Post from Fremea on actions... From: Tobie Bonahoom To: Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:08:27 -0600 Subject: Re: [pnpgm] Game update #120 - File #914 - Trouble in Pamau X-BeenThere: pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl Fremea, not having seen everything at first, to what then happened with the fire tornado's, just looks around in a mostly aghast and semi- frightened stare. As she sees kids lying dead and burned and some injured she is not sure which direction to go for a second. Then her survival skills kick back in, with all that she has gone through in her childhood and that so many kids can be caught in the cross fire of angry adults. She looks for Raban and moves to him, at the same time giving instructions. "Quickly, we do not have the means to help these people ourselves, however we can make sure they get help. As my father has taught me, find the nearest soldier station and get them to here quickly. As I can not run as fast, you will have to carry me today." This comes out quickly and with an authority she almost realizes is hers. As Raban picks her up and starts to move out of the mess and possible bigger mess, she reflects on her place in all this. To protect children as best she can from the destruction of adults who are supposed to know more than them, she also realizes that nothing she did back there could save any of them right now, as she noticed the eyes from both sides watching. Her training may not have been something she wanted, however it is something that has saved her many times now. Though she may look like a child here, she truly has grown up in short time. She knows that many of those that survive will grow up to be even bigger haters of magics and to do anything directly would only bring worse hate later, so she will figure out a way to change things indirectly. Once she has dealt with her her own past and no longer has to look over her shoulder. Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:11:53 -0500 From: jhooten@windstream.net To: pnpgm@abroere.xs4all.nl Subject: Re: [pnpgm] Game update #120 - File #914 - Trouble in Pamau Raban just stares in shock once the stampede of humanity is past. How can both sides be right and wrong? Being a Mage is no real crime, it is how it is used that should determine that. But here they would have executed the innocent children because of the parents. Yet to save those innocents the parents die while killing those in the crowds whose only crime was to watch? To kill so recklessly just for a distraction is the act of a Monster or perhaps someone of Chaos who uncaring is still a Monster for such an act! Their actions just prove to the people that magic is evil as they do not see any good use when such horror covers it up. Fought this way such atrocities will never end. Were the others right, was an easy death for the children better than a rescue when such methods are used? Raban realizes now that his own attempt to save the children would likely have gone as poorly. Would it have been right to hurt or kill all the guards or stupid people who tried to prevent it? Their punishment was wrong but here there seems to be no right anymore. Worse, they were expecting such actions. The whole thing was bait to draw in more! So were the ones watching from the edges, for or against magic? Were they watching to find new recruits or to mark those who were not opposed to magic users? Obviously it was both! They watch to determine friends or foes to come. To recruit aid for the resistance as well as new people in horror of magic who will become fanatics to eradicate it. These 'mages' could not have done things worse for their cause, do they not understand that? Hearing the woman crying for his help, Raban turns and looks down at her with tears in his eyes, "No, you do not want my help. Katai may be beyond anyone's help because it does not believe in what is real. This is the reality. If you try to kill someone, they may be able to defend themselves and strike back. The ones you kill that do not resist were the ones who could have saved you. Now you face the ones who will fight and that will occur much more often, it may even become a war as you have been killing the ones who would have stopped them. I am sorry for all of you, all of Katai, as it is Katai's own doing that has caused this." Following that, he turns and looks for Fremea, this place is a trap, all who tend to others will be watched. "Lin Mong, we must leave. This place is not safe for anyone."