From: Kathryn Alicia Don (kitty_at_invisiblewar.com)
Date: Sat Jan 24 2004 - 16:40:39 GMT
>Do you know something about the Horror?"
Lenora glanced at the troubadour. "It body swaps.. That's about it.."
> "I cannot believe we are standing here talking about this. The
> creature is obviously a horror tainted spirit, and no good can come of
> leaving it alive to snare another hapless passer by. We should kill it
> now and continue into the Kaer, as originally planned before all of
> this came about.
"Passions, Pean! We can't just kill him! No way!" She gaped at the
nethermancer. "I can't believe you said that. I know you want to stop his
corruption, but wouldn't that act darken your soul, too? It would mine. He's
an old man, no matter what is within him. He deserves peace, but not through
murder!"
"And it would most certainly be that. If he is being controlled by a horror
than he is but a pawn and that monster controlling him deserves to be slain,
not him."
~~~~~~
Kat Don
kitty_at_invisiblewar.com
www.invisiblewar/kitty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heath LEES" <muddy999_at_bigpond.com>
To: <earthdawn_at_teaparty.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: Earthdawn PBeM BN 7.1 Confrontation
> Garrott listens to Pean and although he had to agree with him that the
> danger that they faced could not be allowed to walk about Barsaive, he
> wondered if he could stomach killing the being in cold blood. Waiting for
> Pean to finish speaking, he slowly eases himself down against the wall.
> "Although I agree with you Pean that he is a danger, I do not think that I
> would be able to kill Todiel...or the being inhabiting him in cold blood.
> Not only does it go against my code, I do not think my discipline would
> allow me to do so...at least not with my world view." Garrott could feel
> his mind drifting like a leaf on a still pond, about to plumb the depths
and
> sink into a deep introspection, which Obsidimen were prone to do,
pondering
> the rights of the being, who did not strike him as being a horror. Pean
> himself admitted that the wards against horrors did not work on him and he
> had faith in Peans abilites. As to his desire to live, did not Namgivers
> wander about Barsaive, many attempting to extend their lives through all
> manner of means. If this was the nature of the creature, who could blame
> him for how the thread of his life had been woven into the tapestry that
> made up the bigger picture. Indeed how could one blame him for the desire
> to live at all, perhaps he was required to do this to live, skipping from
> body to body like a blood born parasite. Taking Temorya's body therefore
> would not be something that he did maliciously, nor were his actions
> subsequent to Temorya being returned to his body. Garrott could well
> understand the need to do something, as a being that's life was ordained
to
> be a certain way from his creation, he could well understand why the being
> that was Todeil would not feel remorse. After all as a warrior, having
been
> made to the mould of a warrior, he did not feel guilt when his hammer
struck
> home or if he consumed the flesh of a creature felled for food. He was
sure
> that given the opportunity, the hare felled tommorrow would also see
> Namegivers as worthy of death for something they saw as a right they had
to
> eat the hare. Yet what of the right of the Namegiver Todiel took to live
a
> full life, what of the right of the Namegiver who he had wounded to seek
> justice. Also, as adepts were they not duty bound to protect those other
> Namegivers who could fall into Todiels trap? It was a deeper thing that
he
> could well have pondered for long hours and still not come to a completely
> happy resolution to. Coming out of the haze of reasoning the Obsidiman
took
> a long breath, expelling it slowly.
> "I believe that Todiel does not do what he does maliciously, the same
> way that I do not believe that he could stop what he does by choice, for
> were he to he would face death, which he resists in the same way we
> do...after all do we as warriors not don armour to protect against it?
> Further I do not believe that he is a Horror, but something else. I as a
> compassionate Namegiver find it hard to reconcile myself to believing that
> he should be killed for trying to live and yet, I honestly believe as a
> logical warrior, that as a threat to our safety he should be removed."
The
> big warrior wrestled with his indecision, his mind split on the matter.
> "Yet I believe that we should allow the being that is Todiel to speak, to
> tell us his story and to explain why he does what it is he does. He
should
> have the right to defend himself, whether it be with weapon or voice and I
> also believe that only Mynbruje, the scales of justice and arbiter of
truth
> could pass judgement on this." At this he casts a look at Kerrick. "It
is
> a shame that we have none present that walk his path and could cast light
> upon this quandry and guide our steps."
>
>
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