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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6149462" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p>The elderly ice mage Glaz du Sang Magi* rises to his feet. </p><p></p><p>"'Then free will', he says. Just like that. One thousand years of dictatorship, then... <em>this</em>." He gestures expansively to indicate the whole world. "I did not forgo my lifelong vow of pacifism for a such a bizarre admixture of arrogance and apathy. I have shed blood for the greater good, and would curse myself for all eternity if this is what I turned out to be fighting for. No one man, or group of men, should consider themselves wise enough to set in stone what is 'good' for all humanity.Since the earliest days of history, men have thought they were 'right', and sought to impose their version of goodness on others. That is how Elfaivar came to be destroyed, and the Great Malice swept through northern Lanjyr; that is how the clergy comes to hold sway and indoctrinate millions of ignorant people. This, my friends, is what we have been fighting <em>against</em>! And worse still, having doomed the forgotten future to this slavery, it is then proposed that we relinquish our grip and pray that a world that has been <em>forced </em>to be 'good' will choose to continue to do so.</p><p></p><p>"No, Miller's Pyre does not seek to impose an ideology on the world. That is its very strength, not a weakness. Our 'hope' is much stronger than the hopes of the Watchmakers, because it is founded on <em>empathy</em> which will not fade in a thousand years. You starve your brother and you feel his pangs; you slay your neighbour and you sense his fear, and grieve along with his loved ones. Perhaps there will be those who <em>enjoy</em> such sensations, or even grow inured to them. But the brotherhood of man will be ever more strongly united against such evil, psychopathic individuals.</p><p></p><p>"And remember: we have a spare plane. If interplanar security is your principal concern, vote for Miller's Pyre <em>and </em>Aegis."</p><p></p><p>*or his ghost, depending upon events in your campaign...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6149462, member: 79141"] The elderly ice mage Glaz du Sang Magi* rises to his feet. "'Then free will', he says. Just like that. One thousand years of dictatorship, then... [I]this[/I]." He gestures expansively to indicate the whole world. "I did not forgo my lifelong vow of pacifism for a such a bizarre admixture of arrogance and apathy. I have shed blood for the greater good, and would curse myself for all eternity if this is what I turned out to be fighting for. No one man, or group of men, should consider themselves wise enough to set in stone what is 'good' for all humanity.Since the earliest days of history, men have thought they were 'right', and sought to impose their version of goodness on others. That is how Elfaivar came to be destroyed, and the Great Malice swept through northern Lanjyr; that is how the clergy comes to hold sway and indoctrinate millions of ignorant people. This, my friends, is what we have been fighting [I]against[/I]! And worse still, having doomed the forgotten future to this slavery, it is then proposed that we relinquish our grip and pray that a world that has been [I]forced [/I]to be 'good' will choose to continue to do so. "No, Miller's Pyre does not seek to impose an ideology on the world. That is its very strength, not a weakness. Our 'hope' is much stronger than the hopes of the Watchmakers, because it is founded on [I]empathy[/I] which will not fade in a thousand years. You starve your brother and you feel his pangs; you slay your neighbour and you sense his fear, and grieve along with his loved ones. Perhaps there will be those who [I]enjoy[/I] such sensations, or even grow inured to them. But the brotherhood of man will be ever more strongly united against such evil, psychopathic individuals. "And remember: we have a spare plane. If interplanar security is your principal concern, vote for Miller's Pyre [I]and [/I]Aegis." *or his ghost, depending upon events in your campaign... [/QUOTE]
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