Count Riordan Beithell

The strange, pale nobleman who seems to be in an illicit relationship with the duchess, Lady Kwenthrith Thrussell. He is said to be the Count of Isle Arainn. Count Riordan participated in the Grand Tourney in place of the injured Sir Aneirin Proudfoot, coming in third place after defeating Sir Markus Graystone, losing to Dame-Commander Tyffayne and defeating Lord Henry Malvern in the bronze match. Afterwards, Ghislain and Riordan retired to the Durant, where they exchanged information with Sir Markus about Valius Blackthorne and the Iron Ring. Riordan was later seen again in the company of a beautiful crimson-haired Valennian woman, pointed out by his wife - Arianwen Beithell. Caught by the bounds of matrimony, he made a sudden exit with the red-haired beauty. Count Riordan is a seductive and enigmatic figure who seems to be a foreigner to the court yet at home all the same. His elitism and disregard if not disdain for others has drawn the ire of many, including Lemuel of Ryfall and Markus Graystone. Count Riordan intervened in the battle at Carmarthen over the Altar of Panacea, briefly using his full vampiric power and identifying his true nature as an ancient vampire lord of Acheiris and Count of the Court of Locusts.