>>6693534
Things are looking grim for the Kingdom of Naheland. The king and high commander are dead. The people will have to learn the tragedy that has befallen them eventually, but they still fight on for glory and honor in their name. Naheland’s mortal enemy is poised to continue its assault on the capital at any time. But despite the bombardment the walls of the capital have refused to fall. Arwenken’s walls and its mighty citadel have been proven invincible by eons of war, and give the kingdom its confidence to outlast their opponent. However, a new era has dawned; the backwater steppe men once reviled for their savagery and lawlessness bombard the city with cannon and its troops march disciplined and orderly. What has Naheland’s nemesis become?

Belongings: Ragged robes, noble garbs, medium armour, “Kingslayer”, Armoured Galleon (Docked at Kreis)
Known Dark Arts: Soul Obliteration (Cost High), Zone of Secularity (Cost Very High), Dark Imply (Cost Low), Shadow Step (Cost Range Dependent)
Evil Power: Nigh Human Potential
Minions of Note: Kelgris (Undead Abomination), Catharine (Mistress), Hinterport Dockworkers (At Kreis), Arwenken Rogues

>>6693566
Having escaped the citadel in the chaos of the initial bombardment you found refuge below in the ancient underground. Fragments of the past remain here, mixed together along with the sewage and drainage system. So too do the meek seek refuge here in these times of war. You have passed three days below here in the remains of a temple to a god long forgotten. Among the broken columns and collapsed ceiling you sit in a rotting wooden throne sitting where the temple’s altar once stood. In boredom you sit while you wait for your strength to return and to become attuned fully to your new body. Your only contact with the outside world has been through the rogues you levied, and they tell only grim tales. Sickness, hunger, and the relentless bombardment of the city by enemy cannons devastate the city, but it still stands firm in its defence. The Naheland army has rallied around its remaining commanders and with their numbers and supplies the siege could go on for years.

How much further can you take advantage of this situation? How can you escape if the need arises? What does Evil will and command?

they belong to us and they know
i say we head to the gate closest to them, slay all the men there and welcome our servants to our first conquest

>>6693585
As I recall there was much demand to open the city gates. Having commanded the wretched criminals to the eight gatehouses on reconnaissance they tell you that in a time of war and siege as it is they are heavily defended by at least a hundred soldiers each at all hours of the day. They prostrate themselves before your feet in forgiveness. How annoying.

As always it is up to you to cleverly scheme and plot to get what you want done.

>>6693642
You could entertain the possibility of a frontal assault, but it would have to be done well. Without preparation of planning even with your current strength you would be cut down by sheer numbers against you.

is there a confirmed exit? we could send a rouge to our ship to tell our men to get here
with kel being able to take at least 10 on his own, our moral destroying presence, and our 20+ dock guys would we be able to take a gate?

How effectively are we drawing power from the pain and suffering ongoing in the city? If our strength waxes as the siege goes on, the best move may be to simply consolidate our strength.

>>6693737
With your leadership and strength it would not be impossible. The problem would be safely getting one of the rouges past the easterners. It would be days before any word even if he made it.

You could keep sending them until they do succeed. You have 23 rogues in total.

>>6693764
The suffering in the city is steadily empowering you. While the war starvation, and hopefully a plague carries on you will recover more quickly between using your dark arts.

well then we have leeway
lets try sending them in pairs and just start sending them out at daily intervals
oh and send kel with the first group.
that should ward off hillsmen

>>6693800
In that case, I am inclined to propose that we let the days pass and allow our fell powers to swell. Have our rogues convert others to servitude in the meantime- anyone who the hunger is hitting most desperately should be easy to bring into our ranks, and once they've committed a few crimes to bring prosperity to our cult it will be very difficult for them to leave.

While our minions are doing that, we can continue our research in the dark arts. Perhaps we should teach our mistress the basics of dark magic, so that she becomes more useful. She still has that evil dagger, right? Has it manifested any powers yet?

>>6693827
Whoa! No! Don't send Kelgris out of the city! He needs to stay by us at all times, in case we need some serious muscle when things go wrong!

Actually, squandering our minions' lives so that they can lure the rest of our minions here, where they will likely be caught and killed by the besieging forces, strikes me as a bad plan overall.

>>6693836
>She still has that evil dagger, right? Has it manifested any powers yet?

That was turned into a medallion, a prospect for your possible heraldry, the "Hollow Star". As for its power, it is more in a incubated state. You cannot discern its scope of power but it is there and growing.

>That was turned into a medallion
Uh, right. How awkward that I'd forgotten.

>>6693836
this.
also, see if we can get our fingers into some solders heads, a few REAL fighting men would do us wonders (no offense to Kel)

If we can find a source of water or food, have our pretty girl take poisoned food out to the guards at the gate. Playing as if she is there to increase moale and help people out.

Have the rogues start spreading rumors among the peasants of a new noble leader who values them and will lead them out of their plight and deliver them from hunger. Make them vague enough that we don't actually have to do anything yet.

>>6693914
>also, see if we can get our fingers into some solders heads, a few REAL fighting men would do us wonders (no offense to Kel)
I like this. Target the families of soldiers, if possible, and induct them into our cult, then use them to pressure the soldiers on in. It's a bit of a longer-term plan, but we can likely afford a few weeks.

Okay, long-term proposed plan: Make our cult grow to as great of power as we can within the city, gradually attracting militant and assassin-type followers. Eventually, when we're bored or the time seems right, have our cult sacrifice hundreds of people in a massive dark ritual to transport ourselves and our most devoted followers hundreds of miles away, to a location from which we can begin a dark crusade across the lands, our minions sacking towns and cities one after another for the glory of our name.

Objections? Suggestions?

>>6693836

Converting peasants is good and all but I propose we find suffering families who are related to soldiers who are guarding the gates, then with a little >implying convince them to join us and hopefully they can kill the captain or whoever is in charge of keeping the gates closed, also having a few trained warriors is always good.

>>6693943
we've got nuthin but time right now. lets try an get a bunch of guys from the same gatehouse, preferably guys who are on the same watch, so that their missery feeds on each others, then we can break/convert/kill them all n one fell swoop

>>6693851
>>6693836
>>6693827
With rogues to spare you cast out the leanest and fastest looking to leave the city under the cover of night. In all you send four to Kreis and alert the men with your ship. If they cannot join you they best know their job is to be ready.

The next step would be to set roots in the city and let them spread out further choking the life from the inside. With homes ablaze and crushed under cast iron and the footprints of their own soldiers you extend a hand to those most down trodden. Organizing them into press gangs to recruit more. It seems all is going according to plan when after only a matter of days one of the rogues rushes to your throne room unbidden in a panic. Rudely ignoring proper protocol he tells you that six of your rogues got into a fight with some group of civilians, whom quickly dispatched them, even capturing two of them. They were comparatively more well armed then when they were first noticed. It may be that they are working with the guard where they turned in the captured men.

>>6693978
Goddamnit

>>6693978

We still have our noble clothes right? Then lets just demand to see the prisoners.

>>6694026
Demand with weapons in hand.

>>6693978
Relocate our base, which is as I recall nowhere of significance anyway. Assume that the guards now know everything our rogues knew, and take a small bit of delight in the fact that they may have been tortured for the knowledge.

