From: Peter Metcalfe (metcalph@bigfoot.com)
Date: Mon 24 Jan 2000 - 01:44:46 EET
Andreas Gustafsson:
>According to G:CotHW, Arkat is going to return and all the HQ paths is
>opening at the beginning of the HW. Arkat is going to return not as one,
>but five different incarnations! I thought that the following fight
>between them would be a story worth legends if any!
I think "incarnation" would be better described as people who have
acquired Arkat's power.
I generally make the equation that the current three claimants for
the Dark Emperor/Autarch are Arkats-to-be. Hence my list of
Arkats goes something like:
Foyalfine (Arkat the Deceiver): A real snake in the grass. He
is currently entertaining Tanisorans, Belstos and Trolls and is
offside with the Old Arkat Kult Alliance (any relation to the
EOKA of cyprus is undetermined) and his neighbours (he is described
as "frustrated"). I think that he can appear utterly committed
to the cause of everybody he meets but will be forced to betray
them in the most vicious way possible. Hence his bad odour
with his neigbours and half of Azilos is a result of past treacheries.
To get ahead in his quest for the throne, he's inviting in the trolls,
the borists and the rokari to subdue his current enemies, but currently
differing on which one to choose. Eventually he realize that he
can choose all of them and become an incarnation of Arkat. In
then end, he'll betray his new allies at the best possible moment
and find other suckers to ally with.
Reinard de Faucille (Arkat the Troll): Currently ruler of
Naskorion (cf Tradetalk #2 for more details). Has an
alliance with Halikiv. I believe he wants to turn into a
troll but needs Dagobard's Papers because it contains an
eye-witness account of how Arkat turned into a troll without
compromising his humanity (or purpose). Currently it's
missing and he's hunting for the scribe Jalques (cf Troll
Gods yellow handout). When he does find this, he'll become
an incarnation of Arkat.
Argin Terror (Arkat the Chaos Monster): Currently ruler
of Tinaros and has unresolved problems with his mother.
When he does resolve them, he'll become an incarnation
of Arkat.
Argrath (Arkat the Liberator): "Umm. Sorry guys, I was
The Good Arkat. Dunno who he is. I think he's for the
just passing through on the . I have no interest in you
whatsoever."
PCs to discover and champion his or her cause. At some
crucial battle, he will be defeated and be horribly
murdered. The PCs will be on their own to fight for his
ideals because they are still the right ones.
- --Peter Metcalfe
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