In the story, Keesh is a thirteen-year-old boy who wanted to continue his father's good deeds. He wanted to feed every villager like his father did. He is opposing against the council for giving them an unfair division of meat. As the story unfolds, the child turned into a skilled hunter whom the villager awed so much for his devised means in hunting.
He was known for his head-craft whereby he is using his brain in hunting.
