Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench is a male video game character who features in League of Legends.
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Biography
Tahm Kench was an ancient demon that travelled the waterways of Runeterra.
The first tales of the creature were told by a traveling people who plied the Serpentine. They warned of a giant fish with a cavernous mouth, who would lure in the dissatisfied with the promise of more. One such story was that of a young man renowned for his honesty. Though born to the ways of a raftsman, he desired a life beyond the poor banks he knew so well, and the River King promised him an unforgettable experience if only he would tell one little lie. It seemed harmless enough, so the raftsman bent the truth in conversation with his own brother. That night the demon appeared, revealing a fork in the river the raftsman had never noticed before. He followed it to a camp of foreign folk who offered him food and drink, and fresh companionship. As dawn neared, and the raftsman was full and ready to return to his people, the demon appeared again, promising an even greater experience for another lie. His interested piqued, the man accepted the bargain, telling falsehoods to his hosts. The river parted again and he followed it to an evening of even greater luxury. This continued, night after night, until the once-honest raftsman's deceits came as easily as breathing.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Tahm Kench was a catfish-like humanoid with a large, rotund body, short, stubby limbs, and a tail. His most noticeable feature is his enormous mouth, lined with rows of countless uneven fangs and containing a long, prehensile tongue. He has a thick, mustache-like pair of catfish barbels on his upper lip. He has shiny green skin, pale in the front with darker green markings across his back. His wide-set eyes are a sinister, solid yellow. He has three clawed fingers on each hand and four clawed toes on each foot. He also has dark red fins on his tail and elbows. He came to be known as the River King.
Kench showed himself to be charming and proud where he prowled the physical world in search for unsuspecting prey.
He aw the world as a big river and himself as its king.
Powers and abilities
As a demon, Tahm Kench was a a malevolent spirit that fed on human emotions. He had no physical form and could not be harmed by physical weapons unless they had magical properties. Each demon was linked to a specific emotion and in the case of Tahm Kench he fed from greed and despair. By absorbing the despair and suffering that comes from addiction, Tahm Kench can sustain himself for prolonged periods of time. Tahm Kench instictively knows what are ones vices. Immortality: So long as vice and addiction exists, Tahm Kench will exist in some form.
His tongue could even stun a heavily armored warrior from a dozen paces and cause them to fall into his belly to be consumed.
Notes
- Tahm Kench was voiced by actor Pat Duke where he featured in the setting of League of Legends.
Appearances
- League of Legends:
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