Kane/History

### History

Kane created the Netherbane Tavern and worked there as a barkeep. Initially, his and Ciara's goals were to simply earn a profit. However, their focus shifted as the Horde began besieging and demonizing villages. Kane founded the Netherbane in order to halt the influence of the Nether Horde on the Overworld and wear down their forces in battles of attrition.

Through their adventures together, Kane and his partner Ciara grew closer. The two began treating each other with the same regard as siblings, despite them having no relation outside the Netherbane.

## *Tales of the Netherbane*

Kane, alongside Ciara and the Nether Princess, is one of the three main characters of the Tales of the Netherbane arc (*Nightmares* and *Poison*).

#### *Nightmares*

―Kane arguing with CiaraNightmares

In the *Netherbane* prelude, Ciara steals a decent amount of loot from the Piglin Kingdom and escapes back to the Netherbane Tavern.

At the beginning of *Nightmares*, Kane argues with Ciara over the gold she stole from the Piglins at the bar counter. Kane believes by aggravating the Piglins, she'll be the prey of both the Piglin King and the merciless Nether Princess. He fails to convince Ciara to return the gold, and—much to Kane's chagrin—she proclaims that rather than being in danger, she *is* the danger, and storms out of the tavern.

   After Ciara leaves, General Tusk and his Piglin mercenaries enter the tavern and demand to know where Ciara is. Kane orders the Netherbane to stand down and is forced to comply.

Worried for his partner's safety, Kane leaves at daybreak in his Netherbane uniform. He follows Ciara's trail and discovers her massacre of the Piglins at their Overworld base. Kane goes through the portal—finding the bastion steps littered with slaughtered Piglins—and intercepts Abigail Crysteffor as she walks away from a dying Ciara.

#### *Poison*

In *Poison*, Kane unfolds his cleaver and duels with the Nether Princess. He is quickly overwhelmed, however, and is forced to yield at her blade. Knowing that Ciara will die if he fails to act, Kane begins to negotiate with Abigail. He claims that Lance, a powerful End Mage who was exiled by Ceris, will soon besiege the Nether Kingdom for redemption. Kane will help Abigail slay Lance in exchange for a truce between the Netherbane and the Piglins.

In truth, Kane knows Lance does not plan to invade the Nether — Kane is merely leveraging Abigail's fear of losing her crown to retrieve the totems of undying Lance hoards in his castle and save Ciara. Despite her suspicions, Abigail begrudgingly agrees.

As they camp out, they are ambushed by the Man-Dragon, only taking him down by working together. They continue on, eventually discovering the Swamp Castle, home of Lance. When they enter, Lance, holding an Ender Frog, shuts the gate. The Frog fires a beam from it's mouth, knocking away Kane. As Abigail duels Lance, Kane fights Vexes, unable to get past the wall Lance created between him and Abigail. When he finally breaks through the wall, he finds Abigail, fainted, and Lance, shielded by a barrier. He stabs himself with an arrow tipped with poison from the Ender Frog, giving him an Ender Eye. He enters the Dream World, just as Lance is about to finish Abigail, and they duel for a bit. This gives Abigail time to grab the bow and arrows Kane placed on her in the real world, and shoot Lance in the chest. Now gravely wounded, Lance attempts to use a Totem of Undying, but she also knocks it away. Kane tackles him, smashing his head into the ground. They both wake up to find the Ender Frog, along with Lance's Karambits, and a Totem of Undying. Kane takes the Karambits and the Totem, for use on Ciara.

When Abigail and Kane are about to part ways, she warns him about a feral Netherkin, that would be terrifying if her power grew. She wishes Kane to be careful, and leaves, much to Kane's confusion. He suddenly askes if he can keep the horse, but the horse then follows Abigail through the portal, still carrying Kane's items. Kane angrily yells out, but his stuff flies through the portal, smacking him in the face. Kane has to walk home, reflecting on his thoughts.

## Fractures

#### *Wishing Dead*

During the last few scenes of *Wishing Dead*, Kane and Ciara had rushed to the location of Stella and Rain, following Stella's ear splitting shriek. Not knowing she had regained her humanity, Kane had attempted to shoot her down, however Stella fled before she could be killed. Kane still succeeded in shooting her in the arm.

#### *Falling*

In Falling, Kane jumps down from the cliff into the middle of the clearing, and finds himself in a confrontation with Rain. He argues about firing the shot at Stella, but before he can chase after her, Rain reveals his Ender Eye, shocking him, before being sucker punched. In anger, Kane lashes out at Rain, who engages him in combat, knocking him over. Ciara's Karambit flies towards Rain as Ciara teleports ahead, distracting him so that Kane could get up and re-engage Rain in hand to hand combat.

