Known for being both shrewd and aloof, Terik favors indirect rule and avoids Ramiva’s surface whenever possible. He considers the world a *“hard jewel”* — valuable not for what it is, but for what can be extracted from its people and strategic position.
Terik rules Ramiva through contracts with the dictator-general and carefully structured feudal obligations. He views the mercenary export business as a civilizing force and an Imperial asset worth cultivating.