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We should attempt to remember, we should not step between Chelish and Andoran issues.I don't see why not. We are here to fight evil after all. Whatever you think of their methods, that still puts us firmly with the Andorans against the chelaxians.
Cheliax is not our principle foe. It is the patient. We do not wage our Crusade against where a border defines a nation begins. Abadar teaches that cities are more then walls, more then flags.
The diabolical laughs when we rush from crushing, perverse tyranny, to merciless quests for 'justice.' Despite the destruction and chaos of Galt, I cannot help but think that the diabolical masters of Cheliax smile at each fall of the final blade, if solely because the ruin of souls seems their stock and trade.
Our goals frequently match with the Andorans since Andorans claim to support freedom, but do not forget that like Taldor, and Cheliax, their loyalty is principly to flag and nation.
Our loyalty is to the Crusade.
I find Cheliax distasteful, in terms of morals, goals, and ethics. I even find their asthetics distressing, with their horrific propensity for curtains and red paint; however, I also acknowledge that the surest way to turn our Chelaxian brothers down the path to final damnation is to abandon them to it.
We are the Crusade, and I may be a low ranking and incompetent member of our grand assembly (some say I study Earth magic because of my propensity for embracing the ground at high speeds), but our goal is to utilize our Society for greater things, not to become embroiled in internecine squabbles, or to descend into the belief that we are somehow incorruptible and therefore condescend to our fellows as being beneath us in 'purity'.
We are a society. We are a civilization onto ourselves. Let others fight to fill the coffers of our Society with gold and acclaim. The treasures Abadar has put aside for us are the truest gold, the souls of our comrades.
We must protect them, no matter how filthy our lucre may be, or else our entire endeavour is a failure.