The central Kingdom of Almecca enjoys wealth, the most powerful standing armies and sophisticated cities and is foremost in arts and culture, at least according to it's own elite citizenry, and foremost amongst it's stage performers is the infamous Fenton Pasquale, a master of the stage, capable of playing any role, male or female, jester, king, vampire, lover, hero or villain.
His celebrity and notoriety as a prolific rake and seducer of both married ladies and gentlemen serves as a kind of snow blind, behind which his acts of espionage, sabotage and strategic murders are effectively screened.
Few know that he is an agent both for the Dark Academy and the Sorcerer King of Dered, enriching himself not only in wealth, but in magics that have greatly extended his life. Every 2 decades he fakes his death, takes a hiatus from Almecca and returns under a new identity.
Few know much of his true motivations and allegiances and no one knows the entirety of them.