Role

Chapter 5

Combat is a conflict in which the goal is to destroy your enemy. The very
nature of combat and destruction is evil. Those who experience combat can be
taken by the taint and turned from even the loftiest paths of righteousness.

There are three types of Therans. First is the flock, or the sheep. Sheep
are citizens, and perhaps some adventures, who are unable or unwilling to
stand and fight against the unjust and dark. In most cases these are the
common folk. There is nothing wrong with being a sheep, sometimes the gods
simply do not grant a Theran the will power and ability to take up arms. It
is up to the sheepdog to protect these men and women in times of need.

The second is the wolf. The wolf is either one born to sin and beholden to
it. Or a member of the flock who has witnessed the evil of combat or conflict,
and been changed or tainted by its malice. They seek to do nothing but feed
off the flock and bring chaos to it.

The last is the sheepdog. The sheepdog is charged with protecting the flock
from the ravenous wolves. Those born with, or perhaps drilled, in the ways of
combat and of moral principles. These are men worthy of meeting combat and
resisting its taint. Those willing to sacrifice their very soul for the good
of the rest of Thera.