Where the Trickster accomplishes goals through deceit and becomes a cultural example through their failures, the Adversary antagonizes. Sometimes, an Adversary’s antagonism is a means to an end — nothing pleases an Adversary more than watching her enemies rail against the pressure of her opposition. She is the fire by which they are forged, the grain upon which they are refined. Sometimes this opposition comes in the form of deceit and betrayal and occasionally through physical violence, though most Adversaries prefer to use their words and their connections to teach valuable lessons. Whatever the Adversary does, she does for a reason. A good reason if you ask her, and the ends always justify the means.
Skills: Culture, Persuasion, Subterfuge
Example Keywords: subversive, devil’s advocate, cunning, liar, adversity, opposition, betrayal, rivalry
Fatebinding Roles: Jinx, Nemesis, Traitor
Example Titans: Ifset, The White Eyebrow
Failure Deeds: Be talked out of a great test or betrayal, allow the unworthy to rise unchallenged, avoid confrontation in favor of compromise, kill someone without telling them why you struck them down
Adoption Deeds: Ruin someone’s life for the better, aggravate a friend into a change of heart