Rill family

The **Rill family** was a rich noble family from Fel Sadanis, owning a great mansion in the city. Their head was Lord **Arta Rill**. They had a family color scheme involving golden details on blue background.

## Arta Rill

Arta Rill was an older man, but not decrepit. He had light gray hair combed back neatly and was wearing an elaborate suit of blue and gold. His build was the same that his father also had, but details remained unexplored in the story. He was below Level 10, and fought with a rapier, like his children as well. He had at least four children.

## Arlo Rill

The son of Arta was a tall young man, wearing a fancy blue outfit embroidered with golden thread, and appeared to the expedition to The Fells wearing make-up. Velika judged him a moron, and Rain similarly expressed disdain for his volatile temper, rashness and general snobby attitude towards lower-born people (especially Kettel who deliberately provoked him). Nevertheless, Arlo was competent with his rapier in a fight, trusting his enchanted equipment. Following orders was not his forte, but he eventually bonded with the five other participants of the awakening expedition.

## History

As a family of awakened nobles, the members of the family inherited their build through the guide of their parents. Arta Rill's father had harvested the family's lair that the family had curated for generations, in order to gain an Accolade: For that reason, the Rills were losing power as Arta Rill couldn't awaken his own children.

The family was in decline when Citizen Sadanis took over the Fel Sadanis in the name of the DKE. Lord Arta Rill recognized this as his chance to regain some power that his family had lost. He presided over the meeting of Citizen Sadanis with the Awakened of the city, although his pompous demeanor didn't earn him much respect among them. He later revealed in a personal meeting with Rain that he was actually caring about the common people in the city, and that he believed his loyal service to Citizen Sadanis as the most powerful figure would be much better than futile resistance:

> She is not stupid, but neither is she fit for command. She has no appreciation for subtlety, reciprocity, nor restraint. It is only through great effort that I have been able to keep things from falling apart completely. She does not wish to rule. She desires power but shirks responsibility. It is a recipe for disaster, and only by playing by her rules can we exert some measure of control. [...] All we can do is mitigate the damage.
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 Arta Rill recognized Rain's efforts to save the city and rewarded him with a few hundred Tel, but also entrusted him with keeping the safety of his son Arlo during the planned expedition into The Fells.

Arta Rill remained loyal even when the Watch pressured him after the expedition had started, and the Sentinels were forced to kill him to gain access to the Fells again.

After the Fells, Arlo Rill became a pinned guard for Citizen Sadanis. He left his post once and was tracked down and punished by the Citizen. He was freed from service by Rain eventually and left the city as soon as viable for him.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 83
2. ↑ Chapter 76
3. ↑ Chapter 97
4. ↑ Chapter 98