Kane Bayle

Kane Bayle was the son of Linnett Bayle and the then-Captain of the Qeynos Guard.

He was an illegitimate child, born of an affair, as Linnett was married to the ruler of Qeynos, Antonius Bayle III. Therefore he had two half-brothers, Kyle Bayle and Antonius Bayle IV.

Kane rose to the position of Captain of the Qeynos Guard just prior to the War of Plagues, and was known (apparently interchangeably) as either Captain Bayle or Commander Bayle.

According to Lieutenant Milea Clothspinner, she and Kane were romantically involved. If this is accurate, Kane may have inherited his mother's penchant for infidelity, as she testified that Kane was simultaneously involved with a woman aligned with the Bloodsaber cult.

Indeed, it was Kane's affiliation with the Bloodsabers that led him to treason. Kane came to worship Bertoxxulous, to conspire with the Bloodsabers to support his bid for the throne, and ultimately to plot the assassination of his brother Antonius IV. The plot involves the ascension of the Bloodsabers to become the preeminent political faction in Qeynos after Kane deposed his brother. He is suspected to be one of the chief instigators of the Karana plague that led to the War of Plagues.

See: From the Trial of Kane Bayle