Chapter 347 The three gods of death are in action
Baldur's Gate, Upper City, Viscount Gotash's Manor in the Bastion District.
Well, that’s right, you can tell by the name which guy’s territory this is. As a new dignitary of Baldur’s Gate, Gotash spent a huge sum of money to purchase this manor some time ago. Used as his main palace.
From the outside, this manor has almost all the features a nobleman needs, a solid stone castle, towering towers piercing the sky, and the flag representing the Gotash family flying on it. A black fist would not be unusual if it were used as a family emblem in other worlds, but here, in Faerûn, a black fist only represents one thing.
Bane, the God of Tyranny.
Logically speaking, such a flamboyant behavior would definitely attract the attention of others, but Gotash didn't seem to care. At this time, he was standing in the center of the courtyard, beside a fountain spraying clear spring water, quietly admiring it. The prosperity of this manor is right now.
“Don’t you think you are a little too arrogant, Gotash, just flying the token representing Bane in the manor, if it attracts investigation by Flame Fist or even the Paladins of the Three Gods of Justice, I’m afraid it won’t be easy even for you.”
The tall white dragonborn suddenly walked out of the shadows in the corner of the manor, and while talking, he used his forked tongue to lick his blood-stained penis. Claws, until he came to Gotash's side, he finally took a deep breath of the pungent blood intoxicatedly, and then regretfully put his hand into the fountain to wash it quietly.
"Haha, why hide it? My friend, Baldur's Gate has always prided itself on being the most open city in the world. Don't say that I just hung up a flag similar to Bane's Note. Even if it is So what if I blatantly believe in Bane?”
There is a reason why Gotash is so confident. In this world where gods truly exist, no one has the right to prevent any god from spreading their beliefs. , unless they are ancient gods abandoned by the times, or evil spirits that should not have appeared, otherwise even the notorious evil gods such as the Three Gods of Death are no exception, because gods are an indispensable role in Faerun. .
Although limited by their evil deeds, few people will blatantly worship them, but no matter how much they deny it, the spread of their beliefs is so continuous. If mortals really dare to launch a campaign to completely cut off a certain person, An act of faith in a god will definitely completely offend that god and will inevitably lead to divine punishment.
Of course, no matter how you say the evil god’s faith, it is not understood by life on the order side, especially the three gods of death. However, Bane’s faith is inferior to the other two. It is also relatively easy to accept.
Because Bane has been vilified in many legends, throughout history, there are indeed many followers of Bane who have committed crimes in his name, but in fact, as a member of the Pantheon of Faerûn, First, Bane, who possesses powerful divine power, has always had no shortage of true believers, and in fact, most of Bane's believers do not worship Bane out of malice.
His teachings cover too much. Although this god is an absolute evil god, even an evil god is still a lawful evil god. In many times and places in Faerûn, Bane followers also do There have been many actions that were beneficial to the human race, and even helped humans firmly establish a foothold on this land.
They have massacred attackers from other races at key points in history, overthrew corrupt rulers, and saved armies on the verge of defeat. Bane believers who did such things will even be regarded as saviors. It makes people feel the duality of everything in the world.
However, with the development of the times, there are now very few such Bane believers. As humans have completely established a foothold on the road, those high-ranking believers in the God of Tyranny have begun to torment their own people and compete for power. , centralized rule, business monopoly and even slavery, these are all good things done by those powerful believers of Bane, making this god of tyranny's already not very good reputation even worse. "That's enough, Gotash. I'm not here to listen to you explain the doctrine of the God of Tyranny. I have completed the task you gave me. The Duke has shut up completely. Now tell me, where are you? How is the situation? When can we make the next step?"
The evil thoughts interrupted Gotash's eloquent message, which made Gotash a little regretful. , but now that business has been mentioned, Gotash immediately returned to his normal posture.
“Oh, you are worthy of being the chief blasphemous assassin of the God of Murder, and an ally of God’s Chosen with me, but I’m really sorry, although you asked your most loyal subordinates to support me and gave me several transformations. Strange, it was because of them that I finally stabilized those damn Gond believers, but due to some time differences and changes in the situation, I did not fully gain the trust of those guys."
"So it's very difficult. Unfortunately, the development plan of the Iron Guard has been put on hold for the time being. Gond believers have clearly told me that unless the Grand Duke returns or Baldur's Gate re-elects a Grand Duke to completely stabilize the current situation, he will I will definitely not restart the cooperation with me. Alas, these guys are really a bunch of damn brainless people. They have obviously completed the initial development process, but they insist on messing with me at critical moments.”
Gotash looked very unhappy, and he also accused Xie Nian of not cooperating in the first place, but Xie Nian just twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.
“It seems that our great genius has encountered an unsolvable problem, but if your plan fails, are you still qualified to discuss cooperation with me now?”
“ I think I’m still qualified.”
Xie Nian’s words can already be called a threat, but Gotash still seems neither humble nor arrogant, nor does he panic at all, because he knows that Xie Nian is just talking, and the relationship between the two will last forever. Their cooperation and tacit understanding will not lead to a direct falling out just because of these few words.
The reason why they accused evil thoughts in and out of words before was just to remind them that the two of them are now in a cooperative relationship. Only by uniting can they complete the grand plan in their minds.
"My friend, at this time, let's put aside those unnecessary arguments. As the chosen people of the same gods, we naturally stand on the same front. Although there is a small accident on my side, there is some progress. The losses above will not affect our final plan, but if we don't act quickly, we may miss this golden opportunity."
"Why do you say that, Gotta? What, what do you know?”
“A lot, a lot. You know that one of my spies has lurked into the Supreme Hall, but just two days ago he suddenly sent a message telling me. If we don't take action, the Grand Duke may come back soon."
(End of Chapter)