Duke Raus of Rone is a Lunar aristcrat from the Heartlands and head of the House of Rone. It seems that the House of Rone was on the losing side of the one of the infamous Dart Wars that are so common amongst the Lunar aristocracy. As a result, he has been banished to the plains of Prax and given a large region of the valley of the River of Cradles south of Sun County to develop for Lunar settlement. He spends much of the year in the south but also maintains a house in Pavis on {;n:Parade Way} where he spends time as well when he needs to recruit new mercenaries or arrange for supply trains.
He has been a keen hirer of mercenaries in Pavis for the last few seasons - he is reputed to be a fair employer and offer decent wages.