Thread:Talk:Paetani/Paetanian Guard/reply (4)

The Paetanian Guard and General Paetani's Bloodborn... I like it!

If we want to play up the racial intolerance evil monster angle, the ritual to become Bloodborn could involve violence towards elves... perhaps even elven babies. Training them that there is no such thing as innocence in the taint of the fey bloodlines. That could be the first part of the initiation, the second part could be binding them to their General. He personally trains the elite children, many who fail to survive the training through physical limitations or psychological ones. He becomes both mother and father, with his struggles over them cleansing them of all history. They are reborn as his chosen. Those that live past the many assassination attempts and outgrow adolescence must make a great sacrifice - to leave his side, and become his lieutenants and the commanders of his forces. How about this?

No matter how I work the road patrol angle, it doesn't seem to fit right. Simpler does sound better - an external enemy, especially focusing on the hatred of the elves sounds the best.