- "Note: investigation in why sharing a problem is said to halve it remain inconclusive. Perhaps more varied trials are needed, as the tiger always ends up killing both subjects no matter the order they’re put in the cage."
- ―Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II[1]
Malignant the Second, also known as the Particularly Petty, was a former Dread Emperor of Praes. Despite being incompetent he reigned for fifteen years due to the love and loyalty of both the Black Knight and the Chancellor serving under him.[2]
Epigraphs[]
“Look, if he didn’t want to be fed to my acid-spewing crocodiles he shouldn’t have brought me bad news.”
-Dread Emperor Malignant II, the Particularly Petty
[3]
“Note: orc buoyancy is limited. Avoid fighting the damnable rebels near shoddily-built dams in the future.”
– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II[4]
“Note: bottling up the power of friendship cannot be achieved by bottling up friends. Must pursue further trials, perhaps prior liquefaction diluted the substance.”
– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II
[5]
“Note: those meddling heroes keep surviving getting thrown off cliffs. Must build taller ones in anticipation of the next encounter.”
– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II
[6]
“Note: while the assertion that one’s friends ‘are an anchor’ held up to examination, said individuals (either dead or alive) seem no more effective in that purpose than a stone anchor of the same weight. The popularity of the saying remains baffling.”
– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II
[7]
“Note: though ‘fell down the stairs’ is common fate for Praesi highborn, further study demonstrate this is not nearly as lethal as the records would imply. It took, on average, five repeats to reliably kill someone in this manner. The tiger pit remains most practical.”
– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II
[8]
“Note: investigation in why sharing a problem is said to halve it remain inconclusive. Perhaps more varied trials are needed, as the tiger always ends up killing both subjects no matter the order they’re put in the cage.”
– Extract from the journal of Dread Emperor Malignant II
[1]
Trivia[]
- Akua once compared Kairos Theodosian to Malignant the Second as a slight.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2019/04/10/interlude-west-ever-pursuing/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/chapter-46-vestibule/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/chapter-28-prelude/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/chapter-8-introduction/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/chapter-59-audience/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2016/01/27/chapter-11-report/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/chapter-65-convivial/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/chapter-41-akuas-plan/
- ↑ https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2019/07/10/chapter-54-lustrate/