Captain Rorik Varo

Commander of a crumbling border garrison. He is outmatched by the Thalmor raid, but he tries to restore order, secure evidence, and survive the night with his reputation intact.

Weathered uniform, sleepless eyes, a dented cuirass that has seen better wars.

• Pragmatic
• Authoritarian under stress
• Not stupid, just overwhelmed

• Contain the chaos
• Protect what little authority remains
• Find a scapegoat if needed

• He has quietly ignored orders that would have strengthened the fortress—because there was no money.
• He suspects this prison holds someone 'off the books'.

• A face of 'official consequences'—bounties, warrants, interrogations.
• A reluctant source of information about the target and the sealed evidence locker.

• If he survives, he can summon the PCs later to 'explain themselves'—or offer a deal to investigate the Thalmor.
• A recovered letter in his office hints at political pressure and missing paperwork.

• justiciar-larethil — enemy (He has no tools to fight her kind of war.)
• ammar-al-rihad — custodian (He was ordered to keep Ammar isolated and quiet.)

Act I, Fortress, Imperial