Full Name- Costache Cardinal

Alias(s) - None

Date of Birth- Heste/30/332 CR

Eyes- Crimson

Hair- Blonde

Height- 6’3’’ (190 cm)

Weight- 190 lbs (86.5 kg)

Sex- Male

Nationality- Kolonian

Occupation- Bureaucrat

Interests- History, politics, philosophy, music, wine-making

Hobby (s) – Reading, fencing, drinking

A man after his father, Costache became a loyalist as he did, a bureaucrat in favour of restoring the olde ways of Lithavania and after the reemergence of House Arcturus, the realization of restoring the monarchy became a possibility when they were thought lost. An idealistic young man that desired close ties with Arcturus, Costache became one of few that became a close and personal friend to Engel Arcturus, who would be Viennrose.

Being in close company with the family, he came to know the Arcturus sisters well and at Engel’s prodding, Costache courted Ilinca, the eldest daughter. A hard woman to please, he came to learn Ilinca enjoyed trying his patience in all matters; combating his views even if they were the same, questioning if his allegiance was a golden opportunity for a starting politician and his worthiness at her hand. A patient man, he always gave in to her jests and oddly enough became a bonding point.

To his shock, she accepted his proposal and let down her guard, the pair becoming like-minded partners and companions. With the birth of Varen, Vetrise and Cachusa, Costache became even more driven to contend against the controlling faction of Red Council and Vladmir Blair, the de facto leader of Kolonia.

Dark times came to Kolonia with the arrival of the Gravuzie plague, the first disease known to affect Penumbra and only them. Where superstition surfaced among a rationale people, Costache voice his wife’s independent studies alongside that of their scholars newly delved into medicine and research with this menace, but little did countermeasures halt the slow, shadowy plague. Costache participated in the vote to quarantine and study the infected in their advanced, rabid stages with little options left to debate.

Costache was also instrumental in assisting Engel in forming Lumas Interlo along with Draken Dianisia and other loyalists, an independent organization directly responding to the dark times with the arrival of the Gravuzie plague by offering relief and even sheltering into the outside world for those looking to the outside world, despite its dangers.

The weight of Varen’s death weighed upon Costache being the one to elect his son to the position of liason between Kolonia and Castle Ebrem, a waypoint for Penumbran refugees. With this came Vetrise leaving home under the wing of Vladmir Blair, where for a time caused Costache to directly aggressively stand against and vocally accuse Vladmir of controlling the Red Council from the shadows.

With the next tragedy that came from the Gravuzie plague upon the family, Costache acted immediately in the search for his daughter and granddaughter, while laying a few traps in the likelihood Iinca’s theory was correct in these amalgamations somehow being controlled or the plague itself being artificial.

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Revised 1/12/23