#tbh people put a lot of emphasis on the nein being ~just as morally grey~ as essek which I do not believe but

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@smallerthanzer0 reminded me of my love for Lie To Me as a teenager which is a good part of the reason why anytime I encounter the concept that lying will inevitably lead to a tangled web that spirals beyond your control and come back to bite you in the ass, I'm just like, lol. skill issue.

#the other part of the reason was growing up in a large catholic family as a deep intrinsic nonbeliever. but bygones etc #anyway this does apply to essek but I forgive him cuz he was mostly just outmatched. #he was playing against a better more experienced liar so. I'll let it go. #honestly overall? very skillful lying. few could've actually gotten off as well as he did in his place. #tbh people put a lot of emphasis on the nein being ~just as morally grey~ as essek which I do not believe but #the real camaraderie there was not in the moral greyness but the fact that the nein are also a pack of fucking liars. i love them. #anyway brb while I yell from the rooftop 'LYING AS AN ACTION IS MORALLY NEUTRAL YOU'RE ALL JUST SHIT AT IT AND BITTER ABOUT IT' #this is why the coast is the best. they are a society that would turn lying into an artform. #case in point: fjord. vandran. jester. #this is also the thesis of the tiefling fic. which is why it's fun. you don't need to become a kinder person if you become a better liar.