted them the crib. As Anan owed his life to Tasha, Kinan him that Anan would take the child in. Following Kinan's advice, Jad brought the child to Anan, who raised it alongside his own newborn daughter as twins - Khali and Rasha.

Interrogation

With the death of her closest ally in the fight against the caste system, Kinan went underground and largely kept silent about her cause. During this time, Kinan began investigating the history of the Flora and the nature of mutants. Her investigation led to her attempting to uncover information that was only available to High Priests, with Kinan even risking exposure in order to find the data that she needed. Though the Zealous were aware about her activities, they held back from any direct actions, as Kinan had not stirred up any trouble like she used to by giving speeches to rouse up crowds. Many years later, however, Kinan resumed her activities and began speaking up about the existence of a mutant in Erimos, hoping to use the news as a catalyst for the upending of the caste system. However, Kinan's story quickly drew the attention of the Zealous, which immediately moved to arrest her. In the palace prison, Laiyan began interrogating her about the identity of the mutant in prison. When Kinan remained silent, Laiyan promised to spare her life if she revealed the identity of the mutant. Kinan asked him whether his offer was legitimate, to which Laiyan noted that she at least seemed to value her own life. However, Kinan replied that she doubted that he would spare her, even if she were to tell him, claiming that she had seen her share of Priests like him. In response to her words, Laiyan offered her a choice to die painlessly after revealing the mutant's identity, or to remain quiet and experience a pain worse than death. Kinan merely retorted that his magic didn't scare her, causing Laiyan to angrily draw his sword.

Just then, Ypsilon entered the room and ordered Laiyan to stand down. He then asked Kinan what she hid her secrets with, to which she replied that she didn't understand what he was asking. Ypsilon clarified by asking whether she hid the truth because she believed it to be right, whether it was for a greater cause, or for morals, explaining that he was asking what it was that kept her from telling the truth. Kinan laughed at his words and asked why he was curious about such a thing, adding that she could never understand what went on in the minds of those who had magic. Ypsilon replied that it was just a question, and that he was merely curious. Kinan answered that she had her beliefs, a greater cause, and morals. However, she explained that she had long since decided to stop risking her life for such things and told Ypsilon that she kept silent out of loyalty. Satisfied with her answer, Ypsilon declared that she simply needed to be stripped of her loyalties before using his powers to extract loyalty itself out of her. He then asked her what the mutant's name was, to which Kinan replied that she didn't know their name, though she admitted that it was Tasha's child. She explained that the child had been born with magic, and so they had pretended that it had died along with Tasha, adding that the child was still alive. Though Kinan's fate remained unknown after her interrogation, it was likely that she was almost certainly killed for her part in hiding the existence of a mutant, which was considered a grave sin in High Flora society.

NPC

Erimos

Kinan
Location	Cutscenes

Gallery

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