Codes
Ethics
Ethics noun - The code of good conduct for an individual or group.
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The Dark Eye has the three guilds of mages, white (law-abiding and usually following strict ethics and codes when using magic), black (free-thinkers who believe that every type of magic deserves to be researched) and grey (somewhere in between).
Source: Color-Coded Wizardry -
With their ethics fitting the Medieval European Fantasy mold, humans get into this with their more draconian punishments compared to most modern law codes and acceptance of slavery.
Source: Deliberate Values Dissonance - They are also both warriors who are willing to lay down their lives to protect their loved ones, the innocent, and the different codes of ethics they subscribe to.
Source: Like Parent, Like Spouse
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