Crysanth Kesh is Clementine Kesh's mother. She is the third in line to the throne of Kesh and the highest ranking official -- the Gabardine of Divinity -- in the Curtain (the organization behind the throne). Unlike her daughter, she has no interest in taking the position of Princept.
As a parent she made her daughter "terrified" of her[1] at the same time that she instilled in her the utilitarian mindset to "never let someone you give something to feel like they’ve earned it".[2]
Appearance
Crysanth is described as tall and angular. She bears resemblance to Clementine, having similar features to her daughter. She dresses in classic formal wear, in line with Kesh fashion sense.[3]
Personality
She is highly diplomatic and competent in political affairs. Crysanth is very transactional and she does not show sentimentality towards others without purpose. Unwilling to let her guard down, she always positions herself to appear in control. She is especially dismissive of her daughter Clementine, who she she sees as incompetent and akin to a failed investment.[4] She is willing to kill to achieve her goals, directly or indirectly.
History and Involvement
Crysanth Kesh became the Gabardine of Divinity before the events of Partizan. Sovereign Immunity acted as her advisor before he kidnapped the Princept and was subsequently imprisoned.
For the first half of the season, she assigns missions for the Rapid Evening team. She has Clementine retrieve the body of Past and later asks her to protect pilgrims traveling along the Prophet's Path. During this mission, she told Clementine to retrieve Gur Sevraq if all else fails while secretly giving Sovereign Immunity his own objective, to retrieve Gur regardless of the circumstances. After the Rapid Evening hides Gur Sevraq for themselves and pins the blame on Apostolos, she decides that a war would be beneficial for Stel Kesh, and mobilizes forces. To this end, she orders the Rapid Evening to distract Icebreaker Prime while Lucia Whitestar breaks through Fort Icebreaker's southern defenses.
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Appears in
- PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE
- PARTIZAN 06: A Palace During a Wake
- PARTIZAN 11: DESERT SQUIRE - SLEIGHT
- PARTIZAN 13: A Captive Audience
- PARTIZAN 16: BITTER AIR - BEHEST
- PARTIZAN 17: BITTER AIR - THREECARD
- PARTIZAN 18: BITTER AIR - COMBUSTION
- PARTIZAN 20: On the Eve of Revolution
- PARTIZAN 27: Millennium Break: She said, "To Win We Must Play!"
- PARTIZAN 28: Millennium Break: The Storm Over Cruciat
- PARTIZAN 29: Buried Beneath Golden Leaves
- PARTIZAN 30: A Cemetery for Heroes