Olderik serves as attaché to the Rusmarian embassy, a position he held in Maadigan during the same years that Mushkinek was quietly building influence across Cendomvita. Assigned to the embassy in the Hireothan capital, Olderik became known early for his caution, discipline, and refusal to be drawn into speculation. He was stoic by temperament, skeptical by habit, and unimpressed by theatrics of any kind.
In a city thick with rumor and ambition, Olderik spoke plainly when he spoke at all, and never more than necessary. Panic held little appeal for him. He had little patience for whispered plots or dramatic warnings, preferring verified information and measured response. While others tracked intrigue, Olderik tracked correspondence, supply chains, and protocol. To him, attention was a finite resource, and misdirecting it was a form of failure.
Among diplomats, he was known for restraint rather than presence. His wit was dry and used sparingly, often to deflate exaggeration rather than to impress. He dismissed much of the crisis talk circulating through Maadigan’s councils, not from ignorance, but from experience. He had seen how easily noise drowned out substance.
Olderik’s loyalty was deliberate and narrow. It belonged to his ambassador alone, and even then, it was expressed through service rather than sentiment. This allegiance was quiet, rarely acknowledged, and often misunderstood.
To those drawn to intrigue, Olderik appeared unremarkable. To those who valued steadiness, he was something else entirely. Difficult to move, harder to read, and nearly impossible to surprise, Olderik did not shape history through action or ambition. He endured it, attentive and unchanged, while others burned themselves out chasing shadows.