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<h1>ANTAGONISTS</h1>
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<h2>CHAPTER: THE FOUR ARCHETYPES</h2>
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<p>
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In natural fantasy, Villains often fit into one of four recurring types,
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with some very distinctive characteristics.
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<section class="archetype-list">
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<div class="archetype-detail">
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<h3>THE ARROGANT</h3>
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This Villain is driven by ego: craving power, money and/or knowledge, they
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never stop to consider the destructive consequences of their actions and
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see the world as something to examine, dissect, exploit, and optimize.
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>
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an adventurer willing to commit any kind of atrocity to collect valuable
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trophies;
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</li>
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<li>
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a pioneer ready to destroy the ecosystem to build roads and railways.
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</li>
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<div class="archetype-detail">
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<h3>THE PROTECTOR</h3>
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This Villain wants to protect one community at the detriment of another.
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They believe they are doing what is necessary and, if defeated, might even
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become an ally.
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<ul>
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a warrior looking for an ancient weapon that will let him impose a truce
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between clans;
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</li>
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<li>
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a huntress who wants to exterminate every predator in the continent.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="archetype-detail">
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<h3>THE OUTSIDER</h3>
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Either supernatural or artificial, this antagonist follows a personal and
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unfathomable logic. They rarely speak, and when they do it muddies the
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waters even more, or they quote events, rules or information completely
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unknown to the characters.
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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a demon or ghost coming to reclaim a tribute in accordance with a
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forgotten tradition;
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<li>an artificial intelligence reawakened in the wrong age.</li>
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<div class="archetype-detail">
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<h3>THE CATASTROPHE</h3>
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This Villain could be a monster, a beast, an elemental phenomenon, a
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disease, or even an expanding ecosystem (see next page). They are the
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incarnation of a looming disaster and there is no chance for parlay.
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<li>a scourge created by a cyclical curse;</li>
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an infection that corrupts animals and plants, turning them into
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abominations;
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<li>a wandering volcano close to erupting.</li>
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</section>
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