Loukas Notaras

BIOGRAPHY
Loukas Notaras was a Byzantine statesman who served as the megaduke of the Eastern Roman Empire, under emperors John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. As the most influential person on Constantinople after the emperor, he was known to be a rich and powerful man who was not trusted by many. Known for his mistrust of the European Catholic Church, the megaduke would appear as one of the greatest figures against the reunification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER
Like many members of the emperor's council, Notaras was Greek and an Orthodox Christian. Notaras was seen as an intelligent and noble man with many connections. Like other members of the Notaras family, he had dark brown hair and was an aristocratic man.

THE ADORATION OF THE CROSS
In 1451, the Megaduke of the Eastern Roman Empire was Notaras, and thanks to his strong connections, he was the one of the first to learn of the death of the Ottoman sultan Murad II and report it to Emperor Constantine. Receiving the news with joy, the emperor ordered Notaras to report the news to the captive Ottoman prince Orhan, who is in exile and to convene the grand council at the end of the third day by giving a 3-day feast in the city. But when the megaduke went to the harem to report the news to Orhan, he was attacked by the prince, who was drunk and enjoying himself with his concubines. Having learned that the megaduke has been attacked, the emperor can choose by the player to jail Orhan for a while or ignore the situation. After the events, Loukas meets with Mikael Misriin, who is spying for him in a tavern, and establishes dialogues according to the player's choice about Orhan. After this meeting, if the player chose to imprison Orhan, Loukas can meet with Orhan in the dungeon and gave the news about Murad, and he fixed his relation a little bit with Orhan by getting him out of jail.