The local town of Hemel on the lake has a wanted poster for Felonald Donvict, but through well-timed NPC exposition monologues, and a few successful persuasion checks, you learn he's actually a warlock. After the final combat, it is revealed he was a mere stooge. He was coerced into this pact by a higher villain: Vladimir Pissant. An evil gnome who obsconded his throne through treachery and murder.
More of a snake oil sales man that projects the image of wealth but Is actually destitute and is working on weakening the kingdom from the inside by sewing discontent, fear of outsiders, and promoting isolationism, all becuase his paltry finances are being buoyed by hostile kingdoms trying to gain power in the local region.
Probably something along the lines of Propaganda - Each creature in 50ft radius has to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or lose its free will, now obeying the orders of the caster for the next 24 hours. After that, the creatures will believe that whatever they had done was for the better good.
A friend of mine once said that, what with Trump’s ability to avoid real consequences for anything up through looking at an eclipse, he’s like a character being played by the DM
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u/spiforever Aug 23 '24
Donvict was 48 when Tiffany was born.