11-03-2003, 08:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2003, 09:43 PM by Rhydderch Hael.)
The inverse parallel is both implied and neccessary for logic.
Or else am I forced to say that the advanced and far-reaching Zakarum, which originated in the distant tropics of Kehjistan, was founded and run by people of a very light skin color more fitting to the colder climes of the northlands?
I am giving grace to the spoken story element given in the game manual by inviting the possibility that this great force doesn't fit one's typical perception of an advanced empire.
It's not a clear-cut story of god versus evil, of seraph versus demon. Class warfare, national conflict, civil war, political and social revolution-- they all factor into the story. Prostitution, slavery, corruption, defiance of authority whilst retaining faith, and an opening tolerance between national, religious, and ethnic lines-- that's there too.
And I should note that the only instance of an organized field army of the Zakarum in my story is one of the Westmarch armies, whose ranks are composed of equal numbers in native warriors from the western province as well as the imperial troops. All the high commanders, of course, are from the heart of the Empire, though the ancillary commander ranks are of mixed race.
Or else am I forced to say that the advanced and far-reaching Zakarum, which originated in the distant tropics of Kehjistan, was founded and run by people of a very light skin color more fitting to the colder climes of the northlands?
I am giving grace to the spoken story element given in the game manual by inviting the possibility that this great force doesn't fit one's typical perception of an advanced empire.
It's not a clear-cut story of god versus evil, of seraph versus demon. Class warfare, national conflict, civil war, political and social revolution-- they all factor into the story. Prostitution, slavery, corruption, defiance of authority whilst retaining faith, and an opening tolerance between national, religious, and ethnic lines-- that's there too.
And I should note that the only instance of an organized field army of the Zakarum in my story is one of the Westmarch armies, whose ranks are composed of equal numbers in native warriors from the western province as well as the imperial troops. All the high commanders, of course, are from the heart of the Empire, though the ancillary commander ranks are of mixed race.
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.