Rardine
Also known as: Duchess Rardine
Appears in: #17.50 - The Golden Goblin
First appears in: #17.50 - The Golden Goblin
Summary
Duchess of Alshar and the spymistress behind the Garden Society - the kingdom's shadow intelligence apparatus and the network for which Rondal's wife Gatina is one of the best agents. She runs her duchy with an "uncommonly wise" pattern of trusting her wizards: she gives Minalan wide berth on his real projects, lets Gatina build a secret ship without asking too many questions, and is content for her magi to do what they know needs to be done. In The Golden Goblin, news of Tyndal and Rondal's mission was expected to reach her ear almost immediately - Gatina cannot keep much from her patron. Rardine is convinced Minalan is the only person who can clear the post-Alshar piracy problem out of Farise (where roughly half the wizards in the world have quietly been gathering, including her brother) and is busy steering the political weather around that conclusion. Rondal also confides to himself that he dreads what duty she would declare for him over the Gorod Alon revelations - she is a ruler whose displeasure he would rather not test.
Relationships
- Ally of Lady Gatina -
- Lady Gatina servant of Rardine -