Role

Chapter 6

My entrance to Scion was not fraught with traditional
difficulties. Only the humdrum bore of putting up with
the 'expectations' of Troelnar and the other mortals
within the Chasm's ranks kept me from fully expanding my
studies and explorations into the deeper secrets possessed
by the Shroud. By this time, I had realized that deception
moreso than force of any other form of mortal contrivance
was my weapon of choice. Deception could get me past any door,
through any hurdle, to the Knowledge I ultimately sought.
The difficulty would be to balance my pride, putting up
with my less intelligent brethren. Dreaa interests me...
intelligent, but arrogant to a fault. Perhaps this too
could be exploited. At this point, my largest asset was the
fact You remained ambivalent, and perhaps even encouraging,
to invoking Your name at leisure to back any positation
I cared to put forth. Perhaps the 500 gold would be a bargain,
after all. My journey continued...