Is this evil enough?

[Kugar]

If it isn't too late

If you are looking for a truly evil set-up use the old 2 front approach. If your wizard sends the letter you typed above, he's nailed as an insane bad guy. The better solution for someone in his position is to arrange for the assassination anonymously and tip off the good guys up front. Either way he wins, especially if he can pull a frame job on an enemy.

1) Hire assassin like above, pretend to be rival.
2) Tip off Princess - Claim debt is paid, frame rival.
3) If assassin succeeds - Back incompetent female monarch
4) If assassin fails - Tip off good guys to rival's current hangout, feed adventures information so they do your dirty work in the future.

 

[diaglo]

Re: Actually...

I have decided that Vengar was going to send her a letter.

why do i get flashbacks of the D&D cartoon when i read this.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

TO JEFFERS

Well now ... don't stop there, Jeffers.

Tell us what Alaine is currently doing in the story!

 

[decion]

hmmm,

I like the letter. Rather than have these events occur with the layer watching as the consequences of her actions unfold why not introduce:

1. vengar gives a hint in his letter about the assassain's identity (my prince of assassains) , this will allow alaine to research and find out who from Vengar's country is feared as an assassain, there have to be rumours etc. in the underground. maybe a side trek can be used to roleplay her spies trying to gather information.

2. Outraged by Vengar's escape, the king and prince start to mobilise troops (I assume they dont know it was alaine that let him go) with the intention of pre-empting any revenge plans on Vengars part. This could be just posturing, but how will anyone else know that

3. The Prince sends spies and assassains out to locate and kill the traitor that let Vengar go (very shakespearean to unwittingly order the death of your relatives).

4. Alaine finds out all of the above (maybe Vengar tips her off about the princes assassains). It is up to her to decide. Come clean about releasing Vengar, and warn her family of the oncoming assassain but allow the "war" to kick off. Or, keep quiet, gain control, somehow survive the hit squad, call off the war and give Vngar something to use as leverage against her (I am sure he can swing it that it looks like she asked him to kill the others). Or, she can follow through with the war heading an army in a frenzy for revenge over the death of their king and prince. Surely destroying Vengar now will stop the bloodshed in the future as skirmishes continue on for years.

just a thought.

 

[jeffers]

I think One-Horn's name was...

Venger. My guy's name is Vengar. Arkubi names are weird. Genjari, Rinlas, Viligassi... They come from an defective alternate prime material called Arkoon. Arkoon is falling apart quickly, and Vengar and several other VIA (Very Important Arkubi) are looking for other worlds to colonize. Caleon is high in magic and very stable in terms of the effects of Chaos, so it's all about Location.

My Arkubi word rules spat out that name and I cringed, but I decided that it would be a nice left-handed call back to the old days. Heck... Alaina wasn't even born when that show was on the air.

Her character, Kyanna, is a Pacifist. When capitalized like that, it refers to a political party in the Empire that wants to rule by negiotation and diplomacy. Her father, Ardeth, and the prince, Endri are Expansionists. They want the entire Serantian Continent under one rule, just as it was 3500 years ago. So, her biggest rivals are her own family. Nice of me, huh?

(Oh Yeah.. she's a half-elf, and her dad and bro are full blooded humans... she's not so popular as a result. )

I've written up some important allies she can call on, as well as the fringe-element Seccessionist party that wants to break the Empire up.

It's gonna be weird. When she reacts, I'll let everyone know how its going...
Thanks again.