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Just do like I did, I relocated to the Gallente Federation to do good. My RP-bio even states I was disowned from my father for my heretical views on Democracy (good) and Monarchy (bad).

If you're that dead set on living in Amarr-HighSec just do stuff like running missions for non-Amarr corporations over there. A lot of NPC-corps have stations and agents in Amarr-HighSec. Besides, not all in Amarrland is bad, the pirates over there are so evil you can always shoot them and feel better about yourself.

Actually one of the things that got me into amarr rp was reading about the Kor-Azor heir. Vulxanis has tried to emulate him in his policies regarding the welfare of his people. Ofc, this has gotten a mixed ic reaction from people who don't understand the amarr perspective (Samira did a good job explaining that). Like his policies on slaves and such are very liberal, and he genuinely believes he is doing right by the people under him.

I'm a history buff, and so the Amarr empire really appealed to me. But I also went through a "How can I justify playing as this race if they are so horrible??" phase. There are a ton of evelopedia links that talk about the amarr mentality, and I eventually found some that I heavily incorporated into my character. If you want me to expand on that feel free to mail me.

As an Amarr, you will always eventually end up meeting characters who absolutely hate you with every fiber of their being. This is from ignorance, people hating organized religious societies, etc. Long list of reasons, but most of it has to do with ignorance, irl political opinions, or they like the underdog minmatar or the Gallente better. Each has their own appeal.

However, if you roleplay your character to be a man of honor, you can actually get it so people may at least respect him even if they don't agree with his ideas. For example, vulx ICly is respected by some minmatar and gallente who are known anti-slavery advocates, who even consider him an honorable man, because of how he treats the people under him.

So as to avoid tooting my own horn for much longer, Simira made excellent points of how the amarr are capable of doing great good as well. Really, all 4 factions have dirty little secrets and legit reasons to hate them, not just the amarr. People just like to dog on the amarr and forget that the other 4 factions have dirty laundry too.

What it boils down to is your own enjoyment of the game. Every faction has positives and negatives about them. It's mainly what appeals to you most. They all have rich history, and I strongly suggest reading the chronicles and wiki pages on the amarr.

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a mail.

The Gallente brought the light of democracy and civilization to the Caldari like we brought civilization to the Minmatar, the Caldari should be thankful for this lesson.

Get rid off that idea holmes, you brought nothing good to my people.

First off, you're not Amarr, your character is. That's where some of the trouble might be coming from. Amarrians often believe they are doing good selling slaves, annihilating Minmatar and worshipping their fiery god. Your character is a product of a society which is bombarded with certain ideas just as you are the product of a society where slavery and religion are viewed negatively by liberals from free countries where there's going to be a more highly educated and wealthier collection of people who can afford PC gaming. (Let's face it, lack of racism and sexism creates prosperity!)

So your character probably would not carry as much guilt.

Since you seem to want to be "yourself" in the world you may want to try a race that you naturally would be proud to be a part of. This is what I suggest new roleplayers do because it helps ease you into harder roles like evil-doers or religious or political extremists.

You can also roleplay a background that your character was adopted through some way into another race and you returned to Amarr, a stranger to it, which would explain your revulsion and guilt.

Another idea is you could roleplay a self-loathing Amarrian. Plenty self-lopathing apologists in many real religious or restrictive societies. Maybe your character had a bad childhood or had a bad experience like taking a slave as a lover only to see he or she executed.

And as Owen Levanth pointed out, the Blood Raiders are very very evil. They are cannibals and sadists, of a very disgusting class. They are just the worst kinds of people!

I guess the world is not a matter of black and white.

I am against slavery, like probably most Ammatars. Unfortunately that is not all that counts. The truth is, that without the sometimes benevolent sometimes selfish protection and guidance of the Amarr Empire our people would suffer the Minmatar's revenge and we could not live our true belief. Be proud to be Amarr!

Ok, let's step out of character:
Reinhelm, I think it is possible to play every character in every faction in a moral way, if this is what you want. As far as I remember one of the main characters in “Eve: The Burning Life” was of Blood Raider origin. I think it might even possible to play a reasonable pro Sansha activist. I considered these guys as the most evil, but different perspectives are possible. Here is an example:

https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/True_Slave_Foundations

You just have to create an internal logical narrative.

Yonis Vudori is sure that most of these terrible reports about misused slaves are just propaganda!

Good. You should feel shame. Amarrians suck!

yk

To the OP:

There is no reason that you have to have your character follow a conservative Amarr path. There is such a thing as a reform movement within Amarr. Beyond making it more palatable for you it could also lead to interesting interactions and conflict with more conservative Amarr.

I don't have any numbers to support this notion, but I've always felt that the Amarrians have the greatest proportion of avid role-players among the 4 empires. I think it may have something to do with their fascinating lore and the challenge of role-playing an interesting character despite how contrary their values run to our own in the 21st century.

I don't claim to be anywhere near a good role-player, but I've been thinking about ways to role-play an Amarr pilot without going down the stereotypical route of being holier-than-thou and trying to enslave everyone.

The best I've come up with so far is by focusing on the Reclaiming, which forms the backbone of their culture, and their positions in it as priests of the word of God.

While some Amarrians may believe that the Reclaiming is about conquering and enslaving people and raising the Amarrians above everyone in a position of superiority, an alternative view to that is to view Amarrians as being under obligation to hold true to the faith and be a beacon of hope and light in a godless universe.

The Reclaiming can be accomplished through many ways, the least of which is the use of force. Far better is to bring others into the light with thoughts and deeds, through charity, mercy and compassion. I recall reading in an article in the wiki that Amarrian naval commanders typically enslave prisoners of war because it was a better alternative to executing them out of hand.

Slavery is also a large part of Amarrian society, but their ideal of it is very different from our notion of slavery. Only specially authorized people are allowed to own slaves, and slavery represents a holy covenant between the slave and his or her owner.

It is the owner's duty to educate and enlighten their slave, with the intention of bringing them into the fold and seeing them integrate into Amarrian society. The slave, in turn, labors for their owner with the intention of spiritually purifying themselves.

In this view, Amarrian slavery ideally, is not very different from a parent patiently teaching a child. They might require punishment at times, but only in support of their growth and overall is for their greater good.

Ideally, the system would be: heathen outsider sees the error of their ways, they submit to the Amarrians and willingly enter slavery where they are taught the word of God, then finally, their owner sees that they are spiritually ready and grants them their freedom once again.

Naturally, not every Amarrian is able to or interested in holding to this ideal.

Keep in mind that this is my personal head-canon though based off the lore. It's just one of many perspectives that makes the Amarr fascinating to both role-play as and role-play with.

However the current Minmatar Republic, as I understand it, is in a sort of post war state where it's governing bodies are barely able to sustain its populous, crime, tribal factionalism. While wonderful story telling concepts and bad ass plot points it would be no wonder the Amarr really do believe they are doing the right thing by keeping slaves in relative stability and and in comparatively good living conditions (depending on the Holder of course).

Of course whether or not you believe this to be true is up to your as you develop your character.