Good, Neutral, and Evil: The Treatise of a Simple Barbarian 9/8/02

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Korg Ironhand   
Blue Ribboned Barbarian

The tavern door opens, and in walks an unfamilar sight. Korg McMannus looks about the room, his face in a slight scowl of disgust. He finds what he is looking for. The board to the side of the room for messages, proclamations, and the like. He makes his way over to it, pulling one of his packs to his side and digging into it for something. He produces a crumpled length of parchment, and smoothes it out against the wall. When he is satisfied with its condition, he then reaches into a pouch to his side, and with a whip of air, he drives a rusty dagger into the sheet, pinning it to the wall, a little off to the side of the board. With that, he turns again, not greeting anyone, not acknowledging anything but the door. He makes his way out as silently as he makes his way in.

The print is in large stroke, obviously by a heavy hand.

To all those who are caught up in the trouble of this debate of good and evil and neutral, this is my answer. If it is too simple for you, or if you don't like it, then go p**s on yourself. I'm not here for you to like me, and I don't pretend to be a scholar on the subject. I've seen other works of debate, and so I try to follow some sort of pattern to all this, listing my points in order.

ONE - Good and neutral are one in the same. Good is reactionary, just as neutral is. They both see a problem, and they both seek to fix it. Good doesn't go about trying to force it's views on someone else. If it does, it's not good. It's evil. Good tries to pursuade someone, tries to convince them, that what it believes is right, but it is never forceful unless evil is trying to destroy something. It reacts to a problem. It works with what is there to get rid of the problem. Sometimes, the problem must be elimated, and sometimes, the problem is people. But, all the same, good will not go out and destroy something or someone just because it or they are opposed to good's way of thinking. Good will only actively seek destruction if the subject is evil. All the above applies to neutral. All the above can be said to be the definition of neutral.

TWO - Evil is opposed to everything. It seeks to destroy something to get want it wants. It doesn't seek a peaceful solution. It doesn't seek to pursuade, or to convince. It seeks to overpower. It does not want to share. It does not want to find a balance. It wants to take, regardless of the consequences. It will hurt all around it, to get what it wants, and in the end, it hurts itself by destroying what it wants.

THREE - We are flawed. We cannot make the best decisions all the time. And we don't. Sometimes, all we can do is what we think is best. And we do it to the best of our ability and knowledge.

FOUR - "If you want to know what tree it is, take a look at the fruit". Our flaws make us do things that oppose each other. True good and neutral will find a way to fix the problem. Evil will try to break the other. It's easy to forget the whole bloody tree of good, ripe Marr cherries when you look at the rotten one that fell to the ground. If you are going to judge someone, then you better take a bloody good look at the whole of the person, not just one aspect.

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Quea. Love. I would have just as soon you called down lightning on Apep, and burnt him off the face of the earth. But, you followed what you thought was right. You did it out of what you believed. In the end, I don't agree with what you did, but I don't judge you for it. I hope that I, more than anyone, can see you for who you are. You would never hurt a soul that did not need it done. You are a battle druid in my eyes already, and you take the fight to the problem, and fix it. To help Apep was something contrary to what you would do normally, for I know you hate inkies even more than I do. But you did it for whatever reason you felt you had to, and not for evil purposes.

Jebbar. Shame on you. When I first heard the words you spoke to my wife to be, my first reaction was to seek you out and destroy you for them. I did not care that you would probably have won the battle. Was I right in that? No. I was flawed. I let my passion for my beloved rule my judgment, and saw you as evil. And I became evil myself. I did not want to find a balance. I did not want to pursuade you, or to convince you. I wanted to break you. I wanted to judge you on the one rotten fruit that fell to the ground, not the whole tree of good fruit. You take the fight to evil. You do not take the fight to good. You work in harmony with good, to produce balance to problems. My only problem with you is your rage against gods. I do not agree with you on this. There are good gods, and evil ones. If ever you take the battle to the Twins, or Tunare, or the Great Fool, then you will be evil. But, until that day, I will see you as good.

To anyone else who's gotten themselves involved in this, take my words to heart. I am trying to work out a balance to the problem. Are you?


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Mixxi Bixiebane
Diva of Destruction

Sorry, Korg. I love both you and Quea, but I've got to agree with Jebbar. I have to admit, I would feel very uncomfortable with someone at my back whom I could not trust to stand with me against my foes.

