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Wed 9th Mar 2022 07:33

Nature vs Nurture

by Kit

Hi Mom
 
You have been on my mind a lot lately.
 
I love being with the Diamond Blades but between adventures and in our downtime, each member seems to be wrestling with their own, inner demons. This is giving me a lot of thinking time.
 
I know stealing is considered wrong. I know killing is bad. But things are not black and white for me.
 
I like to think that I am not a bad person, but I am not sure that everyone I meet would have that opinion.
 
Would I take food from a woman trying to feed her family or a dagger from a man defending his? Never. Would I take a painting from someone who does not appreciate art? Sure.
 
I had not actually killed anything before meeting up with the Diamond Blades. Apart from some of the mice I befriended - but those were accidents.
 
The kills we do as the Diamond Blades do not bother me as they are generally deserved. But should they bother me more? The exception is the guard I killed. There was no justification for it, and I do feel remorse.
 
I know there are two schools of thought on how people's characters are shaped and that it is probably a combination of both. I am a product of the way I grew up as well as whatever I inherited from you and dad. I know you were a loving and kind person – I carry those memories close. This always brings me back to my dad and what kind of person he is/was. If he was a bad person, how much of that is in me? How much of that can I change?
 
I hope we get into a fight soon – anything to get my head away from this self-reflection crap.
 
We will be back in Greyhawk soon.
 
Love
Kit
 
PS I wish we had had more time together.

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  2. My new friends
  3. Tragedy
  4. My head is spinning
  5. Death and things
  6. What happens on the road, stays on the road
  7. Still waters
  8. Spice and all things nice
  9. Speaking in Tongues
  10. The longest day
  11. To dream or not to dream
  12. Two very different women and a King
  13. Nature vs Nurture
  14. Chosen
  15. The Gods are a Little Crazy
  16. I am sorry Carrot
  17. Goodbye Carrot
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  19. Hang in there Kitty Kat
  20. Abandonment issues
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  22. Humbly I pray
  23. Sun in my pocket and the moon in my hands
  24. Do not judge a horse by its handprints
  25. Regret and shame
  26. Endless days
  27. Ouch!
  28. I died
  29. A crisis of faith but the start of something new

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