[He doesn't intend to sound as brusque as he does, but damn if it isn't hard to lay it out like that from time to time. Kit grimaces as he follows along after Padparadscha, his somewhat trudging pace fairly well juxtaposed against their lackadaisical stride. He mulls over how much to tell them.]
There's this... system in place, for figuring out what your place in society is going to be. It's called the caste system. Artisans are from the artisan caste, merchants from the merchant caste--you get the picture. [Up comes his cigarette for a puff, before he lowers it.]
If you're born casteless, then someone puts this one you, [he lifts his hand up to point to an aged, tattooed brand beneath his other tattoos, just visible on his cheek bone,] so everyone else in society knows you're less than the dirt they walk on. The Shaperate doesn't add you to the memories; when you're dead, it's like you never existed.
I defended that damn thaig from the darkspawn. Honestly, I should've just let them raze it to the ground.
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[He doesn't intend to sound as brusque as he does, but damn if it isn't hard to lay it out like that from time to time. Kit grimaces as he follows along after Padparadscha, his somewhat trudging pace fairly well juxtaposed against their lackadaisical stride. He mulls over how much to tell them.]
There's this... system in place, for figuring out what your place in society is going to be. It's called the caste system. Artisans are from the artisan caste, merchants from the merchant caste--you get the picture. [Up comes his cigarette for a puff, before he lowers it.]
If you're born casteless, then someone puts this one you, [he lifts his hand up to point to an aged, tattooed brand beneath his other tattoos, just visible on his cheek bone,] so everyone else in society knows you're less than the dirt they walk on. The Shaperate doesn't add you to the memories; when you're dead, it's like you never existed.
I defended that damn thaig from the darkspawn. Honestly, I should've just let them raze it to the ground.
[he's not bitter or anything]