I cannot risk trusting someone who is obligated to help someone I am fighting against, should he call upon her for aid. Apep slew me. I ran him around and around over the hills of Steamfont and opened many wounds in his foul hide, but at last his elemental spawn crushed the life out of me. Brell protected my soul, tis true, but the pain I suffered was not an illusion, and I fell dead at his feet, my body battered.

I have died by Apep's hand. The same hand that Quea helped. How can you ask me to trust her? She is obligated to act so, that I understand. But does that mean that I must be obligated as well to stand with someone who does not truly fight on my side? She may not do it by choice, but the fact remains that she does it all the same. She would abandon me in a heartbeat to aid Apep again if he asked her. How can I stand in battle with her?


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Korg Ironhand   
Blue Ribboned Barbarian

Did she raise a hand against anyone of us in doing this? Did she have to choose between him and you? If the choice came to it, what do you think she would do? Help him slay you again, or help you stop him from doing so?

One rotten fruit, and you cannot see the whole tree of ripe ones. You slew a guardian of the Vale once. A thing I would never do, myself. Does this make you evil and untrustworthy, or flawed?


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Kuladen
The Greatest. Sexiest. Bard. Ever.

Kuladen sits in the center of the room, watching everything going on with the wide eyed look of a child. He leans over to Hamin, his coldain dwarf friend, who is currently looking for another drop of ale down in his mug.

I wonder what it was that Quea did?

The dwarf looks up and shrugs, looking around for the waitress. Kuladen leans forward and traces circles in the condensation puddle around his half-drunk beer of root.

She probably healed him, or helped him kill a monster that was attacking him. Or.. No! She had an affair with him! I bet there will be little apep and Quea babies running around. (*shakes head*) No.. Korg probably wouldn't be as forgiving for that. No.. she probably went out hunting with him for an afternoon and enjoyed herself or something.

Kuladen nods at his reasoning, and watches around for the reactions as more people come into the tavern. The dwarf to his side burps loudly then giggles.


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Katryna Sowdier   
Shamaness of Saga

Korg I donna need no balance to be made. Apep yelled that he be needed of the services and she provided them. She then says her GOD *says the word like it was a bad taste in her mouth* told her to do it.

I do not say anything against Quea the person, but her actions were wrong and ye canna expect people not to be upset. We watched Apep and his people kill many of the gnomes, we watched our own people die trying to stop them. Jebbar fought that day like a man gone mad, seeing the blood of the gnomes spill made him hurt beyond what any normal man can bear.

So yes what Quea did would seem like a slap in the face and aye her aiding him did hurt us, any help to him makes him that much more closer to being stronger. Ye canna see that, it wasn't just any evil, it was the ONE person that .................

BAH, how would ye like me to walk up to the person that be directly responsible for killing yer family and say The Tribunal has ordered me be of service to you. He may not of directly killed Jebbar's family, but he has done crimes that have directly affected members of this family.


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Mixxi Bixiebane
Diva of Destruction

Mixxi thought on Korg's words:

"One rotten fruit, and you cannot see the whole tree of ripe ones. You slew a guardian of the Vale once. A thing I would never do, myself. Does this make you evil and untrustworthy, or flawed?"

She looked at him, frowning.

"Of course it does. I let myself be seduced by the battle-lust of Rallos Zek and slew one I love. Of course it makes me untrustworthy and flawed. Evil, I do not think so, because I do not embrace that path. But I did something beyond atonement that night.

"Others seem to have forgiven me, something which I will never do myself. Wystro and I have spoken of this. We both feel that the folk of Saga forgive far too readily, that they are too willing to believe in goodness in each other and excuse even the most terrible acts.

"Even Sherriff Roglio, who still requires me to lay down my armor and arms whenever I enter the Vale, was far too lenient that night.

"I think all who have forgiven me are wrong. I did something unforgivable. I have been shocked at the casual way in which others have embraced me since that night."

"I know that some of our healers will heal evil ones when they are in their last extremity. That I can understand. I cannot understand one of us serving one such as Apep merely to make his life more convenient, to track something that he could have eventually found if he had applied himself. And we still have not heard why he needed that tracking done? Was it to gain a new spell to use to kill one of us? What did the task gain for him?"

