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Friday, October 4 2019 - 1:00 AM
By: Neoriceisgood

Hevel is thankful.

Hevel is so polite.

20782: Bisected - Friday, October 4 2019 - 3:47 AM

Selling them on the fashion.

20783: noname - Friday, October 4 2019 - 5:13 AM

Not gonna lie: Natatsha (love that name btw) presents a very compelling argument. I mean, if they can live reasonably comfortable lives, then living as a fugitive opposing the empire isn't really any better or worse than living as a contributing member of society within it... Only problem is that whole issue about the empire potentially going after your friends and family if you defect... not that I believe contributing members of society are extempt from that kinda sh*t, but still...

20785: Saiko - Friday, October 4 2019 - 10:57 AM

Well, my test of intentions of both Malhart team and the Empire would be simple: who can give me more free ice cream is the best.

20786: Guest - Friday, October 4 2019 - 3:28 PM

I like that she is trying, but a cross-hatched tan jacket isn't exactly... well... maybe being a fugitive leaves you slightly isolated from society...

@Saiko Barring some sort of icecream-based magic, I am confident that The Empire "can" give you *far* more. That doesn't mean that they "will"...

20787: Potatopeelerkind - Saturday, October 5 2019 - 1:15 AM

Yeah, but they've probably got tracking chips in their clothes or something. That's what I'd do, if I was running this thing.

20788: UnknownID - Saturday, October 5 2019 - 3:58 AM

I guess it depends on your personality, which kind of life one prefers. But of course both variants are not the best options...

20789: Taor - Saturday, October 5 2019 - 11:48 AM

An important question here is what happens when Malhart dies? He's been an enemy of the empire for a while so I'm picturing an old man (not sure if we've ever seen him). If hes shielding them that could be trouble long term.

20790: Tor - Sunday, October 6 2019 - 2:49 AM


Well, i think its pretty clear the empire is a MASSIVE group of jerks. So if there were any degree of free choice then i dont think anyone would work for them. Compared to say move to Heroland.

I mean, child soldiers. Nuff said.
Problem is of course that the empire is such massive jerks, that defecting could lead to mass excecutions.

Meanwhile i think Malhart dying is less of a worry. He has been doing this for 30 years? That plenty of time to train a replacement team up.

20791: Guest - Sunday, October 6 2019 - 1:10 PM

The problem is that a replacement is not just a matter of training, but also ability. He may well have trained a group of skilled caretakers, but if they don't have the ability to diffuse magic signatures over a large area then they are subject to whatever wizard-detectors The Empire gives to its death-squads...

24208: Tor - Sunday, January 3 2021 - 8:03 AM


Lack of ability is thankfully not a problem either. Since we have been told free magic users can basically learn to do anything.


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