"Not an unusual reaction. I make the world a better place with my inventions as opposed to just killing people. Poisons have the sole purpose of killing, and they don't care who it is that dies. Even worse, they are mostly out of the reach of the common man. I make my machines easily accessible to anyone who needs them. Thus, I advance many fields at once with my machines. Ballistics, production, workforce. My specialties."
"I could make the same argument you are making, I hope you know that. Machines, especially those for war, are made for the sole purpose of just killing people. Poisons are not so simple as putting it in a drink and a man is dead. Have you heard of opium? It comes from the Opium poppy, very common in very few parts of the world, it's a horribly addictive drug, that ruins people's lives. Do you know what else it can be used for? Painkillers that ease suffering. Foxglove to heal the heart. The venom of certain snakes can be diluted and used to help lower blood pressure. Poisoners are just doctors you see, doctors who can heal or hurt at the drop of a hat. Don't think it to be so base as to imagine we are all murderers whose concoctions have one sole purpose and only one."
"Poison, by definition, is lethal or causes sickness. I am making so much more than just war machines. I have canned food for millions, produced farm equipment that produced food for those cans, and provided relief to veterans through prosthetics. The reason I make war machines is purely so that actual people don't have to fight in those wars. Not even a necromancer can do what I do."
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"Poison, by definition, is lethal or causes sickness. I am making so much more than just war machines. I have canned food for millions, produced farm equipment that produced food for those cans, and provided relief to veterans through prosthetics. The reason I make war machines is purely so that actual people don't have to fight in those wars. Not even a necromancer can do what I do."
"And not even a necromancer can turn their poisons into medicines to help the sick."
"Why should I? I have little care for good or evil. They are both equally arbitrary and worthless, tools made by the gods to restrict progress and control minds."
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"Poison, by definition, is lethal or causes sickness. I am making so much more than just war machines. I have canned food for millions, produced farm equipment that produced food for those cans, and provided relief to veterans through prosthetics. The reason I make war machines is purely so that actual people don't have to fight in those wars. Not even a necromancer can do what I do."
"And not even a necromancer can turn their poisons into medicines to help the sick."
"But on what scale? I'm sure you could make plenty of medicine, but how will you distribute it? If there was a plague right now, you might be able to make enough medicine to save every person affected, but you won't get there fast enough... without machines to help you. And while I do appreciate medicine, poison is still a pathetic weapon in most cases."
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
'Boring? In what way am I boring? And helping people is one of the most hypocritical things one can do'
"That statement proves how boring you are. You have ideals, even if they are evil. It saddens me to see such a poor, innocent creature weighed down by believing that hypocrisy can be found in helping oneself. Humans and similar creatures are social. They are going to help each other no matter what. If you can leverage that, you've controlled human nature."
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
They are plans for a factory that produces advanced war machines on an unprecedented level. It would destroy the surrounding ecosystem in its current state, but that seems to be what he's trying to fix.
"Where are you planning on building that?"
"Wherever it happens to be needed. I was thinking my stomping grounds out in the swamp. It was already polluted decades before I even showed up, and the undead that live there don't mind the pollution."
"The swamp... where? There are many swamps."
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'I do not have ideals?' Cato looks shocked, as if he has never thought of them as ideals before. 'You are one of those Neutrals, aren't you?'
"I've been defined as 'neutral evil' by many a paladin and celestial. You are just... so depressing to listen to. You think Evil is a force, or something to be abided by or aided, and you don't even see it. Evil, as I said, is pointless. There is no reason to believe in it any more than Good."
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Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
'Evil is everything. It permeates the world. Neutrality is just passive evil, and Good is a delusion. And yes, I am depressing, but not usually for the reason you mean'
They are plans for a factory that produces advanced war machines on an unprecedented level. It would destroy the surrounding ecosystem in its current state, but that seems to be what he's trying to fix.
"Where are you planning on building that?"
"Wherever it happens to be needed. I was thinking my stomping grounds out in the swamp. It was already polluted decades before I even showed up, and the undead that live there don't mind the pollution."
"The swamp... where? There are many swamps."
"The Crescent Moon swamps outside of Balezot, right next to the Asylum Ward. It shouldn't cause too much harm to the residents of Balezot, assuming I can get these blackprints right."
Something writes itself on the black leather. Why do you care?
"You know it's wasteful. People can be useful, even if they are dangerous at times."
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"Poison, by definition, is lethal or causes sickness. I am making so much more than just war machines. I have canned food for millions, produced farm equipment that produced food for those cans, and provided relief to veterans through prosthetics. The reason I make war machines is purely so that actual people don't have to fight in those wars. Not even a necromancer can do what I do."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
'Oh, you're one of those who believe in a greater good, are you?' Cato sits up from his chair
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"If greater good means more comfort for me and my people, let's say I do."
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'And you don't see yourself as a bad guy?'
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"And not even a necromancer can turn their poisons into medicines to help the sick."
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"Why should I? I have little care for good or evil. They are both equally arbitrary and worthless, tools made by the gods to restrict progress and control minds."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
'So if you don't see yourself as a bad guy, what are you doing in a villain tavern?'
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"But on what scale? I'm sure you could make plenty of medicine, but how will you distribute it? If there was a plague right now, you might be able to make enough medicine to save every person affected, but you won't get there fast enough... without machines to help you. And while I do appreciate medicine, poison is still a pathetic weapon in most cases."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"I can go wherever I want. Also, creatures that consider themselves evil tend to be easily controlled, making them very functional stooges."
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'A functional stooge? Is that what you would call me?'
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"Not quite. You seem to be more boring than functional. Anyone who takes offense at helping people is likely not worth having around."
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'Boring? In what way am I boring? And helping people is one of the most hypocritical things one can do'
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"That statement proves how boring you are. You have ideals, even if they are evil. It saddens me to see such a poor, innocent creature weighed down by believing that hypocrisy can be found in helping oneself. Humans and similar creatures are social. They are going to help each other no matter what. If you can leverage that, you've controlled human nature."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
"The swamp... where? There are many swamps."
'I do not have ideals?' Cato looks shocked, as if he has never thought of them as ideals before. 'You are one of those Neutrals, aren't you?'
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"Hey, I'm really sorry, but do you think you could stop the rats from swarming the entire floor?"
'Ok, sure. I was just holding a concert for the little guys, but that could be easily relocated to the sewers. Not that I live down there, of course'
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"I've been defined as 'neutral evil' by many a paladin and celestial. You are just... so depressing to listen to. You think Evil is a force, or something to be abided by or aided, and you don't even see it. Evil, as I said, is pointless. There is no reason to believe in it any more than Good."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
'Evil is everything. It permeates the world. Neutrality is just passive evil, and Good is a delusion. And yes, I am depressing, but not usually for the reason you mean'
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"The Crescent Moon swamps outside of Balezot, right next to the Asylum Ward. It shouldn't cause too much harm to the residents of Balezot, assuming I can get these blackprints right."
Something writes itself on the black leather. Why do you care?
"You know it's wasteful. People can be useful, even if they are dangerous at times."
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.