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Real Name: Cai Hir, Lord of Caer Gynyr (Renamed: Gai in the early 6th century), Duke of Anjou after the French wars. (Latin-Caius, English-Kay)
Occupation: Arthur's Seneschal, Knight of the Round Table.
Known Relatives: Cynyr Ceinfarfog (Sir Ector), and later a wife (Andrivete of Northumbria), and a son and daughter, (Garanwyn and Celemon)
Epithet: The Tall
Resides: Camelot

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In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay (Welsh: Cai, Cei, or Kei, Latin: Caius or Gaius) is Sir Ector's son and King Arthur's foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue and boorish behavior, but in earlier accounts he was one of Arthur's premier warriors. Along with Bedivere, with whom he is frequently associated, Kay is one of the earliest characters associated with Arthur.

Kay assumes the characteristics he is most associated with today. He retains his hot-headedness and fiery temper from Welsh literature, a scoffer and a troublemaker; a foil for heroic knights like Lancelot, Ywain, or Gawain. He mocks the chivalric courtesy of Sir Calogrenant, and he tricks Arthur into allowing him to try to save Guinevere from Maleagant in Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, which ends in his humiliating defeat and his own imprisonment. Later Sir Kay grows angry with Perceval's naiveté and slaps a maiden who says he will become the best knight ever; Perceval avenges her later when he breaks Kay's shoulder. Wolfram von Eschenbach, who tells the same story in his Parzival, tells his audience not to judge Kay too harshly, as his sharp words actually serve to maintain courtly order.(Wiki: Sir Kay)

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Some of Kay's more heroic ventures begin in the great tournament that was held in celebration of Ban and Bors alliance with Arthur. Kay won the victor's prize. His name leads the list of champions in many battles. Just before the invasion of the five kings, Kay counseled Arthur in strategies but Arthur chose to ignore Kay's advice. Consequently he was forced to flee - but Kay confronted and defeated two of the kings, which gave Arthur a chance to rally his forces and turn the battle around to his favor. For this, Kay was made a Knight of the Round Table.

On the bad side, his worst hostility was demonstrated towards Sir Gareth, the brother of Gawain. When Gareth came to Arthur's court to seek a position, as seneschal Sir Kay was supposed to give him all the best of food and drink and treat him "as though he were a lord's son." But instead he insulted him, gave him the name of Beaumans (Pretty Hands) and sent him to the kitchen. Gareth labored for a year and then he requested knighthood. Again Sir Kay insulted him by calling him an unworthy "kitchen knave." Later on, however, Gareth gets revenge by knocking Kay off his horse and taking his sword away.

In the Grail tales, Sir Kay takes out his resentment of Percival's arrival at the royal court by beating up a dwarf and a young woman. Percival is forced to leave the court because of Kay. He was always stirring up trouble with the other knights, especially baiting the younger ones into dangerous deeds - but they usually succeeded, which made Kay even more bitter.
((For the sake of RP, these events are past, but he will still give his fellow knights a hard time. It's what he does))

He is usually shown as boorish, mocking, and cruel. In a number of romances, Kay's insults inspire the hero to prove Kay wrong by undertaking a quest. Despite his rude character, Kay holds a position of honor in Arthur's court, which suggests the Round Table may not be as ideal as it is described.

Kay, as he appears here, has been serving as Arthur's Seneschal for several years. Arthur's been married sometime, and while Arthur may be in denial about his queen's unfaithfulness, Kay is still rather uneasy about the whole situation.

This is an RP journal and no infringement is intended. Kay doesn't belong to me, or really anyone. So Ha! You can't sue me. Right? Please? :D?

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