Ret Issendel

Bishop Ret Issendel is the leader of the Open Hand, a group of separatists from Scaloi. Ret is a man of great and powerful Faith, and he seeks to peacefully dismantle the Kingdom of Druthal into a confederation of allied but independent entities.

Appearances
Shield of the People

Ret's earliest appearance. Ret and the Open Hand come to Maradaine to protest and in support of Issendel's candidacy for Parliament, as a Chair from Scaloi.

Dayne Heldrin convinces him to adopt a less confrontational form of protest, moving from civil disobedience to visible but non-disruptive actions. Ret and Dayne come to respect each other. Ret demonstrates the power of Faith, shocking the reader and everyone in the space, including Lin Shartien.

A Parliament of Bodies