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