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<blockquote data-quote="emeraldbeacon" data-source="post: 8583523" data-attributes="member: 7032019"><p>As an update on some more character ties...</p><p></p><p><strong>Julius </strong>and <strong>Violet </strong>are both Gate Pass residents with a history of helping those in need; as such, they already are acquaintences. They might also end up as an in-game couple, since the PLAYERS of those characters are.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gor'aan </strong>shares a connection to <strong>Ellith, </strong>as the elf's sister Liara has taken a liking to the orc.</p><p></p><p><strong>Brena, </strong>thanks to her recent dealings in Ragos, has a passing remembrance of Rivereye Badgerface (it's tough to forget meeting someone like that, even once). That will tip her off quite quickly, when Larion tries to impersonate the gnome.</p><p></p><p>Playing the long game, both <strong>Violet's </strong>and <strong>Gor'aan's </strong>family units (be they clans, tribes, etc) are both magically inclined, and both directly in the path of the Ragesian Scourge, and members of both will probably be waiting in Chapter 8, trapped within the Scourge Prison.</p><p></p><p>I do like the idea that Shaaladel and <strong>Julius' </strong>father are a bit like Lex Luthor and Brainiac, playing chess against one another. Both are basically selfish, opportunistic powerhouses, trying to use the other for their own goals. They both seek a peaceful and orderly world; they just seek different means to that end (Shaaladel wants to rule everything, Calefactor wants to destroy whatever is weak). I'm inclined to think that Calefactor thinks of Julius as a secret weapon of sorts; a mortal agent with a divine spark, that can operate beneath Shaaladel's radar. His ultimate goal will be to achieve Leska's dream of a world in eternal war - "For only in struggle is one's true nature revealed, and only in conflict is the chaff separated from the grain. The weak and the meek shall fade away, and only the pure shall remain."</p><p></p><p>To that end, Calefactor's goals probably do include awakening Annihilation. It also means there might have to be a reckoning sometime after Chapter 10, where Calefactor confronts his son directly, and the rest of the party has to intervene. I wouldn't want to pull the "your warlock abilities are revoked" game on my player that close to the end of the game... but then again, maybe I <strong>could </strong>do so? If Julian is, genetically, half-celestial, he may (narratively) be able to fuel his own magical powers by the end of the campaign, rather than drawing his warlock power from his father.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emeraldbeacon, post: 8583523, member: 7032019"] As an update on some more character ties... [B]Julius [/B]and [B]Violet [/B]are both Gate Pass residents with a history of helping those in need; as such, they already are acquaintences. They might also end up as an in-game couple, since the PLAYERS of those characters are. [B]Gor'aan [/B]shares a connection to [B]Ellith, [/B]as the elf's sister Liara has taken a liking to the orc. [B]Brena, [/B]thanks to her recent dealings in Ragos, has a passing remembrance of Rivereye Badgerface (it's tough to forget meeting someone like that, even once). That will tip her off quite quickly, when Larion tries to impersonate the gnome. Playing the long game, both [B]Violet's [/B]and [B]Gor'aan's [/B]family units (be they clans, tribes, etc) are both magically inclined, and both directly in the path of the Ragesian Scourge, and members of both will probably be waiting in Chapter 8, trapped within the Scourge Prison. I do like the idea that Shaaladel and [B]Julius' [/B]father are a bit like Lex Luthor and Brainiac, playing chess against one another. Both are basically selfish, opportunistic powerhouses, trying to use the other for their own goals. They both seek a peaceful and orderly world; they just seek different means to that end (Shaaladel wants to rule everything, Calefactor wants to destroy whatever is weak). I'm inclined to think that Calefactor thinks of Julius as a secret weapon of sorts; a mortal agent with a divine spark, that can operate beneath Shaaladel's radar. His ultimate goal will be to achieve Leska's dream of a world in eternal war - "For only in struggle is one's true nature revealed, and only in conflict is the chaff separated from the grain. The weak and the meek shall fade away, and only the pure shall remain." To that end, Calefactor's goals probably do include awakening Annihilation. It also means there might have to be a reckoning sometime after Chapter 10, where Calefactor confronts his son directly, and the rest of the party has to intervene. I wouldn't want to pull the "your warlock abilities are revoked" game on my player that close to the end of the game... but then again, maybe I [B]could [/B]do so? If Julian is, genetically, half-celestial, he may (narratively) be able to fuel his own magical powers by the end of the campaign, rather than drawing his warlock power from his father. [/QUOTE]
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