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{{character
|profession={{cat tag|Pirates|Pirate}}, Merchant
|family=[[Teo Royal Family]]
|spouse=[[Daora]]
|children=[[Kaise]], [[Daorn]], [[Lukel]], [[Adien]]
|relatives=[[Sarene]], [[Teorn]]
|titles=Crown Prince of [[Teod]]<small>(formerly)</small>
|aliases=Dreok Crushthroat
|nation=Teod
|world=Sel
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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}}
'''Kiin''' is a [[Teo]] sailor and merchant on [[Sel]].{{book ref|elantris|5}} His name is based on [[Aon#Kii|Aon Kii]], meaning "justice." Kiin is [[Sarene]]'s uncle and the rightful king of Teod. He is also known by the name '''Dreok Crushthroat''' from his time as a pirate, though he meant for the name to be '''Crushedthroat''' for his scratchy voice.{{book ref|elantris|58}}
== History ==
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
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}}
== Relationships ==
=== Sarene ===
When [[Sarene]]
=== Eventeo ===
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