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Message: <blockquote data-quote="willpax" data-source="post: 267561" data-attributes="member: 1602">One way her past could come back to haunt her is for her to slowly build up the understanding that the work she did was part of some larger plot that is now wreaking havoc. Her new sense of responsibility might inspire her to try to defeat her former employers, who by now are much richer and more powerful. The scale of the plot and the level of power would depend on the scale present in your campaign, but could take some of the following forms: 1. In a discussion with a seer or holy person (bonus if this is another PC), she learns that several of her assassinations were of young people who might have become strong forces for good-- strong enough to stop her former employers. With them out of the way, her employers were able to consolidate power, with dire effects for the people of the area. 2. She is literally haunted by her former victims. She begins seeing them in unexpected places, staring at her accusingly. One series of adventures could consist of her attempts to figure out why she is being haunted (leading to the conclusion that the only way their spirits can rest is to have her finish the work they were destined to do). Liches make for very good central figures in these plots, because they have the ability to hatch plans over several centuries and also are forced to do much of the plotting through layers of intermediaries.</blockquote>