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<blockquote data-quote="Rystil Arden" data-source="post: 3672341" data-attributes="member: 29014">Here's an interesting side-question based on that.&nbsp; What if there actually were not innocents in danger.I present to you the following scenario.&nbsp; It may be unlikely, but it is possible given the above scenario:Til'dik the imp lived to serve in the eternal Blood War between the demons and the devils.&nbsp; Thus, it was with great disgust that he was forced to journey to the mortal realms, but he knew the need was great.&nbsp; A being of pure evil and law, Til'dik could not abide by the fact that a cultist of Baphomet was about to collect the seventh piece of an artifact that would bathe that realm in chaos and death, as demons walked the world and rent it asunder.&nbsp; Hey, he had nothing against killing mortals, but that sort of chaotic destruction was ghastly compared to the careful nurturing of lawful evil souls to serve as his masters' energy, and besides, that would give the demons a huge advantage.&nbsp; The only possibility to stop it was to grab the final piece of the artifact himself and return it to Avernus.&nbsp; Lord Bel had determined that only in the fiery rivers of Avernus could it be destroyed, thus ending the threat.&nbsp; Although he'd dearly like to torture or corrupt some pathetic mortals for his trouble in leaving Hell, he knows that he doesn't have the luxury--he must return to Baator as soon as possible on recovering the item or risk the demon cultists recovering it.&nbsp; He hopes he will never have to go to this disgusting mortal plane ever again.&nbsp; In his dreams, he will serve in the Blood Wars until he dies and is absorbed by the perfect order of Baator or succeeds enough to be promoted to a mort suitable combat form and continue to even greater victory.~~~Fast forward--Til'dik is killed by the Paladin.&nbsp; The party either leaves the thing the imp wanted behind (in which case the cultists recover it) or take it with them (after the cultists figure it out, they steal it from the party).&nbsp; The land is bathed in death and slaughter.&nbsp; And Baphomet himself comes forth, sending an Aspect and rejoicing in the mayhem.&nbsp; The only one from the kingdom who is spared is the Paladin, for letting his hatred overwhelm him and single-handedly allowing this to happen!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rystil Arden, post: 3672341, member: 29014"] Here's an interesting side-question based on that. What if there actually were not innocents in danger. I present to you the following scenario. It may be unlikely, but it is possible given the above scenario: Til'dik the imp lived to serve in the eternal Blood War between the demons and the devils. Thus, it was with great disgust that he was forced to journey to the mortal realms, but he knew the need was great. A being of pure evil and law, Til'dik could not abide by the fact that a cultist of Baphomet was about to collect the seventh piece of an artifact that would bathe that realm in chaos and death, as demons walked the world and rent it asunder. Hey, he had nothing against killing mortals, but that sort of chaotic destruction was ghastly compared to the careful nurturing of lawful evil souls to serve as his masters' energy, and besides, that would give the demons a huge advantage. The only possibility to stop it was to grab the final piece of the artifact himself and return it to Avernus. Lord Bel had determined that only in the fiery rivers of Avernus could it be destroyed, thus ending the threat. Although he'd dearly like to torture or corrupt some pathetic mortals for his trouble in leaving Hell, he knows that he doesn't have the luxury--he must return to Baator as soon as possible on recovering the item or risk the demon cultists recovering it. He hopes he will never have to go to this disgusting mortal plane ever again. In his dreams, he will serve in the Blood Wars until he dies and is absorbed by the perfect order of Baator or succeeds enough to be promoted to a mort suitable combat form and continue to even greater victory. ~~~ Fast forward--Til'dik is killed by the Paladin. The party either leaves the thing the imp wanted behind (in which case the cultists recover it) or take it with them (after the cultists figure it out, they steal it from the party). The land is bathed in death and slaughter. And Baphomet himself comes forth, sending an Aspect and rejoicing in the mayhem. The only one from the kingdom who is spared is the Paladin, for letting his hatred overwhelm him and single-handedly allowing this to happen! [/QUOTE]

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