Name	Anvie Lafoe
Age	46
Race	Human
Class	Aristocrat
Status	NPC (Living)

Rank	Feudal 6
Allegiance	King Francis V
Culture	Antagonese
Religion	Pantheonism
Residence	Castle Lafoe

Prestige	Distinguished
Piety	Dutiful
Wealth	V.Wealthy+

Title: His Grace, Anvie Lafoe, (Thirteenth) Duc of Gastony, Conte of Florry, Chancellor of Antagonia
Actor: Michel Muller, Ref: The Borgias

Concept

Callous Opportunist

Tropes

French Jerk

Perception

Details

Acceded two years ago, but been around court all his life; was running things for some time while father was in prison in Überland.
Ambitious, but not too ambitious
Terrible chancellor: really couldn't give a damn—only has the job because he's a powerful vassal and demanded it
- Spends ~50% of his time at court in Palay doing the King's business; most of the "real work" he delegates to underlings; is leaving his son in charge while he's away, since he's come of age, to get him some experience
"Cruelty" manifests more as a "callous disregard" for others, especially the lesser folk

Background

Family

Spouse & Children

Wife: Dujess Réjine Daggérre (953/47yo), sister of previous Conte of Bordoor

Son: Baron Dominic of Bastienne (983/17yo), Commander; married (17yo), no kids
Daughter, 9yo
Son, 7yo

Parents & Siblings

Father: the blessed; died in [Überish count's] dungeon 2ya at 63yo (probably on royal "diplomatic" assignment)

Mother: died accident 24ya at 38yo

Brother, 39yo, d of cancer
- Nephew: Bryze Lafoe, 20yo
Brother, d of pneumonia at 3yo
Brother, 32yo, previously married before entering a holy order
- Nephew, 10yo, in succession line
Brother, 26yo, prison
Sister, 25, married to duc, w/ 2 minor sons

Stepmother: 52yo, living, no kids

Father's Family

Uncle: [Grandmaster of holy order?]

The Grass is Greener in Banner Hall…

The Gastons are a distinct ethnicity within Antagonia, and once populated the entire Pale River Valley region. In the centuries after the fall of the Old Empire, big chunks of what is now Banner Hall traded hands between Antagonia and Generica time and again. So, Duc Anvie's desire to reclaim the ancestral lands runs long and deep. He would say his current efforts to seize the flourishing lands of Banner Hall are on behalf of his late father, but privately, he really wants to reclaim the old territories to expand and enrich his own desmene, and ensure his legacy. This isn't his only "iron in the fire," but it is the most important to him.

Even before the death of his father, Duc Anvie had begun developing contacts, in Banner Hall and elsewhere, to help further his plot. His chancellor's efforts have finally borne fruit, as after many years of scouring the land, he has finally identified a Bannerish magistrate with sympathies negotiable/leverageable enough to legitimize the claim. But the deed must be done before the old man dies or is replaced by another more-virtuous character, and who knows how long it will take for another such opportunity to arise?