Belmont
Right Hand to Mercury | Queen of SpadesCommonly known as the Gossip Queen, Belmont is a strategic mastermind, expert backstabber, underground card game champion, and skilled muckraker. He’s known for his mastery of the 3 B’s: Bribe, Bed, and Blackmail.
Sphere: North
"A right hand is the one their King trusts to do their bidding. A right hand knows how to grease the wheels and get the job done by whatever means necessary. And I mean whatever means. After all, you know what they say about right hands: they spend a lot of time in people’s pants."
While many just see him as "that dramatic bitch," Belmont is deceptively dangerous and effective. There's no telling who among your allies is wrapped around his finger. Despite being everything the North Sphere despises—showy, emotional, and theatrical—he's managed to work the system to become the most powerful blue-tie after Mercury.
He was once Merritt's commanding officer—and eventually his boyfriend—when Merritt was the North's general. They split up under mysterious circumstances, but there's reason to doubt whether either one of them is really over the other.
Belmont is one of the main characters in Devoted: Merritt's Story.