Role

Chapter 8

Be the Woman of the People
Know what you are good at, and be the best at such. Offer the people
something which they want, what they crave and they shall always look to you
for your aid and guidance. Be love, fear or envy, it does not matter so long
as the people turn to you to fix their problems. For the people will always
seek to shun their own problems in hopes that someone else can fix it for
them.

Araristara seeks to use her position of citizen as such. To those of the
Empire, she is harmless without any power. Yet she holds immense arcane power
which there are very few willing to provide such. As well in their eyes, she
is unconnected to the politics of the Empire and can offer aid in many ways.
Granted, they all think that she is doing it for them and the greater good,
yet she is attaching strings to all of them and soon they shall be trapped in
her web.

Control the narrative
Those who control the story and narrative, control the truth. Perception is
greater then reality and if you can control such, you shall ever have the
power.

She is not the power hungry arcane who shall rule behind the throne, but the
generous magi seeking only to make the Empire stronger. To many, she is just
a citizen who understands that she can be nothing more. Yet that is hardly
the truth, for she is a spider waiting for the unsuspecting to wander into
her web. Yet they shall do such on their own will and thank her for such.

Divide to Rule
When a group gathers together, they are harder to control and rule. Be it
animals or people, it does not matter. One should always seek to find those
who are powerful and prevent them from gathering with others, if you seek to
rule over them. Play into their ego, buy them off, and ever set them against
For if they are too busy fighting against each other, they shall never see
you as a threat. They shall never suspect you of the one gathering the power
and pulling the strings. Always whisper doubt into the ears of your friends
and enemies to play upon their fears and insecurities. Isolate them from
friends and family so it is to you whom they turn to for everything. And
never let them know about each other, as you seek to get them to fear
speaking with those whom could actually grant them greater power.