Originally posted by Rail:
Know this. I hunt Shadow Mages!
I owed no alegiance to the Shadow Guild. I have always been free. I made my intent clear, and that was to scourge Faerun of the plague of magic, the great Corrupting Power, and those who wield it. The Shadow Guild has merged with the cursed Counsil of Mages. Thus, old friends have now become enemies.
The Leage of Divinity will win. Not because they are stronger, but because they are right. Their power is granted. They gain their power through constant devotion to their ideology, rigorous training in body, mind, and soul.
Mages forsake their souls. They concentrate only on their mind. Mages need no ideology or morals. The power of mages is stolen, not granted. They find what power and knowledge they can, and they take it, never stopping to ask why or even if they should. Their arrogance and reliance on an unnatural and tainted power will be their downfall.
I respect the League for their god-granted power, though I promise no alegiance. We have a common enemy.
The Shadow Mages now fight on two fronts. One visible and glorious, the other unseen and deadly efficient.
Thieves, be warned. Leave now, before you are drawn in to the Corrupting Power like a bright-eyed initiate to a mimic's trap. Escape while you have your humanity.
If you cross me, I will let you know, and you can explain your decision to your god!
Damn Rail, I would have thought a fellow Alaskan would know how to keep cool
(Get it? Get it? It's a lame-ass pun!
) Clerics - Noble Holy Men or Conning Televangelists? I leave each man to his own interpretation. Now personally I'm strong proponent of faith, but it's ludicrous to think the secular faction of the world has no power and can never triumph. And personally I think cooperation between sects is better than rampant tribalism. And it’s not as if thieves are these total weaklings that some League members have suggested. Anybody here ever heard of a little known assassin by the name of
Artemis Enteri, Drizzt’s nemesis and equal in combat? As artist Matt Wilson puts it:
“Artemis is the guy you don't want to run into in a dark alley. He's also the guy you don't want coming through your window in the middle of the night, like he's doing here. Whatever he's up to, you know it has to be unscrupulous." If Drizzt can respect the abilities of an assassin, why can’t the League?
Speaking of which, I think the assassin is the by far the best thief kit. Not that I malign the others, I just think the assassin is the best. What do you guys think? (smooth sequeway to keep this post on topic , eh?
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Assassin of the Shadow Guild - We are as relentless as the tides and as constant as the stars above. We cannot be broken. We cannot be driven off. We are the Shadow Guild.
Lionized defender of the Shadow Mages - Sorcery and Shadow together as one, the arcane and the dark united. Through our knowledge and skill none can stand against us. We are as one, infallible and invincible.
"I am become death, destroyer of worlds..."