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== Political Career == | == Political Career == | ||
In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de | 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. | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||
The circumstances of Ka-Ess' death remain unknown but are widely believed to be horrific. Contemporary sources invariably omit the actual cause of death, instead couching the event in epithet and euphemism. Some scholars speculate that this suggests a sacreligious, unutterable, or indescribable death, a theory in keeping with the Fishwives' documented interest in [[Old Gods]]. | The circumstances of Ka-Ess' death remain unknown but are widely believed to be horrific. Contemporary sources invariably omit the actual cause of death, instead couching the event in epithet and euphemism. Some scholars speculate that this suggests a sacreligious, unutterable, or indescribable death, a theory in keeping with the Fishwives' documented interest in [[Old Gods]]. | ||