Best Dread Emperor Empress Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Always mistrust these three: a battle that seems won, a chancellor who smiles and a ruler calling you friend.” – Extract from the personal journals of Dread Emperor Terribilis II”

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“Trust is the victory of sentiment over reason.” -Extract from the personal memoirs of Dread Emperor Terribilis II”

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“All lessons worth learning are drenched in blood.” -Dread Empress Triumphant, First and Only of Her Name”

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“Ha! And I bet you didn’t even see it coming!” – Dread Emperor Traitorous the First”

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“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”

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“I’ll be honest, Chancellor – revenge is the motivation for over half the decrees I’ve made.” – Dread Empress Sanguinia II, best known for outlawing cats and being taller than her”

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“Those who live by the sword kill those who don’t.” – Dread Emperor Vile the First”

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“What say you, Empress of Praes? Here you lie upon the blood-soaked ruins of your dominion, surrounded by the corpses of the legions that once swarmed over the world. Hundreds of thousands dead for the sake of your wretched ambition, your mad design to bring to heel the kingdoms of man. In all the history of Creation no one woman has been so wicked as you, and I will have my answer. Why, o Empress of Ruins?” She shrugged. “Why not?” – Last lines of the “The Fall of Empress Triumphant, First and Only of Her Name”

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“I’ve found that the best way to win at shatranj is usually to turn into a giant snake and tear my opponent’s throat out.” – Dread Empress Vindictive III”

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“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”

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“I see I’ll have to take drastic measures to ensure intelligent conversation around here.” – Dread Empress Maledicta II, before having the tongues of the entire Imperial court ripped out”

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“Now kneel, fools, and witness my ascension to GODHOOD!” – Last words of Dread Empress Sinistra IV, the Erroneous”

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“Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. One for the fool and one for all those pesky relatives.” – Dread Emperor Vindictive the First”

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“Mercy might be the mark of a great man, but then so’s a tombstone.” – Extract from the personal memoirs of Dread Emperor Terribilis II”

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“Power is mostly a matter of making the right corpses at the right time.” – Dread Empress Malicia the First”

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“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”

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“Funny, isn’t it? No matter what language they speak, everyone sounds the same when you pull out their fingernails.” – Dread Emperor Foul III, “the Linguist”

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“Where have all the good men gone? Graveyards, mostly.” – Dread Emperor Malevolent III, the Pithy”

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“Please, do keep digging your own grave. I look forward to your splendidly inevitable demise.” – Dread Emperor Benevolent the First”

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