Valluman
2014-07-06, 02:10 AM
They're what make the grand adventures so grand. The driving force behind the heroes (or villains for the opposite the less common evil parties), villains are what can bring heroes together and give them purpose, but there's so many different flavors of these creatures.
Humans and other mundanes; they seek to usurp one another to rise above the rest and gain fame, wealth, and command over their own kind. These are the crooked politicians, the crooks, and the tyrants. The lives of their fellow men mean nothing, mere pawns or assets to their own power. They will enlist dark magics, begin wars, and dabble with powers they do not fully comprehend because their own sins drive them towards the danger. Recklessly, they bring demons and malconvokers to their aid without knowing the consequences of their actions before it's too late.
Necromancer; they seek one thing... immortality. They have fallen to the darkest arts known to man in order to stave off the reaper. They have thrown away their soul in the pursuit of a cheap imitation of life at the cost of other's own, and as time passes, they begin to feel their twisted form of joy from the parting. As their mortality draws near, their care and worries evaporate as they begin to go mad, doing anything and everything they must to transcend their shell into eternity.
Liches; the butterflies to the necromancer's cocoon. They have been throw the evils of a necromancer and no longer feel the lament or the guilt their mortal selves may have felt. They now seek to continue their existence at the cost of other's lives and souls. They realize that their way of living (or not) is the only correct way, and thus, try to spread this gift with the rest of the world. Centuries may pass for their schemes, but they have the time to wait.
Vampires; unlike the lich, they seek not to command legions but to build tight covens of loyal followers and servants. They seek to imitate their lives with their new families. Twisted by undeath, they kill and maim to steal the lives of others for life force. They keep the prey they fancy as pets and servants and subtly try to achieve high wealth and status to have a semblance of their mortality. There are some, of course, who see mortality as liches do... Though they only want the elite to rule with the lesser beings as mere puppets.
Demons; they seek chaos. Their scheming can take centuries like the undead, but they have no ultimate goal other than to torment and torture and destroy. They want nothing more than the breaking of mortals and their world. They seek only to spread the fires of their abyss upon the world for it's own sake. They possess, they curse, and they kill all for the pure bliss they achieve from doing so. No rhyme or reason to their madness... Only the pure want of chaos.
Devils; the refined brethren of demons. Once again, the passage of time means nothing to this lot, but unlike their chaotic counterparts, they know that destruction for it's own sake it meaningless. They seek to gain from the destruction; they make dealings with mortals and work behind the curtain to harvest souls for their domain and masters. They seek to gain power by exploiting mortals and playing a careful game of chess with angels in their eternal struggle for the right to take the souls of the living once they must move on. They are crafty and devious, and they are patient.
Warlocks; the mortal messengers of those evil outsiders mentioned above. Not all warlocks are unfortunate circumstances of birth; more than a few have actively made dealings with these forces for power. These are the few who have damned their souls in the hopes of achieving great power and even transcending mortality through other dark methods. Some turn on the demons and devils they have made bargains with and even bound the outsiders to their souls to achieve higher power. These destructive characters are aware they are on a clock, and unlike the necromancer, they fear not death but what will become of them after that.
Lycanthropes; the mad. Whether they were born into the life or victims of an attack, lycanthropes, either misunderstood or hated, are hunted for what they are. Their sanity escapes them on the nights of the full moon and they seek to feed and turn more to their cause. Some try to live normal lives and hide their ailment while others embrace it and work silently to preserve themselves and create packs of their kind, families. More wild then their vampiric rivals, they are often seen as primitive, but no less fierce or powerful.
Illithid: delvers of secrets and brings of madness. These creatures are selfish to a fault, quickly abandoning even their own kind if a situation becomes unprofitable. They gather slaves and feast on the brains and absorb the intelligence of others. They are obsessive with their search for dark, untold secrets and serving their ancient gods and elder brains. Seldom do they venture above the soil, if only to acquire bodies and servants, but their merciless pursuit of power and knowledge has lead to the death of many an adventurer and even to the creation of larger schemes.
