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

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