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Line 38: ==Philosophical and political views== ==Philosophical and political views== − While a quiet man, appearing at times indifferent or even bored, his demeanor masked a sharp and attentive intellect. Despite spending most of his adult life as a soldier, Trent was acutely aware of the dehumanizing effect of battle on warriors and feared that in particular his troops would allow their hatred for their ComStar brethren to overcome the more noble aspects of their profession when they finally met in combat.<ref name=FOTp66/> + While a quiet man, appearing at times indifferent or even bored, his demeanor masked a sharp and attentive intellect. Despite spending most of his adult life as a soldier, Trent was acutely aware of the dehumanizing effect of battle on warriors and feared that in particular his troops would allow their hatred for their ComStar brethren to overcome the more noble aspects of their profession when they finally met in combat.<ref name=TFOT2/> − Similarly, Arian greatly desired to minimize civilian casualties during battle, he disliked putting civilians in harm's way and tried to avoid such situations whenever possible. Many times, when uncomfortably reminded of the horrors of war, he would gently touch his right shoulder, which had been injured during the fight on [[Tukayyid]] and served as a constant reminder of the price that war extracted from its victims.<ref name=FOTp66/> + Similarly, Arian greatly desired to minimize civilian casualties during battle, he disliked putting civilians in harm's way and tried to avoid such situations whenever possible. Many times, when uncomfortably reminded of the horrors of war, he would gently touch his right shoulder, which had been injured during the fight on [[Tukayyid]] and served as a constant reminder of the price that war extracted from its victims.<ref name=TFOT2/> While seeking to avoid the political infighting that beset the Word of Blake, Arian's beliefs were closest to those of the moderate [[Word of Blake#Politics|True Believers]]. His moderate leaning and high position earned him the ire of the more militant factions and resulted in his assassination.<ref name=ISP/> While seeking to avoid the political infighting that beset the Word of Blake, Arian's beliefs were closest to those of the moderate [[Word of Blake#Politics|True Believers]]. His moderate leaning and high position earned him the ire of the more militant factions and resulted in his assassination.<ref name=ISP/>
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| − | While a quiet man, appearing at times indifferent or even bored, his demeanor masked a sharp and attentive intellect. Despite spending most of his adult life as a soldier, Trent was acutely aware of the dehumanizing effect of battle on warriors and feared that in particular his troops would allow their hatred for their ComStar brethren to overcome the more noble aspects of their profession when they finally met in combat.<ref name= | + | While a quiet man, appearing at times indifferent or even bored, his demeanor masked a sharp and attentive intellect. Despite spending most of his adult life as a soldier, Trent was acutely aware of the dehumanizing effect of battle on warriors and feared that in particular his troops would allow their hatred for their ComStar brethren to overcome the more noble aspects of their profession when they finally met in combat.<ref name=TFOT2/> |
| − | Similarly, Arian greatly desired to minimize civilian casualties during battle, he disliked putting civilians in harm's way and tried to avoid such situations whenever possible. Many times, when uncomfortably reminded of the horrors of war, he would gently touch his right shoulder, which had been injured during the fight on [[Tukayyid]] and served as a constant reminder of the price that war extracted from its victims.<ref name= | + | Similarly, Arian greatly desired to minimize civilian casualties during battle, he disliked putting civilians in harm's way and tried to avoid such situations whenever possible. Many times, when uncomfortably reminded of the horrors of war, he would gently touch his right shoulder, which had been injured during the fight on [[Tukayyid]] and served as a constant reminder of the price that war extracted from its victims.<ref name=TFOT2/> |
While seeking to avoid the political infighting that beset the Word of Blake, Arian's beliefs were closest to those of the moderate [[Word of Blake#Politics|True Believers]]. His moderate leaning and high position earned him the ire of the more militant factions and resulted in his assassination.<ref name=ISP/> | While seeking to avoid the political infighting that beset the Word of Blake, Arian's beliefs were closest to those of the moderate [[Word of Blake#Politics|True Believers]]. His moderate leaning and high position earned him the ire of the more militant factions and resulted in his assassination.<ref name=ISP/> | ||