Kimi Karvonen

*"Steel doesn't give up, and neither will I"*

Kimi Karvonen is a Player Character in the Mission to the North campaign.

Joakim Kyosti Karvonen, usually shortened to Kimi, is an acolyte of the Abbey of Metallurgy, and a hero of the Kingdom of Whytehold. As a Metallurgist, he is a user of metal magic, able to shape metal, and use telekinetic-like force upon metallic objects. When the nations of Tyrrus competed to reach the North Pole, Kimi was one of the contestants sent to represent the Kingdom of Whytehold, along with Godfried Reichen, Erika Heinspiel, and Ren. They succeeded, and on the way rescued the Eternity Construct C'taloc.

### Background

Kimi was born in Grenzamek, a Whyteholder town in the county of Suden Reach, on the coast of the White Cape province. He was born to a family of blacksmiths, who were also highly religious. Throughout childhood he was taught to revere the Light, and pray for the benevolence of the Gods. His father was Balder Karvonen, his mother was Ava Karvonen.

in 20.66, when Kimi was 12, Grenzamek was raided by a Calamaran Fleet. The raiders bombarded the town, then landed ashore, to capture its citizens. Kimi's father went out to fight against the invaders, while he and his mother stayed at home. They prayed to Aysa for mercy, but when the raiders arrived this did not save them. Ava told her son to hide, while she distracted the raider. They tried to take her captive, and she resisted, fighting back with a knife. The raider killed her. Kimi witnessed this, terrified, from his hiding place. After watching his mother die, and being overcome with grief and anger, Kimi grabbed a hammer from the smithy, and snuck up on the raider. Kimi was young, and untrained in combat, but a hammer right into an unprotected head is effective no matter what. Kimi stayed there with his mother's body until his father came back. Balder mourned for Ava, but called it an act of the gods that Kimi had survived. Kimi, on the other hand, had lost all faith in the gods. They had let his mother die. He now only had faith in himself, and the reliability of solid steel.

For the next year Kimi's relationship with his father deteriorated. Balder was aimless and despondent, but no less religious. When Kimi revealed he had lost his faith, his father angrily tried to bring him back to the path of the light. Kimi worked out his frustrations in the smithy, making up for the work that his father was too mournful to do.

One day, a Metallurgist visited Grenzamek to present the Marshal of the town with an enchanted blade. A ceremony was performed, which Kimi witnessed. When the marshal held aloft the blade he had been given, it was clear to everyone how beautiful and well-crafted the weapon was. Kimi was awed, not only by the blade, but by the man who had crafted it. Suddenly, Kimi knew he had a new purpose. After the ceremony, he followed the Metallurgist and managed to catch his attention. He begged to be taken to the Abbey of Metallurgy, to learn from the masters. The man accepted him, and without a word to his father, Kimi left for Whytehold.

### Personality

Kimi is a dedicated, devoted acolyte of the Greatsmith. He brings this dedication to everything he does. When he sets his mind to something he will never give up. Because of this, he will only commit to something if he believes it is a worthy cause.

Kimi is also devoted to the virtue of Honour. He finds tricking and backstabbing people to be distasteful. If someone treats him with hospitality and respect he would never betray them. However, he has no qualms against deceiving dishonourable people.

Kimi is highly suspicious of other people. It is difficult to attain his trust, but he is incredibly loyal to the people he does trust.

Kimi is quite short-tempered, and prone to violence. He rarely calms down, except in situations in which he feels truly comfortable. He very rarely feels comfortable. He responds to rudeness with violence, and will easily perceive insults and slights in ordinary words. If he makes a mistake, he will never admit to it, and will get angry if anyone brings it up.

At heart, Kimi is angry because he feels as if he has very little control over his own life, and often feels restricted. Many of these restrictions are placed upon himself, from his own beliefs in what discipline is. Constantly paranoid about the situation around him, he never lets his guard down, which just serves to heighten his frustration, in himself and his surroundings.

Kimi admires craftsmanship and skill, no matter what it be in. He treats well-crafted things with respect, and hates when people treat such things with disrespect.

### Skills

As a user of metal magic, Kimi is able to exert magnetic forces upon metals, to push and pull them, at great speed. He is also able to levitate metal objects which are close to him. In combat, he likes to use this to levitate blades, and fling them at enemies. Kimi is also able to manipulate metal in other ways; bending and shaping it into different things, or making it red-hot.

Kimi is a competent warrior, with his sacred longsword. Unlike many warriors of Whytehold, who favour strength, Kimi prefers speed and agility. As such, he is able to move quickly and perform acrobatic maneuvers, often using his magnetism magic to aid him.