Council of Coin

Information

Location Tier	Province
City	Ptolus
Other information	N/A
Governing Power	[[Igor Urnst
Provinces/Houses	Links

The Council of Coin

The City Council of Ptolus is colloquially known as the Council of Coin, a reflection of the fact that in Ptolus, gold buys political longevity. While the Imperial Commissar, Igor Urnst, holds absolute martial authority from Dalenguard, the day-to-day governance, taxation, and trade laws are dictated by this council.

Permanent Seats: The Inner Circle

The true executive power of the Council is concentrated in three traditional, non-mercantile pillars of the city, alongside one rapidly rising wildcard.

• (The Commissar): The supreme military leader of Ptolus and representative of the Western Empire Kingdom. He controls the City Watch and has the final veto on council decisions. Mechanically, he is a high-level Fighter (Tactician) who approaches city management with military precision.

• Kirian Ylestos (Prince of the Church): The ambitious, politically minded leader of the Church of Light in Ptolus. He uses his seat to aggressively push the Church’s agenda and enforce Imperial orthodoxy.

• The Mother Superior (Sisterhood of Silence): The silent leader of the city’s premier monastic order. She rarely attends in person, instead sending a high-ranking member of the Sisterhood accompanied by a male eunuch translator to cast her votes.

• Sorum Dandubal (Guildmaster Delver): The head of the Delver’s Guild. He represents the newly rich adventuring class. His sudden rise to power and demands for adventurer rights have made him a hated adversary of the other three permanent members.

The Ten Noble Houses (Hereditary Seats)

The following ten houses hold hereditary seats on the council by ancestral right, dating back to the founding of the Tarldet Plains Ruling Council before the Western Empire’s expansion. Their alignment & influence, shape the political battlefield.

House Abanar

• Head of House: Dered Abanar (An incredibly elderly human)

• Archetype/Focus: Merchants, Trade, and Oligarchy

• House Profile: The wealthiest mercantile house on the council, though universally despised by the older aristocracy. Abanar is unique because it treats nobility as a commodity—wealthy merchants can buy a minor noble title and a place in the house for 10,000 gp. Dered is on his deathbed, and his numerous children are actively sabotaging one another to inherit control of the house’s vast trading empire.

House Dallimothan (“House Dragon”)

• Head of House: Kirstol Dallimothan

• Archetype/Focus: Sorcerers (Draconic Bloodline), Champions of Dragon Deities

• House Profile: One of the most physically imposing forces on the council. Its members exclusively wear masterwork dragonscale armor, decorate their estates in draconic regalia, and are rumored to harbor actual dragons within their cliffside compounds. They act as a heavily armed, highly conservative political anchor on the council.

House Erthuo

• Head of House: Peliope Erthuo (Half-Elf)

• Archetype/Focus: Wizards (School of Lore), Alchemists, and Investigators

• House Profile: Composed primarily of Elves and Half-Elves, House House Erthuo handles the city’s historical records, magical archives, and environmental conservation. They despise the rowdy political theater of the council and usually abstain from voting unless a measure directly threatens the city’s ancient elven ruins or arcane safety.

House Kath

• Head of House: Devina Kath

• Archetype/Focus: Bards (Muses of Maestro/Polymath), Swashbucklers

• House Profile: The glamorous cultural elite of Ptolus. Kath controls the Crown Theater opera house and the Imperial Academy of Music. On the council, Devina uses charisma, soft power, and high-society blackmail to sway votes, positioning her house as the ultimate political kingmakers.

House Khatru

• Head of House: Lord Dorant Khatru

• Archetype/Focus: Fighters, Champions (Marshal/Mauler Archetypes)

• House Profile: Arrogant, strictly martial, and intensely nationalistic, Khatru provides many of the high-ranking officers for the City Watch and the Commissar’s Twelve Commanders. They vote for heavy taxation to fund military defenses and have an ongoing, bloody feud with House Rau.

House Nagel

• Head of House: Mistress Fransin Nagel

• Archetype/Focus: Clerics and Champions of benevolent deities (Sarenrae/Erastil)

• House Profile: Once a proud and powerful family, this altruistic house has recently fallen into severe financial ruin due to their extensive charitable funding of the lower districts. They are the bitter political enemies of House Sadar. Rumors circulate that the sinister House Vladaam is actively plotting to assassinate the remaining Nagels to seize their council seat.

House Rau

• Head of House: Verrana Rau

• Archetype/Focus: Rogues (Brigands/Scoundrels), Witches, and Swashbucklers

• House Profile: The black sheep of the old nobility, the Rau family has deep roots in piracy, privateering, and maritime smuggling. They oppose any council measures that increase harbor tariffs or City Watch patrols. They actively trade blows in the streets with House Khatru.

House Sadar (“House of Shadows”)

• Head of House: Lord Renn Sadar

• Archetype/Focus: Wizards (Shadow Magic), Fetchling/Shadow-line ancestry

• House Profile: One of the most terrifyingly influential houses on the council. Renn Sadar has ironclad ties to the Inverted Pyramid mages’ guild. Sadar uses its mastery over shadow magic and political extortion to manipulate the Council of Coin from the dark. They are actively trying to bankrupt and destroy House Nagel.

House Shever

• Head of House: Thollos Shever

• Archetype/Focus: Inventors, Mechanologists

• House Profile: Long ago, House Shever made a fortune building the city’s automated infrastructure, but their influence waned as technology was forgotten. Recently, they formed a highly controversial alliance with the Shuul—a powerful organization of technophiles. With steam-powered pumps, firearms, and clockwork marvels returning to Ptolus, House Shever’s seat on the council is rapidly gaining massive leverage.

House Vladaam

• Head of House: Iristul Vladaam (Absent); currently run by his wicked children.

• Archetype/Focus: Evil Nephilim , Rogues (Poisoners), Evil Spellcasters

• House Profile: An ancient, profoundly corrupt family whispered to have demon blood in their veins. While Iristul hasn’t been seen in Ptolus for years, his cruel children manage the estate, funding chaos cults, alchemy-born diseases, and targeted assassinations. They use their council seat to stall legal investigations into their corporate fronts and noble estates.