On a MUD I played some time ago, I had a house leader. She was the Captain of the Concolor Guard. The Concolor Guard was the personal army of the Duchy of Tirome. The House Tirome was basically evil (or incredibly "driven" if you want to look at it that way.) She was 100% loyal to her House. Die hard in the rough loyal. She would do anything commanded of her, without question. Over time, I created a massive army from the player base and had most of them tricked into thinking that the Concolor army was "good". My character was intensely lawful, but also incredibly evil.

As I see it, this sort of evil won't really work in the world of Shadow Siege. First off, there aren't many noble houses a character could serve directly like this (those positions are taken). With dryth around, it is harder to trick people into thinking you're "good". There really isn't anyone to wage war with save for the demons.

My last evil character was simply drop down evil. Not insane, simply evil. She served the God of Death and honestly believed that everyone would be happier in his realm. She would kill those who were afraid of death or who she simply deemed unworthy of living (which was damn near anyone).

So, what now?

What sort of evil should I play? Shadow Siege has enough psychopaths, enough sociopaths, enough bipolar schitzophrenics. I think someone more metered, more calculating is needed. Someone who is patient (and evil warlord who knows when to run away and fight another day as it were).

But, I love my other characters. I am just starting to really flesh out my first alt. She actually talks to people now. Woo! Of course, she hates people in general and it wouldn't be hard to push her from the teettering edge of neutrality into evil. The Gods don't really care after all so long as people remain devoted to them. Evil Priestess of Cymur... amusing. "You need a holy cleansing. Take the enema of sulfer now bitch."

And... believe it or not, my first character was originally supposed to be shifted into the land of evil. It wouldn't be hard, just no one has taken advantage of her. She started out with no sense of right and wrong. It would have been easy because she didn't (and truly doesn't) understand the concepts. But, now she has morals. Left to her own devices she grew them out of a sense of loyalty to her friends and the people she thinks are her friends. It still surprizes me that no one really uses her. Ah well, such is the effect of pity.

So, what next?

I don't know where Tzoli is going honestly. She is definately a one of a kind in the world (though recently there is another character that has a startlingly similar background and personality which I find slightly annoying). What is next for her? I have no clue. She floats in and out of plot lines like smoke, leaving little trace that she was there save for the fact that probably more people are living thanks to her. She is involved yet separate from most people. Save for her loyalty to her friends (which tend to become more and more sparce as time wears on) she has little to tie her to the world. Recently someone has declared their love for her. But somehow, this still hasn't given her anchor in the world.

Umimur... she is fun to play; almost more fun than I thought she would be. Very driven character, very different from Tzoli. She wants to move up in the world. She has goals, direct goals. She doesn't especially like people and is a woman of few words. However, she also knows that she is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Fun to play, interesting outlooks really.

So, an evil character? This has left me wondering. I realize Tzoli is probably not long for the world as she is now. She is willing to die and probably will soon. So, I should start thinking about an evil character.

Hmmm.

Ideas?