Well, as I am trying to have the focus of my RPing as kalek, I'm going to have to free him somehow.
As for badguys, be well advised that, while I lay from the perspective of characters, meaning they don't always figure out what you're trying, I won't be easy to beat, even without an empire. Hellion (who I'm trying to put off to the side as much as possible) will defend his kingdom if needed, and wields the elements with deadly tenacity. kalek has the arcane, granting me a new branch of magic, and a rebellion should be the perfect testing grounds for figuring out that magic form. The dominant magic in Hellion's kingdom is Arcane, and the art of necromacy ad its forms are forbidden from being taught and used, unless an individual in Hellion's forces previously has the knowledge. It isn't forbidden in combat, but Hellion has great distaste for it. other forms of magic are rare, and I'd like to avoid all temporal magics.