Discover who the civilians who set upon our men were, and have their homes raided by our other followers in the dead of night. Their interference shall bring them and their families misery. Take their weapons, too, if those are lying around.

In the future, have your men be quicker to flee organized groups of opponents, and set things up so that you are more of a mysterious background figure than someone that the guard can easily find and arrest.

>>6693978
find out where they are being held. shadow-step there in the night, kill the captives, soul oblit a guard to put some fear into the solders. ASAP

>>6694026
>>6694041
Guys, I don't think we still look remotely human anymore. Our evil power has grown too great for that kind of subterfuge.

>>6693929
Food is rationed out and controlled by the army. In events previous the food supplies were bought out by the nobles then tithed by the crown.

>>6693932
>>6693943
>>6693961
>>6693966
>>6693970
You initiate (not yourself of course) a handful of new recruits each passing day. As the number grows so too does the number of recruits per day. Getting your claws on the actual soldiers has been much harder, they are in a much better position then the others. Indeed, those that agree to enroll in the militia need not starve compared to those that cannot or will not fight. It seems these actions may have alerted the authorities, but from what you know they are far from having anything on you and your actual activities.

>>6694056
Well I don't think we are inhuman yet, were just abnormally huge, no bigger than the man who killed the king.

>>6694056
Then just brandish weapons and say you'll kill em if they don't give you what you want.

>>6694070
Can we teach dark magic to anyone? Our people need an edge.

>>6694085
What, and have the whole guard be up in arms about the abomination menacing them inside the city? That'll bring the mage college down on us, which we can't afford right now.

Can't we just sneak up to the prison where our cronies are being held and >imply the guards into taking a lunch break?

Just so you know, OP, I've been waiting a long time for this thread to return.

You contemplate killing the men for failing so they may not reveal too much, but they were by reports you have gathered, publicly executed for being Easterner spies. Rumour spread that they were afraid of something more then the torture they were subjected too. That itself is an odd thought to many, but they have a greater concern outside then to think about such things. Learning your lesson, you decide to relocate for safety. You venture even further into the bowels of the old city into an old scriptorium. Old stone shelves containing shreds of rotten scrolls long forgotten decorate the rooms among the stone columns. Once more you find an elevated stone platform to have your throne placed upon.

>>6694159
Ooh, anything important on those scrolls?

>>6694070
how do the people get their food then? we need to have at least a little control over the source or distribution if at all possible

>>6694159
Also to keep your remaining rogues out of harms way you decide to use then as operatives to recruit and have their members generate more cells. That way no one but those few will know your actual self and location.

Cath will likely need to be our face from here on out. It might be a good idea to move our little base someplace where we won't be found if the guard knows now.

I think it is time for a direct approach, done tactfully. Let's see if Cath has any good ideas on how we can deal with one hundred men at a gate.

rolled 7 = 7

>>6694167
Luck will have to be with you to discover anything of use from them. They are so old and rotten over time and written in a language you do not know.

We should send rogues to the Eastern Rider horde and make a deal. We open the gates and let you plunder the entire city, you give us X number of men and Y amount of resources.

>>6694200
Lucky.

Among the leaves of rotten scrolls from a time long past you find a map of the old city that once was. There is no telling what roads and buildings have crumbled under the weight of the earth, but what is promising is an old aqueduct system. It should lead just outside the city proper. If any of these tunnels are still there.

>>6694200
oh well, we've got other things to focus on right now.

>>6694177
In addition to increasing our numbers, we must increase the quality of at least a few of our minions. We could tutor Catherine in the dark arts, use our powers to somehow warp some of our followers into stronger forms (in a more predictable fashion than soul obliteration), attempt to conjure or create minions from nothing/sacrifices/black magic, or do SOMETHING else so that when it does come to fighting, we've got more than just a handful of rabble with which to fend off the city's soldiers. Hell, even getting Kelgris to train a few of our most devoted followers into badasses manually would be better than nothing.

>>6694237
>>6694230
Oh shit, low rolls are lucky? Well fuck me sideways. In that case, we need to find that goddamn aqueduct.

>>6694230
Perfect. We can sell this information to the Eastern Riders in exchange for men and resources. They plunder and rape the city, we profit.

>>6694208
We don't need to make a deal with the attackers. They are already serving us by ensuring that the city stays in a state of misery and suffering, allowing us to build up a group of followers which will hopefully be able to serve as a core for our future evil empire/world devouring army. Besides, it isn't actually in our interests for the siege to end.

Speaking of aqueducts and such, instead of fucking with the food supply(which will come in good time), why not find a way to poison the drinking water?

>>6694100
You are the only true evil in this world anymore. The ability is yours alone. You can bring others close, but never will there be another evil being such as yourself as long as Valtir shines in the sky.

>>6694176
They are distributed by all things those also in charge of recruitment. You want food? Are you contributing to the war? No? Sorry cant help you, only patriots are allowed the crown's food. Oddly enough you have yet to hear any panic from the King and Freyrs death from your network.

>>6694259
Kelgris is likely to kill people while training. As awesome as he is, he is of limited mental capacity. Limited that is to killing things that get in your way. If you want to reveal yourself and train them that is fine. It is uncertain how much you can train them in the time you may of may not have.

>>6694236
THIS!!
also. have some of our more useless followers become 'gutter runners' to search out what parts of the old city are still useful/viable, as well as looking for exits and useful supplies

>>6694344
meant to link to:
>>6694259

>>6694322
sois there a way we could weaken Vatir's hold in a specific area so that we can train a few select in the dark arts? if not, do we know any boring old destruction magic to train the promising on?
perhaps we could take one particularly useful follower under our tutelage, when he becomes good enough he can train others for us, an Evil Knight of sorts

>You are the only true evil in this world anymore. The ability is yours alone. You can bring others close, but never will there be another evil being such as yourself as long as Valtir shines in the sky.
Hell, they don't have to be anything like us- I wouldn't even want them to be, since then they could challenge us. But one of the big draws of evil has always been that it's a quick and dirty route to power. If we can't use that, then we're crippled in both recruitment abilities and minion potential power. Surely there's something that others can use known to us? The ability to draw strength or magic from sacrifices, maybe, or... something.

>Kelgris is likely to kill people while training. ... If you want to reveal yourself and train them that is fine.
No, that's a bad plan. We're a mysterious background figure to most people, and none of our nameless minions are inner circle material. If we can get anyone with martial skill in our cult, though, have them train the others.

Any joy on the possibility of using our black arts to warp minions into stronger forms? Bring back a few of those extinct evil races?

rolled 48 = 48

>>6694344
The old tunnels are usually dangerous, and with the thunderous roar and crashing of cannons above that is even more real. But what do you care? You send men into the caverns with vague orders to explore. Most do not return. It is quite easy to get lost. Time should tell what you find though. You will have to wait for the results with time.

>>6694322

Send a group of 3-5 rogues to investigate the aqueducts. As they go along make sure they are making a new map network so you can better navigate the city if you need to.

>>6694403
maybe we'll luck out and some returning gutter runners will have found something.

OP, you mentioned militia a while back, militia as in non-army fighting men, as in, not so iron willed, as in armed and corruptible?? Also, sketch out some areas of the city from our map to give to new groups of gutter runners, it doesn't have to be good, just enough to give them a chance of getting back

>>6694403

If we can I say we bring goblins back first. They breed like rats and carry disease. and they are weak so if we had to "prove you are good" we can just kill a fuck ton of them, they will grow back.

