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Khesphmois
Fictional Character
Agent of Byzantium
POD: c. AD 597
Appearance(s): "Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Fire"
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: Egyptian citizen of the Byzantine Empire
Date of Birth: c. 1274
Occupation: Master carpenter
Spouse: Zois
Children: Unnamed child (b. 1309) by Lukra
Affiliations: Carpenter's Guild of Alexandria

Khesphmois (b. ca. 1274) was a master carpenter in Alexandria, Egypt who had his own shop. He was also one of the leaders of the guild of carpenters, who withdrew from working on the rebuilding of the pharos. He was in his mid-30s with a round, clean-shaven face.

Khesphmois was at first reluctant to deal with Basil Argyros, ordering him out of his shop. But his wife Zois intervened, convincing him to tell the carpenters' side of the dispute. He took the magistrianos to the worksite of the pharos and convinced Argyros that the work was too dangerous to continue under the current conditions.

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