Simon Kain

Simon Kain (Симон Каин) was the eldest of the Kain family. He was claimed to be immortal, and, oddly, was much older than his "twin", Georgiy.

He was often called the patriarch or ruler of the town, so important was he to it. He was well known as a theurgist and revered for his ability to work impossible feats.

All of the Bound of the protagonists are part of his Taglur, and Simon was said to "prefer their company to any other". The children of the town adored him, calling him Grandpa Simon, and often played with him at games he invented.

On his last day alive, he met with Isidor Burakh, perhaps to discuss the impending arrival of famed scientist Daniil Dankovsky. Afterwards, he informed his family to fast for a week, which Victor suggests was because his brother, knowing he would die, "wanted to be mourned beforehand--as [was] the custom with the local people". He was found dead the next day, body twisted and mangled.

Several people in the town suggest Simon's sudden death was an inevitable result of his unnatural longevity, or divine punishment for seeking to unite the disparate factions of the town. However, Georgiy Kain remains convinced that he was murdered.