>>6694401
Zone of Secularity blots out light from the heavens. It has been used to absorb direct magical energy and block a paladin's source of holy power to weaken him. The dark energy you draw from can never be replicated by anyone but you and those that will come after you. Sadly Valtir's curse makes it so no evil being can bring new evil into the world.

>>6694403
Sending Kelgris into Spartan training against the recruits can be done. Those that don't die or lose limbs and become useless should prove a match for a soldier you think. It also means less mouths to feed. And more food to feed the mouths you do have. Waste not want not. This will of course take time.

>>6694475
more on Valtirs Curse please (I've only been around since pt VIII, and a truncated version would be fine) . Is there a way we can break it? is it possible to attempt to create a zone of secularity that doesnt come from the sky (as thats kinda obvious) [request to spend some of our time practicing that] also, could we Shadow Step another [once again, request to practice if it would be possible]. Go ahead with having Kel train some of our dead-weight followers.

>>6694558
I dunno much about the curse except what evil has told us. But I do know that we can bring people into our shadow step ONLY if they are willing.

>Sending Kelgris into Spartan training against the recruits can be done.
This seems destined to keep our minions' numbers low, whilst teaching virtually nothing to anyone. No one learns shit from going up against a walking buzzsaw like Kelgris. Don't do it.

Find the most skilled minion we have that is NOT Kelgris, and have him train the others. Beating them up a bit is fine; killing or maiming them is not.

Also, have our most skilled rogues give anyone promising intensive training in the art of breaking and entering, followed by burglary/assassination. I'm sure that there's a black market going to provide people with food- we should be able to improve our rogue/assassin quality whilst providing ourselves with goods to feed our cultists.

>Sadly Valtir's curse makes it so no evil being can bring new evil into the world.
Everyone evil is impotent, sure. That's why we're focusing on corrupting neutrals; once they are evil, we should be able to do whatever with them... right?

>>6694558

I think next we are going to have to go to the elf lands and see if they can tell us the truth of the prophecy. That or create a elf soul missile on the star since elves are kinda useless anyway

From Part V, a passage from the holy Scripture of Valtir.

>“When holy Valtir struck down the King of Evil so too did he bless the world ever after. With chains that bound him to the earth coiled round his sword and with the holy radiance of every living the king did die, but Valtir did not die that day. High in the sky hangs his immortal soul, and along with it his curse to all with tainted soul. And so too did his voice ring throughout the world one last time, “All evil of this world I curse you that you may never spread over the surface, its seas, and within the caverns of the earth. May all your spawn never be, and may you spend your last era to repent your sins and save your souls least you fade away from the new era.”

As your power grows so too has your ability to manipulate your dark energy to different ends. Obliteration is the closest you have to mutating others, but the effects are like a signal flare of evil and no two results are guaranteed the same.

Our work here really is done. Don't worry about the training or anything like that. Let's get out of here.

Although I must say this, as our evil presence grows it becomes obvious that we are evil. This upsets me because our best evil is done by whispering in ears when people think we are normal.

I propose we attempt to make a new low cost dark art. We need a way to mask our evil presence, even if it masks everything but the eyes it'll be useful. All we need is a good name for it. I say Mask.

>As your power grows so too has your ability to manipulate your dark energy to different ends. Obliteration is the closest you have to mutating others, but the effects are like a signal flare of evil and no two results are guaranteed the same.
I don't suppose that we could spend a few days hashing out even more ways to use said dark powers? Or is this some sort of strict "new powers only when you level up" system, wherein spending a few days poking at helpless captives with dark powers won't teach us anything about ways to use them?

Have a few rogues check out the general feel of the city defenders. If they are to happy we might need to have a few buildings fall down on a patrol to lower moral

>>6694661
>Our work here really is done. Don't worry about the training or anything like that. Let's get out of here.
But our work here isn't done! Our power grows when large-scale evil is conducted- what capability have we gained that will allow us to inflict great quantities of evil on others? How effectively have we seeded the desire to elevate themselves above one another at any cost in the hearts of men? If we leave this city and move on to the next, we will be left with nothing but our wits for inflicting evil upon it.

Ultimately, our goal has to be not merely to do evil ourselves, but to turn as many others as possible to evil. The purpose of building our cult here is not merely to get ourselves minions, although that's fun, but to establish a foothold for evil in the minds of the people- a willingness, at least on the part of a few, to trample others recklessly for their own objective.

What will leaving do for us?

>>6694725

You make a good point. I concede.

>>6694665
>>6694661
They are plot unlocked.

But as days pass, your current strategies of corruption are reaching a plateau. You even managed to taint the militia. There was a purge soon after of the auxiliaries and fear runs rampant as the people don't feel like they can trust even their own comrades anymore. They only continue to cooperate on the surface to prevent being destroyed by the Easterners outside.

Exploring of the under city has revealed several places where you can emerge any where inside the city you please. Even an entrance to the dungeons of the citadel. Exploration is still being done.

The bad news, the activity below the surface has gained attention. Not from the army, but from robed figures. It is not sure if the two are cooperating in this investigation, but there is word that a group of individuals that had gotten in your servants way before them are at their head.

>>6694665
this

>>6694665
>>6694802
I will however, reward for thinking up plausible and awesome ways to use your current powers in interesting and useful ways.

>The bad news, the activity below the surface has gained attention. Not from the army, but from robed figures. It is not sure if the two are cooperating in this investigation, but there is word that a group of individuals that had gotten in your servants way before them are at their head.
Have some of our followers track these robed figures and their cohorts back to their homes, if possible. If they dwell in the parts of the city our followers have relatively easy access to, have groups of our minions fall upon them in the night, render them unconscious, and bring them before us for rigorous interrogation. If they dwell elsewhere, we'll come up with another strategy, possibly involving waylaying them while they are traveling in the city using superior numbers and a smattering of dark power.

question: would zone of secularity temporarily circumvent the curse?
I've actually been wondering this since the curse was first mentioned.

>>6694768

lets see if we can capture the robed men. the might be mages, they may be paladins, or they could be a cult of evil in the city waiting our return. capturing any of them is better then waiting for them to strike.

I suggest we have our militia try their hand at this. if they are successful, good for them, if they die, small loss.

Jeeze I keep missing all the quests.

>>6694873
>>6694838
this.

also, reunning evil energy through a compliant minion may have interesting results, if it doesnt kill them they may become useful. if they go mad, well, that can have its uses too...

You are far from powerless just by sitting on your throne and no one is going to just waltz amongst the stone caverns. Following them back to their homes, they all return to the mage academy or the dorms nearby. The more daring of your servants capture and restrain some alone on their way back brining them in hope for a reward and maybe even seeing their unseen saviour.

Bound and gagged in your "dungeon" are five mages.

>>6694870
You would never be able hold it for long enough. After many nights with Catharine, it is obvious by now.

>>6694919
run striaght evil energy through one of them, just to see what happens. if nothing, ask them what they were doing in your domain, if something awesome happens, ask the same thing. once we have milked them for all the info we can, start soul obliterating

>>6694919

Interrogate them carefully. Don't underestimate them while talking to them and don't turn your back to them, have only one ungagged at a time to prevent multiple magic attacks. don't take off their blinders.

