This was inspired by the thread about Minsc's sexuality. This poll is meant to be lighthearted and is not intended to offend anyone. Please do not turn this into a flame war or anything similar.
I read Kivan's biography and it mentions his "mate" several times, but makes no reference to any pronouns, which got me thinking that it is possible he isn't straight. I mean, it would be really easy for the writers to have included pronouns and the biography's writing style would have seemed more natural if they had. Also, why refer to Kivan's significant other as a "mate" and not a girlfriend/wife unless there was a reason not to (such as his spouse not being female, for instance)?
Kivan's biography is:
"When asked about his past KIVAN reveals that he hails from the forest of Shilmista, though he has not visited his homeland in some time. He has instead been traveling the world driven by the darkest of obsessions: revenge. Kivan and his mate Deheriana were apparently on a romantic sojourn years ago when they were waylaid by a group of Brigands. They were captured and tortured for the amusement of Tazok, the half-ogre that led the attack. Kivan eventually escaped, but Deheriana did not survive the encounter. Kivan is a man of few words, and obviously does not make friends easily. Likely he will not take much pleasure from life until he has revenged the death of his love."
I read Kivan's biography and it mentions his "mate" several times, but makes no reference to any pronouns, which got me thinking that it is possible he isn't straight. I mean, it would be really easy for the writers to have included pronouns and the biography's writing style would have seemed more natural if they had. Also, why refer to Kivan's significant other as a "mate" and not a girlfriend/wife unless there was a reason not to (such as his spouse not being female, for instance)?
Kivan's biography is:
"When asked about his past KIVAN reveals that he hails from the forest of Shilmista, though he has not visited his homeland in some time. He has instead been traveling the world driven by the darkest of obsessions: revenge. Kivan and his mate Deheriana were apparently on a romantic sojourn years ago when they were waylaid by a group of Brigands. They were captured and tortured for the amusement of Tazok, the half-ogre that led the attack. Kivan eventually escaped, but Deheriana did not survive the encounter. Kivan is a man of few words, and obviously does not make friends easily. Likely he will not take much pleasure from life until he has revenged the death of his love."