Aelmar Qyncarin

The patriarch of the Ash Syndicate. He has not yet made an appearance.

Aelmar is an elf and the current head of the Ash Syndicate, which he inherited from his father. Under Aelmar's leadership, the Syndicate, already powerful enough to pay for the compliance of Lockwood's powerful law enforcement apparatus and the favor of Elsewood's various barons, grew in power and influence. Aelmar was able to create a much more formal power structure with bloodline at its heart. He has used his money and influence to sire numerous children by a multitude of different mothers and lay claim to these bastards, who make up the backbone of his organizational structure, with his legitimate heirs vying for inheritance of his position and illegitimate ones vying for territorial power and increased profits. The Ash Syndicate's power structure has both heavy patriarchal and elven supremacist undertones--while many women are able to work very effectively under the Syndicate, they are rarely found in positions of authority, and it's not really any secret that Alemar is perfectly happy to abuse vulnerable women who fall under his control in order to further the structures described above.

Alemar himself is somewhat shrouded in mystery (and sometimes thought to be two people due to his long lifespan, though it's possible he was younger than people thought when his father died). He is known to be charismatic, calculating, vengeful, and merciless, but he rarely shows himself to those outside his inner circle anymore. Some have speculated that he is involved in dark arts, while others suggest that the man himself no longer exists and is simply a disguise worn on occasions when his sons must have him make an appearance.