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Message: <blockquote data-quote="twofalls" data-source="post: 2151482" data-attributes="member: 23718">The group didn't have the moral authority to play judge, jury,and executioner once the active resistance to end their lives had stopped. The fight was over, the prisoners were helpless and had surrendered and given themselves to the mercy of the PC's. The PC's were no longer activly defending their lives or anyone else's (though many on this thread disagree with that point), and the PC's chose not to extend their mercy unless the prisoners gave up information on their comrades. The Mage hadn't surrendered as was evident by the way he invoked the name of the God Bane to try to silence the soldiers through fear. In fact he was taken down by the parties flying Wizard and wrestled to the ground and then bound by the group's fighters. The soldiers had laid down arms voluntarily once the fight was obviously over.Discussing the execution of prisoners after a fair trial, and if I find that morally reprehsible could be construed by the moderators as talking RL politics, and I've already refused to answer that question once. I'm sorry.Gnaut the Fighter (the play on his name was intentional by the way) is a mercenary in the game and is played like one. He is a hero in that he risks his life to save those of his comrades and to get the job done he goes to heroic lengths, but he isn't the high moral character that say a LG Fighter would be. His alignment is neutral and he is played as the "grey hero" you mention, so yes there is room in my game for that type of chracter even if I don't personally like them. And I don't personally like Gnaut, I think the character is a bit of a jerk (but he has helped forge a great story and is the most powerful warrior in the game).Do I pay less attention or award fewer accolades to him because I dislike him? No. In fact Gnaut is the bearer of the relic the "Sword of the Dales" and though he doesn't know it yet he is destined to unite the Dalelands into a single Kingdom and become its first King.</blockquote>

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