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Giray is a morally grey state that pays for every good thing it has with immoral actions and the dislike of other nations. And by that, Giray is (or, less charitably, sells itself as) a multicultural, multiracial, and multi-faith nation united in the belief that every other land is a mess of racial, religious, and magical persecution, as well as [i]labor[/i] slavery. Considering the backstories of other PCs like Isabeau, this might even be [i]right[/i].

How does this affect Ioannes? Simple: Another reason that Ioannes views his specific enslavement as justified is because he sees racial, religious, and magical persecution as worse than slavery, and Giray is, to him, free from those (note that this might be wrong). This in turn, governs his view of the outside world. So, should Durin vent his contempt at Ioannes at the latter, Ioannes' response would be that Giray is one of the few nations free from [Insert Stuff Here], while even Waldenshore (he's going to ignore the justifications) is prejudiced against Magi.

And, yes, there [i]is[/i] the fact that Ioannes was forced to renounce his faith at 13, not to be regained until 18. But that is rationalized by the fact that 1.) that applied only to Mamluks and Slave-Bureaucrats, 2.) Giray civilians are not bound by such resolutions, and 3.) the fact that that had a practical purpose, to prevent slaves from running away by denying them an afterlife should they die trying to escape (this might not be an accurate belief).
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