To the citizens of Highreach, Lord Victor Benedicte is the very image of integrity - a statesman of eloquence and conviction, a noble whose words can quell riots or ignite hope with effortless grace. In the grand halls of power, his speeches are studied, his ideals quoted, his charm disarming even his fiercest rivals. Few would suspect that behind the silken words and immaculate attire lies one of the Umbral Veil’s most insidious leaders.
 
Victor’s mastery of Essence is hidden behind layers of political influence and cultivated respectability. In secret chambers beneath his estate, he bends the mutated spawn of the Veil to his will - monstrosities that move as he commands, bound by the invisible threads of his Essence-infused control. His poisons, refined through alchemical precision, flow as effortlessly as his rhetoric, silencing threats both on the battlefield and in the council halls.
 
When Lord Benedicte speaks, his voice carries more than persuasion - it resonates with the faint hum of Essence itself. Those who stand beside him feel emboldened, their resolve sharpened by his conviction. Yet behind the brilliance of his leadership lingers a shadow - an unseen corruption spreading with every promise he makes, every victory he claims, and every soul drawn closer into the fold of the Umbral Veil.