Mixxi looked up at Korg, perplexed. "Of course I hate myself for what I did. And I am astonished at others who do not feel the same. I would never ask someone to forgive me for such an act."

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Gneen

Please my new found friends - let not Apep tear apart
another brotherhood. This bickering is reminiscent of
conversations within the Tinker's Pride before its sad demise.

Quea tracked for Apep. I have shaken his hand and attended
his wedding to a beautiful lady I once loved from afar.

Quea behaved as she believed her God would have her behave.
For my actions I can claim no such honorable reason - the
paths I have chosen I chose because they were easily
traveled and looked like they would lead to some fun down the road.

Would you chastise me as you have chastised Quea?

The lady needs not my defense. But I offer my friendship
and shoulder should she need it when Korg is not nearby.
Good? Evil? Neutral? These cannot be defined or weighed -
only felt within the heart.


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Kuladen
The Greatest. Sexiest. Bard. Ever.

Kuladen's beer of root spews out of his mouth as Hamin whispers something to him. Wiping an arm across his face the bard stands and looks the coldain dwarf in the eye

You are telling me that people are mad over her tracking something for Apep?

Hamin nods and smiles, taking a large gulp of his beer. Kuladen walks towards the stage... his stage... stunned. Climbing up onto the wooden platform, he faces all those who might be looking

I guess I have a lot to say. I'm kinda new around here, and I haven't actually met a lot of you yet, only heard your voices on the wind and through my gnomish talk box (*wink to Gneen sitting at a table*). This.. well.. really disturbs me. Not two nights ago I pledged myself to this fellowship.. this family, swearing to protect them and stand by them. And now I watch as friends and mates, brothers and sisters, tear at each other for a slight misjudgement.

Kuladen rubs the back of his neck, and looks down, before continuing his exposition

Now I don't promise to be anything, I am who I am. Like Gneen, I have done some pretty bad things in my life, and to tell the truth I will do them again. If it suits my purposes, and doesn't go against my morals, I will do it.. especially if it leads to adventure and fun. Such as charming coldain dwarves to be my roadies. Hamin whu-HUHs? and looks around, wondering where the charmed dwarf is. One of the morals I have is that when I make a promise I keep it. I promised to defend and honor the fellowship. I promised to be there for you all if you needed me, which I have offered many times over.

I can only assume that you all made the same pledge that I did. If not.. then why did I make it? Are you better than I? Do I pledge to protect you without the same in return.. that is not a fellowship.. that is servitude. If you did.. then this is not standing by your brother or sister. You claim that she would fall into apep's sway if asked to. It boggles my mind to think you could think so little of a team-mate. Do you honestly think that if Apep were to walk up and point to her, she would turn and stick a sword in your stomach? Just because she tracked a monster or person for him? Well.. I have to admit something right now.. I have done far worse than that. I have fought with shadowknights and monks who were not so honorable. I have adventured with necromancers and beastmasters. I am fairly neutral by trade.. I never claimed to be otherwise. I take an audience wherever I can get it frankly, but do I now consort with those who walk the darker paths? No.

I think you are being waaaaaayyy too hard on Quea. I don't know if you think everyone should be perfect, but we're not. We make mistakes and go on. I don't know if this true misunderstanding or just a grudge against her for doing this. You know what a grudge is? It is like taking a poison and hoping the other person dies. Gneen is right.. apep is causing strife and he is really unaware of it. If he were to find out.. well.. think of how happy that would make him. Its like me writing a song without knowing it, or .. uhm.. Korg killing something and not being aware.. of.. hmm.

As eyes are still on him, he shuffles his feet a little. Snapping a finger Hamin stands and tosses Kuladen his mandolin, which Kuladen looks down at and starts to lightly strum.

I guess I'm not as good an orator as I am a singer. I think through songs, and songs are my life. So I think I can kinda sum up my ramblings in a song.

Kuladen breaks into song:

Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Kuladen looks up at Quea, Korg, Jebbar and Mixxi as he continues into the next part, before lowering his head back to focus on the mandolin
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
Its not a question but a lesson learned in time
Its something unpredictable but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life...

Kuladen starts to speak again and stops, moving slowly back to his seat, his head down.

Hamin looks around and claps softly.

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Mixxi Bixiebane
Diva of Destruction

Listening to Kuladen, Mixxi suddenly jumps to her feet as she hears him refer to beastlords in the same breath as necromancers. Her eyes narrow, and she shakes her head in confusion. What kind of beastlords has he met? Certainly none of the truly noble ones, like her husband.

