212 - Truthspeaker

Plotline: Elemental Messenger

Chapter Type: World Lore, Class Ability, Training

"What do you mean, ethical code?" I asked. "Tell no lies. It's that simple."

Kong Bai's eyes went wide, and his mouth opened. He raised his cup to his mouth, and took in a large gulp of tea. He closed his eyes then, took a deep breath, and then opened them. "How long have you been a Truthspeaker? Three years, I believe you said?"

"Most of my life." I agreed. "It was my breakthough class, and I think it's lodged at the core of my System."

"It is at the core of your existence and you've never pondered the ethics of how to live as one?"

"I've been a bit busy surviving to worry about things like ethics." I said. I dimly understood that there were ethics, and morals, and that most of the people I met were going to follow neither.