Richard IV

Richard IV is an outsider claimant to the Centurion’s consort seat in Vani. He is the son of King Richard and his arrival is treated as a wild card in the current succession contest. He is described as having a strong military background but little local political base in Vani, and his candidacy is notable because an alliance with him would likely pull resources and influence toward Red rather than remain internal to the city—making guilds, priests and saurian leaders wary. His motives for coming to Vani are unclear, and although there’s no direct evidence tying him to the recent dagger theft or the Broken/Slith plots, his presence has drawn attention (including a Red mage, Bran, keeping an eye on him) and is widely seen as a potentially destabilizing, unpredictable factor in local politics.

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