Decadence
Decadence noun - A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior.
Usage example: clergymen striving to combat decadence and sin in their communities
Evil and decadence are semantically related. in perversion topic. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead a noun "Decadence".
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Often subverted by a Defector from Decadence or deconstructed when it's discovered that the 'good' race is not so harmless, or the evil one has a case of My Species Doth Protest Too Much (or is merely dark and not evil).
Source: Evil Counterpart Race -
Grey and Grey Morality: Neither Lucifer nor God are particularly nice in their own ways but "evil" is a strong word for decadence.
Source: Literature / Die Urbain Diablo -
Averted in Strange Forces with Rilo Buru, who is a member of a race of reptiles that is very evil as a whole, but who prides himself on being a Defector from Decadence.
Source: Literature / Strange Matter
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