Whispered in the ear

There lives a great person who brought peace to his or her land.

What no one knows is that an imp had attached itself to the person and made her or him do this.

Why? Is it a good imp or a bad one? Is it for good reasons or bad? Are there other imps? Is it to benefit the imps or the person or humans (or whatever race the person is)? Why did the person do what the imp told him or her? Sounded good? Threatened? Wanted to be famous?

If you wish, try writing an entry in a diary the person has been working on during the few minutes a day the imp leaves the person alone.