Role

Chapter 8

The Veil shifts favorably with every slaying of a reknown mage, probably
more so if he or she is a leader of a cabal.

Tiarhelle has been meaning to return the Village to war with the Empire once
she has rebuilt it to a sufficient level of strength, which she believes is
now. Fortunately or unfortunately, the fairly new Dread Lord has died.
While her keen eyes are still on the Empire as long as they dedicate a
Council seat to the Black Sect, she has decided to turn her attention upon
other cabals with mages in leadership positions first.

She doesn't want to deplete all her resources or tire her men battling on too
many fronts, so while many cabals have magi for leaders, she will begin by
focussing on those who possess enhanced magics even their guildmasters are
ignorant to - the most blasphemous of the crop.

She will end the war only on condition that they give up the additional magics
they strain to draw from the Veil, or if they give up their powerful position
of leadership.

While some of the insights to these magics may have been granted by the gods,
she knows that all mortals are pawns on a sadistic immortal chessboard at
the end of the day, and that her duties still had to be done.

In the meantime, she will continue to strengthen the Village and when the
time is right, expand the war on additional fronts where and when necessary.