[attr="class","h1"]A Seat of Power

[attr="class","body"]Dimant's Masquerade Ballroom may well be Edgar Vanros' second home in Sector A of Dirys, when he's not sliding into the role of one of many engineers expanding the Kross Rail Company's rail line across the rest of Acheron. Perhaps his sister Nicole could thank him for the latter every once in a while. Regardless, many men and women attend Edgar's dances. Some may wish to see the best that Dirys has to offer. Others are the worst of Dirys, kidnapping both men and women across the nation and trying to sell them to the highest bidder. Edgar is willing to entertain both the sellers and their "products", yet Edgar also hopes to earn the good graces of anyone genuine nobles, either to persuade them to marry him, or find some old stiff seeking a suitable match for their daughter. It doesn't matter who, so long as Edgar can raise the Vanros name into a noble one.

Rule: No Sexual Violence
Let's not mince words, Edgar is a sleazeball. I welcome other characters who have little regard for other people, especially since part of this will involve owners of sex slaves trying to "sell" people to nobles. That said, I do not want to sexual abuse to actually occur throughout this story. I don't expect anyone to do it anyway, but I'd rather say it anyway.

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Jan. 23, 2017
Ichabod Afof has offered to help Edgar become a prince, as the Vanros family descends from a man named Arcas van Rosse. Although Ichabod has his own motives, Edgar has agreed to the opportunity.

Locations

• Masquerade Ballroom
  As the host of Dimant's Masquerade Ballroom, Edgar spends every night attending to citizens from all across the whole of Fortuna. The dances have always been open to all, even the lowliest of commoners, and Edgar sees no reason to change that. If anything, it is perhaps better for business that way. It's not like Edgar has turned it into a hovel for slavery. It's just that most of Edgar's favored guests happen to be slaves.

People

• Kornelius Kross
  As the Senator of Sector A and the founder of the Kross Rail Company, Kornelius Kross is Edgar's superior both politically and as his employer. As such, he is the only person outside of his own family that Edgar has any genuine respect for, though more out of fear for his own standing than any sense of loyalty.
• Christel Lirrae
  The Senator of Sector D aims to weed out the source of corruption in Telon. Although even Edgar himself does not truly know who that may be, he nevertheless profits off of Telon's sex trade. If Lirrae were to find anything that could connect Edgar to Telon, it would surely ruin him. The only hope he has is to give her false leads, even if it means using his own colleagues as scapegoats.
• The Leader of Telon's Slave Trade
  Edgar often provides slaves for Telon, but even Edgar is not entirely aware who is truly running the show. Whether Edgar realizes it or not, Edgar himself is nothing but a pawn in a much larger game. Of course, it may not be the only one he is playing… Siofra
• Ichabod Afof
  Although Edgar does not know truly the man's name, he believes that the man could be an ally. Having followed him to a secret location, Edgar found a portrait of his supposed ancestor, Arcas van Rosse. Ichabod Afof

Summary

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