Role

Chapter 4

The first thing Vlalkon had learned was just how little he knew. Some might
say that was a constant state of being for giants, but that would not be
entirely fair. Vlalkon knew what he wanted. Knew roughly how he was going
to get there. But he didn't know the how of how he would get there; there
was too little he knew of the entities he had pacted with. Too little he
knew of what could have attracted them in the first place.

He had to fix that.

He had wandered for a time. His guildmaster had sent him out, and as much
as Vlalkon loathed him, he had little choice. He needed to learn that which
the man could teach, but that did not mean he could not work on other
things at the same time. The first thing he needed was a way to learn more.

He had first considered the chasm, but quickly discarded them. He could not
risk drawing attention to himself before he had learned to ply the malign
craft he had sworn to, and from all he could learn those of that place were
noted where ever they went. He would be far too visible in the Tribunal,
and feared that they would cause him no end of trouble once he started
trying to harvest souls for his purpose.

The idea of the tower was immediately discarded. So much unpredictability.
So much he could not control to his ultimate ends. Vlalkon would never feel
helpless to the tides of circumstance again if he could avoid it.

That left the Empire, but that came with its own issues. He was not
terribly concerned with his parentage causing him difficulties, though he
did wish to know why they had been made anathema. Though the odds were slim,
perhaps that might shed some light on the circumstances which had lead to
trageddy. Perhaps if he rose high enough, he could find that out. The Black
Sect did also likely have great amounts of information hidden away on the
subjects he was seeking. Those were the benefits.

The drawback of course was that he could very easily draw attention from
within just as easily as without. He must try to avoid gaining attention.
Slow but capable, dull but relentless.

For now.