Count Perry
Biography
The amiable supervisor
Count Perry cultivated a public image as an unassuming, generous noble with influence among Basil's old families, yet secretly served the Radiant Church as a regional supervisor. Linley and Zassler targeted him for intelligence about the Church's prisoner convoy. Their operation ended with Perry's death, but the Church continued its route because Stehle trusted Perry's faith and assumed he could not have betrayed it. (Chapters 198–201, 203)
Appearance
Perry is two hundred years old, with silver-white hair, a dignified bearing, and a long well-kept beard. (Chapter 198)
Personality
He is warm and observant in public, while his private loyalty to the Radiant Church is treated as absolute by his allies. (Chapters 198, 203)
Abilities and powers
Perry's influence and intelligence access matter more than combat; the cited chapters do not establish a notable cultivation level. (Chapters 198–201)
Relationships
He is trusted by Basil's nobles and by Stehle's convoy, making his manor a useful intelligence node for Linley and Zassler. (Chapters 198–201, 203)
