Keph

Keph, when played by Naser

> *"Foolish children. You are but infants to Braxus! You know nothing of his dark designs. My death will only serve to cement your fate."*
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**Keph** is a fictional character seen in *L&L*, initially serving as the one of the campaign's secondary antagonists before joining the party later on. He is initially portrayed by Reed, and later by Naser. Rosa's character Maia has a crush on Keph.

## Personality

Keph is a determined, serious man bent on the destruction of the world. Reed desperately tries to play his character straight, but Keph is consistently blunted by the party fooling around, creating a shared frustration.

## Story

Keph is fought in the first L&L session in Episode Three, together with his cultists, if the party decides to go to the Crystal Caves, as they attempt to perform a ritual. Rosa and Jeff both show interest in his appearance, while Olly mocks him for having a potentially tortured childhood.

Although the heroes win the battle, leaving Keph in a fatally wounded condition, his ritual has completed. Using the Aura of Authenticity spell, the heroes compel him to divulge information about Blightbane. He dies, crying for Braxus to take him as the party is getting on his nerves. The point is proven when Rosa immediately harasses his body for a lock of hair.

Keph can also be fought if the party decides to go to the Library instead of the Crystal Caves. The fight with Keph takes place after the party escapes from Naughty and Dewey, and lands back onto the Vagrant. The fight ends with Fey either turning Keph into a frog (for a short term), sparing him, or finishing him off in a funny way. No matter what you pick, Keph falls off of the Vagrant's deck, escaping them.

In the last L&L session in Episode Six, Naser joins the game to play Keph. Keph is summoned by Braxus and is revealed to be Fey's brother. Despite prior expectations, Keph betrays Braxus and joins the party. Though victorious, he and the rest of the group are sucked into Braxus' portal, and never heard from again.

## Trivia

* Keph's appearance changes when Naser plays him. Initially, he looks more like Reed, but looks distinctly more like Naser after. The changes are quite dramatic, as Keph loses his hair and a pauldron, gains a crest, and one wing, and straight up becomes another species entirely.
	+ This is a reference to the fact all the players at the table are seeing those characters portray them, thus influencing their mental image of the character.
* Keph's Reed design is likely a reference to Sephiroth. His name may a reference to Kefka combined with the "Seph" in Sephiroth.
	+ When played by Naser, the reference is more subtle. As he works for Braxus, a god, and has one wing, and One-Winged Angel is a theme associated with Sephiroth.
	+ Both *Goodbye Volcano High* and *Final Fantasy VII* involve Keph/Sephiroth instigating doomsday by summoning meteors, and have meteors in their logos.

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