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A 'kaoken' is a freak backstab that does a much higher than usual amount of
damage.  Kaokens in excess of 30000 hitpoints have been known to happen to
a few very lucky thieves.  Most kaokens are simply double or quadruple the
damage however.

For an introduction to backstabbing and a better description of kaokens,
see our online article at:

http://www.alteraeon.com/articles/backstabbing-1.html

There are other freak events, such as soulsteals and turn undead. If
you experience a freak event, it will be recorded in the news, until
someone else gets the next freak.