| From: | Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK> |
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| Subject: | Re: Toxic shamans |
| Date: | Sun, 26 Jul 1998 16:16:06 +0100 |
Goldberg <mrgoldbe@**.NETCOM.COM> writes
>If a shaman falls into toxic, can there be redemption or has the shaman
>forever crossed the line that should not be crossed?
Personally I would follow with Christian beliefs on this one. There is
always redemption provided the person concerned is willing to renounce
their "sin". :)
With toxicity this becomes more problematic than a simple "sinful life".
However, if the victim is willing, or can be shown the light, then with
suitable psychological help, instruction and foreswearing the use of
magic for some time I believe they can be saved, although they will
always be at risk of turning again. It could make for an interesting
character study from the point of view of that person struggling against
the attraction of the "dark side". Their condition and experience would
forever haunt their dreams and desires though. This sort of thing could
create a typical "anti hero" concept, or simply a reborn zealot, but I
do not believe that such a person will ever be, or be seen as "normal"
again, nor will they believe themselves to ever be "normal". Consider a
"cured" alcoholic or drug addict. They are always at risk of returning,
but rarely are their lives ever the same as they were before the abuse.
--
Avenger
http://www.shalako.demon.co.uk/index.htm
(Newbies Survival Guide to Stk & SR stuff)
http://freespace.virgin.net/p.siems/index.htm
(UK Survival Guide, SR Guide to the Oceans.)
