Dantalion has gotten rid of the old ways and now practices the new faith. After taking over the whole of Oren, Ashen has become the most powerful kingdom on the continent. The only thing that is stopping him from having an absolute tyranny is his own conscience. He has tried to cover it with a few laws, but nothing has stopped him from doing whatever he has wanted. He has even managed to convince a few high ranking nobles to serve him, but they've always been looked over or ignored by the rest of the court. His own advisor, who he has absolute power over, has been working on a way to get around the laws that restrict Dantalion. The advisor thinks that he's found a loophole that will allow Dantalion to declare himself a god and gain even more power. Dantalion doesn't believe that he can become a god in the traditional sense, but he could certainly use the title to further his own desires. He has already managed to gather a rather large following that he intends to use as a private army. The Royal Guard wouldn't be needed anymore, but he can always use them as cannon fodder.

Court

Dantalion's court is full of colorful personalities. There's the jester, the bard, the juggler, the acrobat and even the occasional magician. There's always a lot of entertaining going on. And if the day should end with him and his court members gambling, drinking and generally having a good time, then his evenings are even more entertaining. And while most of the citizens of Ashen are happy and contented, there are those who want more from life. There are a few troublemakers that, despite the soft living, do not forget their revolutionary past. They are dangerous and unpredictable. Exactly the kind of people Dantalion wants for his army. There's also a large group of religious fanatics that practice a dark form of worship which he finds intriguing. They believe that through shedding blood and offering the bodies as an offering to their god, they will be granted immortality. He can see the wisdom in that. However, he tends to take those ideas as well as others a step further. The shedding of blood, for him, is not just an act of worship. It's an act of war. Any man who opposes him will be killed. In fact, his entire court, including the so-called "innovators" and the "moderates", will be killed if he decides to make them his enemy.

Astronomy

Dantalion has always wanted to be an astronomer. He remembers learning about the night sky as a child, and being so fascinated by the millions of stars that he could see from his window. It always seemed to beg the question of why he's here, and what's the point of it all. So he did what any curious mind would do, and found a book on astronomy. It had been a best seller for decades, and still is the only definitive text on the subject. He has read it cover to cover more than once, from the comfort of his room. He read about the history of astronomy, and learned about the solar system, and the planets, and the stars themselves. He learned about how they're so much smaller and brighter than he could've ever imagined. He devoured chapters on black holes, supernovas, quasars, and dark matter. He has become so advanced in his studies, he even learned how to use the telescope. His bookshelves are filled to the brim with advanced works on cosmology and theoretical physics. But despite his intellect, he still can't accept the fact that any living creature could be so utterly insignificant, as to just be a speck of dust in the universe. He wants to be more significant than that.