Of course there are others, as well; what is your favorite type of evildoer?
Humans and other mundanes; they seek to usurp one another to rise above the rest and gain fame, wealth, and command over their own kind. These are the crooked politicians, the crooks, and the tyrants. The lives of their fellow men mean nothing, mere pawns or assets to their own power. They will enlist dark magics, begin wars, and dabble with powers they do not fully comprehend because their own sins drive them towards the danger. Recklessly, they bring demons and malconvokers to their aid without knowing the consequences of their actions before it's too late.
Necromancer; they seek one thing... immortality. They have fallen to the darkest arts known to man in order to stave off the reaper. They have thrown away their soul in the pursuit of a cheap imitation of life at the cost of other's own, and as time passes, they begin to feel their twisted form of joy from the parting. As their mortality draws near, their care and worries evaporate as they begin to go mad, doing anything and everything they must to transcend their shell into eternity.
Liches; the butterflies to the necromancer's cocoon. They have been throw the evils of a necromancer and no longer feel the lament or the guilt their mortal selves may have felt. They now seek to continue their existence at the cost of other's lives and souls. They realize that their way of living (or not) is the only correct way, and thus, try to spread this gift with the rest of the world. Centuries may pass for their schemes, but they have the time to wait.
Vampires; unlike the lich, they seek not to command legions but to build tight covens of loyal followers and servants. They seek to imitate their lives with their new families. Twisted by undeath, they kill and maim to steal the lives of others for life force. They keep the prey they fancy as pets and servants and subtly try to achieve high wealth and status to have a semblance of their mortality. There are some, of course, who see mortality as liches do... Though they only want the elite to rule with the lesser beings as mere puppets.
Demons; they seek chaos. Their scheming can take centuries like the undead, but they have no ultimate goal other than to torment and torture and destroy. They want nothing more than the breaking of mortals and their world. They seek only to spread the fires of their abyss upon the world for it's own sake. They possess, they curse, and they kill all for the pure bliss they achieve from doing so. No rhyme or reason to their madness... Only the pure want of chaos.
Devils; the refined brethren of demons. Once again, the passage of time means nothing to this lot, but unlike their chaotic counterparts, they know that destruction for it's own sake it meaningless. They seek to gain from the destruction; they make dealings with mortals and work behind the curtain to harvest souls for their domain and masters. They seek to gain power by exploiting mortals and playing a careful game of chess with angels in their eternal struggle for the right to take the souls of the living once they must move on. They are crafty and devious, and they are patient.
Warlocks; the mortal messengers of those evil outsiders mentioned above. Not all warlocks are unfortunate circumstances of birth; more than a few have actively made dealings with these forces for power. These are the few who have damned their souls in the hopes of achieving great power and even transcending mortality through other dark methods. Some turn on the demons and devils they have made bargains with and even bound the outsiders to their souls to achieve higher power. These destructive characters are aware they are on a clock, and unlike the necromancer, they fear not death but what will become of them after that.
Lycanthropes; the mad. Whether they were born into the life or victims of an attack, lycanthropes, either misunderstood or hated, are hunted for what they are. Their sanity escapes them on the nights of the full moon and they seek to feed and turn more to their cause. Some try to live normal lives and hide their ailment while others embrace it and work silently to preserve themselves and create packs of their kind, families. More wild then their vampiric rivals, they are often seen as primitive, but no less fierce or powerful.
Illithid: delvers of secrets and brings of madness. These creatures are selfish to a fault, quickly abandoning even their own kind if a situation becomes unprofitable. They gather slaves and feast on the brains and absorb the intelligence of others. They are obsessive with their search for dark, untold secrets and serving their ancient gods and elder brains. Seldom do they venture above the soil, if only to acquire bodies and servants, but their merciless pursuit of power and knowledge has lead to the death of many an adventurer and even to the creation of larger schemes.
Of course there are others, as well; what is your favorite type of evildoer?