Ricard Tumblar
SupportingRicard Tumblar is a handsome man with short brown hair despite a receding hairline. He possesses full facial features with smile lines at the corners of his mouth and wears a long beard in the Fatrastan style. Dressed in a costly suit of eastern Gurla animal hair, he carries an expensive hat and cane that reflect his eclectic and affluent taste.
Ricard Tumblar debuts in Promise of Blood as the charismatic, well-dressed leader of Adro's powerful trade unions, serving on Field Marshal Tamas's ruling council while balancing the interests of the working class against the new regime's reforms. Over the course of the Powder Mage Trilogy, he evolves from a pragmatic political operator and staunch ally into a more ambitious figure who leverages union power to push for greater influence, occasionally clashing with Tamas's inner circle over policy and the pace of change. His Fatrastan-inspired style and folksy charm mask a shrewd mind that helps stabilize Adro through revolution, war, and political upheaval, though his growing independence sometimes strains old alliances. By the series' end, Ricard stands as one of the enduring architects of the post-monarchy landscape, embodying the rise of common-born power brokers in a transformed Adran society.
Physical Description
Ricard Tumblar is a handsome man with short brown hair despite a receding hairline. He possesses full facial features with smile lines at the corners of his mouth and wears a long beard in the Fatrastan style. Dressed in a costly suit of eastern Gurla animal hair, he carries an expensive hat and cane that reflect his eclectic and affluent taste.
Evolution
Powder Mage Trilogy 01 - Promise of Blood
Ricard Tumblar is a handsome man with short brown hair despite a receding hairline. He possesses full facial features with smile lines at the corners of his mouth and wears a long beard in the Fatrastan style. Dressed in a costly suit of eastern Gurla animal hair, he carries an expensive hat and cane that reflect his eclectic and affluent taste.
- Introduced as the leader of Adro's trade unions and a member of Field Marshal Tamas's ruling council, representing the interests of workers and craftsmen.
- Attends council meetings in his distinctive eastern Gurla suit, expensive hat, and cane, using his charm and political acumen to navigate post-coup tensions.
- Works to maintain order among the unions and prevent strikes or unrest that could destabilize Tamas's fragile new government.
- Provides crucial support to Tamas by mobilizing union resources and manpower during the early days of the revolution and Kez invasion threats.
Relationships
Ricard begins as a key council ally and union leader supporting Tamas's coup and reforms; their relationship evolves from cooperative to occasionally strained as Ricard pushes for more union power and independence while still backing Tamas's broader goals through the trilogy.
Book Appearances
Powder Mage Trilogy 01 - Promise of Blood
First appears Ch 4