Lords of Gossamer and Shadow NPC’s: Davion Steele

High Knight Lord Marshall Davion Steele rallies the troops Image by Thanathorn Yantporn.  Legalese at bottom of page

The one thing many people mistake on the Grand Stair is the political nature of its structure.  Perhaps not the stair itself but the travellers on it.  Sure, we are all travellers and few of us actually consider the Grand Stair our permanent residence but there is a pecking order that one must observe if you are to travel well through the Grand Stair.

I am an observer of such things and it is more complex than it would first appear.  If you directly ask who is in charge, as many do when they find the Grand Stair for the first time most, if not all would mention Lady Vala’s name.  Lady Vala herself makes no such claims, nor does she refute any such claims if pressed to her, as I have on several occasions.

That said, there are factions within that rule and absolute splinter groups that appear to tow the line but work for their own benefit and even actively oppose Vala’s rule by recruiting those with power to their cause for whatever means.  I have been approached by several groups who have identified myself as a player in Grand Stair politics.  They see how I hold myself in relation to the fawning sycophants of Vala but they assume too much and I have infiltrated a few of these organisations before my true intentions are discovered.

I do not wish to alarm you or guide you.  Your actions on the Grand Stair are yours to guide and own but I would warn you with gravity.  Do not take the dance of politics as unimportant.  Travellers may be transient but there are many eyes on each and every one of us.  Some look to assess our own actions and weigh them against their own.  Other travellers go missing.  It is easy to lose a traveller as there is always the excuse that they may be in another reality exploring or conducting their business.  If they are there are a lot that decide never to return.

Practice your social graces and revise your knowledge of those powers that be in the stair.  Investigate every possibility and never offer a weakness to anyone that you may think a friend.  As likely or not they will use it against you at one time or another to get what they want at your expense.

My own beliefs?  Well, perhaps you should investigate that yourself.  There are some amongst the Travellers that have seen me operating under my own beliefs, but they are few and far between and probably as clueless as you seem to be.  Remember, trust no one and always listen to your head.  It may save you in the long run.