Kalyna Istvan
Rather in advance, dnd character for upcoming game Curse of the Crimson Throne.
Kalyna is a Human (Varisian) Swashbuckler, specializing in finesse fighting with double rapiers.
Kalyna Istvan and her twin brother Ehren were raised in the Midland district of Korvosa by their mother, Jane (known to some as “hangin’ Jane” for her skills in knot-tying), an ex-rigging monkey now retired and raising her children on the mainland, and their father, Juris, a tax collector working for the city.
When they were children, Jane would tell the twins stories about her days as a sailor and the adventures she had while sailing on the ship Liberator, in addition to tales about the folkhero Blackjack, a legendary man who was said to come to the aid of Korvosa’s less fortunate when he was needed.
The twins’ reactions to the tales of Blackjack were very different, and would come to shape the course of their lives. While Kalyna admired Blackjack for his good deeds, and aspired to be just like him one day, Ehren saw only the lawlessness of Blackjack’s deeds, and decided that he had to stop this vigilante. At the age of seven, he set off into the city, determined to stop this lawbreaker, and was kidnapped by Gaedrin Lamm. Although he escaped not too long after, his kidnap caused a strong hatred of Lamm to take root in the minds of both siblings.
In addition to hating Lamm for it, Ehren also blamed Blackjack, as it was his deeds that had made the boy go out that night, and so in his mind it was Blackjack’s fault that he had been kidnapped. Kalyna was saddened by Ehren’s view of her hero, but could not make him see that he had misplaced the blame.
Years later, after working for the Sable Company for a time, and gaining skill with her blades, Kalyna believed herself able enough to seek out Lamm and take action against his evil deeds. However, she found it difficult to find aid in this endeavor. As time went by and she continued to find no support in her quest, while in addition her brother continued to rail against her hero Blackjack and claim that he would one day arrest the man, Kalyna began to loose hope, and in a moment of weakness, turned to shiver, a terrible drug that was popular on the streets of Korvosa at the time.
Depressed and on drugs, Kalyna disappeared, wandering the streets of Korvosa. Ehren, though differing in his viewpoint about a lot of things, was still her brother, and so searched for her, asking about his sister all throughout the city. Surprisingly, by the time he found her, things were going much better for Kalyna. With the help of a new friend, Celeste, a Varisian bard who also had a grudge against Gaedrin Lamm, she had gotten control over her shiver addiction in addition to gaining new zest and hope for her quest against Lamm.
Kalyna is a Human (Varisian) Swashbuckler, specializing in finesse fighting with double rapiers.
Kalyna Istvan and her twin brother Ehren were raised in the Midland district of Korvosa by their mother, Jane (known to some as “hangin’ Jane” for her skills in knot-tying), an ex-rigging monkey now retired and raising her children on the mainland, and their father, Juris, a tax collector working for the city.
When they were children, Jane would tell the twins stories about her days as a sailor and the adventures she had while sailing on the ship Liberator, in addition to tales about the folkhero Blackjack, a legendary man who was said to come to the aid of Korvosa’s less fortunate when he was needed.
The twins’ reactions to the tales of Blackjack were very different, and would come to shape the course of their lives. While Kalyna admired Blackjack for his good deeds, and aspired to be just like him one day, Ehren saw only the lawlessness of Blackjack’s deeds, and decided that he had to stop this vigilante. At the age of seven, he set off into the city, determined to stop this lawbreaker, and was kidnapped by Gaedrin Lamm. Although he escaped not too long after, his kidnap caused a strong hatred of Lamm to take root in the minds of both siblings.
In addition to hating Lamm for it, Ehren also blamed Blackjack, as it was his deeds that had made the boy go out that night, and so in his mind it was Blackjack’s fault that he had been kidnapped. Kalyna was saddened by Ehren’s view of her hero, but could not make him see that he had misplaced the blame.
Years later, after working for the Sable Company for a time, and gaining skill with her blades, Kalyna believed herself able enough to seek out Lamm and take action against his evil deeds. However, she found it difficult to find aid in this endeavor. As time went by and she continued to find no support in her quest, while in addition her brother continued to rail against her hero Blackjack and claim that he would one day arrest the man, Kalyna began to loose hope, and in a moment of weakness, turned to shiver, a terrible drug that was popular on the streets of Korvosa at the time.
Depressed and on drugs, Kalyna disappeared, wandering the streets of Korvosa. Ehren, though differing in his viewpoint about a lot of things, was still her brother, and so searched for her, asking about his sister all throughout the city. Surprisingly, by the time he found her, things were going much better for Kalyna. With the help of a new friend, Celeste, a Varisian bard who also had a grudge against Gaedrin Lamm, she had gotten control over her shiver addiction in addition to gaining new zest and hope for her quest against Lamm.