Good and Evil

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Challenge #04198-K180: To Know the Name of a God

They followed a god that was considered an "evil god". A god of darkness and shade. And yet, their entire lives, they helped those in need. Those stuck in a cycle of pain and torment were given gentle hands so that they may be guided into more peaceful, more fulfilling, lives. -- Anon Guest

Do not utter the name of the goddess of death, lest you gain her attention. So many call her Mistress Dark, the Last Host, She With Many Guests, and the One Over All. These same people freely name the Daughter Moon without knowing that that is also her.

That is the loophole by which Schyphahn the Elf could whisper her goddess' name.

Ze tried not to cause alarm or trouble. People couldn't understand hir choices. They tended to fear death. Schyphahn couldn't fathom why. It was just another part of life. That said, hir oaths caused enough trouble as it was. Hir fault for thinking those oaths were easy to keep as a child.

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Challenge #01419-C324: Creatures of the Night

Quote from Hellboy: There are things that go bump in the night. We're the ones who bump back. -- Anon Guest

[AN: I haven't had the dosh to acquire the original comics, alas. I want to get them though.]

From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggity beasties...

It was a fine thing to believe in a merciful god. Chanda endorsed it. Belief is a powerful thing and a defense against certain evils. Unfortunately, with belief in the good, comes belief in the evil.

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