Kavax au Telemanus is a Gold Praetor and the Primus of House Telemanus.
Background[]
He has four named children throughout the books, his two sons Pax and Daxo, and his daughters Thraxa, Xana and one other unnamed daughter. His wife is Niobe au Telemanus. He has a fox named Sophocles and believes in "magic."
Personality[]
He is slow to anger. A boisterous personality. Considerate and sympathetic towards lower colors.
Skills[]
Appearance[]
A giant among the Golds, his neck so thick that he can't be strangled, and he has to bend down in order not to hit ceilings. Unlike others, he shaved his head. Has a forked red beard. He is around 7’4 or taller.
Involvement[]
Note: Years are based on the Unofficial Red Rising Wiki Timeline.
Childhood[]
Kavax was born at his family's ancestral home in Zephyria, Mars.
Raising Virginia[]
- 721 PCE
Kavax was arguably one of, if not the main reason that Virginia grew up to be the type of woman she is.
“...But when she sat before my hearth as a girl beside Pax and my children, what stories did I read them? Did I read them myths of the Greeks? Of strong men gaining glory for their own heads? No. I told them tales of Arthur, of the Nazarene, of Vishnu. Strong heroes who wished only to protect the weak.” And Mustang has. More than that. She’s proven Eo right. And it wasn’t because of me. It wasn’t because of love. It was because it was the right thing to, and because mighty Kavax was more a father to her than her own ever was."
Sons of Ares[]
- 725 PCE
After a duel with two Augustan lancers at the Agea Forum on September 29th, Kavax is sent to inform Fitchner au Barca that Nero is willing to give him an audition for a vacant lancer position, and that Fitchner will paying for the lancers he fought to have a carver repair their legs that Fitchner broke.
In mid-October, Kavax approaches Fitchner at a dueling club in Agea to inform him that he's been summoned to Phobos for training. Kavax spends the next few weeks on Phobos overseeing starShell training exercises for Fitchner and other lancer candidates. They return to Mars on November 3rd after the completion of the training exercises.
On November 4th, Nero has Kavax bring the lancer candidates to him as he interrogates one of the captured Reds of Nagasos. As the assembled Golds begin their dinner, Nero asks Fitchner how he would handle a potential uprising, and reveals that one of the Sons of Ares, Corthus, has informed on the group in exchange for food.
Fitchner and Kavax are sent to the Omicron Bastion to stomp out the Sons of Ares, with Fitchner being given command of the operation.
Red Rising[]
The Gala Massacre[]
- 741 PCE
The Martian Civil War[]
- 742 PCE
Darrow's Triumph[]
- 742 PCE
Golden Son[]
The Second Moon Lord's Rebellion[]
- 742 PCE
- 743 PCE
Joining the Sons[]
- 743 PCE
Morning Star[]
The Solar War[]
- 743 PCE
- 744 PCE
- 745 PCE
- 746 PCE
- 747 PCE
- 748 PCE
- 749 PCE
- 750 PCE
- 751 PCE
- 752 PCE
- 753 PCE
Iron Gold[]
A New Valet
- 753 PCE
Kavax becomes a major character in Iron Gold when he lands on Mars in the Lyria chapters. She leads the charge to rescue him. Afterward, he thanks Lyria and says if they ever need anything, he will help. He talks to her about pain, and then leaves. She chases him to his shuttle and asks to come along. Xana resists, but Kavax relents, claiming Sophocles magic. (He later reveals he planted the jellybeans on her, and the magic is often a coverup to help him get what he wants.)[1]
Once back on Luna, Kavax maintains an interest in both Liam and Lyria. He sends Liam to a boarding school and eats breakfast with Lyria most days. When he learns she can't read, he takes it upon himself to give her lessons, though they end abruptly with news of Darrow's escape turning the moon into a madhouse. [2]
Quicksilver's Birthday Party[]
- 753 PCE
At Quicksilver's birthday party, he is heard defending Dancer to Victra, reminding her that he is still their friend. He seems wary of the new republic, saying he warned them demockracy wouldn't work. [3]
Kavax is in the ship when the anacene bomb goes off, and is one of the few not completely unaffected. Sophocles attempts to guard him, and Volga saves the fox from being shot. After Ephraim takes Lyria, Kavax stumbles out of the ship and Dano shoots him twice through the chest. Despite the shots and the gas, Kavax is able to reach Dano and kill him with one punch. When he turns on Ephraim, Volga shoots him in the shoulder, and he goes down. [4]
Dark Age[]
Day of Red Doves[]
- 754 PCE
By early January 754 PCE he has recovered from his wounds, though he now requires a cane to walk. He remains a faithful adviser to Virginia.
Rallying to Mars[]
- 754 PCE
Light Bringer[]
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
- "Sometimes, little one, it is best if the world thinks you a little mad." - Iron Gold, Chapter 17
- "I know it may be impossible to believe now, when everything is dark and broken, but you will survive this pain, little one. Pain is a memory. You will live and you will struggle and you will find joy. And you will remember your family from this breath to your dying days, because love does not fade. Love is the stars, and its light carries on long after death." - Iron Gold, Chapter 17 [1]
- "War requires monstrous deeds! If you cannot be a monster, then get out of the way!" - Light Bringer, Chapter 23