Tag: Characters

The current Doge of Valico, Teseo Riccamente, is both the longest-reigning current head of state in Realmgard and holds the record for longest-tenured Doge of Valico.

One of the most prominent female intellectuals of the Elven Empire, Sibylla of Isidorus is best known for her book of Descriptions, one of the most thorough compendiums of scholarly knowledge coming from the Imperial era.

That that he named no fewer than seventy cities after himself, fifteen after his father, six after his favourite horse, and four after his second-favourite horse is generally taken as a sign of his exceedingly high opinion of himself.

Luca Pertico's account of his travels were published within his own lifetime and instantly proved both enduringly popular and endlessly controversial. Given some of the outlandish things described in his accounts, his reliability continues to be debated by scholars, even as the most salacious aspects of his writings continue to be enjoyed by the general public.

Brorvonius first appears in the historical record named among the contributors to a manual on the prudent use of fire-based magic. The original manuscript was, ironically, lost in a fire.

The 49th Grandmaster of the knightly order properly known as the Free and Sovereign Fellow-Soldiers of the Wolf on Mount Lykos and commonly referred to as the Wolf Knights, Edvard Stern was born into a well-connected family active at the Ducal court of Middlesbrooke and received a comprehensive education in both the arts and military matters.

Due to its geographical separation from the Realmgardian mainland and the historical legacy of the Hrimfaxi as barbarian marauders, Hrimfax is often considered backwards and uncivilised compared to the rest of Realmgard. Its reigning King, Sigurd IV, has been working to combat this reputation and more closely tie his kingdom to the rest of the continent.

Generally regarded as Realmgard's finest playwright in recent generations, Sandford Whitehead was won the patronage of many of the royals and nobles of the continent. His reputation as a tragedian whose works inevitably end with everyone dying is somewhat unfair — he has also written several comedies where everyone dies.

An amateur scholar, Alfstan was written a number books and dabbling in writing plays, along with several books of Magicology, two political treatises a biography of the famous wizard Brorvonius, and a well-regarded book of jam recipes.