Gandalf, Yoda, Kreia - what purposes did they serve in their stories? they were wise, all-knowing figures who planned years in advance seemed in control of all events pertaining to their side of a conflict. To clarify what I mean, look at Gandalf. In the Lord of the Rings he seemed to be in effect the leader of those who resisted the various bad guys and their forces, and even when he wasn't directly in control he knew how to manipulate events to the conclusion he wanted.
Figures such as these serve in their stories as mysterious individuals who reveal only a little of their plans at a time. Often, these types of characters are the villains who have been working on various schemes for years and who have to be stopped at the last moment by the heroes, but some of the greatest stories revolve around battles between two such characters - two leaders of opposing forces (generally good and evil) who attempt to defeat the other through subtle manipulation and planning.
It seems that TRF lacks that sort of figure. We have, in a way, all the pieces to play chess but no players. I know of some who have come close to such positions of power - perhaps Gash Jiren and Daemon Hyfe count? - but there are certainly no such people now, no grand plotters.
I will say, though, that Omnae as a writer is much like this. His Fall of Simon Kaine idea is certainly well crafted. However, there are no characters who seem to hold such massive plots in their hands. No King pieces to direct the pawns and other pieces.
Even the history of Star Wars is all about dueling strategists - them being the different facets of the Force, fighting for dominance, because whichever side wins will have influence in some way over all life. If such a figure as I have tried to frame were to exist at TRF, they would probably be supporting one of these two sides in an effort to exterminate the other. The Jedi and Sith are in odd positions these days, in that they don't really control the board any more - secular interests, for once, are at the top of the heap.
Obviously there is little that can be done in this regard by us. If someone was wise enough to come up with such a grand scheme, they would have done it by now. However, it's something to think about.
P.S. Regrad and Simon, although pretty much the strongest figures on either side of the good/evil divide, are not kings. At best, I would say rooks - powerful pieces, but replaceable. Direct and cumbersome, for they move too straight to squeeze through tight defences on their own. Any pawn can become a new rook, and often there is another one waiting in the wings to take the other's place.
Figures such as these serve in their stories as mysterious individuals who reveal only a little of their plans at a time. Often, these types of characters are the villains who have been working on various schemes for years and who have to be stopped at the last moment by the heroes, but some of the greatest stories revolve around battles between two such characters - two leaders of opposing forces (generally good and evil) who attempt to defeat the other through subtle manipulation and planning.
It seems that TRF lacks that sort of figure. We have, in a way, all the pieces to play chess but no players. I know of some who have come close to such positions of power - perhaps Gash Jiren and Daemon Hyfe count? - but there are certainly no such people now, no grand plotters.
I will say, though, that Omnae as a writer is much like this. His Fall of Simon Kaine idea is certainly well crafted. However, there are no characters who seem to hold such massive plots in their hands. No King pieces to direct the pawns and other pieces.
Even the history of Star Wars is all about dueling strategists - them being the different facets of the Force, fighting for dominance, because whichever side wins will have influence in some way over all life. If such a figure as I have tried to frame were to exist at TRF, they would probably be supporting one of these two sides in an effort to exterminate the other. The Jedi and Sith are in odd positions these days, in that they don't really control the board any more - secular interests, for once, are at the top of the heap.
Obviously there is little that can be done in this regard by us. If someone was wise enough to come up with such a grand scheme, they would have done it by now. However, it's something to think about.
P.S. Regrad and Simon, although pretty much the strongest figures on either side of the good/evil divide, are not kings. At best, I would say rooks - powerful pieces, but replaceable. Direct and cumbersome, for they move too straight to squeeze through tight defences on their own. Any pawn can become a new rook, and often there is another one waiting in the wings to take the other's place.
