“Guilt resembles a sword with two edges. On the one hand it cuts for justice, imposing
practical morality upon those who fear it.
Guilt, the consequence of conscience, is what separates the goodly
persons from the evil. Given a situation
that promises gain, most drow can kill another, kin or otherwise, and walk away
carrying no emotional burden at all. The
drow assassin might fear retribution but will shed no tears for his
victim. To humans—and to surface elves,
and to all of the other goodly races—the suffering imposed by conscience will
usually far outweigh any external threats.” Drizzt Do’Urden, pp. 63-64 of Sojourn.
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