Goodman Morris,
In Rathfall, there are many paths to Renown, but the most culturally acceptable one is to seek out a noble House and pledge fealty to them. Each House has areas of concern that Unbounded (or Adventurers, that term remains to be decided) might consider worthy of focus, whether it is the reform of the criminal justice system of House Fortinbras, or focus on the trade administration and Guild management of House Bengalo. Each House calls its adherents something different, but it follows mostly to a Path of Renown like you might expect. In my House, for example, one becomes a Scrivener rather than a Squire. The positions are equivalent, but we feel the focus of a Scrivener implies a desire to pass on or collate information, rather than the myriad responsibilities a Squire might have.
While I think a Count might continue to adventure, certainly a Duke would not have the time or focus necessary to continue adventuring, nor would it be advisable from a Rathfallian perspective for a Duke to risk themselves in a routine fashion. You may be difficult to kill, but my understanding is that you will eventually fall, and your wont as adventurers is to put yourself to that test time and again.
While I don't know much about you, I am given to understand that you are a former denizen of the Underdark, and that by itself will attract some to you as a potential pledge to their House. While the Unbounded from Prademar tell tales of an Underdark, our equivalent is an unexplored and lost place, and many Dark Elves seek to learn more of what helped form them culturally. The majority of those Dark Elves find themselves in the employ of or subservient to House Bengalo, and I suggest speaking to a representative of that House.
On the other hand, there is a land named Trusken that used to sit on a peninsula and sprawl over a number of islands to the east of the continent that Rathfall occupies. While it has a number of problems, including the approach of Blight tha has recently completed hold over its mainland, it remains primarily a Dark Elf nation. Sadly, it looks as a situation to be rather grim, but it may be of note to a denizen of the Prademarian Underdark. I believe Don Savage is the ruler of that place, but reports vary. He may just be a courtier. In any event, he would be a point of contact within Rathfall.
As to Rathfall being a place of subterfuge and shadow, we thank you for noticing, Baroness Fallingstar. I apologize for encroaching on your desire to hear from your own populace.
Seneschal Bryas Montague
Consort of Yvaine Rumil,
Patron of House Montague,
Sworn to House Rumil
