Topic of the Week - A new woman / female character?
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:55 am
Greetings Tyrants!
If you would like to see a new woman or female character in our fluff, what kind of character would it be?
Although the fluff and lifestyle of the Druchii doesn't seem to favour one gender over another, there is still a distinction amongst the lead characters.
The Cult of Khaine had some clear gender roles (although Executioners are not exclusively men?) with Priesthood being reserved for women, it seems, and Hellebron at the helm of the entire Cult. The Tower of Ghrond was ruled by Morathi, and to avert a prophecy Malekith banished all male pursuers of magic.
On the other end we have Malekith as the one King, Shadowblade as the most bad-ass assassin, Lokir Felheart as the meanest pirate, Kouran the most loyal and pragmatic lieutenant, Malus Darkblade the biggest general and Tullaris as the commander of the Executioners.
While we're not deprived of women in the lore, we're only given two leading female characters: one with the power of seduction and manipulation, and one that's... well.. crazy.. so crazy she'll run into a battlefield with two blades for clothing.
If you would like to see a new character added, which one would it be and what role would she have in the Druchii fluff?
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And I'll throw in my own personal favourite. Druchii have a strong military mindset. It is basically their culture. Yet throughout the main characters, we're only seen those that "stand out", either by virtue or infamy. What I think we miss, is the one level headed commander that symbolises this military spirit. And why not pick a woman for that job?
My personal choice would be a commander with a no-nonsense approach to battle, straight-up tactics that work. She'd have a heart that's cold enough to make the tough decisions without blinking, but without the killjoy that seems to enfeeble so many of our lore characters.
I'd hope for a commander with a hatred for weakness, effectively piercing through the veils of blabbermouths that would excuse their way to power instead of earn it through virtue. She'd build a stronger army by cleansing it, the hard way, from the self-indulgent filth that our society spawns.
She'd be a terror, by being mercilessly effective.
In the fluff she could play a balancing force, the one power that reigns in the crazy from the other players for power. By occupying a more balanced position, she'd be at the tipping point where one party can make itself very unpopular very quickly.
But that's all just my ideas...
What are yours?
If you would like to see a new woman or female character in our fluff, what kind of character would it be?
Although the fluff and lifestyle of the Druchii doesn't seem to favour one gender over another, there is still a distinction amongst the lead characters.
The Cult of Khaine had some clear gender roles (although Executioners are not exclusively men?) with Priesthood being reserved for women, it seems, and Hellebron at the helm of the entire Cult. The Tower of Ghrond was ruled by Morathi, and to avert a prophecy Malekith banished all male pursuers of magic.
On the other end we have Malekith as the one King, Shadowblade as the most bad-ass assassin, Lokir Felheart as the meanest pirate, Kouran the most loyal and pragmatic lieutenant, Malus Darkblade the biggest general and Tullaris as the commander of the Executioners.
While we're not deprived of women in the lore, we're only given two leading female characters: one with the power of seduction and manipulation, and one that's... well.. crazy.. so crazy she'll run into a battlefield with two blades for clothing.
If you would like to see a new character added, which one would it be and what role would she have in the Druchii fluff?
--
And I'll throw in my own personal favourite. Druchii have a strong military mindset. It is basically their culture. Yet throughout the main characters, we're only seen those that "stand out", either by virtue or infamy. What I think we miss, is the one level headed commander that symbolises this military spirit. And why not pick a woman for that job?
My personal choice would be a commander with a no-nonsense approach to battle, straight-up tactics that work. She'd have a heart that's cold enough to make the tough decisions without blinking, but without the killjoy that seems to enfeeble so many of our lore characters.
I'd hope for a commander with a hatred for weakness, effectively piercing through the veils of blabbermouths that would excuse their way to power instead of earn it through virtue. She'd build a stronger army by cleansing it, the hard way, from the self-indulgent filth that our society spawns.
She'd be a terror, by being mercilessly effective.
In the fluff she could play a balancing force, the one power that reigns in the crazy from the other players for power. By occupying a more balanced position, she'd be at the tipping point where one party can make itself very unpopular very quickly.
But that's all just my ideas...
What are yours?