In the Court of the Overking

Rauxes, Capital of the Great Kingdom

The Guards are barbarians from the North.

The city is depopulated from the plague - the Red Death

Churches of Hextor (Tyranny) and Zilchus (Prestige and Wealth)

Characters in the Court

• King Ivid VI
• Baroness Cassandra
  • sponsoring Theodora – potential empress
• Deathlord Daglan
  • sponsoring Lydia
• Captain of the Guards Vercintrox
  • daughter Amara (Ivid's sweetheart)
• Chamberlain Mourtzouphlos

Characters' Chambers

• Esther the slave girl – Martin’s girl.
• Rosa – slave girl (Rich’s). blond hair (16, been a slave 6 years).

Duelling Nobles

• Cletus
• Deacon