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The World.
There are many things I must learn about this world, still, and every day seems like a new lesson on something or another. When to speak up, where to speak up at, things like that. If the Oracle is sure of her choice then I need to learn quicker. I know I'm not the monster that some seem to have come to view me as, though I'm wondering if I'm also the hero that others view me as. I know what heroic deeds I've done, but I also know that if it was not me then surely - surely! - another would step up in my place just as well. Perhaps this is yet another lesson and test that I must undergo from Athelios himself, to find the careful balance between monster and hero.
The tenets state that it is everyone's duty to stem the tide of chaos within this world, that it is akin to an infection - a blight - that must be expunged with haste. Witchcraft and necromancy are all things which need to be relieved of this world, and while some believe Occultism is of the same vein, I naturally disagree. I have seen the wonderful things occultists have been able to achieve against the Fel which the world unites against. Many of our Oracles have been Occultists, and even some of our strongest warriors have held occultism. This does not mean there isn't an inherent threat when an Imperfect arises, however, but that's something to worry about when that does happen.
Yet despite our general agreement that the Fel must be expunged, we continue to bicker and fight amongst ourselves. We disagree on many things and this goes beyond faith or culture. It divides us, in terms of what to do with some unknown that possesses a young girl. Is the young girl herself evil incarnate, committing acts of mischief on her own, or does the spirit - The Servant - encourage her to do these things? Where does it come from? We are distracted by these things, while Skarnfel aims its sights against the Citadel.
I have no authority there. No power. I'm not part of their forces and I recognize that.
But even so, I need to be there in order to ensure a bastion of light is not snuffed out by something forcing the cap upon its candle to extinguish the flame. I am willing to lay my life on the lay to ensure not just my people are safe, but all of mankind. It's what Athelios would want, no?
The tenets state that it is everyone's duty to stem the tide of chaos within this world, that it is akin to an infection - a blight - that must be expunged with haste. Witchcraft and necromancy are all things which need to be relieved of this world, and while some believe Occultism is of the same vein, I naturally disagree. I have seen the wonderful things occultists have been able to achieve against the Fel which the world unites against. Many of our Oracles have been Occultists, and even some of our strongest warriors have held occultism. This does not mean there isn't an inherent threat when an Imperfect arises, however, but that's something to worry about when that does happen.
Yet despite our general agreement that the Fel must be expunged, we continue to bicker and fight amongst ourselves. We disagree on many things and this goes beyond faith or culture. It divides us, in terms of what to do with some unknown that possesses a young girl. Is the young girl herself evil incarnate, committing acts of mischief on her own, or does the spirit - The Servant - encourage her to do these things? Where does it come from? We are distracted by these things, while Skarnfel aims its sights against the Citadel.
I have no authority there. No power. I'm not part of their forces and I recognize that.
But even so, I need to be there in order to ensure a bastion of light is not snuffed out by something forcing the cap upon its candle to extinguish the flame. I am willing to lay my life on the lay to ensure not just my people are safe, but all of mankind. It's what Athelios would want, no?