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Public News Post #1829

A simple analogy

Written by: The Storm Shepherd, Omeg Tyrell, Crashing Wave
Date: Thursday, March 11th, 2004
Addressed to: Everyone


---Disclaimer---
The classes in this comparison are mere examples, and neither class has
ever done anything to make me believe they would do anything of the
things said here. They are not meant insulting and should not be read as
such.
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A paladin and a Syssin were standing in the village of Tasur'ke,
arguing. The Syssin claimed that the Teachings of Lord Severn were the
only true faith, while the Paladin was a great supporter of the
Teachings of Lord Arion.

The two continue arguing, their arguments become stronger and eventually
the paladin draws his sword and leaves, while the Syssin takes his whip
and walks the other way.

After a day both warriors return from their quests, carrying an ample
amount of corpses. They kneel at the shrines of the opposing faith and
offer to defile the shrine of the opposing faith.

The Syssin finishes defiling the Arionite shrine and stands up, only to
notice the paladin is still defiling, and the Shrine of Lord Severn is
rapidly shrinking into nothingness.

At that the Syssin draws his darkbow and envenoms one of his arrows with
Voyria while pointing it at a cute little girl with big eyes that had
been watching the big peoples do their silly things.

"Paladin!" the Syssin exclaims, "If you do not stop defiling my Lords
Shrine right now, I will kill this little girl!"

The innocent little girl looks at the notched arrow, not understanding
her predicament.

The paladin holds his last few corpses and looks at the Syssin "She has
nothing to do with our dispute, why would you harm her?"

"Are you not supposed to protect the Innocent, Paladin? Well, if you
remain defiling my Lords shrine, I will be forced to kill this little
girl." The Syssin proclaims.

The paladin scratches his head, "How does my defiling of your Lord's
Shrine force you to kill innocents that have nothing to do with this at
all? If you kill that girl, it will be by your conscious choice and it
will incur the wrath of not just me, but of my entire guild. You can
claim I forced you to do it, but this is not so, she has nothing to do
with this and choosing to kill her to attempt to stop me will only make
you suffer the consequences of your actions.

The Paladin turns around, continuing to defile the shrine for that which
he believes in, leaving the Syssin with his bow pointed at a pair of
defenceless blue eyes, staring at him in innocence.

Penned by my hand on the 9th of Slyphian, in the year 123 MA.


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