She slowly sits down as he begins to sing.


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Siffo
Silly Old Rogue

*SIffo sits quietly in the shadows. The conversation washes over him swaying him neither one way or the other.*

Siffo's thoughts:
I am niether dark nor light, walking a path with a shade of grey ejoying the warmth of the light but not rushing headlong into it. Above all things I hold my family and friends, I may not agree with all they are and do but I will stand and defend them where ever they choose to walk. When two should choose to disagree I will share my view but not choose whom will walk which path. They will have to deside their feelings towards one another on their own. I will greive their unhappiness and celebrate their joy but their thoughts and beliefs I will leave to them.


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Tuppen Tangledroots   
Happy Hobbit

*Tuppen ponders the matters at hand*

Evil.

Neutral.

Good.

Its all in the intent. Doesn't his family of friends understand that?

What Quea did should be evaluated by her intent, not by whom it might have benefited.

Did her act at that moment directly harm any of her family? Not that can be discerned, no.

Hasn't Tuppen helped those that may be clearly classified as evil in the past? Helped their young find their training grounds in Nektulos when they got lost within the Third Gate? Yes, he has. And that particular tier'dal may grow in power so that one day he might become the most evil bastard in all of Norrath. Was what Tuppen did wrong?

Tuppen did it with a good heart, and out of pity. That tier'dal will always know deep down that good is more powerful than evil. No matter what he accomplishes, he only managed it because of a kindness done to him by a friendly old hobbit who found him wandering lost when not even those of his own kind would aid him.

Quea offering her service to Apep was like that. His accepting her aid was an admission of weakness on his part. He might boast that he used her, manipulated her, what have you, but in reality she chose to aid him. She humbled him.

She proved that evil is weak, and had to turn to good for aid.

She should be congratulated for demonstrating the nature of good, not criticized for aiding evil.

Her act shamed Apep. What shames us now is that we condemn her for her act rather than boasting to all of Norrath that Apep had to suffer the humiliation of having a good soul aid him on whatever quest he might have been underatking.

If only Tuppen's friends could read his thoughts.


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Shadow of Finneas MythHunter
Rake of Freeport

Well Quea at least chose an honorable Tier'dal to associate with. Few in Saga's hands are completely clean of dealing with evils. Katryna, Nina, Mixxi, Tupp, Valquiss, myself, Namae just to name a handful off the top of my head. Mostly I kill them out of hand or as odered by the Coalition, but there are times you will need to interact with them, you just have to consider the results of your actions.

Mixxi I was there when you were struggling with yourself about the gaurds of Rivervale. Your were angry about the corruption of the guard. I saw no evidence of it so was unwilliing to act alongside you, but you believed that of them at that time. You seem to have changed your mind since. Tuppenn's death though tragic was more a good noble act on his part than and evil malicious act on yours. You were always a follower of the Warlord and therefore someone that had to be watch, so no my opinion of you didn't change after those events.


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Katryna Sowdier   
Shamaness

Aye Tuppen is right in his own sense, ye can choose to take any situation and make it look as ye want from yer side or to make is so ye can justify it to others. I am sure Apep be warping it to look as a triumph of his as well.

From what I have read here from Tuppen and Quea, at first I would assume ye believe it be ok to aid those of evil as it just shows how weak they are for needing us, but also how weak we are as we have needed them, most of you should know to which I refer.

Bah I be loving ye as a family and that be the bottom line.

Remember how ye are talkin now and acting the next time someone like Charizma be entering the tavern again, some of us were looked down upon because we treated her in a way to show what we knew of her, not for whom she married. Decide on yer beliefs and then apply them to everything, not just what ye see as being convenient for one day.


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Tuppen Tangledroots   
Happy Hobbit

*thinks that he is fairly consistent in his behavior*

*smiles at Katryna, and gives her a hug*

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Katryna Sowdier   
Shamaness

*looks at Tuppen and knows he is consistant in his behavior and is very thankful that he is*

*hugs Tuppen back*


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Caillou   
Pebble with a bow

Caillou ponders, listens, and ponders more.

