So in my story, the rulers of the world are the 7 Deadly Sins and the Heavenly Virtues. The 7 Deadlies are generally looked down upon by the Heavenlies and to make matters worse, the Heavenlies have much more influene and power than the Deadlies. Reproduction among the Deadlies is forbidden, since it would disrupt the balance of power, or so they say. Yet the Heavenlies are consisted of 12 different enitities! It's not completely unfair though, as the Deadlies have much more destructive power than they do.
ANYWAY Envy and Sloth disobey this rule ad secretly have a child, Acedia, who is promptly banished. She still lives with the rest of them, but this is where I'm stuck. How would she be treated? Would Envy and Sloth be banished too? Help!
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Nov 2, 2009 - 08 51
Who is Acedia banished by?
The real drama I could see happening is Envy and Sloth being banished, but Acedia not being that way. After all, it's the "sin/forbidden act" of her parents that caused that...
Anyway, you could take cues from the actions of those who wish to shun/cut off a family member. She'd be ignored, be the last to get things she needed or wanted, be the butt of jokes... you know, that sort of thing.
Hope this helps. =)
----------06 - critical mass, won.
07 - sin cera, won (but unfinished - that is what october is for)
08 - empty eyes, won.
09 - something of names, pretty much unstarted.
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Nov 2, 2009 - 09 45
Thanks, sorry about that. Acedia is banished by the Heavenlies, who have more influencial power than the Deadlies. But since they all live in same place, she's can't (and doesn't have the power to) go anywhere except Earth, and no one goes there except Faith but that's irrelevant. =P
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Nov 2, 2009 - 09 59
Maybe you want the word 'shunned.' Banished literally means 'sent away.' But to shun her would be to exclude her from everything, ignore her even with her right there. The Heavenlies could even pressure the other Deadlies into shunning her as well.
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Nov 2, 2009 - 10 26
Yes actually "shunned" is probably a much better word. Thanks! You totally cleared that up for me ^_^
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Nov 2, 2009 - 13 55
Historically it was the illegitimate child and the mother who were punished while the sin of the father was largely ignored or even praised.