Crysanth Kesh

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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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After the Rapid Evening breaks off to become part of Millennium Break, Crysanth wants nothing to do with Clementine or the Rapid Evening. She uses Clementine's funeral to plan the exchange of Memoria, in order to rebuild the Exemplar. It's during this exchange that she's killed by Valence.

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References

[1] PARTIZAN 11: DESERT SQUIRE - SLEIGHT

[2] PARTIZAN 42: The Unbreakable Quarry, opening

[3] PARTIZAN 03: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE

[4] PARTIZAN 29: Buried Beneath Golden Leaves

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