Written By Lisebet
March 28, 2019, 8:26 a.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
There was a fire at the Shrine of Lagoma the other day. It was such that the windows melted as did the gold altar. I stopped by to see what happened, feeling rather appalled, and discovered both Archlector Roran and Legate Bianca. As well as Mercy Estelle. These three made me and the other visitors there feel most welcome, and even gently encouraged us to pick up a rag and help remove some soot. It was a novel experience for me, and I suspect I am not the only one, but I ended up feeling peaceful and thoughtful at the end of it all.
Change takes many forms.
Of course I did rather amuse Harlan when I returned home, with soot on my face. And my maids were horrified at the soot on my clothing, whisking it away to clean it until it is spotless. I am not certain they will succeed, but if they do not it will be a fair sacrifice to our Lady Lagoma.
Change takes many forms.
Of course I did rather amuse Harlan when I returned home, with soot on my face. And my maids were horrified at the soot on my clothing, whisking it away to clean it until it is spotless. I am not certain they will succeed, but if they do not it will be a fair sacrifice to our Lady Lagoma.
Written By Domonico
March 28, 2019, 5:58 a.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Reese
Firstly, I am deeply saddened by Princess Reese's decision not to participate in the Grand Melee, moreso because of these rumours that people will be attempting to fix the battle so she wins.
I have no problem with the idea of temporary alliances on the Tournament Grounds, with the proviso that they are for the benefit of all involved and those still realise that they must face each other eventually to be named victor.
Secondly, how dare they insult her by even suggesting she needs assistance. I fought against her in the last Grand Melee and found her to be an outstanding warrior and would have been honoured to lose against her again.
Shame on whoever is responsible.
I have no problem with the idea of temporary alliances on the Tournament Grounds, with the proviso that they are for the benefit of all involved and those still realise that they must face each other eventually to be named victor.
Secondly, how dare they insult her by even suggesting she needs assistance. I fought against her in the last Grand Melee and found her to be an outstanding warrior and would have been honoured to lose against her again.
Shame on whoever is responsible.
Written By Josephine
March 28, 2019, 2:03 a.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jeffeth
Sir Jeffeth Bayweather,
The fact of the matter is thus. You wished me to reduce the price of a piece of Alaricite from two hundred and twenty thousand to two hundred thousand, and then to see to garnering my services to gather more Alaricite and for at vastly cheaper prices. I politely rejected your request, stating that I needed to make profit off the metal in question and that the price was set at two hundred and twenty. I do run a business after all and I do have to make a profit, no matter how small and at two hundred thousand, it would be a pittance of a profit.
You error and egregious at that was to counter the firm price with a statement that your brother, Sir Andry Bayweather to whom I have worked with repeatedly on occasion within the market and to on commissions, gets them for far cheaper than that and still makes a profit. That perhaps we do not know the same merchants. The insinuation in this, dear boy, for you are a boy still to me, is that I should have sold you that piece of Alaricite for the price you wanted it for, and subsequent pieces for cheaper and forgo a profit. Because your brother has sold previous bars to you for far cheaper. Because you have coin in hand.
We are not family nor are we friends. Sir Jeffeth, Knight Commander of the Knights of Solace. You were potentially a client, I am a jeweler of the highest order in this city and in this compact. My time is money, my skill whether it is sweet talking a vendor down to a reasonable cost - and two hundred and twenty thousand is far superior a price to the three hundred thousand that you would have to pay if you spoke to them yourself - or fashioning that metal into a pretty bauble, has worth. So much worth.
Now, if you had not replied with such callous disregard for my time, my skill and my experience by stating that you could so easily get the pieces from your brother and with that, that your brother was superior, even after I offered to take resources in trade as well, I would have offered to let you split the payment up in two like I have done for others, or had the ingot on credit with payment over time. I would presume that one such as you would be trustworthy enough to take it on credit and pay it off in a timely manner.
But the subsequent letters did not come off as truly apologetic. They came off as someone called out on boorish behavior, disrespectful who got caught trying to throw his weight around and was trying to pass it off as nothing. Oh goodness indeed. Oh goodness repeatedly. What your brother, as I said in a letter, gave you is called the friends or family price. In which you sell it to friends or family at cost, or even at a loss, because they are family. Rarely, is such done for strangers. Most certainly not for something that can take a great deal of time to get a perfect and unflawed piece of rare metal.
My suggestion Sir Bayweather, is to seek out one of the cities beloved Whispers, and perhaps with regards to your elevated station and responsibility, you might seek out how better to express yourself as you have so confessed to being poorly educated in the nuances of. I might recommend the lovely Radiant Bliss, the most lovely Juniper Whisper to whom I personally endorse, or even the former Radiant, Selene. Should you find that you don't wish to burden those experts, that you seek out the Marquessa Samantha Deepwood, or the Baroness Regent Lucita Saik or any other of the noble rank who are known for their skills in not offending those that they wish to treat with and choose their words with caution. But word of advice. Do not quibble over their prices, do not tell them that you could get the lessons cheaper from the Empyrean. It might not go over so well either.
Rest assured, in a few weeks I will likely be over this, I don't treat my grudges like pets and water and feed them. Ina few weeks I will have removed your name from the lists behind the cases of those who are not permitted entry or the privilege of purchasing my works that I have spent a lifetime learning to create. In a few weeks, Sir Bayweather, perhaps your brother will return from where I have no doubt, he is doing his knightly duties and he can procure for you, those precious ingots and at the price more agreeable with your pockets.