Caillou was there that day. She heard Apep shout. She shouted back at him asking what weakness he had that he needed a tracker. She also had thought whether she should do the thing for him or not since she is a tracker. In many ways, she was relieved to hear, on the winds, that Quea was there and intended to do the act. Caillou didn't need to decide and that, in her own weakness, comforted her. She knows Quea stayed true to what she felt was her god's proclamation, her god'd design for her. Caillou wonders if she would be so strong.

Caillou looks at the nearly full glass in front of her, Tuppen's Best, but doesn't taste right today, not because Tuppen's brew is off, but because the air is charged. Caillou looks at those around her and ponders.

Caillou knows there is fear that Quea will turn against them because of a single solitary act that was neither good nor evil. But... maybe it was a good act since it showed Apep's weakness. He could have found what he sought, but he would have had to look harder. He was weak, he was impatient, he did not stand for any morals.

Quea said Apep did not kill the one he sought, merely gave him something. Does any ask the one he gave or question his morals in the accepting?

Caillou stares into her drink and wonders if there is some way she could prove her truth to Jebbar, to Mixxi, to any other who might think the one act, the one small thing, enslaves her as Apep's, to be at his beck and call. To prove that she would stand with them against evil and not betray them.

Caillou runs her finger around the top of her glass and looks at the engagement ring she wears. She begins to wonder what dark acts she might have commited or might commit yet, thinking it good or neutral, that will turn family or even Bippin against her. Caillou thinks back to all the pixies and fairies and fae drake hatchlings she knowingly slew. She thinks further about the time she was in her grief-laden tantrum, what did she do then that might be consider unredeemable. How can she expect to be redeemed when she hides it in her heart when Quea has openly explained hers.

Caillou looks around the room, hoping someone else can make sense of what she can't really understand.


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Eliezer of Erudin
Order of Crimson Hands

A few minor points, as I am not given to cavorting in dens of alcohol...

Good and neutral are not the same. Good is dimmed by inaction. That is not to say that a path of perfection is required by all those who would be enlightened. Perfection is an elusive goal to be sought, it is rarely achieved (especially outside of Erudin...But I digress...). The glory is in the seeking.

I found Jebbar's words overly harsh. Perhaps it is because of his self-confessed hatred for the deities, and their apparent hand in her choices. While I might not have chosen to aid Apep, such an act in and of itself is not necessarily evil.


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Mixxi Bixiebane
Diva of Destruction

Having consumed more alcohol than is good for even a warrior, Mixxi erupts into her favorite drinking song,

"Brell bless the Halfing elbow!
Brell bless it where it bends!
If it bent too short,
We'd be dry, I fear;
If it bent too long,
We'd be drinking in our ear!
Brell bless it where it bends!"


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Kanina K' Val   
The Beard

I aint one fer bein' quiet so listen if ye wanna, I donna care.
Evil is Evil. They is born that way. Some can be redeem'd, though not as many that say they are. Usually, it be a ruse.
We all know tht Apep aint good o' Neutral, he be evil. Period.
Why woul' ye furtha' his agenda? Why aid 'im at all? I 'ave taken verbal abuse from many Lizards an' Teir'dal b'cause I didno use the powa' o' Brell ta 'elp 'em. Bu' there are many 'ere that help.
I donna like it. Not one bit. Bu' I still love all me family 'ere. I even love Syllestrae an' Ankles. They be close ta me heart like each one o' me family.

Will I eva' 'elp a Dark One? Probably not. Maybe. I marry'd one b'fore bu' ag'in, that was fer a dear freind who found someone that made 'im less insane. That did 'im some g'd so I done g'd.
Do I hate that some o' me family 'elp the Evils? Aye. I do.
Do I hate me family that 'elps the Evils? Nay. I canno hate 'em. They be me family.

Quea, donna 'elp 'em no mo'.
Tuppen, Stop 'elpin' 'em, ye jus' helpin' the Evils be mo' an' mo'.
Jebbar an' Mixxi, donna 'elp the Evils raid so they get mo' powa'ful. It jus' makes our jobs harda'.

Bu' All o' ye mention'd an' All o' Ye not, I love ye still. Donna ferget that. We all care so much abou' each otha'.