Rain is successful in defeating Kane, who is helped up by him after once again being knocked to the ground. The two chase after Ciara and Stella, finding her at the Campsite with anArcane Blade stuck in her arm. Rain quickly frees her, and the trio keep going. They soon arrive at the Coven Village, where beacons from the End Chests alert the group to Stella's location. Rain runs ahead to meet Stella, with Kane stopping Ciara from following.

#### *Cold as Ice: The Remake*

Kane makes a minor appearance In Cold as Ice: The Remake, at a campsite that Ciara, Rain, himself and Stella had set up. When Rain witnesses Ceris' death through his Ender Eye, Kane shows concern as the Dragon Prince expresses his fear outwardly.

#### *Be Afraid*

In Be Afraid, Kane helps pack up him and the rest of the Endstone Crusaders' campsite. He goes on to explain their route to the Dreadfort, before setting off with the group. After spending a night at the Netherbane Tavern and sharing a drink with Rain, he guides them to the nearby stables. Kane chooses a horse with golden armor. The squad continues their journey, intercepting a Nether outpost. Kane uses his mounted crossbow to take out armed Piglins before escaping.

The next morning, Kane is shown to be making breakfast. He turns to show Ciara, before noticing that she was asleep and turned back around. During breakfast, he pulls out his map and explains their route again. He and the rest of the group travel for several days before arriving at the Frostbourne Castle. While Stella goes to find Lady Azura, Kane, Ciara, and Rain go to meet with Ser Patrick.

During their talk in the Grandmaster's Quarters, Rain and Ser Patrick bring up the question of why the Ender Watchers didn't give the End Crystals to Rain. Kane explains that Naeus expected Ceris to give Rain the End Crystals, so she deviated from the prophecy and scattered them around the Overworld. Stella then wonders if the prophecy included her becoming a demon, to which Kane and Ciara uncomfortably steer away from the topic. When Lance appears on the table (as the Ender Frog), Kane appears to be taken aback, probably believing that he had killed him.

#### *Eternal*

In Eternal, Kane describes to the rest of the Endstone Crusaders their plan to obtain an End Crystal guarded by the Piglin King. Stella questions why the Nether has two kings, so Kane explains that the Piglins were an independent group that ran supply lines for King Naeus. When Ciara mentions that she wants to be the one to kill Porkshire, Kane strongly disagrees with this. He brings up the point that the last time she hunted the Piglin King, it ended up causing her death, but Ciara brings up that being an Undead Human has its advantages, and she can't die easily.

When Stella waves goodbye to her horse, Kane shows Rain a Golden Flintlock. Later the squad goes over the plan again, before Stella creating a Nether portal, and they go to the bastion. Kane helps Stella, Ciara, and Rain take out Piglins, before grabbing his cleaver and dueling the Piglin General. He eventually kills the Piglin, with Ciara and Stella's aid.

Kane with the rest of the Endstone Crusaders venture into the Crimson Forest. Narrowly avoiding a Zoglin, the group quickly makes their way to the Piglin Castle, passing a small village. As the gate closes shut, Rain, Kane, and Stella realize that the hut they passed housed a Mutated Piglin, and that the Zoglin they encountered earlier led him right to them. Rain, Stella, and Kane, after also having difficulties, regrouped, and worked together to take down the Piglin.

#### *Clear Skies*

During the events of *Clear Skies*, a confused Kane witnesses Rain pushing Stella away. He is shown exploring around the Frostbourne Castle. Afterwards, Kane is shown welcoming Ser Patrick back to the Frostbourne Castle with a captured Hogsworth in tow, following the battle in G*otta Get Outta Here*. Hogsworth and the Netherbane Captain exchange glances—Hogsworth's with fear and surprise—implying that the Netherbane have history with him.

#### *Back into Darkness*

In *Back into Darkness*, Kane listened to Azura, when she has told them where the rest of the End Crystals are.

#### *Already Dead*

In Already Dead, Kane becomes frustrated that the End Crystal that he and Ciara were looking for was absent. He studies the case, tracing back to one culprit-Klaus. Kane and Ciara then ride on horse all the way to the illager settlement Kraus rules, and engage in a fierce battle. Klaus absorbs the Crystal and sprouts glowing wings and a bedrock hammer resembling an End Gateway. Kane begins to battle with Klaus, barraging the illager king in the abdomen. However, the assault barely does anything. Kane then shoots Klaus, destroying the crystal. Klaus and Kane then brawl, each one shirtless. Eventually, Kane defeats Klaus, only to destroy the End Crystal. Kane claims that their plan has changed and teases Ciara when she tries to argue against him.

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