The SchemerThe Schemer

By Evan NowickiBy Evan Nowicki

Loki: The Norse God of Loki: The Norse God of TrickeryTrickery

He engineered the death of Balder the most He engineered the death of Balder the most beautiful and loved of the gods. By tricking his beautiful and loved of the gods. By tricking his blind brother into shooting an arrow made of blind brother into shooting an arrow made of holly the only material able to injure him.holly the only material able to injure him.

He tricked the jotunn mason into building a wall He tricked the jotunn mason into building a wall around Asgard for free.around Asgard for free.

He tricked dwarfish smiths into making Thor’s He tricked dwarfish smiths into making Thor’s hammer, Odin’s spear and the magic foldable hammer, Odin’s spear and the magic foldable ship.ship.

Rebbeca: The Book of Rebbeca: The Book of GenesisGenesis

She plots against her older son in favor She plots against her older son in favor of her younger son. of her younger son.

She disguises Jacob as Esau to fool the She disguises Jacob as Esau to fool the old feeble and blind Isaac into granting old feeble and blind Isaac into granting him his blessing and birthright.him his blessing and birthright.

Anansi: An African FableAnansi: An African Fable

To buy the stories Anansi had to bring three To buy the stories Anansi had to bring three things in payment: the hornets, the snake and things in payment: the hornets, the snake and the leopardthe leopard

He tricked the hornets into coming into a He tricked the hornets into coming into a gourd that he then corked up as part of the gourd that he then corked up as part of the price of the stories.price of the stories.

He tricked the snake into stretching out and He tricked the snake into stretching out and letting him tie him to a stick.letting him tie him to a stick.

He tricked the leopard into the pit and tied him He tricked the leopard into the pit and tied him to a stick.to a stick.

Morgan LeFay: Arthurian Morgan LeFay: Arthurian LegendLegend

She tricked Merlin into teaching her the She tricked Merlin into teaching her the secrets of magic then trapped him in an secrets of magic then trapped him in an oak tree.oak tree.

She tricks Arthur her half brother into She tricks Arthur her half brother into having a child with her because Arthur’s having a child with her because Arthur’s own son would be the one to defeat him own son would be the one to defeat him according to a prophecy.according to a prophecy.

Durza: Modern Day Example of a Durza: Modern Day Example of a Schemer from the Inheritance Schemer from the Inheritance

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He is not as loyal to the king as he He is not as loyal to the king as he appears to be.appears to be.

He orders his magicians not to attack He orders his magicians not to attack Eragon so he can capture him alive and Eragon so he can capture him alive and force Eragon to serve him.force Eragon to serve him.

Lucifer: Book of GenesisLucifer: Book of Genesis

He deceived Adam and Eve in the He deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden into eating the fruit of the Garden of Eden into eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

His attempt to make Job curse God by His attempt to make Job curse God by taking everything he owned failed.taking everything he owned failed.

He tried and failed to deceive Christ by He tried and failed to deceive Christ by tempting him with worldly pleasures.tempting him with worldly pleasures.