'''Kievan''' /'kiːvən/ was a [[superhero warrior]] who lived in the 16th and 17th [[CSR]] in [[Heran]]. He founded and led the [[Toor of Kievan]] and was central to many events of the 16th century. His participation in the 17th century had somewhat diminished, and he largely disappeared from the public eye by the 1650s.
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'''Kievan''' /'kiːvən/ was a [[superhero warrior]] who lived in the 16th and 17th [[CSR]] in [[Heran]]. He founded and led the [[Toor of Darkan]] and was central to many events of the 16th century. His participation in the 17th century had somewhat diminished, and he largely disappeared from the public eye by the 1650s.
== Life ==
== Life ==
First records that mention Kievan refer to several weapon orders received at Hanta, [[Commonground]].
First records that mention Kievan refer to several weapon orders received at Hanta, [[Commonground]].
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The next decade saw Kievan unite a number of peoples under the flag of Darkan, a young warlord of one of the Kippie tribes. Kievan's modus operandi was later dubbed as "beheading the clans", which involved him striking a deal with a clan, installing Darkan as a "temporary ruler", taking the actual clan ruler into his entourage and leaving. Thus, Kievan would travel with an entourage that consisted almost exclusively of heads of various clans.
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Darkan was disliked, but Kievan's support allowed him to stay in power for decades, to the extent that the Toor of Darkan was mostly known as the Toor of Kievan.
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Kievan was in a state of rivalry with [[Darfe Goldoor]], and it is suggested that it was Kievan who had informed [[Nilma Oordar]] about Goldoor's whereabouts and which allowed Qep to eventually defeat Goldoor in the 1549-1550 campaign.