At first glance, Rooch appears to be a man built for order. Before his rise within Mushkinek’s ranks, he served as a capable dock master in Maadigan, where schedules, cargo, and people all passed through his hands. He was known for keeping traffic moving, tempers contained, and disputes settled without spectacle. He understood how to manage men as much as materials.
Mushkinek recognized those strengths immediately. Rather than seeing Rooch as muscle or ideology, Mushkinek saw a builder. He recruited and trained him with purpose, valuing his organizational discipline and his ability to earn loyalty without force. He was assigned to oversee the construction of the stronghold at Maadigan’s Pride, where planning, coordination, and steady leadership mattered more than brute strength.
The project revealed Rooch’s true value. He could translate vision into structure, intention into routine. Workers followed him because he was fair, predictable, and competent. Upon the stronghold’s completion, Mushkinek promoted him, not as a symbol, but as a necessity. He represents the kind of power that does not shout. He is proof that revolutions are sustained not only by belief, but by those who know how to make systems hold.