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He should have fallen on his sword. That would have been the sensible thing to do.
Punched his ticket for Elysium right away, no waiting around.
He thought they'd only kill him.
Why did he think that? How stupid was he? Why in the world did he think that?
And now instead of his next great adventure he's flubbed a save against dominate person.
Does anyone remember that thing she did that time to turn all her first-circle spells into time stops and gates and wishes?
You had to build for it, I think, it wasn't just a spell you cast...
Sorcerer-something, right?
Those who live in Korvosa respect and admire ostentatious displays of wealth, power, or knowledge. They consider confidence and competence the greatest of assets, and they deride or heckle those who display weakness, indecisiveness, or inability. Korvosans are quick to judge and slow to forgive. [...] In addition to power, Korvosans love predictability. They like to regulate their lives, creating strict regimens for themselves that they then slavishly follow. Upsetting a Korvosan's routine can ruin his entire day and likely makes him cranky.
And to none does this description apply more than it does one Harmanuel Kendall (who is currently leaping to his feet and slamming his hands on the table - with startling force -, as Korvosans are inclined to do).
His routine is upset, and Harmanuel is cranky.
"So what if Golarion is doomed!" he says, "it wouldn't be the first time that's happened!
Canny men have survived worse! But they didn't do it by pissing and moaning and wishing it just weren't so!"
Oh, that's excellent! The Kendall in the room just made a target of himself, which gives the rest of us something to do.
With Improved Initiative and a familiar hare, Master Irevotnin gets the first word in.
"This is worse than Earthfall, which killed all the canny men of Azlant save one."
And we're doing more than piss and moan.
We're selling our souls to Hell.
That counts as a plan, right?
Oh really?
You're planning to sell your soul?
You seem a touch soft for Hell, Gaskelinni.
I bet you'd cry.
Well, right now I'm waiting to see if anyone else does first.
I wouldn't want to sell my soul superfluously, y'know?
I'm not sure my soul would make that big a difference, anyway.
By most accounts the Abyss is no treat, and that's where shadows go.
At least in Hell They have the rule of Law.
"So what if Golarion is doomed.
So what if it's worse than anything that's ever happened before.
So what if Axis has failed us, and Heaven, and Hell.
It seems the powers arrayed against Them are more than They can bear.
It is more than just craven to turn to Hell after Their failure in Westcrown - it's mindless. Sell your soul if it'd work, that's patriotism, but if you bind yourself to Hell and Hell loses you are just a moron.
Canny men survived Earthfall.
By turning to dark powers that could pay quid pro quo...
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