Torgum, I appreciate your challenge to my thoughts. I would also like to thanks Cynne for her quick post that was most likely lost within daily garble of this forum. And now in response to your question.

I will make this short as I tend to ramble on and on at times.

In short I basically agree with the second part of your own answer to your own question. (post 3660)

The strong rule the weak. It would be foolish for us to kill all the weak for soon would turn on each other. This I see as a form Chaos perhaps, but I dare not go into that avenue of thought, as it has not been a study of mine. The weak are as dogs and cattle and should be used as such. One might see this as cruel. It is! Through this cruelty the weak are made strong. Surely you have heard the tales of a slave made mighty by rising against the chains that bind him, uniting his kinsfolk, and destroying his master.

If you see this as torture, then yes it is torture. I see it as the 'Process of Evil'. A great plan that will carve out a newer, greater, more magnificent Achaea! But it will only happen if all submit to it. I call to Shallam to unite with us in this great 'Plan'. United in evil we could bring about a better more 'civilized' world.

---NOTE--- In my previous posts I may have made the mistake of sounding as though physical strength and might of arms make a person 'strong'. This is nay the case - Strength comes in many forms. Knowledge can be power IF used with wisdom. Political clout and gold can also be forms of power and strength. It is not simply with the sword that brings strength. In fact if this is the only skill one has, then one will meet an early grave.

Valor, Servant of Sartan
Greatness is the pursuit of dominance over others.

Penned by my hand on the 13th of Daedalan, in the year 238 AF.