Thread:HoundTheDestroyer93/@comment-25808351-20170821013859/@comment-31049256-20170824044925

Well plenty of people join for that, what with the riches and revelry, and even revenge as MI'S, or Magic Weapons in particular, boost combat ability through the Bond. A civilian using a stage 1 MW can fight on par with a veteran Order soldier, and they only get better with training and as their MW stages up. I'd love to have Jorge turn over a new leaf because of the Band as it fits their unintentional motif as a place of second chances. That and I'd like to see more people make Magic Items for themselves.

To be fair to my lore though, if you plan to betray you'll have to do it before your Magic Item makes it to stage 2. You'll also have to kill her (whatever Item you decide to make). It's already a difficult thing to break the subtle influence from the Bond in stage 1, but by stage 2 the Rules and everything would be part of Jorge, and even should he notice it's hard to fault a positive influence, especially one that's so much a foil for Jorge. As we couldn't do that the former is the prime option.

I'd say you don't even have to betray them unless it's Arden related, but even then MI'S don't like killing in general no matter how they turn out personality wise. While she won't force you not too if you quit(the only rule they follow strictly after they leave is that no-one can learn how MI'S are made at any cost), Jorge doesn't seem the type to deal with nagging well. If he does though then by all means join long enough to do what you want then quit. That way he can gain a friend and companion, someone to talk to other than himself out on the road.

Another note is you don't necessarily have to stage up your MI, as it requires equal measures Spirit and Demonic Energy to do so. Normally this happens for men as they use Skills to provide Spirit and with mamono being the most common opposition they present the Demonic. In the case of a mamono wielder they use Spirit Energy polish to offset the difference. However Jorge shouldn't need to use any Skills in combat, so that negates Spirit (even if he doesn't fight mamono often he could just get Demonic Energy polish to feed her). Conversely if he gets a Tool he can use the Skills and simply never get her any DE polish or donk a mamono on the head with her. Basically he could keep her at the formless consciousness of stage one indefinitely until his betrayal. (but that's no fun now is it? Half the fun of a MI is making some quirky Mamono that breaks the mold like Valoria or Kc, or Arianna)

If this was meta-gaming sorry. Just presenting the options you can take if you join for sure.