QUOTE(Othero @ Apr 30 2008, 07:32 PM) 507922
I'll continue the hijack. I've always taught the Nihilists that using terms like Taint and Heretics are part of Lady Nifilhema's teachings. Pain is to be turned into pleasure so we take these hurtful titles and terms and wear them as forms of pride. Damn right the Nihilist are Tainted heretics.
Which is why I can not last in Mag, I can't stand the demon lords (then again I can't stand the supernals either, but so far no one has noticed
).Anyhow I was just using the taint as an example of a word that has clear meaning in the real world but is turned into something else in the game, which was the point of the original post. I should have stuck with the demon/angel thing which is a better example I suppose.
A "curse" which is deliberately applied for protection is no longer a curse. It just feels very awkward to refer to it that way IC.
