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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dogbrain" data-source="post: 1487575" data-attributes="member: 14980">This is more in the realm of meta-alignment than alignment.  The terms wouldn't appear as such in the campaign.Posit two general mystical forces.Kenosis. (humility, emptiness)Ego. (self-direction, desire)These forces are posited as real, if intangible, and are not just concepts.  Of themselves, kenosis and ego have no will nor personal identity, they simply make up the universe.Morality comes from the interaction of these trends.  Kenosis often manifests itself as "good", as it is the trait one uses to put others before ones own goals and lusts.Ego often manifests itself as "evil", for it puts the "me" before all other things.However, kenosis can become apathy or hopelessness, or even the mindset of the willing servant of a vile master, and one cannot "do good" without some measure of ego.Mortals try to interpret these forces and come up with "good" and "eviL', but since "good" and "evil" do not directly correspond to kenosis and ego, there are complications and arguments over means and ends.</blockquote>