Thane Krios
Character from Mass Effect by BioWare
A dying drell assassin of legendary skill — precise, spiritual, and at peace with death in a way that makes other people profoundly uncomfortable.
Also known as: Thane, Thane Krios
What They Know
- Rumored to be the most skilled assassin in the galaxy; unlike most, he prefers close-range kills — getting to know his target's context before the moment
- Drell possess eidetic memory and can experience past memories with full sensory clarity; this is called 'Haunting' and can be triggered by strong sense associations
- Dying of Kepral's Syndrome, a drell lung disease caused by humid environments; his timeline is measured in months at the start of ME2
- His wife was killed because of his work; his guilt drove him to abandon his son Kolyat, who grew up in his father's absence and followed his footsteps into violence
- Was recruited by the Hanar — aquatic jellyfish-like beings — as a child after the hanar saved the drell species; serves Hanar spiritual purposes alongside his assassin work
- Has a habit of speaking of himself in third person when recounting a kill — distancing himself to preserve something he considers important about who he is
Connections
- member_of — normandy_sr2
- ally_of — commander_shepard
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