[OOC] House Millithor in City of the Spider Queen II

[Serpenteye]

There is no emoticon for what I feel... This is an interesting turn of events, and it has given me much to think about.

Do I have to take immediate revenge on Dorina or can I make proper preparations first? It would seen from what we saw of Matron Morcane that she was incapable of patience when it comes to the Tsarrans.

Converting to Kiaransalee is obviously out of the question, since Irae acted on her orders and she must suffer the ultimate vengeance from Ki'Willis/Alisannara. Ironically, as a revenant Ki'Willis/Alisannara is/are an embodyment of the techings of Kiaransalee.

I guess what I need to know is how single-minded Ki'Willis/Alisannara is supposed to be in her pursuit of vengeance, and how far her vengefulness will extend. She has reasons (however minor) to hate pretty much everyone she has ever dealt with in any way. Alisannara, her slayer and primary personality, most of all. Is she still capable of caring about the members of her family? The future of her House? Her own destiny (except as the slayer os Irae)? Is it possible for her to want to cure her revenancy (with Resurrection), so that she can transform herself into a more durable form (Lich) and better be able to pursue her goal? Will she crumble to dust after Irae has been destroyed?

 

[Endur]

Some of these questions are difficult and the answer may change.

Do I have to take immediate revenge on Dorina or can I make proper preparations first? It would seen from what we saw of Matron Morcane that she was incapable of patience when it comes to the Tsarrans.

Patience will be difficult, but conceivable under some circumstances. Matron Morcane had a different set of compulsions than Matron Ki'Willis.

Converting to Kiaransalee is obviously out of the question, since Irae acted on her orders and she must suffer the ultimate vengeance from Ki'Willis/Alisannara. Ironically, as a revenant Ki'Willis/Alisannara is/are an embodyment of the techings of Kiaransalee.

There may be a yet unrevealed reason for the irony.

I guess what I need to know is how single-minded Ki'Willis/Alisannara is supposed to be in her pursuit of vengeance, and how far her vengefulness will extend.

Her purpose in life is now Vengence against Irae. Everything she does gets weighed against, does it help accomplish vengence against Irae. When she has the opportunity to claim vengence against others, she will definitely consider doing so, so long as it doesn't significantly interfere with vengence against Irae.

She has reasons (however minor) to hate pretty much everyone she has ever dealt with in any way. Alisannara, her slayer and primary personality, most of all.

Alisannara isn't really a primary personality. Her memories are there. But the primary personality is Ki'Willis. The desire for vengence against Irae was incorporated into the spell that brought Ki'Willis to Unlife.

Also, Irae directly killed Ki'Willis. It was Irae that transformed Alisannara's spirit into a Keening Spirit, bound her to the Shrine, and ordered her to slay any Priestesses of Lolth that entered the Shrine of Lolth (and Ki'Willis knows this). Alisannara delayed screaming as long as she could to talk first, but her Wail was a foregone conclusion when you entered the Inner Fane.

Is she still capable of caring about the members of her family? The future of her House?

Yes, she cares. But nothing can impede vengence against Irae.

Her own destiny (except as the slayer os Irae)?

Her destiny is to slay Irae (although she can still gain levels and grow, etc.).

Is it possible for her to want to cure her revenancy (with Resurrection), so that she can transform herself into a more durable form (Lich) and better be able to pursue her goal? Will she crumble to dust after Irae has been destroyed?

Resurrection is only possible with the consent of your Deity. With the silence, Resuurection of a follower of Lolth is not possible. Even before the silence, Lolth almost never approved resurrections or raise deads (the phrase "your soul is mine" comes to mind). With regards to crumbling to dust, yes Ki'Willis will crumble to dust unless the Goddess wills otherwise.

 

[Endur]

Think of it as you are being helped on your quest for undeath.

Noo! I can't take my vengeance on Sean Connery!

If I live through the present that is...

And this is exactly the reason why It's good to be a Lich.

 

[Endur]

These were the leftover spells that Matron Morcane never cast, which is why many of them were anti-good spells that would have been useless in a fight against the T'sarrans. The Wail of the Banshee is the only exception, a sort of last gasp weapon for Matron Ki'Willis to use against Irae.

Also she has the detect poison spell prepared now but is immune to poison... I guess that last one is more likely just a statement.

 

[Serpenteye]

You didn't by any chance forget to roll for spell resistance?

 

[Endur]

Sadly, the keening spirit's wail is a supernatural ability, and SR does not work against super-natural abilities; SR only works against spells and spell-like abilities.

You didn't by any chance forget to roll for spell resistance?

 

[Endur]

Patience and the Revenge of a Revenant

Revenant’s have some patience but not much. The Revenant seeks to destroy its enemy as soon as possible. The Revenant does not care who else dies or about its own survival so long as the enemy is destroyed.

If a Revenant knows that a target is going somewhere, a Revenant has enough patience to get there ahead of time and set an ambush.

However, the Revenant doesn’t have enough patience to go take a vacation and rest up before gaining revenge.

If a revenant thought the Revenant’s current weapons were not capable of killing a target, the Revenant has the patience to go seek a weapon that could kill the target. The Revenant probably does not have the patience to go seek a weapon upgrade if the original weapon is sufficient to kill the enemy and if seeking the upgrade is going to significantly delay the revenge.

The Revenant is magically bound to seek the death of its enemy, but other forms of revenge can also be sought as a side benefit. I.e. a Revenant could seek to do worse than death things in addition to seeking death.

Once in the physical presence of the enemy, the Revenant will be compelled to attack the enemy as soon as possible, but the Revenant can choose how to attack. i.e. the Revenant could choose to use physical force, cast spells, activate a magic item, etc.

 

[Seonaid]

::shakes head:: This could be messy . . .

 

[Uriel]

serpenteye, maybe Endur woill let you bring in an out-of-work half-Fiend Troll...

 

[Serpenteye]

serpenteye, maybe Endur woill let you bring in an out-of-work half-Fiend Troll...

No, no, that won't be neccessary. I actually think I might enjoy playing an insane character for once .

Seriously, Revenant Ki'Willis will probably be more interesting to play than Drow Ki'Willis was. I might have been too pragmatic as Ki'Willis, let too much of my own personality ideal shine trough. Role playing should be more than always taking the path of least resistance towards objectively appraised goals. It might be fun to put a little more emotion into my playing.