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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ivocaliban" data-source="post: 1555944" data-attributes="member: 17596">My favourite dirty-dealer was a backstabber. An assassin who infiltrated the PC's crew and proved himself a valuable sailor and soldier, Harridan Churchill was a very patient man when after a kill. During a particularly deadly battle aboard the PC's recently required and one of a kind airship (hey, they wanted it *shrugs*), the ship pitched to one side and the PC captain failed his Balance check...and every other check I offered him to stay aboard. While the rest of the crew was busy hanging on for dear life or fighting the opponent, Harridan took the PC's arm, looking for all the world like he would haul him up...just before sticking his nasty dagger into his chest and sending the good captain plummeting to his death. He was saved by the keen-eyed giant eagle companion to the group's resident Windrider, saved from death that is. They just happened to be over Iuz's territory. The eagle caught up with the PC and slowed his descent, but being pelted by orcish arrows had to release him to get out alive. Of course, all this was necessary to get the PC into the Empire of Iuz so he could meet his father...but that's another story.Churchill conveniently left the ship's crew after they returned to port for repairs and the PC still hasn't forgotten the betrayal. He's planning to reappear shortly, though in a unique position to help the PCs. Anything for the right pay. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />My other favourite villains consist of a trio modeled after Shakespeare's Sebastian (drunken butler), Trinculo (mad jester), and Caliban (monstrous brute). In my game, Sebastian is a sly, charismatic rogue who is always slightly tipsy. He's the brains, if any of the three could be called that. Trinculo is basically an insane bard, who happens to be a good with a rapier (the PC had been begging for someone to duel). Caliban is an ex-slave half-giant that's somewhat like Fezzik from The Princess Bride only...not quite so good-hearted. Come to think of it, these three pretty well mirror the trio of "villians" from The Princess Bride, too. They're much fun.</blockquote>

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