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Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

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Notable Works

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	*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]		*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]
	*[[Liēt and Jammah'a]]		*[[Liēt and Jammah'a]]
			*[[Hinazka Moon]]

Ka-ess at 22:04, 29 January 2023

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	In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem\|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination, with consequences still felt throughout the region today. As a token of their support for the halfling cause, [[The Fishwives]] resettled a convoy of halfling refugees on Hagless Island, and the halfling-goblin settlement that developed on the island soon became the center of Ka-Ess' political power and personal fortune.		In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem\|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination, with consequences still felt throughout the region today. As a token of their support for the halfling cause, [[The Fishwives]] resettled a convoy of halfling refugees on Hagless Island, and the halfling-goblin settlement that developed on the island soon became the center of Ka-Ess' political power and personal fortune.

	As the political situation worsened in the Skaugan Main, Ka-Ess' wealth and power only increased. Hagless Island's agricultual and shipping industries, supplemented by his inveterate grave-robbing and naval prize-taking, soon found Ka-Ess and his companions in possession of a great fortune. The renewed activity on Hagless Island awakened a dormant [[~~black dragon~~]], and the Fishwives' defeat of the beast - with Ka-Ess striking the killing blow - earned Ka-Ess the sobriquet "Dragonslayer" and the Fishwives at large a reputation as fearsome warriors.		As the political situation worsened in the Skaugan Main, Ka-Ess' wealth and power only increased. Hagless Island's agricultual and shipping industries, supplemented by his inveterate grave-robbing and naval prize-taking, soon found Ka-Ess and his companions in possession of a great fortune. The renewed activity on Hagless Island awakened the dormant black dragon [[Balagos]], and the Fishwives' defeat of the beast - with Ka-Ess striking the killing blow - earned Ka-Ess the sobriquet "Dragonslayer" and the Fishwives at large a reputation as fearsome warriors.

	When Port Drax declared war on Port Skaug and her allies in [[219 V.II]], Ka-Ess parleyed his newfound wealth and noteriety into a naval commission and was appointed Commodore of the Skaugan Navy by the [[Council of High Captains]]. The position, which gave Ka-Ess authority over the entire Skaugan allied fleet, was seen as risky, and the private diaries of other High Captains of the time suggest that he was expected to fail and be executed by court-martial. Nevertheless, adopting a guerilla strategy of surprise and attrition, the Skaugan fleet triumphed over the larger Draxian Armada, culminating in the [[Sack of Drax]] and the death of the once-Dread [[Admiral Drax]] at the hands of Ardrick Blackstone. In the aftermath of the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]], Ka-Ess and his fellow Fishwives were named [[Sea-Lords]] of Skaug.		When Port Drax declared war on Port Skaug and her allies in [[219 V.II]], Ka-Ess parleyed his newfound wealth and noteriety into a naval commission and was appointed Commodore of the Skaugan Navy by the [[Council of High Captains]]. The position, which gave Ka-Ess authority over the entire Skaugan allied fleet, was seen as risky, and the private diaries of other High Captains of the time suggest that he was expected to fail and be executed by court-martial. Nevertheless, adopting a guerilla strategy of surprise and attrition, the Skaugan fleet triumphed over the larger Draxian Armada, culminating in the [[Sack of Drax]] and the death of the once-Dread [[Admiral Drax]] at the hands of Ardrick Blackstone. In the aftermath of the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]], Ka-Ess and his fellow Fishwives were named [[Sea-Lords]] of Skaug.

Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

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	*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]		*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
	*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]		*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]
	*[[~~Illit~~ and Jammah'a]]		*[[Liēt and Jammah'a]]

Ka-ess at 01:35, 29 January 2023

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	== Description ==		== Description ==

	Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered ~~orange~~ frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg knuckles was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on the knuckles of his hands, HOLD TRUE.		Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered copper and green frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg knuckles was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on the knuckles of his hands, HOLD TRUE.

	Though ~~his~~ scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of ~~Ka-Ess's~~ vain insecurities.		Though Ka-Ess' scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of his vain insecurities.

