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'''Villiob''' was the [[captain]] of the [[Earbeford]] town guard.<ref name=":1">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 5, p.26</ref><ref name=":2">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.97</ref> It was unclear whether this was a permanent position or just an emergency promotion as those who reported to him disparaged his title and experience behind his back.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> [[Burok]] snorted that three days in a recruiting line convinced Villiob he was a general.<ref name=":1" />
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'''Villiob''' was the [[Captain (rank)|captain]] of the [[Earbeford]] town guard (known as the Earbeford Defense League).<ref name=":1">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 5, p.26</ref><ref name=":2">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.97</ref><ref>[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 19, p.78</ref> It was unclear whether this was a permanent position or just an emergency promotion as those who reported to him disparaged his title and experience behind his back.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> [[Burok]] snorted that three days in a recruiting line convinced Villiob he was a general.<ref name=":1" />
   
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He was prone to countermanding his own orders when faced with opposition by his troops.<ref name=":3">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 16, p.68-69</ref> He banged on his shield when attempting to muster his troops.<ref name=":1" />
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His face was such that it was impossible to believe a smile had ever graced his countenance.<ref name=":5" /> He was prone to countermanding his own orders when faced with opposition by his troops.<ref name=":3">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 16, p.68-69</ref> He banged on his shield when attempting to muster his troops.<ref name=":1" />
   
 
He despised people who did not understand that acquiring a dog was making a lifelong commitment.<ref>[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.101</ref>
  
He despised people who did not understand that acquiring a dog was making a lifelong commitment.<ref>[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.101</ref>
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Ultimately, Villiob's conscripts were not required as the town council contracted the [[mage|necromancers]], [[Bauchelain]] and [[Korbal Broach]], to defend the town and rid them of the Tearful Three. After the pair dispatched the evil trio, Villiob and several others among the conscripts devised a plan for the now masterless undead army. Since the undead did not require pay or food and would be desperate to rejoin society, the people of Earbeford could welcome them back as the town's new working class. In the process, people of the lower classes such as himself would be elevated to a wealthier, more privileged class.<ref name=":4">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.97-99</ref>
  
Ultimately, Villiob's conscripts were not required as the town council contracted the [[mage|necromancers]], [[Bauchelain]] and [[Korbal Broach]], to defend the town and rid them of the Tearful Three. After the pair dispatched the evil trio, Villiob and several others among the conscripts devised a plan for the now masterless undead army. Since the undead did not require pay or food and would be desperate to rejoin society, the people of Earbeford could welcome them back as the town's new working class. In the process, people of the lower classes such as himself would be elevated to a wealthier, more privileged class.<ref name=":4">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.97-99</ref>
   
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Excited by greed, Villiob invited guardswoman [[Grabella]] into the scheme, noting that he had always liked her comrade [[Bleat]]'s pamphlets, which had some good points about revolting against the current social order.<ref name=":4" />
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Excited by greed, Villiob invited guardswoman [[Grabella]] into the scheme, noting that he had always liked her comrade [[Bleat]]'s pamphlets, which had some good points about revolting against the current social order.<ref name=":4" /> He led the town council and other townspeople to the undead to make the proposal.<ref>[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 30, p.97-99</ref> But the newly freed horde of undead, under their leader [[Ilma]], reacted to the proposition by announcing they would kill and devour the townspeople.<ref>[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 31, p.102-104</ref><ref>[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 32, p.104</ref> Villiob likely perished among them.
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==Trivia==
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Villiob was the subject of what author [[Steven Erikson]] calls "arguably...the worst sentence I've ever written."<ref name=":5">[[Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords]], Section 31, p.103</ref>
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{{Quote|He had a face for which it didn't seem possible that a single smile ever countenanced it (wow, what a sentence).|Steven Erikson|UDEO}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 1 November 2020

Villiob was the captain of the Earbeford town guard (known as the Earbeford Defense League).[1][2][3] It was unclear whether this was a permanent position or just an emergency promotion as those who reported to him disparaged his title and experience behind his back.[1][2] Burok snorted that three days in a recruiting line convinced Villiob he was a general.[1]

His face was such that it was impossible to believe a smile had ever graced his countenance.[4] He was prone to countermanding his own orders when faced with opposition by his troops.[5] He banged on his shield when attempting to muster his troops.[1]

He despised people who did not understand that acquiring a dog was making a lifelong commitment.[6]

In Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords[]

When The Tearful Three threatened to destroy Earbeford with their army of ten thousand undead, a motley army of four thousand poorly armed conscripts was placed under Villiob's command.[7][8][1] He mustered them in the town's main square[1] to practice drilling and marching and established patrols around the town's edge.[5] The hot, dusty, and boring work drew complaints from the conscripts forcing Villiob to downscale his efforts to a single patrol about the main square.[5]

Ultimately, Villiob's conscripts were not required as the town council contracted the necromancers, Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, to defend the town and rid them of the Tearful Three. After the pair dispatched the evil trio, Villiob and several others among the conscripts devised a plan for the now masterless undead army. Since the undead did not require pay or food and would be desperate to rejoin society, the people of Earbeford could welcome them back as the town's new working class. In the process, people of the lower classes such as himself would be elevated to a wealthier, more privileged class.[9]

Excited by greed, Villiob invited guardswoman Grabella into the scheme, noting that he had always liked her comrade Bleat's pamphlets, which had some good points about revolting against the current social order.[9] He led the town council and other townspeople to the undead to make the proposal.[10] But the newly freed horde of undead, under their leader Ilma, reacted to the proposition by announcing they would kill and devour the townspeople.[11][12] Villiob likely perished among them.

Trivia[]

Villiob was the subject of what author Steven Erikson calls "arguably...the worst sentence I've ever written."[4]

"He had a face for which it didn't seem possible that a single smile ever countenanced it (wow, what a sentence)."
―Steven Erikson[src]

Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5, p.26
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 30, p.97
  3. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 19, p.78
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 31, p.103
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 16, p.68-69
  6. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 30, p.101
  7. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 1, p.1/3
  8. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5, p.21
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 30, p.97-99
  10. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 30, p.97-99
  11. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 31, p.102-104
  12. ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 32, p.104
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