Is the beast the same as the darkness?

[PArcher]

I'd say the Darkside is what we try to suppress, as well as the more selfish parts of ourselves. Our anger and resentment at being treated as a weapon rather than a person, vengeance for the wrongs we see against ourselves, our desire to just satisfy ourselves rather than help others. And yet, Dark Knights are sworn to help those who can't help themselves, especially against those in positions of power. Which makes a rather interesting dynamic between the job and the Darkside.

Warriors are all about being the strongest, toughest, most powerful person they can be. The Inner Beast is a bit more primitive part of ourselves, but at the same time it has its own quirks. How you control yourself, and the Beast, is actually more important than just getting stronger, as you'd see in the WAR questlines. Anger is the Warrior's bane, which leads to lost control, and the murderous rampages seen through "lost" Warriors. Prevailing through tougher and tougher challenges does bring more strength, but true control comes from having something to fight for

[Geist]

Let me draw some parallels by quoting from other media (apologies for the occasional slight generalization):

Inner Beast -> "HULK STRONGEST ONE THERE IS!"

Darkness -> "I have a question for you Lord Guilford. What do you do where there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?"

As others have mentioned before, one's more about primal instinct and raw power triumphing on the battlefield, the other about dealing what such aspects as VENGEANCE! and what it means to be a "hero of justice" (both Batman and the Nasuverse provide additional, interesting examples...) and coming to terms with it, especially by turning it into a tool to bring on a "kinder, gentler world" for those who are powerless.

[Walluh]

Berserker fury is not quite the same thing as repressed hatred and resentment, but they are at least somewhat similar. Not the same, but it made doing DRK after WAR that much more enjoyable for me.

Especially since I have a personality in mind for this character, AND she's Hellsguard to boot.