Evil Small Town Mayor

A pleasant little hamlet is just the right place for the rise of evil, tyrannical power at the hands of a maniacal politician. Throw one of these into your narrative to twist up your plot!

First Impressions and Descriptors

• mayor, reeve, county seat, leader, prime councilor, minister, chairman, board chair, chairperson,
• large, impressive, imposing, powerful, magnificent, important,
• lavishly outfitted, well dressed, properly attired, formal, robed, adorned, ornamented, decorated, bejeweled,
• may be of any stature: tall and snaky, short and ferret-like, stout and badger-ish, weasel-like,
• quick, shifty, sly, sneaky, devious, treacherous, dangerous, conniving, lying, cheating, deceptive,
• mastermind, brilliant, high IQ, smart, bright,
• charming, witty, clever, enticing, alluring, friendly, gregarious, generous, boisterous, lavish, bedazzling, brilliant,
• military, warrior-like, soldierish, clean cut, precise, anal-retentive,
• obsessive, paranoid, deranged, mad, loony, off-his-rocker, insane (see SANITY), self-loathing, angry,

Environments

• town, village, hamlet, ham, one-horse town,
• could be in a secluded area, border town, desert edge, hilltop, mountain vale, mountain pass,
• town hall, guild hall, banquet hall, court,
• courtyard, quad, centre,
• market, trade show, artisan fair,
• fair, festival, celebration, wedding, feast, joust, tournament,
• bar, saloon, cantina, tavern, pub, inn, hotel,
• manor, mansion, estate, ranch, plantation,
• vault, treasury, bank,
• stronghold, fort, keep,

Stuff

• robe, cloak, vestments, mayoral outfit, fur, cape,
• crown, ring, amulet, sceptre, staff, mace, sword, ceremonial weapon,
• sigil of power, sign, emblem, insignia,
• tattoo, strange birthmark, sign of evil,
• files, records, data,
• fine vehicle, coach, car, limo,
• money, coin, deeds, bonds, certificates, notes, gold, silver, cold hard cash, gem, jewels, treasure,

Characters

• entourage, followers, minions, lackeys, henchmen,
• guards, soldiers, body guards, police, special forces, sheriff, marshal, secret police, gestapo,
• right hand man, advisor, confident, steward, official, assistant, manager, crony,
• councilors, aldermen, town officials, board members, wardens, staffer,
• accountant, assistant, book keeper,
• chronicler, reporter, bard, musician, poet laureate, journalist, writer, biographer, town crier,
• jester, clown, entertainer, town fool,
• townsfolk, commoners, serfs,
• servants, butler, maid, slaves, gardener, cook, handmaiden, nurse, porter, lackey, squire, serving boy,
• wizard, seer, oracle, prophesier, astrologer, reader, psychic, medium,
• pet, steed, animals, dog, cat, wolf, ferret, snake, giant spider, golem, homunculus, cyborg, robot,
• criminal, gang, gangster, thug, ruffians, bandits, don, kingpin, henchman, goons, bookie, fence, black market dealer, drug lord, drug dealers,
• political rival, revolutionary opponents, rebels, the underground, the resistance, malcontents,

Story Developments

• an evil small town mayor hires characters to act as bodyguards or security
• the characters encounter an evil small town mayor who denies the existence of a cult that the characters came to investigate.
• the once-elected ruler of a small town has effectively enslaved the citizens within the town walls.
• characters are hired to secure a piece of much-coveted grazing land (or other such valuable property) just outside of town.
• a deranged reeve has begun “eliminating” citizens in order to cleanse the county of undesirables.
• a magical forcefield has been put around a small town as a mayor-gone-rogue decides to entrench his power.

Notes and Ideas

• the evil small town mayor can hire the characters to do something or may serve as an obstacle to them.
• a small town mayor may outwardly appear friendly and charming, but this is all part of their evil deception: smiling, promising stuff, shaking hands, kissing babies, carrying on small talk, nodding in agreement,
• the small town mayor is a great character to run scams, foment corruption, participate in acts of malfeasance, break or bend laws, strong-arm opponents, silence media, oppress detractors, manipulate the public, capitalize on demagoguery,