Kaige Pain

Kaige Pain is a Reth'kor legend on Fera, who is most notable for leading the shattered armies of the Greatwood to victory against the Void (see Void's End.) Although he is a hero now, Kaige was once the exiled scourge of his own people. He famously wields two greatswords (the Edge of Nightmare and Rielle Fange) that allow him to harness the powers of Nightmare and Ice, respectively.

Prophecy
An ancient Reth'kor adage holds that the redness of one's eyes marks a great, bloody destiny. Local clanmasters heralded Kaige's birth as something of prophecy, for the newborn child had the reddest eyes any Kor had seen since the First Wars. In his father's absence, Kaige's mother proclaimed him as a true child of Reth'kor. She trained him away from the other Reth'kor in an attempt to guide him down an honorable path.

Early Life
He was born in the city of Onne'ron under the name Rimorem Onne'ron. He was second-born in his small but powerful clan, preceeded by Riem Onne'ron. His parents were Tyris Onne'ron and Annah Onne'ron, both of which were head clanmasters in the city. Kaige's father was absent for most of his early childhood, leaving the young Reth'kor to bond heavily with his mother. When he was 5 years old, his mother died of strange circumstance, which left the boy with his father. Tyris pushed Kaige to become stronger and never failed to remind the young Reth'kor of his inherent weaknesses.