# NPC: General Hann A **stern but seemingly honourable general** in [[City - Treston]], deeply concerned about the growing dominance of [[Faction - Evereach Trading Company]]. ## Personality - Stern, direct, and principled. - Appears genuinely troubled by the consolidation of power in corporate hands. ## Council Ball (Session 5) - Remains with [[PC - Aelar Thaelond]] and [[PC - Trinxis Staciadour]] after the ball at [[Landmark - Alder Rock]] begins winding down. - Offers a **tour of the council portraits**, providing candid commentary on: - [[NPC - High Justice Drozost]] – Earth Genasi, head of the council. - [[NPC - Sarah Copperpetal]] – Money-minder and ally of [[NPC - Louis Dubois]]. - [[NPC - Drythus (Watch Commander)]] – Colossal Goliath Watch Commander. - Other councillors. ## Private Proposal - Reveals his fear that Louis Dubois and Evereach are on the verge of **controlling all of Treston’s trade**. - Proposes a bold counter-strategy: - Forge an **official trade agreement** between Treston and the isolationist elven subcontinent **[[Region - High Vel'Nora]]**. - Presents [[PC - Aelar Thaelond]] with a **draft trade contract**, naming: - Hann as **Portmaster General**. - Aelar as **trade master for the Sun Court** of High Vel'Nora. - Frames this pact as a **last resort** to prevent Treston from falling completely under Evereach’s control. ## Trade Deal Collapsed (Session 8) - [[PC - Aelar Thaelond]]'s father, [[NPC - Eldrin Thaelond]], arrived in person and **rejected the trade proposal outright**. - High Vel'Nora will not be entering any trade agreement with Treston. - Hann's plan to counter Evereach through elven trade has failed. - Relationship with Aelar now uncertain — the political alliance never materialized. > ~~Hann may become a key political patron if the party chooses to side against Evereach.~~ > The trade deal route is closed. The party's only remaining path against Dubois is Mannfred and Fyde's assassination plot.