- (=Honor in Talinar=) -

The Worth

Power, wealth, and position all these mean little to those left on the surface of Talinar if they are without honor.  Honor is a reflection of ones character and of his family.  It is a measure of ones worth in society, his dependability, his personal character, his trustworthiness, his decency, and more.  The honor of a family affects the honor of a character and vice versa.  With honor come respect, power influence, and position.  Without it, characters can expect disrespect, humiliation, and insults.

The Measure

Honor is something the character earns through her actions, like experience points.  Moreover, honor is easier to lose than to gain so characters must carefully consider the consequences of their actions.  Breaking faith, treachery, cowardice, and un-avenged insults result in a loss of honor.  Valiant deeds, self-sacrifice, mastery of skills, and keeping faith earn the character honor.

The Meaning

Honor is not a judgment of good and evil.  Characters with high honor are not necessarily good and those with low honor are not necessarily evil.  A cruel villain can possess high honor and a heroic samurai, though unfortunate circumstances might have low honor.  Honor is a measure of the deeds accomplished by both the character and his family clan.  It reflects obedience, loyalty, talent, and success, qualities that can be held by any character regardless of alignment.

-=Family Honor vs Character Honor=-

As a character gains honor she also gains better reactions, gifts, and better characters to replace honorable characters that have died.

At the end of each Major encounter or Adventure Honor will be awarded.