@alphalesbien@DouglysiumArt It’s not necessarily external. The thought process would be, “I’m attracted to xx people from yy ethnicity, therefore there’s no way I’m internally racist.” This notion is then held inappropriately and used as self-justification for ignoring subconscious racist dogma.
@yumeria_ave This was mentioned by the others but no, Phainon’s on-brand for his path. He’s essentially the Lord Ravager for the Path of Destruction.
But pathstriders can also rewrite paths beyond their aeons’ interpretations, with the Mourning Actors and Therta being good examples.
@gacha_tourist Doesn’t this make her a more interesting character, even if she isn’t an upstanding person?
This line was one of the few pieces of characterization she got, and it made me really look forward to planarcadia to see how she acts when not on a job.
I took these ss at the time