Start off with simple questions on how the nobles and mage collage is faring

>>6694919
Interrogate the fuck out of them
When we have all the information we need, we shall use them as fuel.
If we have enough energy to soul oblit all of them, then we must place the kingslayer in their hands when we do it, even if nothing becomes of the body, their souls will feed the kingslayer.

>>6694825
>I will however, reward for thinking up plausible and awesome ways to use your current powers in interesting and useful ways.
Okay... idea time, then. Random shit we could try...

Soul Obliteration:
-Perhaps we could somehow pull our punch with this to only obliterate part of a soul, leaving the rest of it intact? No idea what this would end up doing, but it could be an interesting experiment.
-Do animals have souls? Either way, would this power work on them?

Zone of Secularity:
-If we can get this running, we may be able to spawn new evil creatures or otherwise circumvent those nasty paladin curses. It would take a lot of power to cast this and then experiment, but it might be worth it.
-If we could make this a smaller, persistent effect on a single individual, rather than a short-term effect over a huge radius, it might be highly useful.

Dark Imply:
-This seems pretty obvious in its utility already, although I suppose that we can always >imply hilarious things, like ordering someone's subordinates to betray them and making them think it sounds reasonable, or telling someone that we already know everything so they might as well spill.

Shadow Step:
-Maybe seal up rooms or buildings completely and use this to store things (or prisoners) in them, with no potential other access?
-Moving an entire army with this, powered by mass human sacrifice, was already suggested.

That's all my ideas for now, I think.

>>6694995

how about we just cut off their heads instead.

Can we stop using high cost powers all the fucking time? I know that soul oblit is cool but I don not want to spend another 3 days recovering because we're too trigger happy with our first power.

>>6694951
>>6694966
this.
also, reward the SUCCESSFUL minions for their success, make it clear to our other minions that ambition earns rewards

>>6694919
Interrogate them carefully and separately. Make liberal use of our Dark Imply power to make it seem that others have cracked, or that they have been imprisoned for days and no one has come, or similar useful random mind tricks. Find out everything they know about us.

If we do make use of any high-powered dark magics, render the prisoners unconscious and transport them to a more remote location before doing so, that the mages in the city will not sense the true location of our secret base.

>>6694996
>>6694951
In the vein of these two suggestions:

A "watered down" version of soul obliteration. A trickle of water rather than a flood. We should attempt to do a soul obliteration, however, we should attempt to make it a slower, more drawn out process.

The goal of this would be to see if we could "infect" or "corrupt" someone with our evil, rather than outright obliterating their soul and turning transforming them completely.

>>6695021

Also with the king dead the mages might be looking for us so that they may increase their power. I mean we come along and kill the people keeping them down. Sounds like they might want to thank us.

>>6695048
Actually, even if we don't use Soul Obliteration, we could really use some mage minions. We've had no luck teaching dark magics to our minions; resorting to conventional magic users somehow coerced to our side might be the best we can manage.

You have the first of the mages brought to you at your throne room. With arms bound behind his back, blinded folded and gagged he rolls on the floor moaning in protest. When you raise from your throne after such a long time of inactivity you can see his very muscles seize as you descend the stone steps toward him. Motioning to two of the rouges they lift him up to his feet and remove his blind fold. His grey eyes through wrinkled skin contort with fear when his first sight is you standing over him.

"Anything to say so as to make this less tedious for us all?"

The rogues remove the gag. But the man does not speak he merely shudders.

"Only used to study old man? Too bad, I have no patience for this."

With Kingslayer in hand you thrust it upwards into his chest. Quickly letting go the two rogues dash off as you lift the body into the air as the frost forms around the old man's chest as his life fades away. The blade shrieks. Slashing the sword to the side the body slides off and hits the floor and rolls away, without a trace of blood on your sword.

You bring in the mages one after another and the result is the same. The last of the mages, a younger woman you finally manage to get a word out of.

"Demon. So you are real. You wont get away with this for long. I can feel you now. And soon too will they."

>>6695131
Well that was bloody uninformative. What the hell is wrong with us?

>>6695131

Oh i do love the cryptic "they". Investigate further. if all else fails lets let Cathrine decide what to do with her. she might need a friend after all.

>>6695131
what happened to using these chumps as dark magic Guinea pigs? >imply "you will tell me how your superiors learned I was down here, and why they sent you."

generally, milk her. Then try a slower soul oblit/channel dark magick through her

Overall these guys will be prepped for us. And if the mages are onto us that means we absolutely cannot use Soul Oblit. it'll make us a fucking beacon.

It's quickly getting dangerous. we need to turn the tides and get the barbarians in before the mages mobilize.

Let us find an underground path to the outside. We'll find the barbarians and offer them the information. For a price or a pledge.

Grabbing the women by the forehead you lift her into the air. Focusing the dark energy into your hand carefully, calmly you pour it into her person. Sweat begins to form on her brow and her whole body begins to shake in protest as like a black mist what doest vanish inside washes over her.

"You will tell me how your superiors learned I was down here, and why they sent you."

Between short breaths and pained speech she begins to speak. "Some...people...working with... the army said they suspected something strange....beneath the city... we... the mage academy were sent to investigate... Valtir... Save us... How could it be something.... Like you?"

>>6695219
quite usefull. I say we keep her bound and gagged. Give her this treatment once a day until she breaks... bend her to our will, she will become usefull to us

>>6695236
Yes, but have Kelgris keep watch, there will be no escape for her.

>>6695219
Continue to pump evil into her.

Try to corrupt or infect her.

>>6695219
"Nothing can save you now, not even your precious dead god"

then make preparations for/do this:
>>6695236
>>6695250

>>6695279
its already taking a massive toll on her, and we dont want her dead. so I agree with the evil therapy group.

also, >imply things to her while pumping her with evil. (new name, new loyalty to us, new personality, ect ect)

>>6695219
We need to find out what the likely response of the mage academy will be to the disappearance of their investigative squad. I'd anticipate a recon-in-force, possibly in tandem with the army, but a bit of additional interrogation can't hurt.

Afterward, we'll need to prepare to be scarce when the follow-up comes.

Damn, I just thought of what she said.
>I can feel you now. And soon too will they.
We can't use her as a spy in the mage college. Oh well, I guess she can help us take care of the gate.

>>6695311
ah, but they dissapeared AFTER they did the recon. have some rouges start random assassinations in that district of the city, then it will seem like they were the victims of the new killer/body snatcher instead of victims of the mission. start tonight to, so there are no coincidences, make sure to blanket the whole neighborhood.

>>6695341
Our rogues stole them right from the mage academy dormitories. We can't start randomly assassinating mages and expecting that to somehow lessen their response.

Our rogues really should get some sort of reward for their effectiveness. We'll have to come up with something good.

>>6695341

also have the militia start random fires surrounding the districts were the killings and snatching happen

>>6695341
might just work... dont make it too excessive though, only another 2 or 3, keep it at that number for another couple days, then start having it migrate across the city. Death on the outside, Death on the inside = more peoples spirits breaking faster

>>6695279
>>6695250
>>6695236
>>6695284
You decide to amplify the infusion a little bit more and witness the results. Immediately the black mist begins to form into coils around her body instead of falling to the ground and vanishing. These coils seem to constrict half an inch away from her body yet you can almost hear them grinding away at something. The woman's breaths become shallower and filled with more pain as her eyes roll to the back of her head.

