Arcade Phoenix

Arcade Phoenix is the patriarch of the Phoenix Family, one of the 9 Great Families of Surket. Being the head of the family, he is also on the Council of Surket and is often referred to as the "Crimson King" because of his role as the most senior member of the Council and the sheer power he wields. Many consider him to be the most powerful single person in the city.

Arcade became the patriarch of the Phoenix Family at the young age of 14 following the death of his parents at the hands of the infamous terror cell known as the Violet Eye. Almost immediately, he was besieged on all sides by people trying to take advantage of the young and inexperienced Arcade. Seeking help, Arcade allied himself with Dante Vakari of the Vakari Family, who acted as a sort of mentor as Arcade finished growing up.

Together with Dante, they managed to root out the Violet Eye in Surket and discovered that Simon Amunir was orchestrating the whole terror cell. This led to a witch hunt by Arcade Phoenix, who implicated 4 other Great Families in the operation and secured himself as the unofficial ruler of the Council of Surket at only 19 years of age.

Arcade's position has been challenged countless times, but he remained as one of the most consistent and powerful members of the Council over the decades. He is now 53 and rumors are spreading that he may be seriously ill, which has created a flurry of activity among the other Council members, all trying to set themselves up to take over when he dies.

Arcade's oldest son, Julius, died last year to an unknown disease. Since then, Arcade has rarely been seen in public. His only other child, his daughter Andromeda, has been attending his Council meetings over the last two months. Andromeda has a reputation for being a bit of a hot-head and for not being nearly as tactful and cunning as her father, which has led to her receiving little attention from the Council as they fight amongst themselves for control.