Merciful
Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.
Sparing and merciful are semantically related. in compassionate topic. In some cases you can use "Sparing" instead an adjective "Merciful".
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Sparing a clan by making them your vassal increases your daimyo's honour, gives you a new trade partner and ally, and is obviously the kind, merciful thing to do, right?
Source: Video Game / Total War: Shogun 2
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