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I never had any intention to deny a player of his or her choice. I only wanted to make clear that Trytonists are neither pacifists, nor atheists. I also did not want to imply that Trytonists are rogue killers. I still can doubt both the reason as well as the quality of his decisions, though.

We first have to point out that the "revelation" of Tryton started the war in the first case: "The Goddess Jena would soon be making a personal appearance on Atys, leading her heavenly legions, to destroy Ma-Duk and the Kamis. By revealing this news, Tryton was announcing a holy war between the Powers, a war that would tear Atys apart and lead to the deaths of many homins." - While there never was any proof for that (after all, Jena did not bless us with her appearance yet), and while Erlan's own interpretations can be questioned, it was that announcement that brought the homins to the weapons in the first place: "Tryton's announcement spread quickly all over the Bark and the reactions were swift. The Kamis asked their followers to join forces to defend the planet against Jena and her supporters, who had nothing to offer but death and servitude. The Karavan cursed Tryton for revealing the Goddess's intentions to the Kamis, and in turn stated that the true design of Ma-Duk was to devour the vital force of the homins to enable him to survive the Goo." An interesting bit in Erlan's Chronicles is the fact that Tryton speaks of "the Goddess", which makes clear he is no atheist but believes in her existence, while an atheist denies the existence of such a higher being.

The choice of calling to the weapons and to fight for whatever fraction is in an inferior position is eccentric, to say the least, not only that it takes into counting to kill those tomorrow you saved today, but also to lenghten the war - at worst forever, although he thought that idea the best: "He also maintained that, as long as the two powers were fighting each other, homins still had hope but, if one defeated the other, then homins would be enslaved for evermore." (On a side note, it didn't help on Leanon, where the Karavaneer lost with pomp and circumstances and only one Temple, but three Sanctuaries were erected).

Having said that, it seems clear that in the declaration of another war, Tryton will take not position, but part in, and therefore all his followers: he has to, if he lives up to the ideal he proclaims, to make sure no side will loose and no side will win.

I close my case. ;)

(all quotes from "The Erlan Chronicles")