[Hawk is going to private the whole thing since the story of Rosvita could potentially out him.]
Long ago there was a war that had been going on for a hundred years between two kingdoms. The war itself was coming near its end with one at a severe disadvantage after losing a major city.
However, they won the war because of a woman named Rosvita. She was chosen by one of the gods to join the battle and led her comrades into a battle that turned the tide and won back the city and ended the war.
However, for her that wasn't the end. Her own king betrayed her, had her captured and handed her over to the enemy for trial. She was sentenced to die by being burnt at the stake. A rather unpleasant way to go from what I hear.
Despite that, her name and feats are celebrated. She's now known as Saint Rosvita and there are many images of her in the city. Even 500 years later we still honor her and celebrate a festival on the anniversary of the end of the war.
[Of course since he's anon he's not going to get into the full measure of the betrayal like what happened to her comrades or the instance where history repeated itself.]
The obvious mistake was that you raised suspicion somehow. Are you skilled at deception and disguise then? It's definitely not an easy thing to effectively be another person. Even more so when it's not an alias and you are pretending to be someone that group knows.
But I can't shake the betrayal potential. Might be my bias because betrayal is so ingrained in the history of my home, but the feeling is still there. It depends on the type of person your commander is, but faking one's death has been used as a means to disappear before. Can't think of a more effective alibi than that.
Either way, you still died on a mission and I doubt it was in vain. Either you protected your commander or you'll motivate that group to avenge your death. You're here and maybe we'll be able to find a way for you to live on in another world if you so desire it.
Private Text (cw: Mentions of betrayal and death by fire)
Long ago there was a war that had been going on for a hundred years between two kingdoms. The war itself was coming near its end with one at a severe disadvantage after losing a major city.
However, they won the war because of a woman named Rosvita. She was chosen by one of the gods to join the battle and led her comrades into a battle that turned the tide and won back the city and ended the war.
However, for her that wasn't the end. Her own king betrayed her, had her captured and handed her over to the enemy for trial. She was sentenced to die by being burnt at the stake. A rather unpleasant way to go from what I hear.
Despite that, her name and feats are celebrated. She's now known as Saint Rosvita and there are many images of her in the city. Even 500 years later we still honor her and celebrate a festival on the anniversary of the end of the war.
[Of course since he's anon he's not going to get into the full measure of the betrayal like what happened to her comrades or the instance where history repeated itself.]
The obvious mistake was that you raised suspicion somehow. Are you skilled at deception and disguise then? It's definitely not an easy thing to effectively be another person. Even more so when it's not an alias and you are pretending to be someone that group knows.
But I can't shake the betrayal potential. Might be my bias because betrayal is so ingrained in the history of my home, but the feeling is still there. It depends on the type of person your commander is, but faking one's death has been used as a means to disappear before. Can't think of a more effective alibi than that.
Either way, you still died on a mission and I doubt it was in vain. Either you protected your commander or you'll motivate that group to avenge your death. You're here and maybe we'll be able to find a way for you to live on in another world if you so desire it.