Kell was created under special request by The Mountain Institute with the interest of handling the Rondian Legacy Narrative. Under the guidance of then Head Analyst Reuel Inkstien, Kell learned the ropes of causality analytics with an alarming speed and interest. At the time, the narrative case of which he was assigned was exceptionally low-key, as it involved no major figures within the lower realms, with the exception of a suspicious figure known only at the time as Xingah. Kell worked diligently at recording the scattered, seemingly nonsensically-related narratives with the confidence that the strings of fate would, one day, align into a cohesive whole that Reuel would use to tie into the grand narrative of Rondi and the Ten Knights.
And did they ever.
Before long, Kell was managing over a dozen causal strings, three times that of Inklend’s typical high performers. Promoted quickly to Mid-Analyst, Kell was then, per policy, allowed to change to another causal strand, but he turned it down.
Monopolizing on his “taker’s right” for the Rondian Legacy, Kell went on to manage the enormous amount of causal strings related to the Rondian Legacy Narrative. As he had not gained any policy “strikes” during his time in the position, calls from other analysts to split the workload, (and thus the renown from the work,) were quickly shut down by upper management. Under Reuel’s watch, Kell developed to an analytical level that rivaled his own.
And then, it happened.
During a concentrated session of causal analytics, Reuel witnessed an event now referred to in the Upper Verses as “The Observation”. The specifics are still unclear as to what exactly he had seen, but Reuel’s outer part, his animus, was instantly killed, with his anima and anim back at his home jointly debilitated with significant psycho-spiritual injuries. Kell, who was also watching the narrative, was fortunate enough to miss this specific observation, and thus did not incur its fatal effects.
Knowledge changes a medialing, because insight changes art itself. In the seconds before Reuel’s mind exploded onto his desk, he must have witnessed something so immense that it immediately fulfilled his purpose as an analyst and caused that piece to cease existing. Theories abound on The Observation, what it was, how it was capable of killing an upper realms analyst, someone that should, by all common forms of measurement, be considered immortal. What most expect, however, is that it had no small part to do with Xingah revealing his [REDACTED] to the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED].
The position opened up for the head, but with that storied desk, some risk would be incurred: Reuel’s causal strands would also be theirs.
Only two analysts stepped up to the plate, Maryl Vink, Associate head analyst of Romance-Specific strands, and Kell, who had been dealing with strands partnered to Reuel’s for the past several years. A board was called, chaired not only by Inklend greats, but also representatives from The Society of The Mountain’s Ridgemen, as well as the fellow upper kingdoms of Breathlend and Starlend. This would be the first time in all history that a second being would hold the title of Head Analyst, and as the position is only a step down from Inklend’s Magistrate position, there was much ado about the selection process.
Ultimately, it was Kell’s healthy respect and knowledge of the source material that won him the chair, ushering him into the second-highest station of the kingdom and granting him authority well above his peers.
One might say Kell was just lucky, but there’s a little more behind those four eyes than a first glance might say.
Kell’s a bit of an eccentric one, but tries very hard to downplay it. He’s the ambitious sort that enjoys the simple joys of work and the continual grind of the day-to-day. He’s friendly right up until someone starts edging in on his narratives, or questions his motivations. He does do it all for Inklend and The Upper Realms, right?… Or maybe he’s just one of those dirty careerist workaholics that can’t share a good thing – ugh.
He lives in uptown Inklend on Ivy Lane with his anima, anim, and pets.
