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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9274498" data-attributes="member: 7635">It's complicated.VRGR is clearly supposed to be a continuation of the CoS vision of Ravenloft, but in between the two books they opted for a number of revisions to fix some problematic issues CoS raised. Chief among them is Ezmerelda's backstory being altered (along with her name shortening to Ez), the nature of the Vistani changing, and the soulless NPCs being downplayed. To be honest, the "soulless" argument has confused me since people began arguing it in CoS. Ravenloft has clearly always created domains out of thin air to hold their darklords in, the fact that many of the common NPCs are likewise creations of the Mists shouldn't be surprising. The grain grown is a creation of the Mists, as is the soil it grew in, but both can be used to sustain life. All being soulless does is prompt those NPCs not to question the status quo or thier lot in life. They live in a world where monsters rule over them and do not seek to overcome this. They accept it is thier lot in life and while they are appreciative for the time their suffering is lessened, they lack the initiative to do that for themselves. It's important to remember though that while soulless, they aren't automations. They laugh, cry, love, and hate. They fall in love, marry, have children, etc. They just do so in a certain dull manner that never goes beyond their purpose. Saving one of thier lives is just as important as saving a souled one, it's just the former was neverr capable of going on to do great things while the latter has that inherent potential.</blockquote>

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