Who is Basil Halliday, The Crescent Chancellor from Swordspoint: A Novel and what is their importance? Swordspoint English & Literature "Basil Halliday

Basil Halliday is the Crescent Chancellor of the Inner Council, meaning that he is the closest thing that the city has to a king. Basil worries about this, and wishes that the nobility had less power over the common people. He is one of the only characters with a real conscience.