Rodrigue Achille is the duke and current ruler of Fraldarius,a loyal vassal to the Crown.His high status and control over the territory is readily made available to the service of his sovereign and close friend Lambert.In that regard,however,he falls into the same political pitfalls:a good relation with the peasantry,but strife amongst his bannermen.He's idealistic,finding it easy to lose himself in principled action,with sporadic disastrous results,often in regard to his more pragmatic sons.