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Hodor Cleric of Banjo Since: Dec, 1969

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Sep 29th 2014 at 9:29:02 PM •••

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Affably Evil: Rivals Dawson Kalliam and Curtin Issandrian, who seem to genuinely believe in the rules of courtly behavior they abide by.
- Although whether either of them is actually evil, as opposed to just morally blinkered, is highly debatable.

Although the second bullet is natter, it makes a good point. I wouldn't say that Issandrian is evil at all- he's antagonistic to Dawson, but he's actually the more sympathetic of the two and while his fellow conspirators had some shady aims, Issandrian was an Unwitting Pawn.

Dawson is a harder call, but he doesn't really seem to quite fit Affably Evil (at least not for the reasons in the example). Dawson is well-intentioned and a loving father and husband, but has some pretty repellent beliefs and does some bad stuff because of those beliefs (although he also does noble stuff).

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Sep 29th 2014 at 11:39:31 PM •••

Also, that looks like a Zero-Context Example to me.

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Oddstar Since: Jun, 2014

Oct 5th 2014 at 12:50:37 AM •••

I agree. Issandrian isn't evil at all, and I wouldn't call Dawson evil either. He's certainly a reactionary, but he's not out to hurt anyone. He just doesn't want Antea to change.


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