convocation-ensemble

Convocation Ensemble

Identity

Role: The membership of the Lombardy Convocation — a small cabal of rival villains. Sources name only Dobrev (chair) and Gratas (second chair); the rest of the membership is on-page but unnamed in indexed summaries.
Treatment: Single ensemble guide so chapter prompts (Ch 16–18, Ch 27) can compose the room consistently.

Background

Old-money supervillain class — inheriting power as much as accruing it
Convenes at the Grand Bellagio Hotel on Lake Como
Operates as part business association (dues, votes, motions) and part organized-crime cartel
Disbanded after the long-con reveal in Ch 27

Personality / energy

Collectively: courteous, dangerous, bored, hungry, watching
The room reads like a Davos panel composed entirely of people who would order an assassination over dessert

Physical description (ensemble)

A coherent visual cohort, designed so the room composes well:

8–12 principals plus seconds at the dinner / session
Mixed European backgrounds — Italian, German, French, Slavic, Iberian; older skewing — most in their fifties to seventies; mixed gender, with women a clear minority but visibly present
All exquisitely groomed; all dressed in a narrow palette (charcoal, midnight blue, cream, oxblood, black)
Visual cues of inherited wealth — watches, restrained jewelry, the cut of cloth, posture

Outfit / clothing notes

Convocation dinner (Ch 16): black tie or formal evening wear; women in long, dark, well-cut dresses
Convocation session (Ch 17): bespoke daywear — three-piece suits, tailored separates
Post-collapse session (Ch 27): same suiting, fewer principals, the room visibly thinner

Visual motifs

Long table, twin candelabra, frescoed ceiling, gilt-framed portraits
An ensemble shot composed like a Renaissance group portrait — every face deliberately placed
Hands visible, weapons not — the menace is institutional, not displayed

Power / signature

Collectively: capital, networks, leverage, blackmail, coordinated combat assets (whales, satellites, strike teams)
Individually: each member is implied to operate a smaller, lower-prestige version of Jake's empire

Chapter appearances

16, 17, 18 (the Convocation arc), 27 (the dignified dissolution)

Source references

Confidence

Medium-interpretive — the Convocation's existence and Lake Como meeting are confirmed; specific membership detail is constructed for visual consistency.