Role

Chapter 2

Civilization is a triumph of mind over matter, of reason over instinct, and
of the distinctly good over our savage nature. It allows us to grow past the
fight or flight nature of the animal to expand ourselves by higher studies in
fields ranging from masonry to planar travel. We create advanced tools and we
cultivate our minds in arts of philosophy, music and art.

We make this possible through specialization. The Hunters sell their game to
the butcher and buys bread from the baker and sends his children to guilds to
teach them crafts, safe behind massive walls as winters wolves approach.
Compare this to those who are forced to fight for survival deep in the
forests outside Udgaard.

The founding component for civilization is Order. We all obey rules, not only
the Laws to protect us, but also commercial and even social. I know the gold
I earn today can be used to buy food tomorrow. I do not assault my neighbor
if I desire his belongings. I can perhaps convince him to sell it to me for
something I hold that he needs. We can both emerge greater from it where the
savage would tell you just take it without second thought.

Not all share this view. Agents of Chaos would fool you with words of
"Strength" and "Purity" in merciless killings and looting. I realize they are
but disorganized thugs. Potentially dangerous, but ultimately they will fall
to the advancement of civilization. Reformed or destroyed in the name of
Order.

I stand as a Magistrate to serve Civilization, to serve Thera. The thoughts
of revenge of my past have shifted into this realization. This is my role in
this life.