Fireballing him might have worked! It did on the other demon. Demons are vulnerable to magic.
Heinrich/Klaus/Julian: I guess you're going to continue on your journey to Middenheim?
We ain't scared of no dreams.
For some reason I posted a long description of my dream, but it disappeared. I'll just post it here and call it "described" in game.
"Heinrich has returned to bounty hunting, after successfully defeating the chaos cults and saving The Empire. He has no need of the money, but he enjoys the challenge and the excitement.
In Altdorf, he takes on a mission to track down a man accused of murdering a priest of Verena. After weeks of pursuit, he find the man hiding in a warehouse in Bogenhafen. He is about to arrest the man, when he makes an extraordinary claim. Not only does he say that he is innocent of murdering the priest, but he says that the real murderer was Heinrich's own brother.
It makes no sense at all, and yet the man has evidence that what he says is true. Heinrich is convinced that his own brother killed the priest - but for good reasons. The priest himself was a secret killer, who preyed by night on prostitutes. But he was so protected by his authority that even Heinrich's brother could do nothing against him... nothing except kill him.
Heinrich knows that if he arrests this man, his brother's guilt will surely be exposed. But he could kill him instead... would justice be satisfied? This man may not be a murderer, but he has surely committed other crimes. While Heinrich's brother is a good man, who helps people every day. Should he die for removing a monster from the streets of Altdorf?
[Does Heinrich arrest the suspect, or kill him to keep his brother's crime secret?]"
Heinrich sees little choice in the matter. His brother may have worked outside the law, but he worked for justice. Although this man is innocent of the particular crime he is charged with, he surely is a criminal, and it would not be unjust to kill him. Further, Heinrich has been guilty of exactly what his brother did: murder in the name of justice. Finally, Heinrich sees the laws of family as much more important than the simple tenets of human law. While he believes in the law of the land, he believes that Justice trumps the law, and loyalty and family are more important than one likely criminal stranger fleeing from authority. Heinrich will slay the man with a clear conscience and without hesitation.
"Heinrich kills the man, certain that he is taking the only proper action. He delivers the body to the authorities in Bogenhafen, so that he can get proof of the man's death to take back to Altdorf. The court official listens carefully as Heinrich explains that the man killed a priest, and refused to come quietly.
The official nods gravely. "This man did not deserve to live. It is only just that you slew him, and I hope that you will not hesitate to slay others like him in the future. There can be no justice without swift and terrible punishment." As he speaks, Heinrich is oddly aware of the shape of the official's skull beneath the skin. He reminds him of someone.
Heinrich awakes, feeling tired and uneasy. The dream was unusual somehow. For a moment, he thinks he can sense something in the room with him, a vague, hovering presence. But it is gone in a moment. He gets out of bed and goes down to breakfast."
I think I may have failed the King's arbitrary test, but I chose to stick to my character's somewhat hack and slash, convenience of expedience view of justice.
