Kaisameer

## History

A young Lizard born into a disgraced Noble house in the Empire the prospects for Kaisameer looked rather slim. The renown of his family made finding any sort of work hard and he often found his fellow Lizards spitting at him as he wandered. It didn't take much for him to pursue the first opportunity to leave for Rivellon. Happy to kiss his homeland goodbye.

In the struggle to make ends meet Kaisameer had obtained the skills to make himself quite a proficient burglar. He had hoped to leave this life of crime behind him along with his home but upon arriving in this new world he instead found that Lizards weren't really approved of, and again he found it difficult to find any sort of employment, stealing was again his only option.

It was one ordinary day in a tavern where he was approached by the agent of a crime lord, asking for his assistance in helping them gain access to the manor of a local lord, in exchange for a large percentage of the cut and the promise of future business. it was this meeting that saw the Lizard falling in with a group known as the Shallow Cove Marauders.

Kaisameer did his part, opening various locks and such throughout the manor and allowing the gang to pilfer its riches, but once they made their escape the leader, a burly brute of a man known as Blighter, tried to cut the thief out of the deal. This did not sit well with the Lizard and within seconds Blighter found blood seeping down his neck from where Kaisameer had slashed his dagger across the flesh of the man's throat. The crime boss fell to the floor dead, and instead of killing him right then and there, a woman stepped forward to declare leadership, and welcomed the Lizard to their ranks.

He spent many years running with the Marauders, working his way up into a Lieutenant position to the Bandit Queen, a human called Nash. Other criminal organisations began to refer to the Lizard as Bandit-Lord, due to this.

Good things never last however, and betrayal always begets betrayal. Kaisameer had never learned the age-old adage that there was no honour amongst thieves. During their most ambitious heist, the Marauders gave Kaisameer up to the guards to serve as a distraction as they made their escape. He was arrested and brought before the crowds, where he was swiftly lynched and beaten by an angry mob, the finishing blow was his skull being caved in by the blacksmith's hammer.

Kaisameer awoke in the Hall of Echoes, he could feel the pull of the afterlife drawing him in, but it did not feel like the comforting embrace of the heavens, more the sickening sinking feeling of a spirit about to face eternal damnation.

Well, eternal damnation didn't suit a thief unprepared to die.

As a spectral hand reached out to drag him into his fiery prison. The Lizard mustered everything he had, trying to find some way out of the Hall of Echoes, some means of escape from the fate that had been chosen for him. An ethereal energy began to surround him, and soon with a large burst of power the veil between the lands of the living and the dead shattered, with the howls of the his would be jailer cursing him. As Kaisameer leapt through the veil spectral flames seared flesh from bone and turned his marrow tar black, forever marking him as a hellbound lich.

He raised a hand to feel his skull, a strong metal plate now replacing a majority of it, to mark the damage he had received when he lived. He could hear voices in the distance, calling and shouting and he knew he would have to cover up quickly. He broke into a nearby house, using his boney fingers as replacement picks and stole some old rags that wouldn't be missed. As he tried to escape however, he found himself surrounded by Magisters, and he knew surrender was his only choice.

Upon the vessel he met some others in a similar situation. The Lizard Mirazmus, The Dwarf Varadin and the Elf Adelliah. They all had a similar experience of not being able to recall being strapped down, and together they formulated a plan of what to do upon reaching for Joy. When the ship was attacked by Voidwoken however, they knew they would have to stick together to survive.

In an attempt to garner trust Kaisameer revealed to the party his undead nature upon the beaches of Reaper's eye, and to his surprise, they accepted him as long as he proved himself useful, which he intended to.

And the rest is, as they say, history...

## Personality

Kaisameer has shown to be clever, cunning, and always quick with a joke or a sarcastic comment. Despite his outward appearance and spotty past he has proven to have quite a good heart. He strives for personal freedoms at all times, even when security could be put at risk.

His aptitude with fire has slowly grown into mastery over his travels, and though many question why he combines his roguish nature with such loud and boisterous fiery attacks he always holds to the mentality that it is easier to surprise someone when they're expecting you to do something dramatic.

Regardless, he is proven to be quite loyal to his friends whilst retaining independent thought, often rejecting the advice from the goddess Amadia if he personally disagrees with it. He also promised his friends that when the time came, he would not take up arms against them.

## Relationships

* Varadin - Kaisameer admires the Dwarf's tenacity and willingness to take a hit in place of a friend. However his frequent complaints about being useless in fights tend to wear thin. Varadin also disapproves of Kaisameer's thievery. However the Undead frequently brings up that the Dwarf "Complains until it comes in handy."
* Mirazmus - Kaisameer finds his fellow Lizard to be sharp-witted and clever, although he does intonate his words oddly sometimes. He can typically be counted on to provide a level-headed perspective on issues.
* Adelliah - Adelliah confuses Kaisameer, one minute she'll be protesting against Magister injustice and how the group needs to do more to help the innocent, and the next she'll be advocating for exhuming the recently buried, stealing their valuables and consuming their flesh. Quite an enigma.
* Gareth - Kaisameer did hold some respect for the warrior, however it was recently revealed that Gareth harbors some hatred for the Undead. Whether this is specific to Kaisameer himself or his race he doesn't know, but Gareth left an emotional outburst unapologised for and the Undead doesn't know where their friendship lies.
* Amadia - Kaisameer's relationship with his 'God' is a strained one. He doesn't identify as a Wizard, putting them to a bad start already and he doesn't trust her motives at all. He does his best to go against her advice as he feels like she is manipulating him to ensure her dominance, after which he will just be tossed aside.

## Quotes

* "Oh how the turntables..." - Kaisameer whenever a plot twist happens.
* "KIIIYAH!" - Kaisameer whenever setting off a large detonation or chain reaction.

## Trivia

* Kaisameer is far from the smartest or wisest of the group, but he is the most cunning.
* Despite this aforementioned fact he lacks distinct people skills and his outward appearance makes him quite off-putting to most.
* Kaisameer hates liches. Personal freedom is one of his greatest values and turning the dead to slaves angers him greatly.
* Kaisameer does not fully trust the path of the Godwoken, and feels like he and his friends are being manipulated.
* His personal opinion is that whilst he is not the greatest fighter, he considers himself the 'Heart' of the party. This is ironic as he no longer possesses such an organ.
* His encounter with the statue of the burning man made him wonder if that's the fate that awaits him upon his true death, and if perhaps Divinity could allow him to escape it.