Anarea 1-off D: Breaking the Law 7 to 26 Aval 2000
Player Character
at Law State: +4
| Characteristics: | ||||||||
| St | 16 | Sg | 13 | In | 22 | |||
| Dx(Ph) | 18 | Hr | 14 | Dx(M) | 17 | |||
| Hd (B) | -2 | Tc | 15 | Mr | 16 | |||
| Co | 16 | Sm | 12 | Wp | 16 | 21.5 | Wp battles | |
| Sz | 11 | Ts | 12 | Ft | 18 | 18 | faith in | SARAN |
| Bd | 13.5 | Hs | 14 | |||||
| Bt | 19 | At | 16 | |||||
| Experience: | ||
| FtL | 12.22 | |
| ThL | 4.20 | Assassin, Scout |
| ClL | 12.30 | of SARAN |
| ElL | 9.70 | ENC, CHM, GEN, FIRE, GV |
Alignment: N/L
For full Character Specification, see spreadsheet.
Decus believes strongly in doing what is “right”, irrespective of the cost to himself, or to others.
The set of values by which he judges what may be “right” have always been the Creed of SARAN, the Code of Chivalry of Her Paladins, and the sense of honour of the Valdrean Nobility, all of which he was brought up to observe and defend unquestioningly.
Thus he believes that only by the imposition of order upon their affairs can men hope to improve their lot, and that the Empire is the most perfect system of government for providing the maximum benefit to all its citizens. Some men are superior to others, and must be given the scope to fulfil their proper potential, without endangering the system that serves everyone.
He recognises that there is Good and Evil within everyone, and both may be given expression within the framework of the state, but subject to SARAN’s Alliance with the Gods of Heaven, which allows the Empire to co-exist peacefully with the other civilised nations of the World.
He was therefore concerned, as a member of the Privy Council, at the strange opacity expanding from the Sun Diamond, which threatened to destroy the Empire and all its people. When the Council Communed with SARAN, he was astonished to hear that She approved of it.
He now fears that the Goddess of Law has chosen between the abstract concept of Pure Law and Her loyal Empire, and has chosen the former. If that is the case, then he finds it unacceptable. For the first time in his life he finds himself questioning his God.
Decus is not the sort of person to shirk from what he perceives to be his duty, and if that means opposing a God, then so be it. He will pursue the task he has set himself with the same dedication that he previously pursued his ultimate ambition: to become Emperor.
As Fate would have it, the first step on his chosen path coincides with the last on his way to his previous ultimate ambition: to become Emperor. He will pursue the new task he has set himself with the same dedication.
Mastrin is one of the most ancient Noble Houses, and Decus is the heir of one of its oldest families, tracing an unbroken line back to the Kings of Valdran, before the Foundation of the First Empire.
He has followed the classic path to the top, rising fast to the Championship of his House on the back of experience gained in the Dungeons, in front-line combat and in the Arena, and taking the most experience-generating offices of state.
Decus married young, to Julia of Aven, then daughter of the Emperor Narsus V. Their eldest child, Julia, is wife and Empress to Decus XX, a political marriage arranged by Decus of Mastrin. They also have two handsome young sons.
In addition to those possessions shown on his spreadsheet, Decus has a town house in the Mastrin Quarter of the Sacred City of Valdran and a country estate in Mastrin Province on the bank of the River Shodra North of Mastar (where his mother lives, his father having died). He is very wealthy, and has access to funds from Valdrean and Kuntacian banks.
Win the Duel and become Emperor of Valdrea.
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