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<h1>ANTAGONISTS</h1>
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<h2>CHAPTER: THE FOUR ARCHETYPES</h2>
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<p>In natural fantasy, Villains often fit into one of four recurring types, with some very distinctive characteristics.</p>
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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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<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>
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<li>an adventurer willing to commit any kind of atrocity to collect valuable trophies;</li>
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<li>a pioneer ready to destroy the ecosystem to build roads and railways.</li>
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<div class="archetype-detail">
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<h3>THE PROTECTOR</h3>
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<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>
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<li>a warrior looking for an ancient weapon that will let him impose a truce between clans;</li>
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<li>a huntress who wants to exterminate every predator in the continent.</li>
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<div class="archetype-detail">
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<h3>THE OUTSIDER</h3>
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<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>
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<li>a demon or ghost coming to reclaim a tribute in accordance with a forgotten tradition;</li>
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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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<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>
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<strong>Examples:</strong>
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<li>a scourge created by a cyclical curse;</li>
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<li>an infection that corrupts animals and plants, turning them into abominations;</li>
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<li>a wandering volcano close to erupting.</li>
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