Talk:Farley Havelock/@comment-202.124.135.206-20130307072039/@comment-27202257-20130308050804

I think it's clear from the start that Havelock and Martin at least start with noble intentions, to a degree. They are genuinely interested in seeing the Royal Family reinstated to end the corruption under Burrows' reign. They really believe that that's what's best for the Empire--that they know what's best for the Empire. How Pendleton felt is hard to say, but it seems like he got particularly interested in the resistence when Burrows started targeting the aristocracy with some of his laws.

That mixes with a sense of ambition that they all have--Havelock was clearly interested in moving up in the military, Pendleton has wistful fantasies of attaining power, and Martin is a blatant opportunist. Soon enough, in their own minds, they're the only men for the job, and the game's last third naturally unfolds from there.

I think Anton Sokolov probably said it best when he claimed they weren't mentally prepared for the seduction of real power.