42nd Gecko, if the Klug champion plays his cards right I'm willing to let him kill Fangir. It might be interested to have Shaige contend with the loss of the sole person who could control the Mutig, forcing him to interact with the tribesmen directly. Or I could just take the easy way out and say that the guy had a kid, who would then become archdruid and fulfill the exact same purposes. Options, options...

BBeast, I've been wondering what would happen if Shaige encountered Calvartem. The two Keepers are very similar, but I can see one key difference driving them apart. Shaige is a necromancer because he divines power from death and keeps around living humans, for use as sacrifices, workers, and such. Ironically, Calvartem isn't really a necromancer, at least linguistically speaking. He's more of a necrouge, somebody who wields power over death. He kills every human he encounters so that he could raise them as undead. That small difference could cause a pretty big schism, at least if they ever try to work together.

In any case, being so close to each other, I think it's getting to be about time that Calvartem and Shaige learn of one another's existence. Perhaps some of Shaige's minions chase a warband of Klug deserters out of the forest and into Calvartem's lands?