The Demagogue 3

The Demagogue 3 is an encounter in Children of the Dragon-Rider.
==Enemies==
* Royal Battle Mage (1365 Gold, 192 XP, 120 Energy, 7/8 HP)
* Royal Soldier (1410 Gold, 200 XP, 110 Energy, 7/8 HP)
==Transcript==
Introduction
Roderick leaps down from his horse and gives the mare a playful slap on her hindquarters. She gallops off, and he lets her run free. The demagogue laughs. A bright, beaming smile cuts through his beard. His eyes are almost childlike. There's no trace of the seveity which has so often raged in their depths during the short time you've known him.
"I promised you, <name>, didn't I?" he says when you approach.
"Huh?" is all you can manage. Though his joy proves contagious, and you find your lips curving into a smile of your own. For all his rantling and raving, you can't help but admire the demagogue and his fiery passiion. His happiness makes you like him all the more.
"I told you that if you stayed with us, we'd do great things together!"
"Another ambush?"
Over the past week, you and your companiuns have joined Roderick's gang in the ambushing of royal patrols, couriers, tax collectors, and bounty hunters. These victories have been small things. But as the damagogue and Tessa said, little triumphs win the support which paves the way for greater ones.
"Ha!" He shakes his head, making his wild hair dance. "No! It's time for us to strike, <name>. To raise the people into an army and smash the tyrant!"
His eyes blaze. And disquiet simmers in your stomach.
===Conclusion===
"Shut up..." one of the soldiers murmered. "Tryin' to sleep here!"
But the noise from the courtyard continued, blending with the soldier's dying dream to form strange unrealities. He opened his groggy eyes and sat up on his bunk. Around him, his comrades were doing the same.
"Keep it down!" someone shouted from another bunk. "Just because you're stuck with night duty-"
The scream which floated into the barracks quietened him.
"We're under attack!" another newly roused sleeper cried.
The door flew open, revealing a rotund figure.
"Bloody right you are, mate!" he said.
He thrust his hands outwards. Purple fire gushed forth.
Category:Children of the Dragon-Rider