# King of Wands ## Character Overview The King of Wands is an **ivory tower academic**—brilliant, arrogant, and utterly convinced of his intellectual and magical superiority. His worldview is characterized by contempt for those he perceives as his intellectual inferiors, a condition he applies to virtually everyone except his wife, the [[Queen of Wands|Queen of Wands - Character Profile]]. ## Personality & Ideology - **Condescending Brilliance**: The King views magical research and arcane development as the pinnacle of human achievement. He believes the Convocation's purpose is fundamentally to elevate magical power above all else. - **Disdain for the Minor Arcana**: He holds all Kings, Queens, Knights, and Pages of the other suits (Swords, Cups, Pentacles) in deep contempt. To his mind, they exist to serve his research and ambitions—nothing more and nothing less. - **Exception for the Queen of Wands**: His wife is the sole exception to his systematic disdain. He views her as his intellectual and strategic equal, perhaps even his superior in political acumen. This makes their partnership remarkably strong despite their different ultimate priorities. - **Views Major Arcana as Necessary Annoyance**: While he dismisses the Minor Arcana as servants, he sees the Major Arcana as bothersome administrators—intellectually pedestrian but necessary for the tedious work of organizational management and logistics that he cannot be bothered with. ## Relationship with the Queen of Wands The King and Queen of Wands are genuinely married and form a synergistic power couple. The King provides visionary ambition and raw magical firepower, while the Queen handles strategic thinking and practical implementation. **Crucially**: If the King were to discover the Queen's hidden ambitions toward the Major Arcana (specifically toward becoming [[The Star]]), he would enthusiastically support her elevation. From his perspective, his wife's rise to the highest tier would be a reflection of their shared superiority and the dominance of the Wands lineage. He would see it as a vindication of his own judgment and worth. ## Role Within the Convocation The King of Wands oversees magical research, arcane development, and the cultivation of magical abilities within the Convocation. He is responsible for identifying talent, directing research initiatives, and ensuring the Convocation's magical capabilities remain cutting-edge. However, his contempt for the practical concerns of other suits frequently creates friction—particularly with the [[King of Pentacles]], whose financial oversight and logistics management the King of Wands dismisses as pedestrian and beneath his concern, even as he makes extravagant demands for resources and funding that stretch the Convocation's finances. ## Relationship with Other Suits - **Swords**: Dismisses their martial focus as crude and unsophisticated - **Cups**: Views their research as interesting but subordinate to arcane magical work - **Pentacles**: Holds profound contempt for their financial concerns and practical "small thinking" ## Alignment & Goals His vision for the Convocation remains focused on achieving magical supremacy and the extermination of immortals, conceived as the ultimate validation of mortal arcane superiority. However, he cares little about the practical execution of these goals—that's what underlings are for. His interest is in the grand vision and the theoretical breakthroughs. ## Character Hooks for Play - **Arrogant Overreach**: His contempt for Pentacles' financial realities may lead him to demand resources the Convocation cannot afford, creating internal conflict - **Intellectual Dismissal**: He may overlook important information or resources from other suits because he assumes they lack the sophistication to identify what matters - **Vulnerable Through the Queen**: While invulnerable to appeals about his own pride, he might be influenced through the Queen of Wands - **Academic Obsession**: He may become so absorbed in theoretical research that he becomes blind to practical threats or opportunities - **Condescension as Weakness**: His certainty of his own superiority may make him predictable to those who understand his patterns of thought