Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

Unveiling the Radu ClanPersonality: Alas, the success of the brothersand the corrupting influence that power andwealth have brought to them has driven awedge between them. Anton is reluctant togive up his control of the Veiled Society, anddistrusts Cartha's loyalties, while Cartharesents his brother for usurping what he feelsis his equal share of the spoils of their life'slabors. The tension between them is slowlybut inevitably stirring.Like Anton, Cartha is a calculating man,though their methods could not be moredifferent. Anton studies his foes and usestheir weaknesses to pressure them intocooperation; Cartha uses those sameweaknesses to dispatch them, permanently.Appearance: Tall and athletic, but not overlymuscular like his nephew Zweis, with blackhair just beginning to go to grey at the sides.A short beard covers a scar on his chin,earned dueling in his youth. Green, piercingeyes, and always impeccably dressed; eventhe ducally mandated bindings on his everpresentsword are of an elaborate silken cord.Relations: Cartha would prefer to discreditAnton as opposed to killing him, but he isstarting to feel his time to act is running out.His closest ally Pieter has been sent away fromthe city, and it has not escaped Cartha's noticethat Anton is grooming his own grandsonEmil as heir. Cartha may use that knowledge,as well as his suspicions about Theodosius'true parentage, against Anton.Zweis, son of AntonHistory: Zweis grew up during the period ofviolence and strife that accompanied DukeStefan's acquisition of Karameikos. As ayouth, he led a gang of toughs in the streetsof Specularum, often at odds with theThyatian invaders, the Torenescu clan, orhapless citizens. When Zweis came of age,his father enlisted his aid as an enforcer inthe Veiled Society in an attempt to turn hisfew talents to some good for the familyname. His brutish ways proved beneficial toAnton in his quest to remake the cabal intoa criminal organization.Personality: Anton's eldest son is a bullyand a ruffian. To his father's great dismay, helacks subtlety, and is rarely trusted with anybut the most simple of tasks. Zweis exercisesall the power and influence that is his, bothas a Radu, and a ranking member of theVeiled Society; alone among men, onlyAnton can put Zweis in his place. Like mostof his family, he is utterly loyal to the Raduclan. Though he has several daughters,Zweis was long frustrated by what he saw ashis wife's inability to produce a son for him,and often took it out on her verbally andphysically. Since Theodosius' birth, Zweishas doted on the boy endlessly; there is nomore precious thing to him than his son. Hewas also overjoyed when his illegitimate sonPieter turned up a few years ago, althoughrelations between them are not close.Appearance: Zweis is a ruggedly featuredman 40 years of age. He is tall, like his father,but sturdily built, with dark hair and browneyes. He has a pronounced tendency to glareand stare down anyone he meets. Zweis'clothes are of high quality, but worncarelessly.Relations: Though keenly aware thatAntonito was always the favored son, Zweisis nevertheless a loyal- and often unthinkinglieutenantof his father’s. He has no clue thatCartha plots against Anton, and even lesssuspicion that his own sons, Theodosius andPieter, are not his trueborn heirs. Should he88THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1