Re: Lunar Chaos Figthing Cult

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From: Simon Phipp <soltakss_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:59:27 -0000

drscience3000:
> Why is this? You may reject the Lunar view that chaos can't be
> controlled, but this wouldn't seem to speak to how the Lunars we
> Lunar cults. At the risk of repetition, it seems Lunars must divide
> chaos in that which is "OK" and "not OK" (or healed/unhealed,
> "controlled"/"uncontrolled", etc.) That gives them the need to be
> able to stop chaos which is "not OK". Now some say they use
> ordinary tools for this, but, IMO, it is reasonable to have a hero
> cult for this.

Lunars accept Chaos as a Principle. There are good and bad chaotics, in the same way as good and bad humans. Bad ones that harm the empire should be rooted out, in the same way as bad bandits or Orlanthi must be rooted out.

I don't see the "healed/unhealed" chaos as being a particularly goof argument, as Lunars accept Chaos.

A cult has the view that "All of this kind of people is bad", as a religious view. It would be better to have local commanders take a view on whether the chaos needs to be put down and then to use whatever resources are available.

Simon