Duke Imperial Officer
“I was promised the world. I will take what remains.”
Age: 55
Once celebrated as a brilliant Imperial Officer and trusted friend of King Javari, Duke’s fall was neither sudden nor accidental. It was cultivated by envy, by comparison, and by the quiet belief that power should have belonged to him.
Banished from Nu Oarren after his betrayal, Duke did not disappear. He endured. And endurance hardened into resentment. What began as ambition curdled into vengeance, shaped by the certainty that history had misjudged him.
Duke was married to High Priestess Aja Daktari, a union that elevated him beyond question and placed him at the heart of royal authority. Yet even that honour was not enough. Where others saw privilege, Duke saw limitation.
Exile stripped him of status but sharpened his purpose. He aligned himself with Commander Grave and Lady Cruel not out of submission, but strategy. Together they offered him what Nu Oarren denied agency without restraint.
He claims Prince Torean not as a son, but as proof.
Proof that legacy can be stolen as easily as it can be inherited.
Background & Loyalties
Charismatic, intelligent, and dangerously persuasive, Duke knows how to be liked and when to abandon it. He uses humour to disarm, confidence to dominate, and affection to bind others into loyalty.
His love is intense, possessive, and self-serving. Narcissism shadows every decision, reinforced by a belief that his suffering validates his actions. He does not accept blame easily. In Duke’s mind, injustice always came first.
Duke does not believe he betrayed the kingdom.
He believes the kingdom betrayed him.
Personality
Handsome and meticulously presented, Duke takes pride in his uniform as symbol and reminder. Blonde hair frames a face marked by a scar along the left side — a visible trace of consequence he refuses to forget.
Muscular and composed, though occasionally hindered by a limp aided through advanced AI support, he carries himself with the posture of a man who still expects recognition. Even in exile, he dresses like authority.
Appearance
A formidable combat strategist, Duke excels in battlefield planning and command. His physical strength is enhanced by technological augmentation, compensating for past injury with calculated efficiency.
He possesses a devastating power kick and extensive weapons training, but his true danger lies in orchestration turning people, resources, and information into instruments of control.
Duke does not seek chaos.
He seeks correction.
