Thread Question: Tell us about the nature of evil in your setting. Is it a tangible, measurable force or social construct? Is it black-and-white or relative and situational? How did evil arise in the universe? Is there an ultimate evil being like Satan or Morgoth? Where do the souls of evildoers go? What are some notable evil individuals or organizations?
Evil can be many things but if your looking for pure evil, its the foreign virus that infects the eternal wound of the world.
Jason Peterson
Tell me your thoughts on my setting's religions:
"The Church of the Maiden is the most popular faith in Athene. It's monotheistic, worships a goddess known as the Maiden of Light, and it's somewhat similar to Roman Catholic Christianity aesthetically and hierarchically, though with far less actual dogma. The Maiden is an exceptionally benevolent goddess that mainly teaches compassion and the sanctity of life. Other than in Carysia, it's the most popular religion in the rest of Athene."
"Adrasteanism is a religion based on the teaches of the ancient philosopher and sage Adrastea, who led a rebellion against Old Altisia and killed off some of the old gods. It's an ascetic faith which is rigorously atheistic, the chief platform of its dogma is that "There are no gods, no masters." That said, Adrastea is known to be real, and if not divine, at least immortal, and she has carved out an afterlife for her followers, which is also widely believed to be real."
"Kantor was one of the Four Great Emperors of the past, who was also an extremely knowledgeable mage. In order to thwart some unknown catastrophe, he sacrificed himself, but his power was such that he did not truly die. Instead, his essence diffused into the very fabric of the world. Kantorists believe that this was his apotheosis, and they erect shrines in nature to worship and give thanks. A shrine to Kantor can range from something as simple as a rope enclosing some trees to an elaborate temple complex. Space, and the arrangement of objects within it, is believed to have critical importance by Kantorists."
>Tell us about the nature of evil in your setting. Is it a tangible, measurable force No, nor could it be. Evil is the term used to describe things that are considered inappropriate according to a particular moral framework, as it necessarily always is.
Kayden White
Requesting again. Does anyone have a cool program that can be useful to make timelines? I need to keep track of important events in my world history and shit
Austin Price
Evil's a bit of a general topic, really. There's your carbon-copy evil - 'I do bad things for personal gain' - which comes from having a working brain. Doesn't come from anywhere necessarily. Most people would equate evil with the Void - the end of all things. Demons come from the void, but they aren't inherently evil - they're insane. They are being eroded away into nothing by entropy itself and there's nothing they or you or any ody can do about it. It's the nature of things.
Sin, which is really a blanket term for something not inherently evil, just the slow end of all things, is a solid material that corrupts those who handle it. It's the rot of the universe in it's purest form. Demons are made of mostly this stuff.
Souls of 'evildoers' go where everyone elses' go - Twilight, basically purgatory, and then either to the Nether, the negatively aligned planes which are closer to the void, which is nothing, or to the Aether, which is where the gods live. I haven't quite determined how that works necessarily, but hey, it isn't going anywhere.
Haven't gotten far enough to have substantial information on evil organizations yet.
Charles Martin
It's pretty much a social construct, though some actions are definitely more evil than others. Evil actions are rationalized as having your bodies inhabited by demons during the act. The demons are understood in the same sense as the Id is in our universe as whispering's constantly present in the back of ones conscious, suppressed by our better nature.
Ultimately, evil can be found in almost all aspects of society and evil actions are usually justified by organizations as necessary for the greater good of the nation. Even horrific revenants, vampires, and Elder Gods can't be understood as "evil", as they're often just acting upon their base instincts. It's the people that willingly commit evil yet attempt to justify it that are viewed as truly monstrous.
Parker Long
I like these. They feel very real, very distinct.
Levi Campbell
Any word processor.
Owen Ortiz
>No, nor could it be. Evil is the term used to describe things that are considered inappropriate according to a particular moral framework Have some imagination. We're talking about fictional worlds. Why couldn't they have a single, absolute moral framework?
Henry Torres
They're neato! Are you looking for any sort of criticism or commentary in particular? Also, if you've written more about them, I'd love to see it.
