Kiono's Village

**Kiono's Village** is a village located in the mountains two weeks south of Alibrook.

## Description

The village has a population of around 400 people. Located near the village is a hot springs which supply the river which runs through town. This river leads to a waterfall, culminating in a pond at the base of the cliff the village is situated on.

## History

The occupants of the village are the descendants of former slaves of Drow. Believing they owed their freedom to the Devoured, they devoted their existence to reviving him. Over time, this goal also included purging the world which had allowed their ancestors to become enslaved in the first place. There were a total of four villages devoted to this cause, the others located near Oceanside, Bromwich, and Eddelton.

## Notable Locations

#### False Village

Shortly after Kiono's departure from the village, several adventurers located and visited in rapid succession. In fear of being discovered by more visitors, they quickly built a decoy village part way up the mountain, intending to distract them from searching farther.

### Temple

The temple built around the Devoured's seal. It was the primary location of Kiono's magical training, as well as where the halberd was stored during its time in the village.

## Notable NPCs

### Concludion

Main article: Concludion
Concludion is a human fighter living in the village. When he was seven, his parents brought him on an archaeological expedition in the area, looking to research the Drow that had once lived in the area. The members of the expedition were killed except for him, and he was raised alongside others in the village. He was assigned to be Kiono's friend, protector, and tattletale, though he takes the former two tasks far more seriously than the latter.

### Enooto

Main article: Enooto
Enooto is the Keeper and head priestess in the village. She is ultimately in charge of everything that happens within the village, ensuring the narrative of the outside being evil is the only narrative. She is in charge of teaching future priestesses their roles and providing their Chosen One their education.

### Kiono

Main article: Kiono
Kiono is the village's most recent Chosen One, destined to perform the ritual to revive him and becoming his vessel. Though she is devoted to her duty, she also suffers under Enoot's education methods, learning very little by way of magic and so rebelling on occasion. At the beginning of campaign one, she had a prophetic vision that led her to believe Enooto and Kitano planned to kill her, prompting her to flee the village, taking with her the sacred weapon that was intended to be used by the Devoured upon his revival.

### Kitano

Main article: Kitano
Kitano is an aasimar, originally chosen to destroy Kiono, though what exactly that entails has not yet been discovered. He is the captain of the guard, training and leading the fighters who protect the village from outsiders. He was frequently used by Enooto to punish and control Kiono. When she fled the village, Kitano was in charge of bringing her back. When Kiono chose to "save" him, his goals changed to ensuring that she survive the ordeal of the Devoured.

### Matsumae

Matsumae was a priestess-in-training, a young woman who was potentially Enooto's replacement as village Keeper when she died. During an unfortunate training accident, Matsumae was killed by Kiono. She was later revived, presumably by Enooto or at her command, as a sort of flaming undead. She and Saiyo were then tasked with retrieving Kiono.

### Saiyo

Saiyo was a priestess-in-training, a young woman who was potentially Enooto's replacement as village Keeper upon her death. Alongside a revived Matsumae, she was sent to retrieve Kiono after she fled from the village.