Sable City Notables

Archbishop Dennis Dessain: Patriarch of the Church of Sable Archbishop Dennis entered the church as a young man and has served it faithfully for many years, being appointed Archbishop by the King in SY130. He is a registered mage and Sensitive, with an expertise in healing, and while he is very rarely seen to practice magic, considering it inappropriate for the religious leader of both Talented and non-Talent to flaunt his Talent, thus setting himself apart from the majority of his flock, he is a member of the Sable Magical Oversight Committee. He is severe but fair, and in his capacity as Archbishop is a good, devout man. A strong friendship exists between himself and the King, and he is a frequent visitor to the palace. He is married to Alyssa, daughter of Lord Brett Collins, and they have a son and daughter, both of whom are Talented. Colonel Sir Anthony Coryn (GCM): Head of the Episcopal Guard The Episcopal Guard is outside the structure of the Sable military, and exists to protect the buildings and lands belonging to the Church of Sable, both in the City itself, and out into the Commonwealth. It has no jurisdiction outside of Church lands and Church business, unless specifically agreed with the mainstream military - specifically General Wallis. The Colonel himself is a former member of the Royal Guard, who transferred across about twenty-five years ago. He took command about five years later. Anthony looks to be in his early-thirties, and is tall and strongly built, as befits a soldier. He has short, dirty blond hair and green eyes, and is known to be a graduate of Sable College of Military Magic.

Bishop Giovanni Branco of the Church of Vicenza

While the Church of Sable is the state religion, religious freedom does exist within the Kingdom. Bishop Giovanni is the senior cleric in Sable of the Church of Vicenza, one of the main alternatives to the state religion. He was born on the Commonwealth Shadow of Vicenza, home Shadow of his religion, and trained for the priesthood there. Having risen through the ecclesiastical hierarchy, he was appointed Bishop of Sable when his Church was given permission to build a cathedral in Sable City. He is an able administrator, he looks after both his flock and the more practical matters of the building of the cathedral with great aplomb.

Bishop Giovanni is a tall man in his late-fifties. He stands about 6'3", and has a commanding presence and a handsome aspect. His hair and beard are brown, but peppered with grey, and he looks at the world through intelligent brown eyes which miss very little.

Alexandra Smedley: Mayor of Sable

The Mayor is the head of the Sable City Council - a body of the most respected and influential people within the city, although separate from those elected to the Lower House of the National Government. She is in charge of the administration of the City itself, while the government deal with the rest of the City State. Alexandra is also the head of one of the larger merchant houses, and as such her family are becoming more powerful within the city as the trading base with the Commonwealth continues to grow.

Alexandra is an unprepossessing woman in appearance, looking to be in her early-fifties, with mousey brown hair and brown eyes. However, she is a forceful personality - as evidenced by the fact that she, not her husband, is head of the Smedley family - and a definite "presence".

Jeremy Conran: Leader of the Sable City Opposition

Jeremy is the head of the opposition faction within the Sable Council. He lost to Alexandra by a fairly close margin in the last mayoral election, and is one of her staunchest opponents on the floor of the council house. One of his platforms is that he believes a conflict of interest exists between Alexandra's role as Mayor, and as head of the Smedley family...although she tries hard to defuse such allegations. His own background is as a defence lawyer in the Sable criminal court, having moved to the Kingdom from his home Shadow of Weston shortly after it was admitted to the Commonwealth. He quickly built a reputation for himself in the courtroom by playing very much to the gallery, and this has made him both one of the most popular, and one of the most controversial members of the legal establishment.

In appearance, he is a handsome, dashing young man who looks to be in his late-thirties. He has shoulder length red hair, worn in the same style as the King's, and bright, blue eyes.

Jennifer Carruthers: Guildmistress, Sable Pilots' Guild

Jennifer only arrived in Sable City about five years ago, having apparently been brought in by King Robert to run the nascent Sable Pilots' Guild. A trained lawyer, she has had an interesting time defining the Guild's place in Sable society, and is now running it on a day-to-day basis. She is known to be friends with Crown Prince Dominic, and rumours occasionally circulate that in the distant past she may have had an affair with Andrew de Lacy, before his marriage to Queen Regan, although these usually die down again almost as soon as they start.

Jennifer is quite a small woman, standing just 5'1". She has shoulder length dark hair and grey-green eyes. She is a patient, easygoing person, except when she's in in the boardroom, when she can be a formidable opponent.

Donovan Braye: Admiral, Sable Merchant Fleet

Braye's offices are in Riversend, with a branch office in Sable City itself, and while his appointment is not a military one, he holds the honorary rank of Admiral. The merchant fleet has been going from strength to strength over the last sixty years, as the captains have become more experienced and better at their job as they have gone along. Merchant ships regularly travel up and down the Sable River, from the harbour across the water and slightly upstream from the naval base. However, the shipyards are actually down on the coast.

Braye is of medium build, and is in his early forties. He has blond hair and grey eyes, and hails from the Shadow of Eastlight, one of the maritime centres of the Commonwealth.

Alex oversees the day-to-day running of the non-arcane higher education in Sable. While in the past there was a tendency to see the University as playing second fiddle to the Mage College, Alex has done a great deal to raise the prestige of his establishment. Whereas in its early days the University had to compete for students against the likes of Rushwick University on the strongly academic Commonwealth Shadow of Deansway, its reputation has improved sufficiently to allow it to be able to chose the brightest and best potential students from within the Commonwealth.

In appearance, Marcus is a stern-looking man who appears to be in his late-fifties. He has steel grey hair and grey-blue eyes, and takes his responsibilities very seriously...as if the betterment of the establishment he runs is a matter of honour with him.

Metropolitan Police Commander Patrick Milton

Patrick has been head of the civil police force within Sable City for about ten years, and is one of the most senior policeman in the Kingdom, as the Sable City branch of the Metropolitan Police is the senior branch. He also deals with liaising with Colonel de Lyon and the Royal Guard for those occasions when mutual jurisdiction is an issue.

Patrick looks to be in his mid-forties, although he does have some worry lines that make him look a little older. He has jet black hair, dark brown eyes, and speaks with a slight lilt. When on duty he is one hundred percent professional, however off duty he has a mischievous sense of humour, and is well liked within the Sable establishment.

Edward Thomson: Governor of the Bank of Sable

Edward Thomson has had a long and distinguished career as an economist, working for the Sable Civil Service. He has also lectured at the University of Sable in his chosen subject, where he managed to make economics seem interesting to his students. He was appointed Governor of the Bank of Sable about ten years ago, and has kept an iron hand on inflation and interest rates within the Kingdom.

In appearance he looks to be in his early-fifties. He stands about 5'10", and has dark hair, streaked with grey, and blue-green eyes.

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