Role

Chapter 8

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My suspicious grow surrounding the Empress, her obsession with the realm of
Dis grows by the day, and I have now overheard many conversations about her
intention to lead a party to Satan himself. To that end she builds her forces
around her,
not for the glory of the Empire, but for her own desires. To that end she has
cast down Xeneth from his seat on the council, his infraction of the Imperial
Law did merit it, no doubt, but to no great surprise she has put Vhelicia in
his place. The blade that has been like third arm for her whenever she roams.
Auudreyz whispers into the Empress' ear, I know she favors the Black Knight
Agatho, and has been encouraging his promotion, and now I too have been cast
down. A shadow I had manifested within the Sect Hall to deal with a paladin,
remained there and when the paladin had fled close to death, and I had
retrieved the codex and taken the fetish, the Empress found herself assailed
by it. Our mighty Empress, took her chance and now has the opportunity to place
the duergar on the council. So be it, my time is at hand. The duergar has
babbled incessantly about the same obsession as the Empress. The all appear to
have the same rabid desire to delve into the circles of Hell. Agatho as a Dread
Lord, I may well have to tolerate, but he is weak. I doubt he has Gathered a
single soul into his axe, the axe I bestowed on him. He will be weak as
the leader of the Sect, but will serve the Empress well with her journey into
Hell.

Reegun is a fool if she thinks I do not see through her plots, she is not the
strength the Empire needs. Yes she is strong in combat and fierce against
those who would see civilization destroyed, but she is no leader, there is
not plans or or tactics. Daphrdan, though less of a combatant, made up for it
in guile and leadership. To Reegun, everything is a nail and she is the
hammer, but she has played her hands well. There will be no overcoming her
through a council vote, for she has ensured its loyalty to her, placing those
with the avarice for Dis around her.

I must succeed in my work! Davarrah's words ring in my mind, yet the Priest
has not stirred. I cannot expect Reegun to assist me when the time comes, I
will not be beholden to her. I shall use my own guile to succeed while she
knows nothing of it. Then, if I am not destroyed in the process, rise to the
pinnacle of my powers. Oh we shall see!
Let Reegun face the Politics of Nol'Akra Dis!
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