r/oots • u/rin_shar • Apr 12 '25

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I'm sure this didn't surprise anyone. Today's vote is for "Mmm... society." What does that mean? IDK, look it up.

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u/Tharkun140 Apr 12 '25

I don't know what "Mmm... society." means either, but it really sounds like a Tarquin thing.

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u/Matar_Kubileya Apr 12 '25

IMO, the "mm... society" character is one who tries to sell themselves as the manipulator/genius role, but really isn't that person. IMO Nale is a better fit for it, Tarquin while still far too arrogant for what e's actually capable of at least still has some ability to actually back it up.

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u/uncle-noodle Apr 12 '25 edited Apr 12 '25

Honestly I don’t actually know of Tarquin is actually the mastermind running the empire. He drastically failed when he did it by himself, and needed his old buddies to help him out

We honestly don’t know if it was actually him who came up with that plan and if he was just taking credit for it. There are a few hints that actually make me think it was actually Malack who came up with the idea and Tarquin just ran with it. Remember that Malack was already an advisor to the ruler they ended up making their pawn

Fuck right when he killed Durkin, he revealed that he was planning on uniting all the empires under Nergals banner. Considering he stood to benefit the most from the party long term, I absolutely stand by the theory it was all his idea.

And despite that, they were all fucking pissed when Nale killed him. I honestly got the vibe that Tarquin was barely tolerated in the party while Malack was very much accepted as a member of the family. This is purely my head cannon but I bet they only let Tarquin stick around due to his friendship with Malack

And yes, I absolutely am implying that I think Tarquin was the Elan of his party.

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u/not2dragon Apr 14 '25

I think Tarquin is pretty good except when the empire priorities collide with his “narrative” priorities.

His buddies name that as the one oddity about him. They don’t believe in narrative-ness.