This drama, which seems inexplicable, is actually a tacit cooperation between two people with scheming intentions. Although it has not yet reached its climax, Hill has already seen a little bit clearly.
It is estimated that Ben's initial request for this world was to see if he could take advantage of the opportunity to cause some trouble.
A world like this where mages are the dictatorship and devils are in power is obviously very suitable for his essential priesthood as the lord of tyranny.
Therefore, he sent out this Zhentarim, who although his mouth was a bit unforgiving and his attitude seemed unruly, was actually a loyal follower of Bane.
When Zhentil Keep first appeared, it was as a follower of Bane, a rebel who broke up the greedy and shameless lords and established a foothold in the Northland.
Although the rebels eventually became tyrants because of Bane's characteristics and their natural attributes, they are rare in the North, or in Faerûn. They are not descendants of nobles or gods.
ruler.
Therefore, although they relied on Ben's church, they did not allow the church to override the so-called parliament...until the incident a few hundred years ago.
At that time, the saint of Faerun arrived, which meant that at the same time that Bane's power reached its peak, he also lost his self-control.
Before making that tablet, Bane was very sinister and sinister, but he had never done anything to show his holiness in front of others. He would do anything that would offend the whole world, but Melkor would do it.
But after getting involved in the chaos of the Tablet of Destiny, he suddenly seemed to be a different person, offending people everywhere... Although no one wants Melkor to come back now, there are always people who say that Bane is worse than Melkor.
Before that, the people of Toril believed that Bane was the only one among the three gods of death who could communicate!
Moreover, at that time, the relationship between Bane and the gods was actually quite good.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have tricked so many gods in the end... If it were Melkor, who would go to see him?
But since his reason has been blinded by greed, and even the coldness of the Styx cannot freeze his boiling desire, this result is normal.
Zhentil Castle suddenly lost control because of Ben's sudden change... Those who have the closest connection with God and who have to listen to God's heartbeat every day are not those who are closest to him, but those who are responsible.
The Archbishop who delivered his message.
Some people have strong enough willpower to be able to distinguish whether the sudden rise of greed comes from their own inner desires.
But most people still can't do this, and they may even think that what they do is approved and approved by gods.
Zhentil Castle has been on a downward spiral since then, from a green forest organization that still had some humanity to an unscrupulous evil cult with no bottom line and no rules.
If before that, the hatred between the Harpers and the Zhentarim only stemmed from their positions, but after that, it became that every Zhentarim deserves to die.
Later, with the ups and downs of Ben, the original people of Zhentil Castle also dispersed over the past few hundred years, and finally it became the most common inheritance pattern in Faerûn: killing all those who oppose oneself.
, he is the boss.
Even if they still claim to be Ben's believers, Ben will never choose his voters among these people.
Even though he seemed to attach great importance to the later Zhentil Castle, adding more and more burdens to them... But the practice of allowing the beholder to control Zhentil Castle and only coming out to harvest it at the end proved that Ben
some thoughts.
But this Zhentarim, who came out of Toril when Zhentil Keep still had some of its original strength, is definitely Bane's most trusted elect.
No matter how extreme the evil god is, he actually knows what kind of person can go out alone for hundreds of years and still be loyal even when he falls into a deep sleep.
It's just that they usually don't show that they know... After all, if you can allow evil to seduce people who have done immoral things in the past, is it difficult for them to still talk to you about morality?
Isn't it the same with Shar? She has so many ruthless people who can easily stir up a country, and the voters she chooses in the end all have many shortcomings, and there are even some who like to show off, but they are all absolutely loyal.
to her existence.
Of course, these people also meet some of their main priesthoods.
The less important ones are used to fool greedy fools.
Therefore, when they see this elector, either William or Hill can immediately understand why Ben can still stay awake even though he has done more evil things than Cyric.
Although Cyric caused the catastrophe of the Mage Plague, everyone knows that he is actually still partial to the wicked man who played with Heim.
Cyric's badness is more like the explosion of Toril's negative attributes, but he sometimes goes with the flow. He wants to trick people, but he doesn't have a main clear goal.
And Ben is a person who has truly and clearly chosen his own path.
