Arouris Reial Allegri, more commonly known as Rory Lawman, is a defence lawyer located in Ehsenia. He’s often described as cold, grouchy and distant, especially by his coworkers. He has a terrible coffee addiction, due to late nights and early mornings, making sure his clients get the best possible defence they can get.

Rory has experienced a lot of judgement and pressure from his biological family. From the day he was born, he was expected to go into the Vindura Guard. He quickly rejected this idea, wanting to do something else with his life. Especially when he met Ursula in primary school, who quickly became his best friend.

With both their families being wealthy, they grew up in the same area, so Rory was frequently over at Ursula’s home, where he became very close with her family.

As they got older, he spent more and more time there, favouring it over his own home, where his parents berated him for spending time with a family of ‘filthy sneaks’ and ‘thieves waiting to rob them’. He hated this, and it only made him push back further. Due to other members in the family, they had extra distrust for any descendants of Ko, and believed Ursula would turn Rory into a criminal, much like it did his cousin, ‘Greaser’. This was around the time he had a bedroom set up for him at Ursula’s home, where he’d frequently sneak out and sleep so he could just relax. His parents were adamant about him becoming a member of the Guard still, but after how they treated Ursula’s family, he realised he wanted to become a lawyer. He wanted to defend them if anything happened.

There was a brief period for a few weeks, where Ursula and Rory started dating. Ursula was his first kiss. The relationship felt awkward and uncomfortable, so they quickly went back to just being best friends. It never affected anything about their bond.

When Ursula joined the Vindura Guard and Rory began learning to become a lawyer, they began to drift apart, and completely fell out of contact once they both started working. Rory never stopped thinking about Ursula and her family. And when they accidentally reconnected after a legal case years later, it was like no time had passed at all. They immediately went back to being the same old feral friends.

During his child and adolescent years, Milos made a giant impression on Rory. His constant advocating for the lost variants rubbed off on him and now Rory donates to charity when he can. He is fairly open about his support.

These days, as an adult, he frequents a bar in Ehsenia where his crush, Tinado, owns and works. He comes there most days after work, especially when it’s been a rough day. He enjoys spending time with TInado, even if he’s too nervous to tell him his feelings. .