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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 9014483" data-attributes="member: 9254"><p>Been decades since I read the books and then the different books arent totally consistent so...grains of salt.</p><p></p><p>Isolde knew Soth the hero, slayer of monsters and villains. Buff and charismatic, like all paladins. She was not a true cleric (or else she would have been raptured) so sh3 was fine with some hanky panky. And besides, she's an elf, he's a mayfly human. It's like what happens in that decade stays in that decade, airtight? So she heads to Dargaard for a a few months of paladin booty calls.</p><p></p><p>Soth's wife had had trouble conceiving and seen priests and wise women, a d at least one seer said her baby would inherit his soul or some such. Then the baby came out a monster and Soth killed them both as demon & demon-lover. South covers up her murder with help of the midwife who, I think, was all "yep, killing demons, even demon babies, is the right choice."</p><p></p><p>Now single, angry and weirded out by his wife having a demon lover (in his mind) he winds up with Isolde.</p><p></p><p>The three elves (who became his banshees) were apparently coaxed to be there by the gods. Either as a test from Paladine, or a trap by Takhisis. Since they got turned to undead, it seems fair to say they knew they were lying. But still, why? I mean, whispers from Takhisis only go so far.</p><p></p><p>Somehow they must have had a grudge against Isolde. Maybe they were offended she would debase herself with an (ick) human. Or with the real clerics all ruptured, these fake clerics were willing to off Isolde because that made them high priestess or something, and in a non-Cataclysm world, goading Soth into doing it would let them get away scot free. (Not like anyone has truth magic anymore....)</p><p></p><p>Soth, who already had one wife who (in his mind) have an affair with a demon of all things (no teiflings in <em>this</em> family!), is apparently all "fool me once, I kill her, fool me twice, I kill you!"</p><p></p><p>Soth kind of knows he did wrong. I mean, the banshees tell him constantly, but those wretches were liars when they were alive, so why trust them now? But still, he did screw up the "avert the apocalypse" mission, so he is an immortal wallowing self-hatred.</p><p></p><p>Now, I get immortal, he totally screwed things up. Why a powerful immortal? The best I came up with is Paladime said "gonna punish you for centuries, be a rotting corpse of sadness" and Takhisis says "but since Knights will want to come smite you, I am going to supercharge you so that you can slaughter those KoS for me, mmkay?"</p><p></p><p>My constant refrain in DL is that Paladine is Int 16 while Takhisis is Int 22 but with zero self control. Paladine can't figure out how Takhisis keeps corrupting his plans but fortunately Takhisis has the impulse control of a 13yro, and will do something self defeating.</p><p></p><p>Back to Soth, he could go kill of a whole legion of KoS, but doesn't. But he's also of the opinion the gods kind of set him up, I mean, his first wife had a monster-baby. Seriously. If she didn't cavorting with demons, what kind of god curses innocent babies for something their father hasnt even done yet?!? And then someone puts a trio of liars in his path with just the right words to set him off. Soth was weak, but would he have killed his first child if it wasn't a monster?</p><p></p><p>So he is totally willing to kill any self-righteous Paladine worshipers who come knocking on his door while also not being willing to go a-viking. He would like a chance to be not-a-monster but has no idea how to do that. </p><p></p><p>So he waits In self-imposed exile. Slightly proud of himself for not giving in to be the monster he has the power to be, still knowing he made horrible choices no matter what the gods did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 9014483, member: 9254"] Been decades since I read the books and then the different books arent totally consistent so...grains of salt. Isolde knew Soth the hero, slayer of monsters and villains. Buff and charismatic, like all paladins. She was not a true cleric (or else she would have been raptured) so sh3 was fine with some hanky panky. And besides, she's an elf, he's a mayfly human. It's like what happens in that decade stays in that decade, airtight? So she heads to Dargaard for a a few months of paladin booty calls. Soth's wife had had trouble conceiving and seen priests and wise women, a d at least one seer said her baby would inherit his soul or some such. Then the baby came out a monster and Soth killed them both as demon & demon-lover. South covers up her murder with help of the midwife who, I think, was all "yep, killing demons, even demon babies, is the right choice." Now single, angry and weirded out by his wife having a demon lover (in his mind) he winds up with Isolde. The three elves (who became his banshees) were apparently coaxed to be there by the gods. Either as a test from Paladine, or a trap by Takhisis. Since they got turned to undead, it seems fair to say they knew they were lying. But still, why? I mean, whispers from Takhisis only go so far. Somehow they must have had a grudge against Isolde. Maybe they were offended she would debase herself with an (ick) human. Or with the real clerics all ruptured, these fake clerics were willing to off Isolde because that made them high priestess or something, and in a non-Cataclysm world, goading Soth into doing it would let them get away scot free. (Not like anyone has truth magic anymore....) Soth, who already had one wife who (in his mind) have an affair with a demon of all things (no teiflings in [I]this[/I] family!), is apparently all "fool me once, I kill her, fool me twice, I kill you!" Soth kind of knows he did wrong. I mean, the banshees tell him constantly, but those wretches were liars when they were alive, so why trust them now? But still, he did screw up the "avert the apocalypse" mission, so he is an immortal wallowing self-hatred. Now, I get immortal, he totally screwed things up. Why a powerful immortal? The best I came up with is Paladime said "gonna punish you for centuries, be a rotting corpse of sadness" and Takhisis says "but since Knights will want to come smite you, I am going to supercharge you so that you can slaughter those KoS for me, mmkay?" My constant refrain in DL is that Paladine is Int 16 while Takhisis is Int 22 but with zero self control. Paladine can't figure out how Takhisis keeps corrupting his plans but fortunately Takhisis has the impulse control of a 13yro, and will do something self defeating. Back to Soth, he could go kill of a whole legion of KoS, but doesn't. But he's also of the opinion the gods kind of set him up, I mean, his first wife had a monster-baby. Seriously. If she didn't cavorting with demons, what kind of god curses innocent babies for something their father hasnt even done yet?!? And then someone puts a trio of liars in his path with just the right words to set him off. Soth was weak, but would he have killed his first child if it wasn't a monster? So he is totally willing to kill any self-righteous Paladine worshipers who come knocking on his door while also not being willing to go a-viking. He would like a chance to be not-a-monster but has no idea how to do that. So he waits In self-imposed exile. Slightly proud of himself for not giving in to be the monster he has the power to be, still knowing he made horrible choices no matter what the gods did. [/QUOTE]
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