Then a sound from elsewhere. Sounds of fighting not so far away. The doors to your throne room burst open upon a wave of your cultists fleeing. They are brought down by arrow and the swing of a sword. Over their bodies a man clad in plate armour with shield and sword in hand emerges into the room. He is followed by a cowled feminine figure holding a bow with arrow notched and ready. Following behind him a sloppily clothed man balancing a dagger on his finger. Hiding behind the armoured man a small meek robe like those worn by the mages looks into the room. And finally towering behind them all a large bare chested and burly man wielding a giant axe.

The man in plate points his sword toward you, "At least demon! Release that woman and come face me!"

The woman in your grip finally manages to speak a few words, "Valtir... Is not blind...His followers...Those that listen... Will find you..."

>>6695363
but some went to the buildings surrounding the mage dorms. We hit that area as well

>>6695379
It seems we have visitors, signal kelgris to curbstomp the smaller more agile intruders.

>>6695379
toss her asside for now. Time to feed Kingslayer some more. If Kel is around have him attack, hopefully some of our rouges are in the area, if so, have them attack as well. Go for the knight first, then hack up the enemy Rouge and Archer, we should be able to avoid the barbarian/use his collateral to our advantage, so save him for last

FUCK YES!
WE ARE REAL VILLANS NOW
TODAY WE KILL OUR FIRST PARTY OF ADVENTURERS
call kelgrith and tell him to act as a mewt sheild so those arrows dont strike us

>>6695379

god dammed pcs, Kelgris get in here and kill these fools. The walk out of room only to rush back in killing the mage first.

Hah! Are we about to face a PARTY OF ADVENTURERS!?

let the woman in are grasp go,say something inspiring to the cultists so they will stick around and possibly help call kelgris, draw sword and in the most fancy way possible tell them to fuck off or die

Wait Wait! Start talking about how it is too late, blah blah blah.

Walking in their direction start acting like we are giving a little "BBEG speech". And right in mid sentence stab their leader and innitiate combat. Go for the mage next and try to sway the others with a lust for power.

>>6695435
>Walk out of the room trusting Kelgris to kill them
what kind of a villian are we, coming back in and killing the mage, its almost like we're a savy villian

>>6695435

agreed, take their mage first, have Kelgris go for the Knight, Next, we take the Archer, Kelgris gets the Assassin, finaly, gangrape the barbarian

Hrmm.

Unleash Kelgris on them. He'll distract them while we disappear into the shadow. While they're dealing with him, we reappear behind one and strike. Repeat.

>>6695462
this
specifically the barbarian and the thief (stupid and greedy respectively) all the others should die

>>6695468

well we are known as Griffith Femento

>>6695493
Indeed.

Kelgris is none too happy by the feeling of animosity behind you. "How could I not sense them coming? I have failed you my lord..."

Catharine from the throne urgently informs you from the throne out of earshot from the intruders, "Those symbols on their leader. He is a Paladin of Valtir for sure. The large one looks like an Albian."

The paladin speaks once more, "By the holy will of Valtir face me demon! Your taint on the good people of my fair city will go on no longer! I Calrius challenge you!"

You drop the woman to the floor and she rolls around gasping for air. "I had begun to think this city had nothing to entertain me with. Kelgris, stop sulking and deal with them."

With pounding footsteps on stone you watch as Kelgris with no hesitation charges the intruders. Arrows from the cowled one let loose and strike Kelgris in all the vital spots, but he keeps on charging. The party splits up and emerging from behind the large man lets loose a mighty cry that shakes the dust from the stone and charges right into Kelgris and their weapons meet and they begin to push against each other in deadlock. Circling around the two the paladin with the mage hiding behind begin their charge on you while the cowled archer you see rushing to the next vantage point. The other man you have lost sight of. Pointing your finger forward you command a group of your rogues to charge into the path of the Paladin and another to take on the archer. You doubt they will last long.

>>6695585

send a mental note to Cathrine to cry for help, as though she is a captive, then let her do what she does best.

>>6695585
SHADOWSTEP AND STRIKE FROM BEHIND!

>>6695585
The moment that thief attacks, shadow step and kill him. Then go for the paladin and mage.

find that thief he could be very dangerous, he is also likely the weakest in a head on fight, after slaughtering him we should go for the mage or archer then the paladin

Face the paladin in single combat, and do it. Start a long speech and in the middle of it make a stab at him. Tell Cath to be ready with your new symbol, if the paladin starts throwing his around.

>>6695625
This. Shadow step and hit whoever seems alone and without support from the rest of the group- the archer, the mage, the thief when he appears. You are a terrible teleporting slaughter machine!

>>6695634
>>6695633
this

>>6695585
"Pull trap door switch, drop paladin into caged pit so he can watch his companions get slaughtered or betray him for wealth and power then release him with the knowledge that he failed, and tell him to tell his church and all the peoples that their lives are soon to be forfeit as you conquer the lands by corrupting the minds of their kings and queens and releasing evil hellbent dragons"

also just a thought maybe give Kelgris a mental incentive to be stronger than that guy tell him if the guy so much as moves an inch towards you he has failed and is worthless

>>6695763
and have him take the big guys axe to use as a weapon after Kelgris kills him

Looking out over the battlefield you watch the paladin clash swords with and take down one cultist after another as the rogues command them forward. The large barbaric man continues on his rampage at Kelgris and they continue to exchange blows parrying and blocking each others attacks without pause. The archer has nimbly climbed on top of a stone shelf and is lethally peppering arrows into the small group cultists sent that way. You still do not see the other man.

But taking the initiative you fade from sight as you emerge into the shadows. But a second later you step out from a pocketed veil of darkness behind the archer. The last arrow from the bow incapacitates the the last of the cultists and the cowl turns to where you were standing before. With Kingslayer in hand you swing vertically at chest hight, but nimbly the figure rolls forward out of the way as your sword slices through the cloak. From underneath and rolling away you notice long ears, long hair and unblemished face. With two arrows notched on her bow by the end of her tumble she is prepared to fire.

>>6695799
Tell me, can we will the arrows to come with us when we shadow step? If so, have the archer shoot herself.

>>6695799

quick Vader use force lighting!

I mean grab a cultist and push them in front of you.
Also send a mental note to Cath, shes most likely about to about to get tenderly loved(raped by rogue)

if the cultist topples over the archer and pins her just stab sword down through both of them. no reason to chance it.

>>6695799
pull the god damn trapdoor switch, paid an arm and a leg to have it installed where it would be plot convienent.

>>6695799
shadowstep to behind the Paladin and stab him in the gut. then shadowstep to the mage and do the same

>>6695839
We better, how else do we bring our cloths and shit when we shadowstep?

>>6695618
this after dodging the arrows as best as possible, if hit shadow step over to the big guy and help Kelgris with a quick slice at the big guys back

>>6695799
Shadow step behind a different one of them and strike. Don't give them the chance to figure out where you are for any length of time.

If we can shadowstep with our stuff, then arrows should be possible.

You can not tell me making her shoot herself would not be funny shit.

>>6695910
That and it seems like the she's too fast for the ol shadowstep backstab

Surprise her.

>>6695910
Even better, when the arrows are -JUST- about to hit us, shadow step in back of the paladin and duck.

