A Lyorn, the Count of Flowerpot Hill and Environs, who was the Heir of his House during (and after) the Interregnum. Ritsak was one of the first House Representatives to openly oppose the efforts of Kâna in his attempt to found his own Empire. Later, Ritsak confronted Zerika the Fourth about her secret relationship with the Easterner, Lord Brimford, and formally renounced the support of the House of Lyorn for her claim to the Orb. Once the pretender was defeated, however, Ritsak was reluctantly forced to recognize Zerika's status as Empress, despite this scandal.