Gondolessa – Guilded Age

Annotated 50-24

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 04:58:45 +0000

FB: You only get one free “throw-their-own-words-back-in-their-face moment” per year of a marriage, so spend it wisely. Ohhh, the “lasts” are starting to pile up now. Here’s the last spoken dialogue from Syr’Nj, the last appearance of Gondolessa, the last […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-22

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 04:52:59 +0000

FB: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Again, nobody’s gonna confuse Don Gobligno with a champion of civil rights, but as an obstacle to orc freedom, Syr’Nj and Gondolessa could be dealing with a lot worse. At least the Don is motivated by money, which is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-21

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:49:18 +0000

Don Gobligno breaks out the old “What makes you think they all want freedom?” Always a classic. The answer, of course, is that they don’t all want freedom. There are always going to be some who prefer the life they know to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-17

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 04:44:57 +0000

Gondolessa isn’t playing any kind of game here. Avians’ interests have been seen to…they’re kind of easy, as special-interest groups go. He just wants Penk’s coalition to work. Byron may not want the job, but he here demonstrates why he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 50-16

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:43:45 +0000

(Plato didn’t exactly say, “Those who do not seek power are most qualified to hold it.” But it’s a fair paraphrase.) Penk’s developed no small affection for his one-time mortal enemies, not least because they’re so consistently politically useful. It’s true […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...