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'''Kenton''' is a half-[[Darkside]]r, half-[[Lossand]]in [[sand mastery|sand master]] from [[Lossand]], on the [[Dayside]] of [[Taldain]]. Kenton is the current [[Taishin#The Lord Mastrell|Lord Mastrell]] of the [[Diem]].{{book ref|ws3ws|618|review=yes}}

Since childhood, Kenton has been an extremely weak sand master, only being able to control one ribbon of sand.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}} He loses his ability, possibly as a result of [[overmastery]],{{book ref|ws|3|review=yes}} but later regains them, and is more powerful, controlling three ribbons not just one.{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}} Following this, Kenton attempts to increase his abilities by deliberately overmastering, which eventually allows him to control five ribbons. Kenton is exceptionally skilled with a single ribbon capable of using it with a speed and precision unmatched by any other sand master.{{book ref|ws3ws|618|review=yes}}

Following an assassination attempt and the return of his old friend, [[Elorin]], Kenton sought out the Lord General, [[Raagent]]. Though initially opposed, Raagent promised to vote to preserve the Diem after Kenton saves his life from a Karak. {{book ref|ws|10|review=yes}} After returning to Kezare, Kenton found [[Drile]] attempting to sway other sand masters to his side and challenged him to a duel. Afterward, he went to visit Vey, the Lord Merchant but found little success. After reuniting with Khriss, the two of them, along with Baon and Aarik, searched the Diem for the missing money after dodging yet another assassination attempt, but located very little of the riches supposedly in the Sand Master's possession.{{book ref|ws2ws|511|review=yes}}

On invitation from Lord Admiral, Kenton went with [[Khriss]] to his party, where he learned that Delius intended to support him regardless of Vey's decision. After Khriss urged him to leave the party, the two of them stumbled on a collapsed construction site, where Kenton used his Sand Mastery to rescue the trapped workers. Having come to a realization, he returned to the Diem and begun to tell the other sand masters that they must begin to mend their public image by paying for their expenses and helping the common people. However, he was interrupted by Khriss seeking to learn sand mastery. As part of his new philosophy of how the sand masters should be run Kenton agreed to allow Khriss to join the Diem.{{book ref|ws2ws|612|review=yes}}{{book ref|ws3ws|13|1review=yes}}

Kenton decided that since he had already visited all the Taishin he could, his only hope was to study everything in his father's library that related to them. He hoped to find some way to outsmart or bribe Lord Vey but initially met with little success. Kenton explained to Ais how the position of Lord Admiral functioned and concluded it was the cause of Lord Delius's drunkenness and extravagance.{{book ref|ws3ws|113|review=yes}}

Kenton went to get Khriss so that he could test her ability to sand master; after retrieving her Kenton was interrupted several times by sand masters with basic administrative questions. Khriss suggested that Kenton appoint someone to oversee the day-to-day administration of the Diem, and Kenton decided to appoint Elorin. Kenton tested Khriss for talent in sand mastery but she showed none. Kenton was disappointed by this because he had hoped another Darksider would have talent, however, Khriss said that she was not disappointed because she just wanted to know how the testing process worked. Kenton then showed Khriss the fighting pit where he intended to duel Drile. Kenton said that he believed his duel with Drile might as well be an execution because he could not possibly win as Drile was much more powerful than him.{{book ref|ws3ws|113|review=yes}}

Kenton returned to visit Lord Vey in the hope that he could find some way to get Lord Vey on his side. After being made to wait for a long time, Kenton loudly exclaimed that he expected Lord Vey to continue paying tribute to the Diem for the same reason as always. Upon hearing this Lord Vey invited Kenton into his office for a private meeting. In this meeting, Kenton pretended to know why Lord Vey had been paying tribute to the Diem and attempted to use this knowledge to blackmail Vey into voting for him. However, Vey realized that Kenton did not, in fact, know why the merchants guild had continued to pay tribute and refused to vote for him.{{book ref|ws3ws|113|review=yes}}{{book ref|ws3ws|14|2review=yes}}

After Vey refused to vote to maintain the Diem, Kenton went to a restaurant. There he discussed the morality of blackmailing Lord Vey with Aaric and Khriss. AaricAarik felt that because Vey had a poor moral character Kenton was justified in using whatever means were necessary. Khriss stated that scholars at the [[Elisian University]] had debated whether someone is justified in committing a minor evil in pursuit of a greater good but that they had not come to a conclusion. The group was then attacked by Kerztian assassins. Kenton and Ais managed to kill most of them; one grabbed and threatened to kill Khriss if Kenton didn't surrender, but was killed by [[Jon Acron]]. Ais said she was surprised the assassins would attack that day as it violated the [[KerKor]].{{book ref|ws3ws|214|review=yes}}