@Baardvark: haven't made my way to that stage yet but I would agree in many corrupt corporations, it's usually the higher-up who've gone awry. The rest? Especially the lower ones: they're forced to take sides( under threat from above), they sincerely believe in the purpose of what they're doing or they need to feed their family.

That said, I hope to encounter Magisters who run away after they figure out what's actually been going on.