Themes: family vs ideals, bullying, suzerainism, conditional love, fascism
Frankie is the third and last child of the Baciu family, born from an unknown father. Because of her important job, their mother, Jacqueline, clearly neglected them. Frankie was raised the hard way by their two terrible step-siblings, Rory and Eli. It was an awful, miserable childhood.
Frankie turned out to be a bully themselves, their favourite victim being their neighbour and “worst friend” Joan von Bergen. Joan's parents, the local Suzerainist leaders Paris and Addison von Bergen, whom Frankie admires, practically adopted Frankie. After some time, Paris von Bergen slowly gave them the confidence and care they never got from their own family. Now, they’ll do whatever they can to make this new family proud of them. They seem to have been successful so far.
Their relationship with Joan is far more complex: Joan is, at the same time, their friend and their victim; Frankie wants to push them to be the heir Paris and Addison deserve, while also wishing to take their place. What will happen to Frankie if Joan succeeds in becoming a deserving heir?
Everybody who lives in La Cage is mostly poor and desperate. The families and professionals living in Apartment Blocks are the ones who really try to keep some semblance of normality in their lives. The Block A is the wealthier one - it consists of people that are sure to have food even next week but are not entirely sure if they can get medical care in times of need. All while enjoying the luxury of reliable electricity and mostly repaired windows. The people living here have at least some "power" due to their jobs, but almost everybody is afraid that their little slice of paradise will be taken from them by relocation to a different flat.
The Den used to gather local elders to play card games - a good excuse to gamble, drink beer, and of course, gossip. A few years ago, card games became suddenly trendy, and many local youngsters joined the Den. But the way they played was totally different: they were loud, bold, aggressive, seeking for adrenaline, wagering way too big. Now, the elders have all left the Den to these gambling freaks. Stakes are high and are becoming even higher. And soon it will be too late to back off.
Some young people of Revachol felt lost in life. Nothing made sense and they saw everything around them going to shit. Slowly, they realized what was causing this - the foreigners, bringing in drugs and crime, and the liberals that love them so much. Then, a solution hit them - fascism! The Iron Cadence is formed out of fascists (although the less radical of them prefer being called Traditionalists) of varying degrees. Not necessarily racist fascists, but quite often that. Joined together by a sense of the world being wrong and wanting to put it to right, by staying in SUPREME HEALTH, having SUPREME LEADERSHIP, and basking in SUPREME FRIENDSHIP.
