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Dominic

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As it stands, Dominic is locked in a strong state of confusion. He has never been a fan of organised religion, believing that it takes advantage of the lack of education in commoners, teaching them only to be sheep that spy on their neighbours and jockey fearfully amongst themselves for that coveted place in utopia. Beyond that, it locks even rational, educated people into believing what intelligence and academia should logically render impossible. Despite being raised by a mother who spent most of her time encouraging courtly manners and attention to personal appearance, her encouragement to read poetry and novella actually led him to picking up factual books regarding the world in general (for example, as a sailor he has no problems at all believing the world is round) along with primitive theology and the arguments contained therein. His experience with the Holy Fires in Rome replaced his attitude of disbelief and questioning with something more virulent, and he has carried that hatred with him ever since, easily mapping it over to the Civitas in his own country.

When he chose to join the Citadel the first time it was with a clear goal in mind: to destroy the core of the religion and bring it down in whatever way possible. Strongly prejudiced, he had no desire to become close to any of them, firmly believing that they were all fanatics who enjoyed creating dissent by spilling uneducated prejudice into the world. In his own way, of course, this made him just as prejudiced and irrational as he believed them to be. When the opportunity came up to feed information to the Others, he did so without hesitation.

Since then, however, it has gradually become clear to Dominic that as in most places, there are extremists and there are normal people who are content to follow the tenets of their faith without actually inconveniencing anyone. He's met people who are as kind as they are devoted, as caring as they are faithful, and rather than presuming them all to be the monsters of his fancy, they're human, just like he is (with one minor difference, obviously). After the attack on the Hour he got to see both the extremists in action and the ones who stayed behind through choice rather than design. He has been very touched by the response from the Citadel towards his affliction, and is rather pathetically grateful to a few in particular for making the effort to reach out to him.

For that reason, although he is telling himself he is returning to the Citadel to spy and filter information out, and to try and insinuate (ultimately) some kind of reform towards tolerance, he is actually only half telling himself the truth. He will do those things, as his goal is the same as most Others: to be accepted. He will do his absolute best to instill the peace that was advocated and keep it going, and hopefully even expand upon it. However, his prejudice towards the Citadel and its inhabitants has definitely reduced to the point where he will and has defended them honestly against prejudice and insult from other people. He believes that there is a chance for the Citadel to do as much good as it has done evil, and wants to see where these next, important steps are going to lead.