Name: Varazdat Saroukhanian Age: 20 Nationality: Roman Diocese: Thracia Province: Europa City: Constantinople (Armenian quarter) Role: Treasurer of the Investment Club Class: Political Economy & Byzantine Administrative Law University: Imperial Eastern Metropolitan University (IEMU) -Rarely acts on impulse; each move is part of a long-term plan -Can sell sand to a desert prince and make you think it was your idea -Always spinning a web behind the scenes, but never without plausible deniability -Keeps five calendars, knows where every coin goes, never forgets a name Born into an ambitious merchant-bureaucrat family in Constantinople’s Armenian quarter, Varazdat learned contracts and backchanneling before he could tie his own shoes. He studied law, trade, and theology simultaneously—partially out of curiosity, mostly for leverage. Behind his school success lies a massive web of student debts, favors, secrets, and silent threats. At IEMU, he's known for throwing lavish but controlled parties, offering “deals” on supplies and notes, and quietly influencing student council elections. Professors suspect him of networking for imperial intelligence or private banks, but no one can prove anything. -Has a ledger of every bribe ever offered to him (he accepts none… openly) -Uses elaborate metaphors, especially involving silk, gold, and chess -Only drinks warm water—“cold dulls the senses” -Never lets others see him eat -Pays in exact change, always