Retyn Perlufo

Retyn Perlufo was a Half-Elf scholar, merchant and religious leader best known as one of the Seven Lords of the Lady. He was the main legitimate source of income for the church in it's early days and used his incredible wealth to keep the church afloat for much of its existence. A notorious womaniser it is said he had over 40 children despite never being married.

Early Life
Retyn Perlufo was born into a fairly wealthy merchant family in the city of Ashkelon. Throughout his childhood he was known for his sharp wit that would get him out of trouble as often as it would get him into it. He tended to dislike authority and spent most of his time in the rougher parts of town, much to his parent's worry. He had a keen mind for buisness and was always quick to spot opportunities to make money.

Building a Merchant Empire
After his father's death Retyn took control of his families buisness and expanded it tenfold. He bought out other companies and was able to obtain trading exclusive trading agreements with many foregin powers. There was a point where 40% of all goods in and out of the city went through him. He was very popular in the comunity thanks to his tendency to set fair prices and his reputation for generosity. While accusations of criminality followed him throughout his career the vast majority of his wealth was legitimate and he greatly disliked violence. He much prefered to solve his problems with words and money than with thugs. It was during this time that he struck up a profesional relationship with Guumbar Frent, which would lead, through Dieasa Bearsbane, to his fateful meeting with Marth Herrenyonen.

Meeting with Marth
By the time Retyn met Marth his church had already spread considerably through the cities lower classes, particularly its criminal elements. Retyn had been approached to provide financial backing that the Church desperatly needed at the time. Retyn was by no means a pious man, but he taken in by Marth's persuasiveness and agreed to grant the church some modest backing in return for undisclosed services. Over time Retyn became more and more involved in church activity and became more devoted to Marth. He was largely responisble for keeping the ruling classes from shutting down the church altogether.

Marth's Dissapearence and Diaspora
After Marth's dissapearence Retyn continued to support the church, but it became much harder to keep the rulers of Askelon at bay. Eventually they outlawed the church and expelled many of its key members. To save his family the embarresment he left his buisness in the hands of his younger sister and moved to Ruin to start again. Along with Blent Dunken and Greald Voneblis, he reformed the church and began to preach in Ruin, mostly in Venture. He still had many contacts and no small amount of weath, so the church was able to grow to a reasonable degree