Reig Falkenstadt

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Reig Falkenstadt is an ethnically Gilnean, nationally Alteraci lawyer, political activist, and former member of the Syndicate, now actively engaged in the political processes surrounding the Kingdom of Stormwind and House of Commons. He is a political radical, anti-royalist, and advocate of direct democracy.

## Appearance & Personality

Reig remains a squat and sickly man, at merely five feet tall, the pale hunger of Alterac still hanging off his form, well past the poverty of his youth. His eyes, burrowed and inset into his skull, are shadowed by rings of purple-gray flesh, yet shout with an intensity all their own, contrasting his shrill, almost effeminate voice. Whenever he speaks, a grating and strangled tone clings to each phrase, as if a cat's mewling cry. With the sharp height of his cheekbones, and slight upturn of the tip of his nose, his features point towards a young and cheerful disposition he does not possess, the physiognomy false. The staining of tobacco and coffee on his teeth, alongside the heavy brown-gray stubble which hangs off his cheeks, chin, and lips, indicates a lack of attention beyond the most basic of 'civilized' hygiene. The long lion’s mane of gray-flecked umber hair which cascades from his scalp frames his ovular face well, lending him a total appearance best described by the phrase ‘ruggedly handsome’, or, perhaps, through a less charitable lens, ‘ugly’.

## Attire

His dress tends to land somewhere between utilitarian and theatrical, a mess which does not blend, but rather, clashes. Styling himself in the poorly-kept uniforms of traditional aristocracy and military leadership, the spaulders and epaulets which naturally accent the forms of burly naval commanders hang from the revolutionary, shrinking his already hungered and miniscule form. Intentionally disheveled, according to himself, this appearance is ripe for both empathy and mockery, the poor tending to relate to his tattered and mended coattails, while the aforementioned aristocracy are painted shallow for their offense to his stains and patches. Nevertheless, the bands of linen cloth wrapped across his limbs bestow upon him the role of a pauper and leper, a casting choice not wholly without correct suspicion, as rings of crimson vitality form across his lower jaw often, indicating venereal disease.

## Political Beliefs

Reig’s politics are as scattered as buckshot, his opinions often depending on temperament and hour, tending to fall between anti-royalist to anarchist. His personal list of tallied offenses often cause personal vendettas to triumph over reformist policy in the theater of his priorities. Though not free from the sin of accusing “counterrevolutionary” action, Reig does tend towards effective use of policy and party politics, aligning himself with coalition organizations to further his own cause. These strategies, however, are seldom used in circumstances where realpolitik can circumnavigate ideological supremacy in traditional channels, and even terroristic threat and action are not condemnable in the pursuit of his perceived utilitarian good, so long as the definition of such an ideal society adheres strictly to Reig’s perceptions of law, justice, and ethics. This is to say, to Reig, there is no just aristocracy, and all actions taken against such a self-proclaimed force are both right and completely imperative in the pursuit of a brighter future.

## Faith

With a religiosity unseen in the vast majority of the population within the human kingdoms, Reig Falkenstadt is a devout worshipper of the Holy Light, believing in the most structured and unbending sects of its church. Participating in the regional customs of three of the seven kingdoms, his personal displays of faith are often muddled, difficult to track to one regional variant or ideology. Nevertheless, this system of thought often displays itself in his political philosophy and cultural beliefs, tending towards strict conservatism on policy pertaining to the undead and the governmental authority and freedoms granted to differing religions. Beyond this, however, there is little regard granted to his faith in the spheres of public life, all manners of creed, race, and nationality granted equal respect and hospitality in his acts of legislature.

## Biography

Born in the now-fallen Kingdom of Alterac, Reig’s historical truth is, for all intents and purposes, nonexistent, save for hearsay. It is known he possessed the training and documentation to practice law, and thus, was educated strictly and in numerous fields, but beyond testimony from former colleagues, little is *precisely* known, save for a reported excellent tenor vibrato, and wrathful right hook in all fields pugilistic. After spending time in Gilneas following the fall of his home nation, it became clear he remained in close contact with Syndicate groups operating out of the Alterac Mountains, and, to this day, seemingly speaks favorably on their continued operations in the region, in spite of attributed offenses to the kingdom of his birth. Likewise, following his relocation to Silverholme in the Kingdom of Stormwind during the early days of the Cataclysm, Reig began to consult Defias cells, though it appears he quickly grew a distaste for their lot, their repeated history of failure dissuading him from future association with such a politically unsuccessful and unpopular revolutionary force. He did not participate in the Stormwind Civil War.

## Titles

### Member of Parliament

Reig Falkenstadt is the parliamentary representative of the Barony of Silverholme in the House of Commons, the holding within the mountains of Elwynn Forest known for its agricultural, mining, and military industries.

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