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Mixxi Bixiebane
Diva of Destruction

Mixxi wonders exactly when she has been raiding with evils, since she has only been to the planes with her guild in the Plane of Sky and has never fought Nagafen or Vox. Perhaps she's been raiding in her sleep, she thinks, and begins to inspect herself for unremembered wounds.
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Kanina K' Val   
The Beard

I apologize Mixxi. Seems I aint spent near enough time with ye lately. Please donna get upset with me. I know ye say ye think it be a'righ' ta work with Evil ta take down a greata' evil an' I guess I jus' ran with that.
I apologize an' 'ope ta get t'getha' fer a brew sometime soon.

Bu' the rest o' ye...


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Dhergel Forgefyre

Hmm...I dunt know quite all te details o what 'appened. But what i know o me friend Quea, i would stand to te end wit her. I would like ta 'ear what 'appened from her first. From personal experience, i know it can be easy ta be misundurstood an i aint takin no one elses take on it. When i needed her ta cover me back, she did it as well as any dwarf has an fer taht i would call her kin...er quasi-kin. Definetely tink she be more 'right' tan any elf...er almost any elf. If she has done wrong, i would help her make it right if she wished... Dhergel yells, Hey Quea, altoe i dunt know what tis all be aboot, i promise ye, i still got yer back... nods her way, sealing his vow...


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Jebbar Godsbane
Human Cuisinart of Death

Jebbar walks in and spends a moment reading Korg's note.

After chuckling bitterly, Jebbar clears his throat and begins speaking to anyone who will listen...

"This is not a matter of good vs. evil, my family and friends. Quea did not help A Tier'Dal, she did not help AN evil. She helped Apep. Apep is my mortal enemy, as is Charizma. Perhaps you do not fully comprehend what you did, Quea. Perhaps you, Korg, do not fully comprehend what you defend. No matter. Understand now, that if you go out and help some dark elf in need, some ogre, I will look upon you with trepidation, but I do not consider that treason. That is your choice.

"Quea did not help ANY Teir'Dal though. She helped Apep. Apep burned and ravaged Ak'Anon. Apep took hundreds of gnomes as slaves, raped others before killing them, slayed the young of Ak'Anon. Anyone--ANYONE--who helps him in ANY way is my mortal enemy. Quea has not shown herself to be sorry about this, in fact all I hear from her is that Karana made her do it. As far as I can tell, if Karana asks her to help him again, she would. Could she have simply told Karana that Apep is the mortal enemy of many she calls friend? Could she have begged him to find another? I know not, as I can only judge Karana now for asking one of his followers to betray her friends. I fully expect him to ask her to do such thing again; I can not call one such as this my friend--it would be like embracing a poisonous snake. I do not think I need to go into more detail than that.

"Do what you will, my family. It is well known that some of us consort with evil. That is not what bothers me. Know that if any of you aid Apep Sadisticdream, you too will come under this judgement.

"The only thing that is truly disturbing is HOW MANY OF YOU DEFEND HER. Were you there at Ak'Anon? Did you see what he did there? She helped him to become more powerful. From what others told me, she helped him with his EPIC, for fate's sake.

"Let her apologize, let her take responsibility for her own actions and apologize. Then, perhaps, I shall not consider her a danger to myself or my family. Until then, that is precisely what she is."

Jebbar sits and orders his usual watered wine while he sits and wonders if this is the same family that chased Charizma out as soon as she entered...


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Quea FV
Port a Party

You ask me to apologize for my religion, my faith, my god? Even if you were to burn me at the stake or torture me to death, I would not do this.

I am sorry my faith offends you and I am sorry I do not understand you and your faith that allows one of good to hate so strongly.

I leave this tavern now and pray that this endless debate will die. I will not come to engage in it when it is over something we will never agree upon.


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Jebbar Godsbane
Human Cuisinart of Death

Jebbar sighs disappointedly. He really hoped she would choose the path of redemption. He liked Quea, but now he could no longer trust her.

When would Karana order her to do something even worse than she had already done? She had already demonstrated that she gave no thought to her family or friends, only her faith.

Jebbar sighed again as he stood up. He'd not let his family be hurt by betrayers. Since she was obviously not sorry for what she had done, he saw only one path. He wondered how her faith would stand against the fists and feet of a Master.

It was a sad day, but it was obvious that none other would undertake this task.

"In case you were unaware, any and all who stood beside Rorack at Ak'Anon were betrayed. I shall not stand aside and watch my friends betrayed. Not today, not any day..."

Jebbar turns and walks out of the Tavern before the others there can see the tears streaming down his face