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ETHORA

Arcanus Bestiary

The Six Paths

The Violet Path

The Violet Path icon

Core Question

How should we respond to suffering?

Answer

With compassion.

Followers seek to lessen suffering wherever possible — through empathy, healing, community, and kindness.

Relationship to the Judgment Gods

Followers of the Violet Path believe their purpose is to lessen suffering wherever possible. They focus on empathy, healing, community, and kindness rather than divine judgment itself.

They think the Judgment Gods cause suffering and emotional wounds, but they do not heal them. Compassion is the way to deal with them; it's what will keep the world balanced.

Many followers would view the gods as necessary. They think judgment allows healing to begin and shows where one's emotional wounds lie. Others are skeptical of the gods because they think the gods cause unnecessary wounds and cannot show compassion or forgive.

Common Followers

Caretakers, artists, priests, community leaders, common people.

Average Corruption Risk

Low–Moderate

Low to moderate chance of love corruption. Vulnerable to self-destruction, loss of identity, burnout, and emotional exhaustion.

Progression

Healthy → Driven → Consumed → Corrupted

01

Healthy

  • Everyone deserves compassion.
  • I'd like to believe that there is good in everyone.
02

Driven

  • I will always help.
  • No one is beyond saving.
03

Consumed

  • Their needs matter more than mine.
  • I refuse to accept that anyone is beyond redemption.
04

Corrupted

  • I will destroy myself if it helps someone else.
  • No action is unforgivable.

Notable Followers

The other Paths