Royce/Stereotypes

"I am no bloodsucker's dinner. As long as they keep their distance and stay out of my woods, I'm content to let them be." "I deal with living things, not dead ones." "Their rebellion failed. If they truly had wanted to succeed, they wouldn't have." "I don't know who they are or where they come from. But if they're willing to keep my woods free of monsters, I don't have a problem with them."

"What would our mission mean if we could not dream of Ascension?" "We are all of us mortal. But we could be so much more than that, if we wished it so." "I have a lot to learn about my ancestors."

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"That they seek mastery of their Selves is commendable. That they think they can do it without conflict is dangerously naive." "We are all made in God's image. No higher Power controls my destiny." "They have some interesting insights into the nature of Time. It's just a shame they waste all that potential partying like frat boys." "Why serve when they could command? A magus who kneels to the Powers is not worthy of the name." "They have a difficult duty. But for life to mean anything, it has to end. It's what makes anything about us matter."

"We remember when House Bjornaer stood with them and founded the Order. Our tree may have branched since then, but the roots remain." "It's inspiring how magickal Science can be. They understand." "It might be easy to dismiss them as mere anarchists. But they understand the power symbols have, and were willing to turn against the Technocracy to join us. I have to give them credit for that." "They've been blessed. They have the Gift. The world is theirs for the taking. So what the hell is their problem? Is it really so much to ask that they grow up and not act like spoiled little brats who aren't getting their way?"

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"Let them come after me, if they dare. My Will is my own, and I kneel to no one." "They fired the first shot. They started the war. But they cannot kill our tree, no matter how much they wish they could replace it with machinery." "We prune the Tree of Life to master our Selves. They twist and mutilate it to enslave humanity. Sickening." "The things I treasure can't be counted. You can't put wisdom in a bank account, and there's no credit limit on true power." "If this world really is so hopeless, then go. Get in your starships and leave. The rest of us have work to do here."

"They really thought that enslaving themselves to some evil thing was a good idea? They really have no clue how pathetic they are, do they?" "The thing that's the most frightening about Marauders is how easily it can happen to any one of us."