Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-12599067-20141127202735/@comment-12599067-20150110025039

Efmrider wrote: (I could go back and delete Conall trying to kill the necromancer and Kasra taking Varenwen hostage.  Conall's next move would be to throw up his hands and say that unless anyone has any ideas, they'd best go back to Ranulf and report their failure.  That is all I can think of to do.  I cannot think of a way to persuade such a man to help.  I already threw out my best idea and he refused it.  I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here.

BTW, Conall doesn't even know the Emperor's name. He's a Nord who fought with the Stormcloaks. He doesn't care what the Emperor has done or not done. I myself didn't understand what you meant by the "Great Uniter", but I finally figured it out, I guess. That is who you mean? I've never thought of Mak as trying to unite the Empire--only accepting the role as Emperor to keep chaos from erupting. If that changed somewhere, I missed it.) (No, it's fine. I'd like to see how this hostage situation plays out. In the meantime, you'll find the journal in a locked nightstand next to Clarent's bed.

I'd wondered about that, but never known for certain. I'm curious as to whether or not that plays into his backstory, though.

He accepted the role for that purpose originally, yes. But now, he's attempting to reexpand the Empire for the betterment of the people. He does plan to come back and shove an ebony-clad boot up the Dominion's arse, of course, but that comes after gathering supplies, arms, and men to use them.)