Re: Fleshing out Sanguinia
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:08 am
brilliantlight: What are Mircea's long-term and short-term goals?
I'm filling in backstory for my version of him as we speak; it's really irrelevant for the adventure I'm working on, so it's never been a "gotta get it done" thing with me.
Right now I'm thinking that his short-term goal is the same as his long-term goal, and that is "FTW, I need to find a cure for this thing". That could change some, depending on the time period I assign for his DP embrace.
I like the idea of him being half-mad and twisted up inside with self-loathing, but I like his potential even more.
If he can ever find it in him to tear himself from the mirror (that is, self-loathing) then he can develop quite nicely. If he does that, and chooses to become a ruler...my god. Here we have a potential future Plague Lord that will undoubtedly develop an intense and irrational hatred for the "Unpure". Yeah, it's likely that he'll spin things around so that he sits on top again. It's his narcissism reborn. And if he finds out about the magic that is keeping his plague in check then his obsessive-compulsive nature will become focused on destroying it, and all those who are maintaining it, completely and utterly. Once that is done then he can begin the path to DL enlightenment: learn about the other domains, and hatch a plot (plague) that will transform the entire world into one picture-perfect party...with him being the center of attention again.
But to get that far he needs a catalyst for change. A love interest? Somebody who loves him for who he really is (as twisted as that may be)? Somebody who maintains the illusion in an attempt at grabbing power? Somebody with an equal or greater hatred for humanity? Somebody like Lady Adeline? If she and Von Kharkov ever have a falling out and she ends up wandering RL...-shiver-
But that's my potential version of Mircea. What about yours?
I'm filling in backstory for my version of him as we speak; it's really irrelevant for the adventure I'm working on, so it's never been a "gotta get it done" thing with me.
Right now I'm thinking that his short-term goal is the same as his long-term goal, and that is "FTW, I need to find a cure for this thing". That could change some, depending on the time period I assign for his DP embrace.
I like the idea of him being half-mad and twisted up inside with self-loathing, but I like his potential even more.
If he can ever find it in him to tear himself from the mirror (that is, self-loathing) then he can develop quite nicely. If he does that, and chooses to become a ruler...my god. Here we have a potential future Plague Lord that will undoubtedly develop an intense and irrational hatred for the "Unpure". Yeah, it's likely that he'll spin things around so that he sits on top again. It's his narcissism reborn. And if he finds out about the magic that is keeping his plague in check then his obsessive-compulsive nature will become focused on destroying it, and all those who are maintaining it, completely and utterly. Once that is done then he can begin the path to DL enlightenment: learn about the other domains, and hatch a plot (plague) that will transform the entire world into one picture-perfect party...with him being the center of attention again.
But to get that far he needs a catalyst for change. A love interest? Somebody who loves him for who he really is (as twisted as that may be)? Somebody who maintains the illusion in an attempt at grabbing power? Somebody with an equal or greater hatred for humanity? Somebody like Lady Adeline? If she and Von Kharkov ever have a falling out and she ends up wandering RL...-shiver-
But that's my potential version of Mircea. What about yours?