[quote=@Altasaire]
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>tying a SILVER crown to his neck where any good punch will hammer it into his ribcage

Is this a put-on show of superiority?
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It is a character choice, not a player choice. It's a show of dominance, yes, the whole point being to prove the Silver Crowns (and Reinor himself) are too strong to have their weaknesses exploited. It's the equivalent of a vampire wielding a stake as a weapon: use it against me, if you can. Is it the most logical and strategic choice? No. But it's deep-seated in tradition, and Reinor is much too confident to believe anyone could catch him so off-guard. If they're able to drive the crown into his flesh with a hammer strike or strike a solid blow on him at all, he is a weak leader, and might as well be dead anyway.