#not only Orin is acting weird (more weird than usual) bc she's mind-controlled by the Netherbrain

[maegalkarven]

Nemo was that kind of the leader who acted overly familiar with his subordinates. He knew them all by name, knew their habits and quirks. Helped two of his men move homes and lay low after they got under suspicion of the Flaming Fists. Took several starving orphans off the streets and made them into the unholy assasins.

His subordinates could approach him, talk to him, touch him. For him the cult of Bhaal was a family and he made it feel that way for many initiates to come.

He made it feel like a special club with people who are better than everyone else, where people ascended over the "normal" understanding of things, became better beings.

Is it a crime for a wolf to eat a sheep, for a man to crush a rat under his feet? Is it a crime to get rid of the vermins populating YOUR city? No, it's only the right thing to do; this is not only accepted, but expected.

He accidentially lowered the level of religious worship of the entire cult and made it more self-sustained. Of course all of them were doing it in Bhaal's name, for Bhaal, by the Bhaal's will. But holy assasins rarely hear Bhaal the way bhaalspawn does, so they heavily relied on what their leader, the Prodigal Bhaalspawn, told them.

They trusted him, they followed him.

And one day he disappeared and Orin climbed the ladder.

#dark urge spoilers #durge #dark urge #dark urge: nemo #it's easy to say half of the cult WILL betray Orin on the spot the moment they see Nemo #not only Orin is acting weird (more weird than usual) bc she's mind-controlled by the Netherbrain #but also her type of leadership really clashes with how unholy assasins were treated before #they want their previous boss back #nemo comes back with a lie what bhaal has forsaken them #what they've left alone #what all gods do is use them and then toss them aside #and these damned fools oh boy #they believe him #the one who don't still follow him because he's obviously Bhaal's choice not that pretender orin #some stay with Orin but most of the cult moves to betray her the moment Nemo gives a silent nod #Nemo never has to actually fight his sister #his assasins do it for him #his perfect little murderers #father dearest still kills him ofc #and jergal plays his role