Carrying the dark side of the entire world will definitely have an impact on the sanity of the god himself, especially the kind that is mixed with too many desires.
Shar clearly knew from the beginning that the more intelligent creatures there were in Toril, the greater the threat to her.
In other words, this is also the main reason why William agrees that she wants to destroy the world and return Toril to its original appearance... As the original light, Selune is innately immune to these negative emotions. No, in other words, these negative emotions
There is no way to get to her... You have to go from Shar who bears the negative law first.
In fact, the initial battle between the two sisters was, to a certain extent, the reason that allowed Shar to survive until now... The laws of evil were divided a lot.
And those evil gods were not as crazily criticized from the beginning as they are now.
Especially Mask.
This guy is actually very smart, and he's not ungrateful...but he just goes crazy easily.
Therefore, not only Hill, but also some people who were more familiar with the past of the gods suspected that Cyric deliberately showed him the Book of Cyrus.
Although it was obvious that he was crazy, he also promised that he would not become another person.
It's better to be sober and crazy than to not know what you are doing in the end.
But Bane obviously doesn't have Shar's solid background, but he has always been able to keep his sobriety... This guy probably sent these voters who represented his true priesthood out of Toril when he realized that something was wrong with him.
And this Zhentarim has indeed lived up to the trust of its Lord God.
He has been in this world for so many years, and Hill doesn't believe that he has no power of his own.
These are members of the royal family of Zhentil Castle!
Although he has no desire for power, he is still the only one who survived in that famous meat grinder...
Just because he doesn't like it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to do it.
However, even though he felt something was wrong with the task that Ben gave him, he still came without hesitation.
However, although he suffered a lot, after actually talking to William, his life was obviously saved.
Hill couldn't help but curl his lips... Ben knew William quite well and knew what kind of people he would be merciful to.
As for suffering a little punishment, Benn won't care about it.
The Evil God's men never have an easy life, even the Evil God's most trusted men.
Those who can provide support for their subordinates and save their lives are all evil gods with a bottom line.
"Sir..." Liszt's intelligence core burned for a long time, and finally he combined the cause and effect. "Bane is planning to use Talona as a prostitute to establish a relationship with the undead, lest his last bit of power be destroyed.
,Is it right?
After all, Ser's undead archon is obviously going to become the founder of the new road of destiny.
Zhentil Castle is gone too. Although Bane looks very beautiful now, in fact, the only thing he can keep until the end is the goblin...
That does require establishing some friendship with the undead."
There are quite a lot of undead who just want to beat up a few goblins to vent their anger.
It doesn't matter if there are dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, but if any big family comes for a family reunion, the goblins in that area will be completely ruined.
Although Ben found a way out for himself that didn't look very good, but was actually the most supportive one... the horrifying fertility of goblins, but these were just scum in front of the undead.
They can really do things like clearing forests that only low-level professionals go to as high-level professionals.
Many rules in Toril had to be changed because of the existence of the undead.
So does Ben.
He should have originally planned to let the Zhentarim secretly rebuild Zhentil Keep after Cyre was destroyed, while the goblins could still distract most people in Toril.
In that case, when the goblin army is finished, he will still have power to use.
But... the most likely thing now is that the goblins were gone before Sere was finished.
He dreamed that when the Lord of the Goblins came in person, the goblins that multiplied in large numbers could take advantage of the time when the mainstream forces in Toril had to go home to recuperate due to the battle with the Serre undead army, and sweep the entire continent of Faerûn, attracting all the people away.
The future of attention is simply not possible.
A shrewd guy like Ben must find a new escape route before anything happens.
Then, he found William.
"As for William..." Liszt suddenly laughed, "He is doing it for Shar, right?"
"That's right." Hill nodded, "Shar who walked up to the front desk must not be as scary as in the past who was hiding in the darkness.
In addition, AO has three more Greek gods who will definitely follow him closely in a short period of time. Some things will definitely not be left to Shar, who does half the trick.
Just think about the history of Toril. Isn’t Selune the AO’s beloved daughter?
When did those gods and powerful men fear and respect her?
What they fear is Shar, who actually represents part of AO's will."