@Havenstone Could we eventually have falconers train their birds to attack flying Theurges? A Theurge flying at 100 mph sounds impressive but some diving falcons can beat that. It might not kill the Theurge even with a hit to the Theurge’s head but blinding the Theurge with talons or even just distracting the Theurge would be well worthwhile. Forcing Theurges to split their attention between maintaining spells, anything on the ground for which the Theurges are hunting, and anything above the Theurges that might be hunting the Theurges can only help the Rebellion. Besides, the falcons are comparatively cheap when weighed against the potential windfall if archers manage to bring down a distracted/injured Theurge.
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Just to let everyone know, I’ve put up a XoR subreddit.
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Still not as cheap as getting enough air rifles for your fledgling army. Otherwise it is certainly something worth thinking about if you’re less receptive to tech use and improvements, like say Mara is.
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Presumably trained falcons are more readily available in the near future than air rifles. The falcons might also be better at hitting a moving aerial target. If the Hegemony gets annoyed enough, maybe it will try banning falconry which would alienate the nobility. There is also something to be said for forcing Theurges to watch above themselves as well. If the Theurges get paranoid enough to attack any birds of prey, that leaves less blood to use attacking our rebels.
In any case, when my "higher" tech ideas get shot down, I work with the tools I've been given.
Order Of The Stick #22
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That’s a nice thought although the only ones who know how to train the damned animals probably are nobles or their relatively high-ranking freeborn servants, which makes it a useless tactic for my mc.
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The fancy ideas aren’t as much fun anyway. I’m looking forward to more opportunities to own the Hegemony, Home Alone-style, in the parts to come
Well Mara was but due my men will joining daemon forcesMara is 100% pissed I am not clear the rage will made her Screw them full killing helots. as they are so shit to joining Breden. In moment they joining Breden for Mara they have signed death sentence and being unfaithful. And punishment for that is gruesome death.
I am just thinking… let say MC and Breden had married, and she/he had accompany MC to the Xhaos Land and helping MC in many mission…
If one day , Breden had been reveal as a High ranking Kryptas officer who has a split loyalty to you and the Hegemony , and Breden also states the love to MC is real, what will you do about Breden ? 
Could you forgive and plead Breden return to you instead ? …
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Death. Maybe it’s because I’m a bit biased against Breden on account of their general shadiness, but even ignoring that, if it’s revealed they’ve been a hegemonic traitor the whole time and are directly responsible the deaths of a number of good rebels, they won’t escape justice.
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This is the beauty of interactive fiction, though; it seems apparent that a Breden-loving MC will be able to sail gloriously through the series with Breden at their side as a loyal and trusted compatriot.
There’ll be difficulties and twists, I’m sure, but it’s looking very much like Breden will fullfil many different roles depending upon the MC’s actions.
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Meanwhile Breden in my game is a DEMON WITH MIND CONTROL powers tht has stolen all Mara got meanwhile she was away due Peasants can’t maintain focus more than few seconds so go open arms the demon and go making a golden bull in Breden name hailing the demon…
Have I say before How much better mules are? If i could let Mr Pumpkins in leadership he would maintain order and kick in the ass any crazy rebel trying join Breden…
could i joing hegemony to just wipe Breden from her demons powers?
DEATH TO DEMON. DEATH TO BREDEN
Edit Now Mara 100% need theurge to destroy all Breden lackeys and all helots nearby that are full corrupted. 
Now how slaughtering them being somehow pacifist is complex except I can convince mages to wipe them
@Havenstone Will we be able to point our Rebellion’s R&D towards certain fields of study? Military applications, agricultural applications, communications, medical applications…?
@Havenstone Other than noble house blademasters and armsmen, are freeborn servants in wide use? Freeborn servants might actually expect to be treated like human beings and it is so much easier to maintain the proper air of subservience from a servant when that servant can be hauled out and butchered at need.
@tee Not for you perhaps, but some of us enjoy them.
My MC would Harrow Breden personally. While my MC would never Harrow innocents if there were any viable alternative, traitors can still aid the Rebellion after death and poetic justice does appeal to my MC.
Trusted refers to how the MC views Breden, so yes Breden could be trusted by the MC. Trustworthy is a different matter. Loyal refers to Breden’s actions and there lies the problem. Breden’s actions will always remain suspect so no one can ever be sure of Breden’s loyalty.
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Revenge is a tricky motive to manage! After Breden lies dead from the cold hand of vengeance, that may leave an unexpected hole in Mara’s heart.
Illidan falls to one knee, holding himself up on his fists, with the Warglaives of Azzinoth still clenched in them.
Maiev Shadowsong yells: It is finished. You are beaten.
Illidan Stormrage yells: You have won… Maiev. But the huntress… is nothing without the hunt. You… are nothing… without me.
Illidan collapses and dies.
Maiev Shadowsong yells: He’s right. I feel nothing… I am… nothing.
In future books Breden’s true origins and motives will be revealed, surely? I hope so!
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Oh Mara still the objective of conquest Hector after the love they had once that or a cute noble and or theurge. Anything except a commoner Simon is a nun so he doesn’t count
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No, so far as I know, we’ll never know for sure.
@Havenstone Are all of the Hegemony cities (not counting Rim Square since it is not really even a city) on the map major enough to have Wards of their own? Are these the same kinds of wards that are used on the border? If so, then it seems like some rebellions could scrap the city wards since those would not be useful at keeping Xaos Storms away. Just out of curiosity, what is the Hegemony’s rhetoric justifying the city Wards?
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Thanks for sourcing the quotes there. I’m not sure I fully agree, though; at the very least, we’ll get an explanation for how Breden knew a Kryptast code, surely? Leaving that unexplained for the duration of the series would be pretty weird.
The “You’ll have to see…” quote is made in the context of whether or not the Angels exist, by the way, not whether Breden is a sneaky devil or not.
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@muffy I try. I added one quote to demonstrate that the first quote is indeed relevant to the quotes that follow.
Yes, but it is what was referenced by “I suppose the same is true for the Traitor?”
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Perfect, thanks for explaining that, it went right over my head.
For now I’m choosing to believe that Havenstone is playing silly buggers with us, and we’ll ultimately discover Breden’s raison d’être. Or at least delve deeper into xhis (is that the right way to use that pronoun?) origins and motives.
I’m particularly looking forward to delving from both sides; both as a close companion and friend, and as a staunch enemy and nemesis. Both perspectives should give great opportunities to discover interesting information about Breden’s past, but in very different ways.
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I hope so. However me as player wants know Breden story. My character gives a shit is totally against Breden in a zealous way and nothing will change it. So I hope a choice to say… I GIVE A SHIT YOUR EXCUSES DIE DIE DIE DEMON SPAWN!!! @Havenstone I love you but you are too cerebral. Too moderate. And Many revolutionary leaders are just passionate zealots in a vendetta against a nemesis real or imaginary. So a person like Mara gives a shit reality about Breden as the propaganda story suits better
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My MC didn’t marry xhim, but death by Slow-Harrowing. The MC I’ve got that did marry her would still kill xhim, but he’d make it quick.
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