While Slade Ackermane, The Captain of the Guard, claims to be a loyal and faithful servant of the King and his main priority would be serving him and to defend the city, there are whispers that the captain’s true drive is to obtain power through political positions and abuse such power to dominate his command over others by the use of immoral and cruel means. The captain naturally enjoys authoritative positions, having found himself in them his entire life. Around his friends, the captain is sarcastic, with a black sense of humor, and a pragmatic, amoral philosophy for life. However, he is not completely heartless, nor is he sadistic. Despite the captain’s avaricious nature, which is sneered at by more honorable knights, he is a skilled and dangerous fighter. He is also a skilled archer and is literate and educated, which at this time is fairly uncommon.