Affiliation: Realm – Warrior Caste
Role: Patriarch of the Laral Family
Status: Deceased 429 IE
Laral Jorl was the high-ranking Gelt general and patriarch of the powerful Laral family. As the principal architect of the Gelt Incursion of 429 IE, Jorl covertly orchestrated the twin invasions of Gilead and Amargosa under the guise of agricultural expansion and counterinsurgency. Manipulating supply crises and military alliances, he exploited the political chaos on worlds like Essenar and weaponized figures such as Marq (Marcus Leitman) to expand the Realm’s territory under his control.
Ambitious and predatory, Jorl viewed Tishla less as a person and more as a prize to be claimed. He attempted to buy out her indenture contract from Lattus Kai, intending to extend her servitude indefinitely. Tishla was repulsed by his desire and compared his gaze to that of a predator circling prey.
Jorl’s schemes were undercut when Kai, faced with an ultimatum—cede Essenar or sell Tishla—refused to give her up and used legal cunning to trap Jorl into a binding agreement. When Tishla returned to the Gelt core worlds to challenge the Larals’ claim over Hanar (formerly Gilead), she forced the possibility of a duel between Jorl and his own son, Umish, whom she convinced to act as her champion. Knowing that to kill his son would disgrace him, and to die by his hand would bring shame, Laral Jorl chose instead to end his own life.
His suicide, though veiled in honor, was a stunning defeat for the Laral line, paving the way for Tishla to reclaim Gilead for her unborn children and dismantling Jorl’s political ambitions permanently.
Appearances: Tishla's Journey