Appearance and Voice
Race: Human Age: Mid-50s Class: Warlock (Reaper) Voice: Calculating, measured, authoritative
Javier LeBeau carries himself with the bearing of old money and new power. His fine clothing bears the LeBeau family crest—a cannon—on his signet ring. While appearing as a respectable businessman in public, he possesses the cold efficiency of a trained Ghostwalker Reaper.
Personality
Calculating and pragmatic above all else. Javier values the family’s power and reputation over individual sentiment. He makes difficult decisions without hesitation when it serves the greater interests of House LeBeau and The Ghostwalkers.
Key Traits:
- Ruthlessly pragmatic in business and family matters
- Maintains dual identity as industrial magnate and shadow operative
- Values secrecy and control
- Capable of compartmentalizing personal feelings from strategic necessities
Useful Knowledge
- Controls the world’s only source of black powder through the Atrata monopoly
- Deep knowledge of The Ghostwalkers operations and structure
- Connections throughout Godmere’s industrial and political elite
- Knows the truth about Benny LeBeau’s banishment and current whereabouts
- Understanding of black powder production and its strategic importance
Ideals, Bonds and Connections
Ideal: Legacy and Power. The LeBeau name must endure and grow stronger with each generation
Bonds:
- LeBeau Family: Everything serves the family’s interests
- The Ghostwalkers: One of the founding families, active Reaper
- Lady Amelie LeBeau - Wife and partner in maintaining the family’s position
- Black powder monopoly - The source of the family’s wealth and influence
Connections:
- Annette LeBeau, Bethany LeBeau, Claire LeBeau: Daughters serving as Sirens
- Danton LeBeau: Youngest son, preparing for his Reaper ceremony
- Victoria Salem: Leader of The Ghostwalkers
- Industrial and political elite of Godmere
Flaw: Willing to sacrifice personal relationships for family legacy (banished his own son)
Secret: Benny LeBeau lives, banished rather than executed despite pressure from The Ghostwalkers
Active Debt (as of Session 13): Owes Mammon the delivery of Benny LeBeau by dawn. Struck the bargain on his knees in The Sanctum to save the lives of the intruders his son had brought with him. The clock is running.
History
Javier inherited leadership of House LeBeau and built upon the black powder monopoly established by his ancestor Jean Paul LeBeau. He married Lady Amelie LeBeau, connecting the family to old noble bloodlines, and raised his children to serve The Ghostwalkers as tradition demanded.
His greatest test came when his son Benny LeBeau manifested Everflame powers and proved unsuitable for The Fold ceremony. Rather than execute him as many in The Ghostwalkers demanded, Javier arranged for Benny’s exile, a compromise that saved his son’s life but branded him as the family’s shame.
Locations
Primary Residence: LeBeau Town House in Godmere Business Operations: Black powder factories in Fabenward and ports across the kingdom Secret Holdings: Atrata mining facility
Quests
Potential Quest Hooks:
- The party discovers evidence of Ghostwalker operations tied to LeBeau factories
- Javier needs deniable agents to handle a situation threatening the black powder monopoly
- Benny LeBeau’s return to Godmere creates a crisis Javier must manage
- Investigation into The Ghostwalkers leads to confrontation with Javier