# Frederick Ballot ## Category Warden of [[Tescalian]] / Compromised Solland Official ## Known Facts - Frederick Ballot was the long-serving warden of [[Tescalian]]. - [[Talador Devell]] described him as a **good man** and a personal friend. - Frederick and his wife **Nina** had run Tescalian for years. - Nina died of cancer roughly six months before the party reached Tescalian. - When Talador confronted Frederick during [[Session 33 - The Missing of Tescalian]], Frederick insisted that **Nina had returned**. - He spoke of a **new order**, promised rewards in life and the next, and claimed that other Solland nobles — including [[Lord Postar]] — agreed with what was happening. - He attempted to tempt Talador with the possibility that Talador's dead father could also return. - A cloaked figure using Nina's appearance was present during the confrontation and was later revealed as a hostile spirit or apparition. - The surviving notes do not establish whether Frederick was magically controlled, deceived through grief, willingly collaborating, or some combination of these. ## Connected To - [[Tescalian]] - [[Talador Devell]] - [[Lord Postar]] - [[Zuri Kulum]] - [[Whune]] / Old-God symbols found around Tescalian ## Open Questions - Did Frederick survive the Tescalian incident? - Who convinced or compelled him to cooperate? - Was the apparition of Nina created specifically to manipulate him? - Was his claim about other Solland nobles based on real information or part of the deception?