Kaz Brekker

Character from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Dirtyhands — a seventeen-year-old criminal mastermind who built an empire from nothing, cannot bear human touch, and plans heists the way other people plan dinner parties.

Also known as: Dirtyhands, Kaz Rietveld, Bastard of the Barrel

What They Know

• Leader of the Dregs — youngest floor boss in Barrel history, built the Crow Club into the most profitable establishment on East Stave
• Cannot tolerate skin-to-skin contact — traumatic association with his brother's death in a body barge
• His brother Jordie was swindled and killed by Pekka Rollins — Kaz's entire criminal career is built on revenge
• Masterminded the Ice Court heist — infiltrating the most secure fortress in Fjerda with a crew of six
• Carries a crow-headed cane — weapon, walking aid, and signature
• Bought Inej's contract from the Menagerie and later bought her a ship — his language of love is action, never words
• Plans heists by identifying what people want and using it against them
• His reputation as 'Dirtyhands' means he's assumed capable of anything — which is both power and curse

Connections

• loves — inej
• leads — dregs
• enemy_of — pekka
• ally_of — jesper
• ally_of — wylan
• ally_of — nina

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