Kanrik

"Nice try Galem... but this is the end for you."

-Kanrik, Hannah and the Ice Caves

Kanrik is a Blue Gelert and is currently leader of the Thieves Guild, after he defeated its previous leader Galem. He tricked Hannah into helping the Thieves Guild steal the Heart of the Mountain, before later joining her to save it and the Bori.

He later led the Thieves Guild to war over the control of a mysterious obelisk in Tyrannia, hoping to seize it's power and find great treasures.

History

Hannah and the Ice Caves

Main article: Hannah and the Ice Caves (Plot)

Kanrik as he appeared during HATIC

Kanrik and his fellow thieves were tasked with finding a mysterious treasure by their leader Galem. When he found an adventurous Usul telling her tales of daring do, he made up a story that "his sister and his village" suffering a strange illness and needing a way to save them. They travelled to the Lost Desert together, where they entered an unknown tomb laden with traps. Hannah was then hit with a strange curse and was left for dead, while Kanrik and a couple of his comrades carried anything they could find; in this case, a coffin. Galem thought to use the creature inside the coffin to steal a treasure from deep under the ice of Terror Mountain. After reaching the Mountain, however, Masila coaxed the Kanrik into opening the coffin and using it to overthrow Galem. At first reluctant in betraying his leader, he went against his better judgement and released a creature from the coffin, the Bringer of Night. After a clash between the creature's army and his guild, Kanrik was banished from the guild. He was then knocked out with a poisonous liquid by Masila, and abandoned on Terror Mountain.

He soon ran into Hannah and a mysterious Neopet and, after a brief clash of their own, offered to make up for his past transgressions and join them in stopping his old guild and the monster's army. They ran into Armin's species, the Bori, who helped them push back the guild. After the Bringer of Night was finally killed, Kanrik and Armin carried Hannah to the top of the mountain where Taelia was able to lift the curse and save Hannah's life.

Kanrik was last seen taking over Galem's place as the new leader of the Thieves Guild.

Curse of Maraqua

Main article: Curse of Maraqua

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Garin and Jacques robbed the wedding of a Blue Gelert and a brown-haired Usul who appear to be Kanrik and Hannah.

The Faeries' Ruin

Main article: The Faeries' Ruin

Hanso is caught stealing from Kanrik in a flashback. Hanso also referred to Kanrik by name during enemy waves in the Battledome.

Obelisk War

Main article: Obelisk War

Kanrik lead the Theives Guild to the mysterious obelisk, believing they could find great treasure there.

Battleground of the Obelisk

Kanrik appears occasionally during Obelisk Skirmishes when the Thieves Guild decides to participate.

It is unknown how long these skirmishes will occur, or how long the [Thieves Guild]] will participate.

Battledome

Kanrik is the only character to appear in the Battledome in two different forms. During the Hannah and the Ice Caves plot, he was one of the plot's boss characters and was simply called Kanrik. This boss version of Kanrik had an extremely high number of hit points and very powerful weapons. During the War for the Obelisk, Kanrik appeared as a high-level normal opponent under the name Kanrik, Master Thief. This version of Kanrik has a much lower number of hit points and a completely different set of weapons. This second version of Kanrik can still be fought at the Battleground of the Obelisk, where he fights on behalf of the Thieves Guild.

Hannah and the Ice Caves

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War for the Obelisk

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Abilities Used
Halitosis	Attack: 2•Earth   on use, 2•Earth   the following round
An Icicle	Attack: 6•Water
Shade	Defence: Blocks a small number of three random icon types
Cranky	Attack: Increases damage dealt by 5% this round
Lens Flare	Defence: Prevents opponent from using weapons for one round
Shroud	Defence: 21%•Darkness Defence  21%•Fire Defence  21%•Earth Defence
Tempest	Defence: Prevents opponent from using weapons for one round

Relationship with Hannah

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Since the end of Hannah and the Ice Caves, the status of Hannah and Kanrik's relationship has often been a subject of debate, given several instances that suggest the two are together in some form. Although it has never been officially confirmed, several instances suggest that the pair are either dating or married:

• During the Curse of Maraqua plot, Garin and Jacques rob the wedding of a Blue Gelert and a brown-haired Usul who appear to be Kanrik and Hannah.
  • However, this speculation was confirmed to be false by the official Neopets Magazine in a Q&A published in one of their issues. It since been stated that anything published in the magazine may not necessarily be true or canonical, leaving some to assume the confirmation itself was false.
• A dialogue in Editorial #587 between Hanso and Jazan seems to imply that Kanrik and Hannah are indeed together in some way, comparing them to their relationships with Brynn and Nabile respectively.
• In the Thieves Guild's Neopedia entry published after the events of the Obelisk War, it mentions Hannah in a fashion as if her absence during in the Obelisk War was abnormal.
  • In addition, a quote from Kanrik during the Obelisk War seems to imply that he was speaking to Hannah in some form similar to that of a phone conversation, strongly implying that she had checked up on him during the battle:
    "What do you mean, what am I doing? I'm working. I'm -- one moment, Hannah! -- very busy."

Neopies

So far, Kanrik has been nominated for one Neopie in 2011.

2011

Main article: Neopies

Kanrik was nominated for the Best Cameo Appearance in a Plot, receiving 19% of all votes. He came in 2nd overall, with Captain Rourke in 4th, King Jazan in 3rd, and King Altador in 1st.

Trivia

• Although Kanrik's weapon of choice appears to be Kanriks Blade, as he carries is all of the time throughout the plot, he did not use it against the Bringer of Night or the Thieves Guild while fighting in the Battledome. He did however use two of them to defeat Galem.
• Kanrik's decision to help Hannah restore the Heart of the Mountain during Hannah and the Ice Caves may have, in effect, helped his future opponent Rasala the Bright maintain her powers.