"he was quite sure in both ic and ooc communication that he would have the support of arcaea, sorraine, zonasa and gdd"
My character, the ruler of Sorraine, was quite explicit both privately and publicly, that she directly opposed the reformation of the empire. I told him directly, and announced openly to all rulers, that i opposed the plan. Dustole was trying to fast talk and bull!@#$ his way into getting what he wanted. It's awesome, hes good at it, and we love him for it. He was at least trying to make something happen, which is more than most of us. (Me included...)
Pretty much this, right here. He's so good at it that I genuinely believed Arcaea was alone - only when I made my stand public did I find out that so many people were being hoodwinked. If I'd just rolled over as was intended, it would have just as easily become reality because it would
look exactly like he said it would. It sounds simple, but it was really clever.
