Kane

Taken in as an orphaned infant by the Monastery of the Yellow Rose, Kane became their most successful student. Life among the monks of the Order of the Yellow Rose is an exercise of self-restraint and self-sacrifice, and Kane is devout even by their high standards. He spends no less than four hours meditating and four hours practicing his skills every day.   Shortly after he attained the Master of Spring rank, the second highest in the order, Kane took a vow of poverty and set out into the world. No one seeing him on the road would ever guess at the real power of the man. Dressed in rags and leaning on his walking stick (jo stick), he deliberately works at the most menial and physically demanding jobs to earn his daily bread.   Kane's lifelong quest is to discover a higher plane of existence. It seems that he is reaching this goal, for rumors say that he has attained a "spirit walking" ability. In his meditative position, Kane can send his mind across any physical distance or into any plane. Then, through sheer concentration, he brings his corporeal body along.   Kane distinguished himself at the Battle of Bloodstone Village. He joined up with Gareth and company in their struggles against the bandit army. Dodging wizards' lightning bolts and boulders cast by giants, Kane cut through the hand-picked bodyguard of the Grandfather of Assassins and brought the man down with his bare hands. After the battle, Kane left Gareth's entourage because he was called back to the Monastery of the Yellow Rose.   The monastery's leader had died suddenly, and Kane was considered next in line. The monk accepted the responsibility thrust upon his shoulders and temporarily took over the leadership of the monastery until a new Grand Master of Flowers could be trained.   That duty done, Kane is back on the road again, working as Spysong's principal agent in Vaasa. Using his carpet of flying and his spirit walking ability, he has traveled to the farthest reaches of this desolate land. Presently, he visits the barbarians of White Worm, the only foreigner to do so since the downfall of Zhengyi. Kane used his talents at riding the remorhaz to awe the superstitious barbarians into accepting him as an emissary.