	== Early Life ==		== Early Life ==
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	== The Satisfied Fishwife ==		== The Satisfied Fishwife ==

	With only what he had stolen from Drax, Ka-Ess arranged lodgings at [[The Wayward Lobster]] and began his search for a ship and crew to exact revenge on the Hag and seize her holdings. It was here that he met [[Ardrick Blackstone]] and [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], who answered his advertisement for "rough and rowdy sailors seeking fabulous fortunes." Assembling a scrappy raiding party, they captured the <i>Neglected Fishwife</i>, rechristened it The <i>[[Satisfied Fishwife]]</i>, and ~~set out in search of glory and adventure~~. The period of his life spent with [[The Fishwives]] was one of the most profitable and productive of his career, and it was at this time that he first attained wider notoriety in the Skaugan region.		With only what he had stolen from Drax, Ka-Ess arranged lodgings at [[The Wayward Lobster]] and began his search for a ship and crew to exact revenge on the Hag and seize her holdings. It was here that he met [[Ardrick Blackstone]] and [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], who answered his advertisement for "rough and rowdy sailors seeking fabulous fortunes." Assembling a scrappy raiding party, they captured the <i>Neglected Fishwife</i>, rechristened it The <i>[[Satisfied Fishwife]]</i>, and slew the Hag, laying claim to the now-[[Hagless Island]]. The period of his life spent with [[The Fishwives]] was one of the most profitable and productive of his career, and it was at this time that he first attained wider notoriety in the Skaugan region.

	== Political Career ==		== Political Career ==

	In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem\|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination ~~immediately~~, with consequences still felt throughout the region today.		In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem\|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination, with consequences still felt throughout the region today. As a token of their support for the halfling cause, [[The Fishwives]] resettled a convoy of halfling refugees on Hagless Island, and the halfling-goblin settlement that developed on the island soon became the center of Ka-Ess' political power and personal fortune.

			As the political situation worsened in the Skaugan Main, Ka-Ess' wealth and power only increased. Hagless Island's agricultual and shipping industries, supplemented by his inveterate grave-robbing and naval prize-taking, soon found Ka-Ess and his companions in possession of a great fortune. The renewed activity on Hagless Island awakened a dormant [[black dragon]], and the Fishwives' defeat of the beast - with Ka-Ess striking the killing blow - earned Ka-Ess the sobriquet "Dragonslayer" and the Fishwives at large a reputation as fearsome warriors.

			When Port Drax declared war on Port Skaug and her allies in [[219 V.II]], Ka-Ess parleyed his newfound wealth and noteriety into a naval commission and was appointed Commodore of the Skaugan Navy by the [[Council of High Captains]]. The position, which gave Ka-Ess authority over the entire Skaugan allied fleet, was seen as risky, and the private diaries of other High Captains of the time suggest that he was expected to fail and be executed by court-martial. Nevertheless, adopting a guerilla strategy of surprise and attrition, the Skaugan fleet triumphed over the larger Draxian Armada, culminating in the [[Sack of Drax]] and the death of the once-Dread [[Admiral Drax]] at the hands of Ardrick Blackstone. In the aftermath of the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]], Ka-Ess and his fellow Fishwives were named [[Sea-Lords]] of Skaug.

	== Death ==		== Death ==
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	*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]		*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
	*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]		*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]
			*[[Illit and Jammah'a]]

Ka-ess: /* Description */

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Description

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	== Description ==		== Description ==

	Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered orange frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg ~~knuckes~~ was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on his ~~handle knuckles~~ HOLD TRUE.		Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered orange frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg knuckles was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on the knuckles of his hands, HOLD TRUE.

	Though his scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of Ka-Ess's vain insecurities.		Though his scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of Ka-Ess's vain insecurities.

Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

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	*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]		*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]
	*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]		*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]
	*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle)		*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle, adapted from the classic orcish poetic omnibus)
	*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]		*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
	*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]		*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]

Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

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	*[[The Tales of Ka-Ess]]		*[[The Tales of Ka-Ess]]
	*[[Odes Composed Upon Regarding my Elaborate Hat]]		*[[Odes Composed Upon Regarding my Elaborate Hat]]
			*[[To the Goblins, to Hastily Brine]] (from a poem by [[Bogo Grodog]])
	*[[In Praise of Myself]]		*[[In Praise of Myself]]
	*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]		*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]

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	== Taking to the Sea ==		== Taking to the Sea ==
			[[File:Kassbld3.jpg\|thumb\|Ka-Ess duels a pirate]]
	Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the <i>[[Barrel-Chested Lady]]</i>. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ.		Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the <i>[[Barrel-Chested Lady]]</i>. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ.

Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

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	*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle)		*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle)
	*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]		*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
	*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife]]		*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]

Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

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Notable Works

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	*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]		*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]
	*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle)		*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle)
			*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
			*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife]]