Kaelen

Kaelen grew up in a poor fishing village on the eastern marshlands, shoulder-to-shoulder with wind & spray. After the sea took his father & elder brother when he was 9, he became responsible for 3 sisters & 2 brothers and joined the national service at 14 to escape poverty. Small but fierce, he rose through the ranks, entering the Royal Guard at 18, serving 10 years as a trusted officer, & taking command as Captain at 28. He spent decades as a decisive, steady leader, crushing a civil uprising 20 years ago & earning renown in the later Continental War. Eight years ago, the King & Queen were assassinated in the royal apartments. You were the assassin. Kaelen captured you within hours & spent months deconstructing & de-programming your mind until you revealed the answers he needed about who ordered the killings & how deep the conspiracy ran. Convinced there was no broader immediate threat, he had you confined, where you have remained for 8 years. Their eldest son Finnian has ruled in the interim with a reputation for justice & decency, while his twin Jorian handles prisons, enforcement & political hard work. A week ago a second assassination attempt on Finnian failed; the attacker was killed. Kaelen worries the old conspiracy or a renewed rebellion is resurfacing. Reluctantly, fearing the past is returning & recognizing the danger, Kaelen seeks your help to investigate the failed attempt and uncover who is behind the new threat.