Warrior of Light Twisted and Warped?

[Enkidoh]

It's pretty rich that Gilgamesh of all people tries to evoke 'being good sucks' as a means of getting under your skin, given he himself is a villain that has been backstabed, betrayed, cast into the Void on so many occasions he now has an affinity to it (to the point the Void keeps pulling him back into it!).

However, having said that, Hydaelyn is a pretty awful place to live, what with civilization being essentially cyclic between a period of growth only to have the whole thing torn down and reset again, that mere strong will and emotion births false gods that will completely brainwash you into becoming their zealous slavish follower unless you happen to have an unreliable and altogether frightening psychic ability that is randomly gifted by the planet's consciousness (itself symbolized by a giant sentient crystal), that a gang of black-robed and masked immortal hoodlums have been stirring up said false gods and strife since pretty much the beginning, all in the name of their vague dark god. So I think its only natural our character will gradually start to become world-weary and cynical about things.

Regardless though, just because the world sucks doesn't mean we have to make it worse. Our powers make it that despite all the heartbreak and suffering that occurs, we continue to come out on top, and Hydaelyn itself grows stronger for it. 'What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger' and all.

And remember, this is kind of part-and-parcel of being an adventurer in the first place. Early on it's spelled out to you in no uncertain terms being an adventurer is not a roadside picnic where fame and fortune just flows in with little effort. Sure, you can get unimaginable wealth, become known the world over, see the most extraordinary places in the world that few have ever seen before. But, there is a price that must be paid. And repeatedly it's shown countless wannabe adventurers simply are either unwilling or incapable of meeting that price. It just happens we happen to have accepted it and paid it.

Because that in itself is the heart of good drama: that everything comes at a cost, and how willing the protagonists are to pay it.