Spellmonger Quotes

“the Valley of Boval, where the women and the cows were renowned for their udders. ”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“Once upon a time, in a tiny village called Talry on the bank of the great river Burine, in the Riverlands Barony of Varune, the Duchy of Castal, a Great and Powerful Mage was born unto a common man and his wife. I’ll spare you the suspense.  It was me. ”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“Theocracies are hell.  A sign of a diseased culture.  For who speaks for the gods but the temples?  And the temples have their own agendas that have little to do with the gods. ”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“To not give your foe the respect that he is due gives him an opening in your defenses that he can exploit.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“I hope I won’t be eternally damned for that, but then again I’ve warranted damnation for so much else that one atrocity, more or less, would do little against the weight of my soul in the afterlife.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“temples can wield great power, for they can motivate the masses to ignore self-preservation in the name of a holy cause.  They have moral power, as well, ideally.  But most are run by petty people with odd ideas about a civil society.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“Alya.  She was talking about Alya.  The ramifications of Penny’s arrival on a personal level suddenly leaped out from hiding and pounced on me, beating me about the head and shoulders.  How does one do this?  Ex-girlfriend, meet new girlfriend – I’m sure you will get along famously.  It was a stickier diplomatic situation than a meeting of the Coronet Council.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“Compared to the great advantage of an endless font of power, a little dark murmuring in my soul was nothing.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“When faced with your imminent death, the wise man reaches into the depths of his soul, grabs his sword, and does what is proper.  The gods have a way of treating you like a two-penny whore on payday, but at least you might face the experience with the faintest bit of dignity.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“Every tradesman needs a rival he can pawn the worst of his clients off on.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“the more important the man, the sillier the hat, my father always told me.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“When a leader you are sworn to respect and obey comes out and simply lies about things you know are untrue, and does it to your face, it is a fundamental betrayal of trust that destroys the peasant/warrior relationship.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“While hope was a much-needed commodity around the castle, what he was doing went beyond good leadership – it was a blatant disregard of the reality. There are limits to faith, and he shamelessly crossed them and never looked over his shoulder.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“It is the lord’s duty to his domain to provide adequate defense for his folk during a time of war or crisis.”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“The Duke sets policy.  He approves laws.  He sets style.  He hires other people to enforce his decisions.  He keeps the realm safe.  That is the sum total of his power.  To set policy he listens to advisors. ”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“without alarming anyone, and”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger

“a peasant looks at the world as if he has little choice, and little chance, to change anything outside of the village level.  If a crisis occurs, his first inclination is to find a lord to help or blame.  Looking towards the nobility for guidance”
― Terry Mancour, Spellmonger