Olgantha: Charlemagne, God of Subterfuge and Manipulation by
Holy symbol of Charlemagne, ascended god of Subterfuge and Manipulation
Charlemagne:
Once renowned as a schemer and plotter, the king of the chilly Erstdell Heights region played the barons of local fiefdoms against one another to pull them into the fold of his icy grasp. As a result, he managed to improve the economy of his own ever expanding kingdom and designed crafty treaties with neighboring city-states such as Agdolon and the Elven capital of Gran Unitas. He may have very well wrapped up the entirety of Olgantha with a bow on top if not for the intervention of a human peasant girl in a ratty coat that challenged him to a coin toss on the streets of Gran Unitas. If he won, he could do with her as he pleased. If she won, he had to relinquish all of his belongings. He gave her a greasy smile and pulled out a weighted gold coin emblazoned with his face and gave it a flip as she called it in the air: “tails”. The coin tinked on the ground before a bloom of flowers stared up at him and his mouth fell open. “I guess I’m just lucky” he heard her say then looked up to open air and gaping faces and realized he was nude except for a ratty coat with something weighty in the pocket. Bewildered, he pulled it out: a platinum crown on one side and his face on the other. Soon he was escorted out of the city for causing a scene and was found dead outside of the gates to Erstdell Heights, presumably from the sight of all he worked for reduced to ash. Years later, a cult of personality rose up among the crushing poverty that Erstdell was reduced to; people saw their king and heard him speaking in their dreams.
Sex and romance should never be engaged in for the sake of itself according to Charlemagne's adherents, but only if there is something tangible to be gained from the act whether immediately or further down the road (preferably both).
Here are the common threads of Charlemagne’s following after his apparent ascension:
Speak only the truth necessary to ply your target until they are in the palm of your hands; even if those palms hold a few coins as well.
If you need draw a blade, do it under the cover of darkness and never let your enemy see a glint of metal, and make your strike count. You may not get another chance.
Gambling and petty thievery is for the soiled masses; convince your target to relinquish of their belongings by twisting and bending the laws--avoid breaking them when possible or write new ones.
As Charlemagne’s third law states, while stealing and robbing is not strictly prohibited, it’s best avoided. It leads down to a road of desperation when the path of Charlemagne requires finesse and charisma, not crude brutality.
There seems to be an analog to Charlemagne in goblin society called “The Prince of Hate”, a murderous backstabber that made his piles of gold over the backs of other goblins. He is revered for his tenacity and trickery. Come to think of it, there seems to be little difference between the two.
Charlemagne @
Artwork by PsykoBruttan
http://psykobruttan.deviantart.com/
Charlemagne:
Once renowned as a schemer and plotter, the king of the chilly Erstdell Heights region played the barons of local fiefdoms against one another to pull them into the fold of his icy grasp. As a result, he managed to improve the economy of his own ever expanding kingdom and designed crafty treaties with neighboring city-states such as Agdolon and the Elven capital of Gran Unitas. He may have very well wrapped up the entirety of Olgantha with a bow on top if not for the intervention of a human peasant girl in a ratty coat that challenged him to a coin toss on the streets of Gran Unitas. If he won, he could do with her as he pleased. If she won, he had to relinquish all of his belongings. He gave her a greasy smile and pulled out a weighted gold coin emblazoned with his face and gave it a flip as she called it in the air: “tails”. The coin tinked on the ground before a bloom of flowers stared up at him and his mouth fell open. “I guess I’m just lucky” he heard her say then looked up to open air and gaping faces and realized he was nude except for a ratty coat with something weighty in the pocket. Bewildered, he pulled it out: a platinum crown on one side and his face on the other. Soon he was escorted out of the city for causing a scene and was found dead outside of the gates to Erstdell Heights, presumably from the sight of all he worked for reduced to ash. Years later, a cult of personality rose up among the crushing poverty that Erstdell was reduced to; people saw their king and heard him speaking in their dreams.
Sex and romance should never be engaged in for the sake of itself according to Charlemagne's adherents, but only if there is something tangible to be gained from the act whether immediately or further down the road (preferably both).
Here are the common threads of Charlemagne’s following after his apparent ascension:
Speak only the truth necessary to ply your target until they are in the palm of your hands; even if those palms hold a few coins as well.
If you need draw a blade, do it under the cover of darkness and never let your enemy see a glint of metal, and make your strike count. You may not get another chance.
Gambling and petty thievery is for the soiled masses; convince your target to relinquish of their belongings by twisting and bending the laws--avoid breaking them when possible or write new ones.
As Charlemagne’s third law states, while stealing and robbing is not strictly prohibited, it’s best avoided. It leads down to a road of desperation when the path of Charlemagne requires finesse and charisma, not crude brutality.
There seems to be an analog to Charlemagne in goblin society called “The Prince of Hate”, a murderous backstabber that made his piles of gold over the backs of other goblins. He is revered for his tenacity and trickery. Come to think of it, there seems to be little difference between the two.
Charlemagne @

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