Editing Kiin

|profession={{cat tag|Pirates|Pirate}}, Merchant

|titles=Crown Prince of [[Teod]]<small>(formerly)</small>

|first appeared=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]

== Appearance and Personality ==

Kiin is a large man with wide brown eyes that always seem to hold laughter. He is not only extremely tall and broad, but he is both very pudgy and very muscled.{{book ref|elantris|5}} He wears a beard as a young man, but he shaves it after moving to [[Arelon]].{{book ref|elantris|11}} Ever since his accident, Kiin speaks with a deep, scratchy voice.{{book ref|elantris|5}}

As a younger man, Kiin has a reputation as an adventuring sailor and a heroic figure.{{wob ref|2194}} He wears exotic clothing and brings [[Eventeo]]'s family expensive gifts.{{book ref|elantris|5}}

Kiin was the older brother of [[Eventeo]]{{book ref|Elantris|5}} and rightful king of [[Teod]]. He ought to have inherited the throne, but he gave his time as a youth to pleasure voyages and exploration, visiting foreign ports while Eventeo stayed at court and helped his father rule the kingdom during his bouts of sickness. Because some minor crisis happened to occur at the same time as their father's death, Eventeo found himself filling the role of king and was crowned while Kiin was away on a trip. When he returned, he furiously demanded the crown back. Eventeo refused, and banished Kiin.{{book ref|Elantris|58}}{{wob ref|2194}}

During the following years, Kiin gathered a naval force consisting of pirates, Teo deserters, and mercenaries. It was during this time that he suffered an accident that crushed his throat and nearly died. Afterwards, he took the name "Dreok," after Aon Reo ("punishment"), and took his navy to Teod to take the throne by force. He fought with an axe transcribed with the [[Aon#Reo|Aon Reo]].{{book ref|elantris|58}}{{wob ref|2194}}

Eventeo won the battle, though only barely. Kiin barely escaped with his life, and went to Arelon to recoup and plan his next invasion. However, he fell in love with Daora, and slowly began to lose his hard edge.{{wob ref|2194}} He and [[Daora]] sired two children, [[Kaise]] and [[Daorn]]. He acted as a father to Daora's other two children from a different marriage, [[Lukel]] and [[Adien]]. Kiin became a merchant and using his experience from his travels, Kiin was very successful.{{book ref|Elantris|5}}

Kaise was born around the time of the [[Reod]]. Daora and Kiin were horrified by the violent servant uprising in the Reod, and never hired servants again.{{book ref|elantris|5}} As Kiin was very rich, he was offered a title by Iadon multiple times, but he always refused it.{{book ref|elantris|8}} Daorn was born about two years after the Reod. Three years later, Adien was taken by the Shaod. Unwilling to have him thrown into the city, the family concealed Adien's condition with makeup and kept him close to home.{{wob ref|2209}}

When Sarene arrived in Arelon, Kiin went to welcome her and invited her to eat at his house.{{book ref|elantris|5}} He introduced her to his children and suggested that Sarene stay in his house, which she declined.{{book ref|elantris|8}} Kiin and Lukel explained the political situation to Sarene and introduced her to the other members of Raoden's resistance group.{{book ref|elantris|8}}{{book ref|elantris|11}}

== Relationships ==

=== Sarene ===

When [[Sarene]] was a little girl, she couldn't pronounce "Uncle Kiin," and nicknamed him "Hunkey Kay." She had a vague idea that he was a merchant because of the gifts he always had for her when he visited in between trips. Her understanding of his absence was that he left on a voyage like any other and ended up settling on some far island. After Sarene comes to [[Arelon]] to wed [[Raoden]], she reconnects with Kiin.{{book ref|elantris|5}}

=== Eventeo ===

Kiin is the older brother of [[Eventeo]]. After Eventeo being crowned king, the two fought and eventually Kiin lost and was banished. The two did not communicate after that event despite Kiin only moving as far as Arelon, even after Kiin eventually lost his hard edge.{{book ref|Elantris|58}}{{wob ref|2194}}

=== Daora ===

Shortly after moving to Arelon, Kiin fell in love with Daora. They eventually married and had two children.{{book ref|Elantris|5}}

=== Children ===

Kiin and Daora had two children together, [[Kaise]] and [[Daorn]]. In addition, Daora had two children from a previous marriage, [[Lukel]] and [[Adien]], who Kiin acts as a father towards.{{book ref|Elantris|5}}