Curse

drakken06 · May 23, 2006, 03:50 PM // 15:50

I'm just curious, but which of the two factions, Luxon or Kurzick, would you guys/girls honestly consider being the "good guys" faction, even if you're on the opposing faction, I'd like an honest answer. I'm just curious. ^_^

kaya · May 23, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52

imo Luxon

Numa Pompilius · May 23, 2006, 04:02 PM // 16:02

That's just the looks. I don't think either side is actually good, but Kurzicks are described as tree-huggers who live for art and music; the only thing the Luxons ever talk about is various forms of mayhem and murder (e.g. slaughtering prisoners for sport).

drakken06 · May 23, 2006, 04:02 PM // 16:02

Yeah, hate to admit my bias, but the Kurzicks are all clad in dark and such, which doesn't make them look like the good guys imo.

Cyril Aspect · May 23, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

The beauty of it is neither side is good.

nor is either side bad. There is no real right side both are fairly even in terms of what good and bad things they do.

Thus it comes down to opinion and preference which is as it should be.

Ecklipze · May 23, 2006, 04:07 PM // 16:07

Can someone please remind me why the two sides fight in the first place again? (i lost the manuscripts

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lyra_song · May 23, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08

Someone called someone's momma fat >.> ?

*runs*

Ken Dei · May 23, 2006, 04:15 PM // 16:15

In all reality, trash talk aside. Both are technically the good guys. However, good/bad don't fit into this type of war.

The war is mainly over resources then anything else.

BigTru · May 23, 2006, 07:57 PM // 19:57

I'd say Kurzick. They just want to protect their forest, while the Luxon want to invade it.

Lyphen · May 23, 2006, 08:00 PM // 20:00

I'd say Luxon. They just want to protect their turtles, while the Kurzicks want to kill them.

See how that works?

Zorian Direspell · May 23, 2006, 08:10 PM // 20:10

Both technically have their virtues and their vices ... I would say that objective morality favors the Kurzicks as the actual good guys however.

Luxons respect strength because it was difficult to survive as a society that relied upon the bounty of the seas when that bounty was taken from them. It was only through sheer force of will ('Strength of Character' as Elder Rhea would have it) that the Luxons survived. There is something admirable in their never say die attitude.

However, the result of this societal development has been that the Luxons don't respect anything without the same devotion to strength as themselves. The weak are left to suffer and die, and those not strong enough to resist the Luxons are broken and destroyed. For the Luxons, there can never be peace, as peace breeds apathy, and apathy drains a society's strength.

Kurzicks, on the other hand, have a very rigid, religious society, bound by forms of tradition and rules of etiquette. Kurzicks respect ingenuity above strength. They pride themselves on their art and invention. Peculiarly, the aesthetic feel of the Kurzicks is essentially "Goth Germanic" and their pale features, dark clothing and rank titles (such as Kommandant) suggest fascist oppression and evil intent. This would seem especially so when compared to the Luxons, whose more colorful clothing and looser social regime suggest a lighter, more airy society. Such appearances are deceiving. The Kurzicks, you see, are interested first and foremost with the preservation of culture (all culture, as there are Kurzicks who study Luxon society).

For the Kurzicks, peace is not only possible, it is a goal to be achieved, if not for the frequent raids and attrocities committed by the Luxons. To be fair, this has led Kurzick forces to adopt rash measures, including a "god's vengeance" weapon, among other things. If the Luxons are capable of consistent attrocities, then the danger of the Kurzicks is their capacity for rarer yet greater attrocities. Regardless, the only faction that could conceive of peaceful coexistance not in contravention to their way of life is the Kurzicks. Which, of course, is why I joined that side.

lagrand1 · May 23, 2006, 08:19 PM // 20:19

The Kurzicks are fascists, the Luxons are anarchists.

Pick your poison. The sea is much prettier than the forest, so the Luxons are the good guys. BTW, Suxons is a stupid name, stop saying it...(no one here, just had to get off chest, ty for listening)