Wizardru's Story Hour (updated 11/21)

[WizarDru]

Neutral? Do I get a cookie? Please?

Bzzzzt! You just got one demerit.

 

[thatdarncat]

Lawful Evil?

Though I can't ever remember a mention of his detecting as evil... nor a mention of his not detecting as evil

 

[Argent Silvermage]

I orgot to put the Chaotic in front. :\

 

[WizarDru]

Lawful Evil?

Though I can't ever remember a mention of his detecting as evil... nor a mention of his not detecting as evil

Ding! You get a cookie.
He's detected as evil and been assumed as such ever since. The truth is, he's borderline Lawful Neutral, except that he has no problems doing horrible things to achieve what he believes to be a laudable goal. Everything he's ever done in-game has been towards specific ends...ends which are now nearly complete. Chavram believes that the ends justify the means ultimately and therein lies the problem.

 

[dravot]

I didn't speak to him about the binders at all. I just in my own way let him know I could still see the good in his heart and acknowledged his love for Dravot. I also let him know that I had your back. Some one has to acknowledge his human qualities if we are ever to save his soul. Or am I the only one who sees that all he is doing is out of love?

If Chavram had decided that his plan would best work for the stable-boy, and would require the death of Dravot, he wouldn't have blinked an eye.

His method of reversible animus-ing isn't because he loves his family (or maybe it would be better to say is regardless of any love he may feel), but rather because he detests the undead condition and wouldn't wish it on anyone else. If his plans required turning people into cats or dogs (to pick an example at random), I doubt that he'd bother making the process reversible.

That's just one cleric's opinion.

 

[LordVyreth]

First off, that little exchange was hella-funny.

Heh, thanks. That's been rattling around my brain for weeks now and needed the proper catalyst.

Second, Melf is NOT a member of the Circle of Eight. Rary is a former member until his...change of heart. He now rules the Bright Desert with an iron fist and a serpent crown...but that's another story. The members of the Circle are (or rather WERE) Bigby of Mitrik, Otto, Jallarzi Sallavarian of Greyhawk, Drawmij, Nystul, Warnes Starcoat of Urnst, Alhamazad the Wise of Zeif and Theodain Eriason of the Yeomanry. Mordankanein acts as the unofficial 'ninth' member of the circle, and it's chairman. The party has been informed that several of them are dead. The party has personally met Mordankanein, Drawmij, Jallarzi Sallavarain (Scorch only) and Warnes Starcoat (disguised as Marcus).

Really? My mistake. Outside of Zagig, I always assume the "NPCs obviously named by Gary and Co." are part of the Circle. Well, hopefully that doesn't wreck the exchange too much. Eh well.

Third, on the subject of Jonathon, few facts are known, though conjecture runs wild. It has been made clear that the name Jonathon is a title as much as a name, and that when someone becomes invested by the process, they become more powerful. The Valley of the Mage is his personal domain, but what the means exactly is unclear. Whether or not the Burning Skin has any further attachments to Scorch are unknown. Previously, the party (or Scorch, rather) had been approached by an elf from the Valley, reporting that the Mage, Jonathon, had been assasinated (at a time which seemed a tad convienent to be coincidence). They needed a new one for protection and auguries had suggested Scorch. The party made a tick on their list to investigate if time allowed. Events kept them away, and things proceeded apace.

I see. So basically at least Scorch and The Burning Skin were offered the job, but Scorch was too busy to apply? When did the assassination and offer get made?

 

[LordVyreth]

If his plans required turning people into cats or dogs (to pick an example at random), I doubt that he'd bother making the process reversible.

That's just one cleric's opinion.

Poor widdle Hihoca...

 

[Zad]

The Jonathan thing went by kind of fast and mostly out of my line of sight. The offer was made at the celebration in Celene after the fall of the Githyanki. Scorch was approached by a representative of the Valley, and was basically offered the position. We really never got a chance to follow up on it though as things were moving far too fast at that point.

The reactions on our faces when we heard that the Burning Skin was the new Jonathan must have been amusing to watch. We would have squashed him like a bug without breaking step had he popped up in our path. Not because he's a big threat or anything - it's just personal. We know he worked for the ShadowTaker and he's been a minor irritant. What's the point of being powerful if you can't, on the rare occasion, squash someone who is a nuisance?

 

[dravot]

Dravot’s Journal

We got back from Acerak’s tomb with the book I have been looking for. Some of my companions seem to have guessed at my intentions; if any of the others have, they haven’t indicated as such.

My grandfather realized immediately that I had retrieved the book, and said as much. Every time I follow his bidding, it vexes me. It matters not whether I do so of free will, or if I’m compelled. It vexes me. And Chavram plans on having me kill him when he’s done…and I’ll probably do it. And again: It. Vexes. Me.

Yet again, I find myself heartbroken at the condition that he has left my father and brother in. At long last, however, I have custody of my father. He barely recognizes anything in the world, much less that I am his son. At least I have the ability to right this wrong – with Chavram’s barely deigned permission. It was my intention to take advantage of the library’s timeshift and compress the three day ritual into just a couple of hours, given everything that we need to do, but the fates were not with me. Unseen forces seem to prevent my father from entering the library, and I am forced to abandon this ritual until we return from our quest to kill the Silverring.

I awoke in the middle of my slumber questioning my inevitable path. Inevitable because of him. I cannot argue with the logic that says that I must do it, I need to do it, that the Prime needs this, that there is too much evil upon this land, and yet, it occurs only through the pain and suffering of too many innocents. I weigh this against the innocents who suffered because nothing was done, and I find that action vs. inaction is a difficult choice, indeed.

I prayed. And meditated. And prayed some more.

I have considered everything I’ve learned from Bellamy, and, to a lesser extent, Prestwick. I have called upon my memories of walking through the Elysium Fields, and my discussions with Meltorannen: What is good? What is evil? If an opportunity to do good is squandered, then the sacrifices and suffering were all for naught.

And so, I make a choice. I choose Ascendance. I choose for me. No. Not for me. And certainly, not for him. I choose for Hexpools. I choose for Brindinford. I choose for Rauxes. I choose on the behalf of those lands that Vecna has blotted under his control. I choose for those who have lost loved ones to the blight that is undead, that suffer under evil.

I will be their champion, and their voice. And without even looking at the ritual book, I realize that…

I am Ascendant.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Ooookkkkk.