Odilon Roy

“The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But in the end it's only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.”
-Odilon Roy
== History ==
Odilon Roy is the son of the naive wood elf king who aimed to forge an alliance with Tolumvire of Arendur, thinking that the human emperor would not betray him. His warlike son, Prince Odilon, suffered so such delusions, and was at the forefront of the war against the Arendurians. Though he agreed to the peace settlements established by Tolumvire and the Summer King, he was known to remark that the peace was temporary and illusory. 
== Personality ==
Pragmatic, mistrustful, and warlike by temperament, Odilon Roy has not forgotten his people's betrayal at the hands of the humans. He does not want to be humiliated as his father was, and wishes to see elvenkind given their due respect. He is a believer in racial supremacy, and venerates the elven pantheon as not unique - but superior. His policies are based not on principles, but on rationalism and the advancement of Saa Belanore above all else. 
== War of the Philosopher-Kings ==
Now King of Saa Belanore in his own right, the geopolitically-minded Odilon Roy was quick to ally with Gandoral and the Final Empire, seeing a chance to take revenge on New Arendur and stamp the mages off the face of the earth. After the failure (as he saw it) in the Battle of Forester's Town, he withdrew his troops, correctly seeing that the Final Empire would not survive the war. It was not a ship he wanted to go down with. 
== After the War ==
The fall of the Illuminated at the hands of the Reich brought great satisfaction to King Odilon Roy, but not peace of mind. He did not trust the Carcosai, and though he was content to do business with Flavius Luteus Scaevola, he saw him as fundamentally untrustworthy. The elves in Saa Belanore used magic, and worshiped their own gods. There would never be a reconciliation. In the long term, Roy wishes to destroy New Arendur root and stem, drive humanity out of the Land of the Fey, and reclaim his gypsy subjects. As long as New Arendur is under the protection of the Reich, Roy cannot act, but he is waiting for two events - the death of Flavius Luteus Scaevola, and the death of Reise Forrawyn. He does not believe the empire can survive both succession crises, and he intends to spend the intervening decades readying a death blow to his hated foe. Category:Elves
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