BADASS SCI FI: HALTERES' BIG BAD ASS? LORD DROLOS

Every good story needs at least one big baddy. Lord Drolos; the Sovereign Leader of Halteres Minor, Olys, and the Mendax is one of mine (his name used to be Archon, but I changed it because Archon has been used about a million point lots of times. Lord Drolos is also a working title, but it's one I feel much more comfortable calling my own.)

Anyway, 'Lord Drolos' is the self appointed leader of the OAs (Original Architects); rulers of Halteres Minor; Olys, its emergent capital city; and the Mendax sub-species. Wait, did I mention some of that already? Shut up.

Is Drolos powerful? Well if he isn't, he hides it well. He hides a great many things. Most of all, he hides his true strength (or lack thereof). If fear begets control and control begets power, then Drolos is powerful. However, if true power is inherent, or endowed through action, then he is not. There are insecurities, addictions, and debts that sabotage the quest to fulfill his potential. Let me explain.

Drolos is not powerful:

He is ultimately reliant upon other entities, beings, and technology to see any of his plans come to fruition.
He is not personally connected to the Kynoi, but needs it to escape the planet.
He needs Phyquae to complete construction of the S.C.A.T.H.E.
He needs Nyk to activate the S.C.A.T.H.E. and bring forth the Kynoi.
He has no true friends or allies...and that really bothers him.
He needs a golden carapace body brace to overcome gravity and assume his superior stature among his subjects.
At his core, Drolos is nothing but a petulant sociopath.

Drolos is powerful:

He controls the other OAs through promises of delivery to Vathoul, a hidden sanctuary, and ultimate escape from the dying planet.
He controls the Mendax population through fear of Relegation to the Akros wasteland and ultimate 'exile' to the Fate Plateau. These systems of population control are fully operational battle station. Oops. Anyway, they've been in place awhile.
He has a clandestine working arrangement with Smin and the Arkos Mercs as insurance to stay in power.
He controls the secrets that could destroy all Halteres. Ah, ah, ah! I'm not telling!
Drolos is an unstable, petulant sociopath.

Regardless, if Drolos is feared but not powerful, he seeks alliance with an entity that IS powerful but not feared. The Atosentient Lord. Something that should be feared. The Kynoi.

So, you mix a little of this