Erik writes an excellent piece on dwarfs' Purposes and Hobbies.
To summarise:
THE LAWS OF MOSTAL
- A Mostali must not harm the World Machine, or, through inaction, allow
the World Machine to come to harm.
- A Mostali must obey the general conditioning of his caste, except where
this conflicts with the First Law of Mostal.
- A Mostali must act in accordance with his specific purpose, except where
this conflicts with the First and Second Laws of Mostal.
Crude, I know, but Uncle Isaac got plenty of plots out of these! :-)
Nick
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