You give a smirk as the she elf prepares to fire. You do not cower or flinch at the impending impact but simply wave your free hand in front of you. As the arrows fly they disappear into a small void before you. Then with a raising of that hand the void appears above the elf. Quick to follow on the movements of your hands the elf once again rolls out of the way, but not quite enough. One of the arrows pierces through her cloak into the stone while the other plants into her arrow drawing shoulder. Leaping from the stone shelf her cloak rips off her and she begins running back toward to the paladin.

The archer cries out to the rest of the group while nursing her wound with her free hand, "Group up!"

>>6695949
Fuck that elf. Throw a big rock at her or something. She's annoyed us for too long.

>>6695949
New power? Or just different use?

I like her. I want to keep her, and dress her in something sexy.

>>6695949
Let them group up, shadow step kelgris right in the center of them.

>>6695949
Shadow Step behind the Paladin and decapitate him, then go for the mage

>I like her. I want to keep her, and dress her in something sexy.
Your word is our command, Anonymous.

Kill someone else next. Shadow step behind the mage while he's distracted by the archer shouting, perhaps.

>>6695985
this, decapitate him to make sure there are no dying words spells or some bullshit like that

>>6695968
>Rape her dressed in something sexy
In that regard swarm the rogue with the cultists if we can see him yet, have kelgris bear down on elf chick attempting to knock her out, see if we can force the paladin into a surrender by holding elf chick hostage.

>>6695968
> Let the cultists gangbang her

Awesome. But let's not them group up first.

i still vote helping Kelgris with the big guy two vs one and hes just been detracted by an order to "group up" plus besides the paladin hes the only one who could probably stand up to Kelgris

>>6695949

Use our Superior strength and throw Kingslayer, If it reacts anything like I think it will, then is should pierce and kill the elf.

>>6695949
Shadowstep confirmed for near unlimited possibilities

We can do it with flying arrows, would we be able to do it to someone's weapon or armor if we're close to it?

>>6696023

Change that to Kelgris attacks paladin while cultist swarm elf.

Cause Kelgris is a subtle and careful as godzilla

>>6696050

How big of a room are we in? Height wise.

We should, if we can, shadowstep an enemy, having them fall from the ceiling.

Leaping off the stone shelf you spy a stone table and promptly with great effort tear it partially from its foundation. Then lifting it above your head you hurl it in the direction of the elf. With back turned the portion of stone connects and with a crunch pins the elf down on the spot who gives a brief yelp of pain.

Kelgris still battles with Albian. The paladin and mage are fending off the last of the cultists still standing. Those struck down around them are either dead, crawling away with wounds or moaning in pain.

Suddenly the small figure hiding from behind the paladin is finally heard and utters loudly a few chosen words of power and raises a staff into the air. The entire room fills with a dull and blue glowing light as though it has no source but emanates from the stone itself. Kelgris is immediately affected by it and his movements seem to become troubled and laborious. You cannot sense or feel him as well as before either.

>>6696109
Oh god I just imagined a shadow step version of gate of babylon, I came.

People can see shit outside of the shade even when they're in shadows because of small amounts of light reflected of shit entering the shade.

Can we shadowstep this incoming light from some nearby shadow into our eyes? Essentially allowing us to see from the view point of any shadow around us?

>>6696132
Quickly, KILL HIM. Shadow stab him.

>>6696132
shadow step to the little fucker afflicting Kelgris, stab face

>>6696141
>>6696152
If the entire room is filled with light, shadowstepping doesn't seem likely.

Though if it is, we need to do that. Otherwise, I don't fucking know. Retreat. Detonate some gunpowder if we have some. I don't know.

>>6696132
shadow step to mage, grapple, cast soul obliteration in mages face, shadow step away

Tell Kelgris something that will enrage him beyond all means.

"If that barbarian beats you, he'll become my new right hand. I don't really want to replace you. Don't dissapoint me."

Watch him give it some REAL gusto.

Then, lets have Cath run up to the paladin and mage screaming for help and "Thank the lights". She can stab them in the back or distract them long enough to give us a shot at the mage.

>>6696158
He's got the staff above his head.

Turn your back on him and stab kingslayer into your shadow up from his into his nuts

>>6696197
:D

>Otherwise, I don't fucking know. Retreat.
We can't retreat! We'll lose Kelgris unless we bail him out. We need to either take out the mage or move immediately to support Kelgris in combat.

>>6696197
Sword insertion point must be his nuts. This is very important.

>>6696197
Oh for the love of god this!

>>6696187
this
>>6696158
I guess we'll have to charge the little fucker brightening up the place the old fashioned way then

>>6696197
You are my new hero.

>>6696197
>>6696197
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok elf is stuck and less of a problem, deal with that mage NOW shadow step, slice at the shoulder attached to his staff to sever it if both hands are on it swing at the elbows seeing as his holding it over his head, after that try and find the thief again shadow stepping back to Cathrine to make sure she doesnt end up with the thieves knife in her back

Also, I'm assuming that the one emitting light is some kind of cleric doing some kind of turn undead/anti evil spell.

FUCK THAT GUY!

Have Cath run over to US, and hold up out seal. Tell Kelgris to get fucking serious or he will get replaced.

Then if our powers are not dulled and the hax shadow stab will work, use it to make that mage stop casting.

>>6696197
this. then shadow step again and take out the other mage

May I suggest we leap back on to that stone shelf and the DYNAMIC ENTRY the mage?
Then don't break your stride and become a storm of gore and kingslayer.

>>6696197
It'd be great if that would work... but I believe it says that the light is sourceless, and thus there are no shadows, even if the staff is powering them. We're likely going to be stuck with the old-fashioned way of movement and attack.

>>6696197
While visually effective, poor shamed men can still fight with missing testicles, we must go for the kill, shadowstep grapple, soul obliterate

>>6696318
We would be stabbing straight up, his poor balls would only be the start.

You can still feel your muscles protest after ripping stone from the ground but you charge toward the paladin and mage. Your breath is heavy and you cannot muster to speak and run at once.

With you in his sights the paladin finally looks pleased, "At last! Come and face me demon and face the wrath of Val-"

You pay no attention to the paladin. With a swing of your sword along with all your strength you bash the paladin off to the side. The blade howls a banshee's cry as the ghost of the blade passes through his body. The spectre however, does not phase the paladin but the sheer force of the attack sends him sprawled out on the ground and rolling across the floor several times. The side of his armour is obviously dented into his side and he cough up blood as he tries to being himself to his feet, laying his hand on his side to seal the wound. You stand towering above the mage now who attempts to back away from you in terror.

Near the door you can hear the fight between Kelgris as the Albian continue, but then there is a sickening crunch. The barbarians axe has embeeded itself deep within Kelgris' chest.

Next you hear another scream from the other side, "Let me go! I said let me go!"

"Geeze, lady I'm trying to help you out here. OW! Stop hitting me!"

The man who had faded from sight is pulling Catharine by the arm. Catharine is pulling with all her might against it and with all her strength tries to hold onto the throne with her free hand.

>>6696318
but the pain would most certainly disrupt/halt his current spell

>You stand towering above the mage now who attempts to back away from you in terror.
Decapitate him.

>>6696359
NOBODY TOUCHES OUR LADY!
Stab mage, and then proceed to kick that punks ass.

