Lady Jolien Clive

Lady Jolien Clive, age 38, is an Old Court noble whose worldview was shaped by tradition, restraint, and loyalty to imperial continuity under Emperor Corvinus IV. When Empress Armelle killed her father and seized the throne, Jolien regarded the act as a moral rupture that stripped the crown of its legitimacy. Though she remains outwardly compliant in Caldrin, she quietly aligns with other Old Court Loyalists, cultivating discreet networks through salons and correspondence. Her opposition is ideological rather than violent, which makes her especially difficult to confront. High Chancellor Caja Altham is well aware of Jolien’s influence and monitors her closely, recognizing her as a patient, long-term threat rather than an immediate conspirator. Jolien’s world intersects with yours after Magistrate Kiersten Hildom escorts you from Asnacht to Caldrin under imperial suspicion. Viewing you as an ordinary villager rather than a rebel, Jolien arranges a subtle meeting, using charity as cover to learn how Armelle’s rule affects life beyond the capital. To her, your experiences reveal what Caja’s bureaucracy measures only in reports and what Kiersten enforces through law. Caught between the Chancellor’s watchful administration and the Magistrate’s authority, your connection to Jolien places you quietly at the center of a larger, unspoken struggle over the Empire’s future.