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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 9562603" data-attributes="member: 467">Henchmen and AlliesArcane-Regent Magus Alvrith, despite his great power and endless hate, cannot rule alone. The following are those that serve and enable him.High Chancellor Maetrex: While the Arcane-Regent revels in his ability to do as he pleases, and Princling Heath writhes under his mastery, someone has to do the business of running the nation. That someone is High Chancellor Maetrex. Every bit as evil as Alvrith, Maetrex also has a keen mind of bureaucracy and takes pleasure in micromanaging every aspect of life under the would-be Wizard King. Matrix is also a wizard -- a Diviner -- but considers a magical power to be a tool rather than an end in itself. He is without moral compunction and enacts whatever horrid plan Alvrith comes up with, while simultaneously acting as though he is the master of everyone and everything (besides the Arcane Regent). Matrix has a weakness for fine things (wine, food, courtesans of any species or sex) and becomes enraged when his plans go awry or are thwarted (often resulting in the immediate deaths of underlings). (Male Dwarf Diviner)General Zorth: Ten years ago when Alvrith finally made his move, Zorth was a lieutenant in the Palace Guard. Seeing the writing on the wall, she abandoned her oaths and joined in Alvrith’s coup, murdering members of the Royal guard and the Royal Family. The Arcane-Regent awarded her with the (suddenly vacant) position of High Commander of the Royal Army. She is a hard woman, though she lacks Maetrex’s inherent cruelty, and fiercely loyal to the Arcane-Regent. Her crimes weigh on her, however, even if she will not admit it, and she drowns them in spirits and blood. Every day there seems to be a new little rebellion and Zorth is happiest when she can bring the Knights of the Realm down on them full force. (Female Human Commander)Isvik the Whisper: Sometimes, a Throne needs a more subtle response than a phalanx of heavy cavalry. Isvik has been that subtle hand for the Throne for almost as long as Alvrith had been court wizard. When Alvrith made his play for power, Isvik considered killing him instead, but went to Maetrex and asked him to divine the future. Whether Maetrex was truthful in what he saw in his tea leaves (or more likely the innards of a disobedient page), the result was Isvik the Whisper aligning themself with the Arcane-Regent. Isvik runs a massive operation of spies and assassins that seek out and either capture or kill Alvrith’s enemies, and the Whisper is not above doing some of the dirty work themselves. Isvik is not loyal, per se, but sees no benefit in turning on Alvrith. (Non-Binary Half-Elf Assassin)Lashtyre the Ghoul King: Not all of Alvrith’s allies were members of the Court before his coup. Some had “courts” of their own. Lashtyre the Ghoul King is the ruler of the hungry dead that fill the catacombs below the Capital City. For centuries there has been an uneasy peace between the undead and the surface. When Alvrith was planning his take over, he went to Lashtyre and beseeched an alliance. The price was something dear to Lashtyre: the Queen herself delivered as Lashtyre’s undead bride. Lashtyre’s kingdom serves as a guardian below for any foolish enough to attack that way. Occasionally the Dread Queen visits Princling heath, but the addled boy does not understand what is haunting him. (Arch Ghoul).</blockquote>

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