Esurient

Description

Esurients believe the highest good is the pursuit of personal happiness. Laws that stand in the way of this goal are evil.

Balanced Egoist

Esurients believe the highest good is the pursuit of personal happiness. Laws that stand in the way of this goal are evil. An Esurient does not necessarily consider herself to be an egoist; instead, she redefines altruism to mean cooperation between self-interested individuals with unique personal ambitions. The Esurient is respectful of cultural differences insofar as these differences do not interfere with her pursuit of happiness. For this reason, the Esurient shares the belief with the Arbitrator that nonintervention is a virtue. Moreover, the Esurient rejects the notion that human beings have a moral obligation to care for their fellows, though in those cases where helping others will help the Esurient in the long-term, she obliges. The Esurient tends to maintain an alliance only as long as the alliance serves her interest. Esurient buccaneers, for example, might be amicable partners in their search for treasure, and even exceptional entrepreneurs because of their ambitions, but once they find the object of their desires, the pursuit of personal happiness may stand in the way of their friendship and lead to betrayal. As a result, the Esurient’s personal ties are tenuous at best.

Ethos Tag

You betray a friendship because it's no longer beneficial to you, creating a new enemy.

Examples

• Poison Ivy (DC Comics)
• Petyr Baelish (Game of Thrones)
• Gríma Wormtongue (Lord of the Rings)