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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 3924084" data-attributes="member: 54846">Lord A keeps a half-orc girl locked away in his basement. She is his bastard child, and it would ruin him if it was discovered he had bred with an orc while he was out hunting. This is his only regret of his life. The shame, regret and paranoia about this discovery has spawned an entity known as the Wretched, a scheming guardian creature that goes at any length to keep the girl's secret safe. The Misfortune, its foil, has spawned from the girl's longing and tortured self; the Misfortune is a monstrous entity with the heart of a child that wants nothing more than to be loved. It has been going out into the surrounding community, kidnapping children to play with it/bring to the girl for companionship. Lord B has sold his soul to evil forces (devils, rakshasa, etc). Not for earthly benefits (as those rarely work out), but instead he has requested a comfortable place in hell, in exchange for not repenting. This way, Lord B can go on doing his wicked, sadistic cruelty and debauchery that he so loves, while not worrying about the final destination of his soul. If he is discovered or stopped, he will commit suicide, then return from hell as a potent devil to seek vengeance on those that uncovered his secret. Ara, the daughter of Lord and Lady C, is bethrothed to the eldest son of Lord and Lady D. Ara, a delicate and isolated girl, despises the man she is arranged to marry, and loathes her father for arranging the engagement. She has a secret romantic relationship with a female actress at the local Theatre. There, the up-and-coming actress has let Ara in on the thespian crowd, their relationship has given Ara strength, and the two are planning to run off together. Lady C (or Lady D) has discovered this, and plans on killing the actress, while framing her husband (who would benefit financially from marrying into the other family). Some bored nobles (mainly teenagers and a few 20somethings) have formed a cabal of spellcasters. It's for the most part just for thrills, pawing over forbidden texts and playing with rituals. Except that they got their hands on some real magic, and it has unleashed something that Should Not Be, such as a potent entropy curse, a mutating disease, a creature that can possess others, or an entity that is stalking the cult members. Lady E is indebted to a simple craftsman or shopkeep. He has done something to aid her or whatever he has done has put her deep in his debts, and she has been forced to do unspeakable things.<a href="http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/AdveChar.shtml" target="_blank">Here</a> is an interesting character in a Sherlock Holmes story that might assist in coming up with future stories. Let me quote the most important passage:</blockquote>

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