Light Society

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Ironically, by their rush to destroy the Dark and our society, the Light managed to destroy themselves too along the way. Nowadays they are only a shadow of their former self. Just as deserved, if you ask me...

Alina Lange

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Light Society

Just like the Dark, the Light started as a political group that gathered these politicians and their families, with most of society having little influence or little interest in politics and so not identifying with either group. However, since the accursed day the Light "won", the Dark party has been disbanded and anything Dark has become illegal. This leaves the Light as the only possible identity left. Nowadays, everyone is Light!
This means there is no need for them to defend their values, no need to be ready to die to preserve their culture, no need to gather to plot their next scheme. So what is left?

Socialising

Some of the old Light families are still meeting regularly together, but this is more extended family gatherings than anything else.
Contrary to the Dark, they're not trying to grow & recruit & are instead deeply suspicious of any new acquaintance possibly being a "convert"—ancient Dark mages who have been forced to give up their practices but are still not respectable enough to frequent.

Religion

The Light has given up on all the old religious practices because they were too tightly linked with the rituals they have outlawed.
Instead of the big public celebrations we all used to have to bring ourselves together, they know only have tiny private family gatherings during which they have meaningless prayers & games.

Politics

The Light does not enjoy public debate as much as the Dark—they don't like having to justify themselves—& they are also a lot more politically divided than us. This means that they don't discuss politic publicly very much.
However, they do have special gathering to do so, but those are limited to allies & people sharing the same politics.

Magical practice

The Light do not see the practice of Light magic as their duty—and in any case, they're not forbidden from doing so in public. his means that they don't organise special meeting for this.
Instead, groups of friends will casually gather together at a duelling halls whenever they feel like having some fun—although even that is undoubtedly going to become illegal soon seeing how this is going & the Light new dislike of "unnecessary violence".

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The darker aspects

It's the height of outrage for the Light, but they are not themselves spared from the darker aspect of humanity...

Hypocrisy

The defining quality of far too many of their members!
Despite in theory valuing tolerance, in practice they spend their time being deeply suspicious & judgemental of everyone around them

Overregulation

The Light are deeply afraid of the world around them & react by wanting to control absolutely everything & everyone.
They want to forbid all kind of perfectly normal and safe activities & to continuously censure more knowledge.

Propaganda

Every repressive regime has to be full of lies & propaganda and the Light is not an exception.
They particularly love to assign any crimes past or present to a Dark mage, rewriting of history if necessary.

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A great bunch of hypocrites preaching tolerance but that will judge you immediately for your family name and keep poking at you until they provoke a reaction or find an excuse to arrest and execute you... Say what you will, the Dark might have its fair share of problems, but at least we have far more fairness than the so called "good guys"!

Alina Lange

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