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''It is the misconception of some, because the ways of Viravain are challenging and often seem harsh, that a quality such as beauty is a thing to be ignored at best, or perhaps even actively suppressed. Nothing could be further from the truth.'' | ''It is the misconception of some, because the ways of Viravain are challenging and often seem harsh, that a quality such as beauty is a thing to be ignored at best, or perhaps even actively suppressed. Nothing could be further from the truth.'' | ||
''Is not Viravain Herself the most beautiful of all beings? Is it not part of Mother Night's covenant with her devotees to keep them young and beautiful? Is not the dark rose, when it bursts from the earth glittering with the energies of the Glomdoring, the most beautiful of all the flowers?'' | ''Is not Viravain Herself the most beautiful of all beings? Is it not part of [[Mother Night|Mother Night's]] covenant with her devotees to keep them young and beautiful? Is not the dark rose, when it bursts from the earth glittering with the energies of the [[Glomdoring]], the most beautiful of all the flowers?'' | ||
''Nay, beauty is a thing to be prized. It can be a shield, for there are many who esteem a beautiful thing to be harmless while they fear the overtly monstrous. Many, too, are loathe to destroy a thing of beauty. It can also be a weapon. Many are the men and women who have been brought low because they were ensorcelled by the beauty of another. Beauty ensnares the mind. Beauty enflames the passions and clouds the rationality. Beauty causes those who would be your enemies to wish they were your friends. To be intentionally beautiful is the beginning of the way of domination and power, for many a poisoned dagger is carried in an ornate sheath.'' | ''Nay, beauty is a thing to be prized. It can be a shield, for there are many who esteem a beautiful thing to be harmless while they fear the overtly monstrous. Many, too, are loathe to destroy a thing of beauty. It can also be a weapon. Many are the men and women who have been brought low because they were ensorcelled by the beauty of another. Beauty ensnares the mind. Beauty enflames the passions and clouds the rationality. Beauty causes those who would be your enemies to wish they were your friends. To be intentionally beautiful is the beginning of the way of domination and power, for many a poisoned dagger is carried in an ornate sheath.'' | ||