Drax

The Great Count Drax was a Namdalener general who the ruler of Namdalen, Duke Tomond, sent to answer the Videssian  enperor request for troops against the Yezda. After the battle of Maragha, the suave and very shrewd nobleman was hired by the Sphrantzai when they tried to supplant the Gavras from the throne.

After the civil war, Drax, who had fought very ably for the the Sphrantzai, was hired to fight for Avtokrator Thorisin Gavras. He was very impressed by the professionalism the "Ronam" tribe displayed and tried to emulate. His strategical skills endeared him to the Avtokrator and placed him high in the trust of the imperials, against the warnings of the leader of the Ronams. This trust enabled him to take command of the army that would defeat the rebel Baanes Onomagoulos.

That trust was broken when Drax rebelled and claimed control of the westlands, claiming himself the aide of the "real Avtokrater Mertikes Zigabenos". This allowed many more Nmadaleners to land in Videssos. However, Drax was defeated by the very Yezda he had been fighting for Videssos and arrested. He was set free and escaped Thorisin's wrath.