Lorden

I had established in the last game that Ardenal's paladin boyfriend Lorden was in the area looking for her, drawn by the prophecies that seemed to be drawing all of these villains her.

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He utterly didn't want to do it - Lorden loves his freedom - but he does recognize that if he doesn't step forward and do it, someone less-qualified might.

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And I had already decided that Lorden didn't want to do it.

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It feels cheesy, and I hate the fact that effectively Dmitri's character would have spent five days in the presence of Ardenal, Tarrell, Rhiveth, and Lorden and yet not know them any better by the end of it.

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The players (and I, in the form of Lorden) had to work overtime for the next half an hour, convincing Thaddeus that he needed to stay and help fight off the baatezu.

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Lorden, Rhiveth, and Ardenal tried to give him a pep talk, but to no avail.

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And just as the pit fiend swept down Lorden came charging to her rescue, shouting, "That's my wife!"

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He thought Lorden was grooming him for the position!

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But as Lorden talked with Rhiveth, I heard him say the following things:

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With Tarrell, Lorden, and Rhiveth freed up to handle the pit fiend, and Ardenal facing a now-furious Terrence, Adamok Ebon decided to slip out in the confusion.

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