>>6696379
this. then go an bail out Cathrine

Kill whoever we can right now. Faster the better.

Catherine needs to pretend to go with the man, then stab him in the back/slit his throat.

>>6696379
Agreeing with this.
Also after we finish this battle, WE REALLY NEED TO INTRODUCE HER TO THE DARK ARTS SOME MORE, SO THAT SHE CAN DEFEND HERSELF.

>>6696379
THIS
Then go obliterate the soul of the pitiful fool who seeks to steal our dark bride, next on shit list, BARBARIAN WHO WOULD SEEK TO DESTROY OUR MINIONS, they aren't cheap you know

As you heft your sword to the height of the mage's neck you hear the sleazy voice call out.

"Not so fast big guy!"

Your sword stops an inch before the mage's neck. The frost and spirits leaping from the blade burn at the mage's neck, but he dares not even flinch backwards.

Standing behind Catharine now and a dagger at her throat the rogue makes his demands. "Let the little lad go all kindly like now. Don't need no more bad stuff 'appening to anyone."

You can hear the loud grunts from the Albian on the other side. "The towering man has fought well. I shall give a clean death for that."

>Also after we finish this battle, WE REALLY NEED TO INTRODUCE HER TO THE DARK ARTS SOME MORE, SO THAT SHE CAN DEFEND HERSELF.
Seconded. The mistress of the demon lord of all reality doesn't get to be a weakling; she should be terrifying in her own right.

I didn't see a single suggested thing tried in that last post.

>>6696494
its part 2/2 from the last one.

>Your sword stops an inch before the mage's neck.
Why in the world would...?
>Standing behind Catharine now and a dagger at her throat the rogue makes his demands. "Let the little lad go all kindly like now. Don't need no more bad stuff 'appening to anyone."
For that? For THAT?

Laugh. Dark imply: "Foolish man. Do you think I care for the innocents whose minds I ensnare?"

Then decapitate the bloody mage.

>>6696489
inb4 evil

>>6696489
Cathrine can talk her way out of this. Cut off the mage's head. The rogue is just bluffing remember. He can't be evil enough to kill an unnarmed woman. We are the last bastion of evil in this world.

Cathrine better stab that fucker in the eye with something preferably our icon

>>6696489
"Stupid paladin, you would condone your comrade striking down an innocent, wheres your honor, when did paladins decide that victory at all costs was an option"
When he becomes dazed at that thought shadowstep to roguewith sword out front, appearing with sword in rogue's head

>>6696556
Preferably doing the awesome face when the party realizes what you did.

>>6696489

we've worked so hard for our main minions.
I say its time we showed somebody our eyes

>>6696547
Good point there. If he is evil enough to kill her, he's ours anyways, and if not, it doesn't matter.

>>6696556 this, then this >>6696547

Can we tweak Zone of Secularity to just make a little bubble of pitch black darkness, no light at all?

If so, quickly kill the mage, or atleast cut his staff to stop the spell, throw up the dark zone and shadowstep everywhere in the room at once.
Kill the thief first, then barbarian, then pally.

Use every last bit of energy, shit is headed downhill fast.

>>6696556
We can't shadow step! The mage's spell is still in effect, weakening us and our minions. We must dispose of him before we can use our powers to their fullest.

>>6696580
If Evil will let the slight power change...

THIS
THIS SO HARD

>>6696556
This
>>6696591
grab mages staff then shadowstep lunge into rogues head with sword

>>6696578
this should work, assuming Cathrine can think quick enough to not get knifed after we manipulate the paladin. Maybe throw a dark imply at him to make sure he goes for the thief

>>6696629
Or ram the staff into his eye, for style points.

Kill the mage. I agree that the rogue can't be evil enough to execute a hostage. It's a close play, but I think it'll work. Most he'll do is KO her.

After that, engage the warrior to take some heat off Kelgris. Send Kelgris to save Catherine.

>>6696580
We're fucking evil, we need to have some "Alright, I'm pissed. Fuck off." end all thing.

>>6696580
Zone of Secularity negates divine powers. What's messing with us currently is apparently from the mage, meaning it's unlikely to be divine in origin.

>>6696670
right, zone of secularity only affects the paladin, unless its a cleric pretending to be a mage
why aren't we using soul obliteration?

"Foolish paladin, you would condone your comrade striking down an innocent?"

After indulging them you without a care plunge your sword into the mage's neck. There is only a brief gurgle as he is given a brief moment of suffering while the cold blade creeps its frost over his head. The boy so young of age falls from the blade as you withdraw it falling lifeless on the ground.

You can hear the rouge protest immediately, "You son of a- aaaargh! Why you- AAAAAAAARRRGH!"

You turn your attention to the rogue standing by your throne Catharine's heel buried in his foot and elbow in his groin. The glow from the staff has faded and the normal ambient light from the torches fills the room. You once more slip into the darkness before the rogue. After stumbling for a second he regains his composure and in a rage thrusts his dagger forward. His short dagger blade connects and is stopped by your armour. He looks up at your face with a fake wry smile filled with fear. All he sees is fiery black embers looking down at him. You grab him by the forehead and wretch his head back. Then with Kingslayer in hand you raise it up and point it down. With one fluid motion you plunge the sword down his throat and into his chest. The death is instant as you pierce his heart, but the frost consumes his body and as you pull the blade from his body and free it with a kick to his chest portions of his chest shatter in frozen globules of blood that scatter over the floor.

>>6696670
That's why I said to kill the mage quick before pulling this off.
Our powers aren't really rigid things like spells, just us effecting the world with our pure evil, they should be more flexible, hence the shooting the elf bitch with her own arrows.

>>6696729
EXCELLENT.

>>6696729

My love for you is like a truck

>>6696729
Yes, now Kelgris, let the paladin see how far he has fallen, kill barbarian

"Fantastic." Pet Cath's hair as you calmly walk down into the fight as if nothing happened. Shadowstep behind the Barbarian before he kills Kelgris. We kinda owe the big guy even if he's failing us right now.

>>6696729

now to help Kelgris fight the barbarian

>>6696779
We need Kelgris alive so we can torment him for his failure later, duh

>>6696729
KISS CATHRINE! DOO ITT

>>6696729
Turn. Discover if Kelgris is still functional. If he's hanging on, dispose of threats to him first. If he is entirely gone, dispose of the paladin and see if we can turn the barbarian.

>>6696729
do we get to make the paladin fall now????

"Thank you Catherine, I had faith that you would understand my bluff. Now I need to help our guardian."

So let's kill that barbarian. Interpose him between us and the paladin if possible.

>>6696729
"Kelgris, I'm most dissapointed in you, letting yourself be bested by one incompetent man. Was it not you that told me FLESH was WEAK?"

Praise Catherine, kill barbarian, taunt Paladin.

>>6696729
"Paladin, YOU ARE LOST, tell me, SWEAR TO ME your fealty, and I might let your fair elven maiden go, DO NOT AND KILL HER AS SURELY AS I WILL, after she has given me an a child to torment, a child to suffer my rages and wraths. A pitiful victim completely helpless, all because of your self-righteous lies you pretend to hold up."

Step forward toward the Paladin, breaking the accursed staff under our heel. "You wanted me? Now you shall have me. Beware what you wish for, you may not be prepared. Also, I wouldn't underestimate Kelgris. Now that the light is extinguished his power shall return. See him rise even now."

