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Chapter 3

A reflection on virtue and vice
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It is incontrovertible fact that we can determine character through divination,
so with the existence of vice and virtue firmly established, we must consider
what it is that causes one's spirit to shine or to menace.

As she scratches out her thoughts on this vellum, the author cannot help
to wonder what defines a person's character? Recently she encountered an oddity,
a dark-elf who had successfully earned a place among the Fortress of the Light.
In his early days, divination revealed that his life was defined by vice, yet
his intent and early actions were consistent with one holding good in his heart.
From this and the perusal of those spirits of 'neutral' character we can
see that our character is not reflected in the actions of the moment, but
a marriage of habitual action and other factors that shape the essence
of who we are. The dark-elf who became a squire serves as an excellent case
to ponder.

Like all of his race, Quivdevereah was born with a red aura indicating a baser
nature. Even in the early years, this base nature did not immediately shift
to match his actions and aspirations to be a goodly soul worthy to be a squire.
Is our nature then defined not by our actions but our habits of action?
This must be so, and if we look at the newborns of each race, it is apparent
that our character has an inherent quality that is passed onto the next generation:
the sins of the fathers are passed to the sons.

What then of these habits distinguishes virtue from vice?