Kavax Au Telemanus

Praetor Kavax

The mountainous thunder lord who forgives Darrow for Pax's death and pledges House Telemanus to his cause.

Story so far

In the hall after the council, Kavax au Telemanus crushes Darrow in a back-cracking embrace, absolving him of blame for Pax's death—'if he was to fall, it is no shame to have fallen in friendship'—and moved that Darrow named his ship for the boy. Warm, booming, and gloriously eccentric, he believes gnomes steal his earwax and pronounces it 'magic' when his fox Sophocles sniffs jelly beans from Darrow's pocket, taking it as a propitious omen of approval. When Darrow asks for help, Kavax pledges House Telemanus outright: 'The Reaper calls, House Telemanus must answer.' His grudge against the Jackal for murdering Pax endures, but his loyalty to Darrow is now total.

Appearance

A mountainous Gold carved from rock, head shaved and long beard dyed blood-red, only three fingers on his left hand; cradles his large red-gold fox.

Role

Loyal Praetor of House Telemanus; pledges his house to Darrow's cause.

Relationships

Darrow — Whom he forgives for Pax's death and pledges his whole house to serve.

Sophocles — His beloved fox, whose sniffing of jelly beans he reads as a magical omen of approval.

Daxo au Telemanus — His clever eldest son, who arranges the house's answer to Darrow's call.

The Jackal — His son Pax's murderer, against whom his grudge will never fade.

Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter

Chapter 13

Pax's mighty, fox-cradling father, a slow-tempered giant loyal to Augustus and Darrow.

Chapter 26

Augustus's mountainous, red-bearded thunder lord, fiercely loyal and hungry to punish faithless bannermen.

Chapter 29

The mountainous thunder lord who forgives Darrow for Pax's death and pledges House Telemanus to his cause.