by Gemstone » Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:01 am
Upon consideration, I think I got the perfect costume -- General Altimos.
There are others flashier or more brightly colored -- Balthazar, the Golden Age demon, the Infant N'rolav Beast, the Death Banshee. But I could not carry out the consistent evil needed for Balthazar. The N'rolav Beast and Banshee are beautiful costumes, but somewhat lacking in dialogue. And the Golden Age demon is chubby.
Being tall and a warrior, I can carry off the heavy armor and sweeping garments of General Altimos. With a little effort, I can pitch my voice to the appropriate depth. And General Altimos can interact with ordinary adventuring society when not on the job as an evil henchman.
Furthermore, since not everyone knows who General Altimos was, it gives me opportunities to discuss Valornian history, a subject of great interest to me. Either the people present remember him, and will tell stories, or they do not, and I can tell them who he was.
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