Decemberist

Thanks guys! Om trying to steer the group well away from named characters except for either being employed by them (I'm planning on having then employed by miss Collette at the beginning) or as namedrops. Guess Il get creating tonight and see what I come up with! Any other helpful tips to starting a campaign are warmly welcomed

Hi guys, First time poster here, just starting to get a story opener together for my group of soon to be fated. I've got a hook in mind and have written up some general story to get my group started, leaving it fairly open to incorporate fates etc.. However, I want a recurring 'big bad' to show up and tease/taunt/put the fated on the back step occasionally untill a final showdown, possibly. So here's my question, how do you/would you suggest going about making a villain, do you stat up a fated? And if you do, how far would you suggest advancing them? Thanks!