Kinlek

Kinlek is a tortle druid from the Tomb of Annihilation campaign. He is currently a backup character to E51U02.

Home
Kinlek was always a bit of a weird one. His tribe was extremely isolationist and believed that only bad things could come from any contact with the wider world. But Kinlek had always been curious. He was the type to seek out and explore any interesting and hidden places on the Tortles island. To swim out and explore the reefs surrounding the island.

When a ship that had been traveling towards Xen'drik got knocked off course and approached the island they were not permitted to come ashore. They desperately needed fresh water and food. As Kinlek loves all life he decided to do two things. One to help these strange and desperate people before conflict could erupt. And two to take this opportunity to go and see the world by leaving with them.

So one night he sneaks on board and with his expertise of the waters and reefs surrounding the island he guids them under the moonlight to another part of the island and supplies them with food and fresh water. For this deed they allow him to travel with them away from his home.

The War
The next few years Kinlek traveled the world. Saw a great many things, fantastical and terrible. He always provided help to the powerless whenever he could. Feed the poor, helped construct simple lodging for them and the alike. And when it was truly needed defended them from those who would do them harm.

When he came to Khorvaire the War was approaching its climactic ending, and Kinlek hoped to help all those who had been struck by the war and had become destitute. But here he made an error. You see he was spotted by an officer healing an injured civilian, and was then pressed into service. Earlier during his travels he had helped the magician Syndra Sylvane and she now used her influence to help secure a spot with a collection of healers so that he could be freed from having to be a medic on the front lines and was instead put further back.

During the final year of the war Kinlek was placed in a special squat of infiltration and demolition experts, The Desolation Squat! Here he had to fight with his inner desire to not hurt anyone while still having to finish the various mission the squat had to complete. Often using his magic to mask their presence, remove tracks and heal their wounds when they were spotted. Some of his reservations for killing were thus forcefully suppressed.

The Veteran
After the war Kinlek was a broken Tortle. The horrors of the war had destroyed much of his wanderlust and in many ways he no longer believed in the good of man. Drinking and taking various substances became his vice and for a while he was lost.

But Syndra decided that he was too good of a

Syndra has recently contacted him. His old war comrades needs him down in the jungle!

(WIP)

Rumors
During character creation, we were asked to create 5 rumors about our character. 3 of them should be true, 2 of them false. The other players do not know which is which.


 * 1) Kinlek got tricked into the army while high and did not know what he signed up for.