Infuse Kelgris with a little dark power to get him back on his feet.

>>6696905

sup Monarch

>>6696905
Lol rolling bluff.

>>6696905
this, gramatically cleaned up, while walking over to the (apparently) shell-shocked barbarian, kil barbarian, then walk over to the elf, stradle her and face the paladin "Your choice" heft Kingslayer

Turning to face the other duel in the room you catch only the last moment. Standing beside the first time wounded Kelgris the barbarian brings down his axe and severs the head from the body. The helmet rolls on the floor far from the body, but the body still kneels in its wounded position and does not fall over.

The Barbarian lets out a mighty cry of victory thumping his chest ritually. But from the ground the headless body of Kelgris lifts itself to its feet. The barbarian looks surprised for a moment when the body of Kelgris burns with a violent red fire. Bursting from its frame the rags and armour explode from his skeletal frame along was what remained of his flesh scattering over the stone walls and floor. The barbarian shields his head from the shrapnel but his skin is flayed by the fragmentation. Then the hulking headless skeleton with white bone but burning with fire tackles the barbarian and holds it to the ground. Howling in rage and pain the barbarian attempts to tear the body from him, but quickly and painfully the fire spreads and consumes them both. In but an instant the fire is over, mostly powdered Kelgris' bones lay above a burnt corpse. Kelgris' helmeted head still lays some distance away, unharmed and unchanged

On the ground below you throne at the base of the steps the paladin no longer bleeding from the side raises to his feet and begins moving toward the pinned elf with hand out stretched. Their eyes plead with each other. Stroking Catharine's chin lovingly you turn and descend the steps toward the paladin and give him a hard kick in the ribs spinning him in the air and landing him on his back. Then with your mighty foot you pin him under the weight of your boots while the elf looks on in terror.

>>6696943
Well, Kelgris is seriously fucked up.

Looks like it's time to soul oblit the paladin and see what he turns into.

>>6696943
Kelgris?
Awww shit.

Soul obliterate paladin.
Make elf tetraplegic.
Impregnate elf.

>>6696943
I'm gonna miss that crazy berserk bastard... Actually, make sure to get that head before long. We could probably do something cool with it, like that one captain's skull that turned into an awesome map.

>>6696943
And now >>6696905. Do it.

Gotta make this paladin fall. Hold the elf and try to make him do something evil or something.

If it doesn't make him fall, at least it'll be fun.

Or rape elf.

>>6696988
make a whole line of bodies for kelgris, like the raging adamantium boned bezerker body, and the small stealthy wraithlike body, and the flying artillery undead dragon body

Behead Paladin, place Kelgris' on the body

I wonder if we could decapitate the paladin, shove Kelgris' skull onto his body, and then throw dark power at it until it works.

Tell the Paladin you're going to let the elf live if he submits to you, Soul obliterate him, and then have him murder the Elf.

>the flying artillery undead dragon body
OH GOD WHAT

>>6696943
Now we are good to begin serious evil. These two are lovers. We can cause all kinds of emotional damage. Do some fade-to-black wickedness to the elf, or physically torture the paladin to harm her.

In any case, grind your foot into the paladin's chest and berate him on the hopelessness of his effort.

>>6696962
No more oblits. We're blowing our load too quick here. Courrupting a paladin is far more evil than obliterating one.

>>6696943
"Fool, you pray to a dead god, and fight for a lost cause. (begin pouring dark energy into him through our foot) Join me, revoke your oaths to that pathetic creature you were once enthralled to (increase the flow) and swear your oaths to me. (>Imply) You shall stand by my side as my bodyguard and sword arm, and you will aid me as I spread my rule across the land. Or, you can watch me torture your elven wench to death, stand by your oaths and loyalties as an inoccent is slowly killed. the choice is yours..."

Break the Paladin's arm.

"Your kin has destroyed one of my most valuable servants. Don't worry Kelgris, I will not dishonor you by letting this whelp go unpunished"

I don't kill him or soul oblit him... yet. He needs to be maimed and made helpless. He has to witness what we'll do to the elf.

>>6697033
This. We also need to know if anyone else is coming, when the party is expected back etc

>>6697048
agreed.
do >>6697055
if that fails, decapitate him and do this>>6697027

Make paladin our first knight, Elf our first professional assassin, and the mage girl earlier our first mage.

Now we have an evil party.

Also use captured female mage and elf as reward for any surviving minions.

I kind of want to say to Catherine that we find the elf attractive and might mold her into a willing toy, just to see what Catherine does. If she kills the elf to protect her position, I would find it highly amusing.

Better idea, have Cath murder the Elf in front of the Paladin, cripple him, and drag him along to watch what we're going to do to his city.

>>6697092

Our give the girls to Cathrine, after all every lady needs someone to clean their unmentionables.

>>6697082
our first dark knight, give him a utility batman and force him to have a bat fetish
aw yea

auto saging

>>6697092
But elf is still useful. Can we sacrifice elf to summon demon to gain another minion or something?

We're a pretty lame dark lord without some demonic minions.

New thread?

>>6696905
>>6696930
The paladin coughs up blood as you grind your heel into his chest.

"You have lost, Paladin. To atone for this inconvenience you will swear your fealty. I might let your fair elven maiden go. Refuse and I will ensure the two of you will suffer a life of pain that no eternity of bliss you believe in will wash away."

With blood running down his cheek the paladin moves his arms to try and remove your foot. "I pity you demon. You promise pain that is all you will ever feel. The glory and warmth of the light is robbed from you, forever. You cannot even contemplate the glory of the light we go too. So...sad."

You grind your foot even deeper and you can hear bones creak and crack, "You wanted to face me? Now you shall on my terms. You should be prepared for more then your fantasies. Because not mater how much you pray, you pray to nothing but a dead god. People die of failure, there is nothing for them ever after."

You use your connection to funnel your dark energies into him, but as you feared the mist only washes over him and cannot pierces the hidden protection surrounding him.

>>6697134

We're a dark lord in a setting where evil is positively crippled. I'd say we are doing just fine fore now.

>>6697150
auto saging brah

Hrmm.

Kill him. Soul oblit the elf.

>>6697060

This is our only remaining option.

>>6697150
Nonetheless. Maybe something to keep in mind for later.

>>6697144
If the paladin won't turn, it's only fair that we give the elf a chance. Offer her the paladin's life in exchange for her unending service.

>>6697144
FUCK
Overly zealous religious bastards, I'll give him he is definitely determined.
Well, I guess that means we get to corrupt, and by corrupt i mean have hot dirty 3somes with catherine and the elf chick who should be named Elanee I say

>>6697144
...Hmm. I like beheading him and seeing if Kel's head sticks to the stump with enough prodding. If it takes and Kelgris lives again, the Elf gets to be his servant.

...Also, if it works, we need to yell RISE as we do it.

>>6697174
jump right to part XI plox?

>>6697185
Supported.

>>6697208

New thread here. I'll finish off X tonight with it, I'll save XI for a fresh start another day.

>>6697198

I think the elf should become the target of our experiment. But this time I think we should also try that minor zone that was discussed eariler. It would be good to find out what the slow obliteration does in the end, but also the minor zone will be very much needed later for hiding our own evil presence