“Gaining power’s a lot like scaling a tower, Chancellor. The longer you do, the more likely you are to fall.” – Dread Empress Regalia the First, before ordering her Chancellor thrown out the window” HumorLife LessonsPoliticsPowerFantasyAssassinationPraesiDread Emperor EmpressChapter 9Regalia I Book:So You Want to Be a Villain? Source: So You Want to Be a Villain?
“Threats are useless unless you have previously committed the level of violence your [sic] are threatening to use. Make examples of the enemies you cannot control so those that you can will be cowed. This is the foundation of ruling.” – Extract from the personal memoirs of Dread Emperor Terribilis II” HumorPoliticsPowerFantasyRulingPraesiDread Emperor EmpressFictional QuotesChapter 10Terribilis Ii Book:So You Want to Be a Villain? Source: So You Want to Be a Villain?