Energetic/Lazy
A vigorous person is Energetic. It includes the natural ability to get up
and go to work, and to apply oneself to the task at hand. The Wrothelli
hold industrious people in particularly high esteem, though they have no
patience for folk who try to avoid contemplation through constant
activity. Energetic people are called vigorous, robust and industrious.
Laziness includes all slothful activity such as loafing and general
sedentary behaviour. The Wr othelli spend most of their time playing
rather than working. Nevertheless they despise people who procrastinate
when there is work to be done. Exceptionally lazy individuals are called
parasites.
Forgiving/Vengeful
To be forgiving means that a character is unlikely to bear grudges or seek
revenge for injuries intended or do ne to him. Extremely forgiving people
are called magnanimous.
Vengeful indicates that a character harbours grudges. They may seek
revenge, perhaps petty, sometimes sweeping and grandiose, for real or
imagined insults. This trait also includes spitefulness.
Generous/Selfish
To be generous includes the desire to share. The Wrothelli consider
sharing oneSefishness is the impulse to accumulate and keep things for
yourself. Greed is a component of selfishness as is individualism. Greed
can be for food, status or worst of all material possessions. Selfish
characters are labelled stingy, self-seeking and unco-operative.
Honourable/Treacherous
Honour is a personTreacherous means that a character distorts the truth to
their own ends. Their word is not their bond and they are not oipen with
their kinsfolk. Chronically treacherous characters are called darklings,
liars, traitors and outcasts.
Intuitive/Calculating
The Wrothelli value feelings over intellect. They act upon emotions, and
the promptings of the gods, often abruptly and wildly, in both anger and
joy. Characters acting according to a Passion always do so in response to
their feelings without any concern for the consequences beyond the
immediate future. Extremely intuitive characters are called passionate,
impetuous or hot-headed.
Calculating means that a charactergives thought to what he does
before heacts. Such a character is called cautious, indecisive or rational.
Excessively calculating characters are pedantic or thoughtful.
Merciful/Cruel
Merciful means that a character sympathizes with the pain and suffering of
others and that they are likely to mitigate or at least not exacerbate it.
A very merciful character is called compassionate.
Cruel indicates a disregard for the feelings and needs of others or lack
of sympathy. The Wrothelli have no empatrhy for foreigners and outlaws or
chaos creatures but they still regard extreme cruelty: enjoying the
discomforts and troubles of others as unnatural in these cases.
Natural/Chaotic
Natural shows that a character feels a sense of belionging and
satisfaction with their place in the cosmos; behaving in a manner that
befits their station. The Wrothelli do not require mindless o bedience to
traditional authority, nor condone inno vation for its own sake, but seek
the middle ground between according to their best advantage at the time.
Chaotic characters are called unruly or anarchic. Extremely chaotic folk
are reviled by everyone. They chafe at every restriction, no matter how
reasonable. They are called chaos-spawn, nihilists and krjalki.
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