Damon Fierro

Damon, a character in the The Royal Masquerade book, is the Head of House Fierro and the Regent and Renza's father. He is first seen in Chapter 2.

Appearance
Damon has blue eyes, gray hair, and fair skin. He has a short beard and mustache. He wears a dark brown doublet with gold clasps.

Personality
"A person who blindly believes their own truth is far more dangerous than a liar."

- Crown Shield about Damon Fierro

Damon does not like change and believes the classes should stay separate. He feels superior as part of the nobility. As Renza states, the subtle art of diplomacy has never been his strong point. He is an ambitious man, as he has spent approximately twenty years positioning his children in court to gain Queen Kendra's favor. However, because the Queen is dead, he does not need to abide by her wishes any longer and does not feel honor-bound to follow her wishes. Even though he recognizes the hunger for power in Renza, he would rather support her than the Regent who he believes is a hapless fool. When he learns Renza hid Kendra's will that confirmed the Regent was her intended heir, he decides to place himself on the throne instead of either of his children. In the end, after initially rallying an army to dethrone you, he is not foolish enough to stand against Fabian Rhys, showing that he respects the Rhys bloodline once his support was lost.

The Royal Masquerade

 * Chapter 2: A Noble Effort
 * Chapter 3: Predator and Prey
 * Chapter 4: A Night Under the Stars
 * Chapter 5: Valor and Vanity
 * Chapter 6: Confessions
 * Chapter 7: Betrayal
 * Chapter 11: Court of Whispers
 * Chapter 12: Lovestruck
 * Chapter 13: Love and Power
 * Chapter 15: The Conclave
 * Chapter 17: Unity  (Offscreen)

The Royal Finale

 * Chapter 14: Island Intrigue (Mentioned; Determinant)

King/Queen Regent
King/Queen-Regent is Damon's choice for future Head of House Fierro. As The Regent puts it, it would make Damon proud to have the Fierro name on Cordonia's throne although they do not get along. Renza says that Damon would never stand in the way of a Fierro taking the throne no matter who The Regent shares a bed with. In Chapter 6, this proves to be untrue as Damon strips The Regent of title and position because he/she has feelings for you. He tells his child that if The Regent changes his/her mind and denounces you, he will reconsider. When that doesn't happen, his interactions with The Regent lessen. He does not change his mind at the death of his daughter Renza in Chapter 17, but instead calls The Regent a pawn that was seduced by your charms and lies.

"Cordonia will remember the name Fierro until the end of her days."

- Damon to Your Character

If you do not romance The Regent, it does not matter in the end. After Damon passes away, The Regent returns to House Fierro and sells off the estate and family holdings to retire with a business of his/her own, allowing House Fierro to drift into obscurity and Damon's ambitions to disappear completely.

Renza Fierro
Renza is Damon's daughter. She is upset by his favoritism of The Regent but loves her twin, so she does not "fight" outright to become Head of House but instead manipulates situations underhandedly. In Chapter 3, she states that she is already married for House Fierro's benefit. In Chapter 6, knowing that Damon dislikes you and knowing that her twin is in love with you, she orchestrates a meeting between you and her twin where her twin confesses his/her feelings and loses Damon's respect and approval.

Damon arranged Renza's marriage, and admonishes her in Chapter 11 when he discovers she has cheated on her husband with Cyrus. She states he and his family will never hear more than a dirty rumor started by the court gossip. In Chapter 17, he twists the facts around her death, stating that she died confronting you -the usurper- giving her an honorable death rather than one of treason and conspiracy.

Cyrus Vescovi
With Cyrus Vescovi, Damon tries to squash your House's petition. Although they do not interact directly in later chapters, when Cyrus is incarcerated in the dungeons in Chapter 17, Damon pulls support from House Vescovi to join House Fierro in announcing you as usurper to the crown.

Your Character
From the beginning, Damon is against you and your House's petition to join the Noble Houses of Cordonia. In Chapter 3, he warns you against starting anything with The Regent and kills the captured prey at the end of the Hunt to threaten you. In Chapter 6, when The Regent confesses his/her feelings for you, you are unable to convince Damon to keep The Regent as his heir. If you choose to say that someone else has your heart, Damon almost pities The Regent for throwing away his/her future for you, a person that does not return said feelings. If you choose to say that The Regent was Queen Kendra's choice, he tells you that House Fierro no longer needs her approval.

In Chapter 12, he is annoyed that you beat Renza at the Lovestruck game and won Theodosia's vote for queen but Renza tells him that she has plans to sow seeds of discord. The seeds don't flourish for long and in Chapter 15, he puts in his bid against you, debating if he should be king himself or allow Renza to lead when you produce Queen Kendra's will that proves Renza's selfishness. In the end, his dislike of you is enough that he will choose Cyrus, who he calls an ignoramus, over you in being ruler of Cordonia if House Fierro cannot. In Chapter 16, he does not attend your coronation and you find out in Chapter 17 that he had planned to lead armies against you because he believes you are an usurper and tricked your way onto the throne. You are only able to stop him by presenting Fabian Rhys to the Court and abdicating/marrying him.

Pompadour
Damon has a dislike for Pompadour as he does for most animals. During a banquet scene, if you unleash Pompadour, he will refer to the dog as an "oversized hamster" and demand to know who is behind its unaccompanied presence - especially if Pompadour has run towards him.

Fabian Rhys
He is noted to attend Fabian Rhys' coronation once his support was lost.

Trivia

 * His crimes include treason and incitement to violence.
 * At the end of Chapter 17, it is stated that he eventually passed away due to an unknown illness.
 * In The Royal Finale, if asked, it is mentioned that Damon was a member of the Via Imperii.
 * His character model resembles Mack Valenti from Big Sky Country, Book 1.