Or, you can simply procure the ingot already up on the brokerage, at the price that I have set it for. Or the price that others have set it for. The price that our time, our skill and our experience have deemed it worth selling for. For those of us who spend our time bringing you and others cheaper goods, are well worth the price that we mark it at.
Or you can simply procure it from the market at full price. Your choice either way.
The fact of the matter is thus. You wished me to reduce the price of a piece of Alaricite from two hundred and twenty thousand to two hundred thousand, and then to see to garnering my services to gather more Alaricite and for at vastly cheaper prices. I politely rejected your request, stating that I needed to make profit off the metal in question and that the price was set at two hundred and twenty. I do run a business after all and I do have to make a profit, no matter how small and at two hundred thousand, it would be a pittance of a profit.
You error and egregious at that was to counter the firm price with a statement that your brother, Sir Andry Bayweather to whom I have worked with repeatedly on occasion within the market and to on commissions, gets them for far cheaper than that and still makes a profit. That perhaps we do not know the same merchants. The insinuation in this, dear boy, for you are a boy still to me, is that I should have sold you that piece of Alaricite for the price you wanted it for, and subsequent pieces for cheaper and forgo a profit. Because your brother has sold previous bars to you for far cheaper. Because you have coin in hand.
We are not family nor are we friends. Sir Jeffeth, Knight Commander of the Knights of Solace. You were potentially a client, I am a jeweler of the highest order in this city and in this compact. My time is money, my skill whether it is sweet talking a vendor down to a reasonable cost - and two hundred and twenty thousand is far superior a price to the three hundred thousand that you would have to pay if you spoke to them yourself - or fashioning that metal into a pretty bauble, has worth. So much worth.
Now, if you had not replied with such callous disregard for my time, my skill and my experience by stating that you could so easily get the pieces from your brother and with that, that your brother was superior, even after I offered to take resources in trade as well, I would have offered to let you split the payment up in two like I have done for others, or had the ingot on credit with payment over time. I would presume that one such as you would be trustworthy enough to take it on credit and pay it off in a timely manner.
But the subsequent letters did not come off as truly apologetic. They came off as someone called out on boorish behavior, disrespectful who got caught trying to throw his weight around and was trying to pass it off as nothing. Oh goodness indeed. Oh goodness repeatedly. What your brother, as I said in a letter, gave you is called the friends or family price. In which you sell it to friends or family at cost, or even at a loss, because they are family. Rarely, is such done for strangers. Most certainly not for something that can take a great deal of time to get a perfect and unflawed piece of rare metal.
My suggestion Sir Bayweather, is to seek out one of the cities beloved Whispers, and perhaps with regards to your elevated station and responsibility, you might seek out how better to express yourself as you have so confessed to being poorly educated in the nuances of. I might recommend the lovely Radiant Bliss, the most lovely Juniper Whisper to whom I personally endorse, or even the former Radiant, Selene. Should you find that you don't wish to burden those experts, that you seek out the Marquessa Samantha Deepwood, or the Baroness Regent Lucita Saik or any other of the noble rank who are known for their skills in not offending those that they wish to treat with and choose their words with caution. But word of advice. Do not quibble over their prices, do not tell them that you could get the lessons cheaper from the Empyrean. It might not go over so well either.
Rest assured, in a few weeks I will likely be over this, I don't treat my grudges like pets and water and feed them. Ina few weeks I will have removed your name from the lists behind the cases of those who are not permitted entry or the privilege of purchasing my works that I have spent a lifetime learning to create. In a few weeks, Sir Bayweather, perhaps your brother will return from where I have no doubt, he is doing his knightly duties and he can procure for you, those precious ingots and at the price more agreeable with your pockets.
Or, you can simply procure the ingot already up on the brokerage, at the price that I have set it for. Or the price that others have set it for. The price that our time, our skill and our experience have deemed it worth selling for. For those of us who spend our time bringing you and others cheaper goods, are well worth the price that we mark it at.
Or you can simply procure it from the market at full price. Your choice either way.
Written By Valencia
March 28, 2019, 1:57 a.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Reflecting on comments of late seen in the white journals.
I think I would be very much like to enjoy the calm and peace that comes still waters for a change.
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I think I would be very much like to enjoy the calm and peace that comes still waters for a change.
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Written By Cambria
March 27, 2019, 11:56 p.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Leaving.
No human action is more devastating than the act of leaving. It does not matter who or what you are leaving, somebody gets hurt.
No human action is more devastating than the act of leaving. It does not matter who or what you are leaving, somebody gets hurt.
Written By Willow
March 27, 2019, 11:56 p.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Turning twenty four in a couple weeks on the 15th. Not sure if I intend to do anything to celebrate. Probably depends on how the rest of my personal life is going.
Written By Willow
March 27, 2019, 11:52 p.m.(10/25/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Solange
That's the thing about being forced. You have no choice. So I'm quite certain that all the knowledge of that in the world will only make someone already in a terrible decision not of their choosing feel worse.
Written By Michael
March 27, 2019, 9:08 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Alarissa
Princess Alarissa Thrax.
A few things seemed to be said. Again. Concerning the recent announcements and charitable movements that Thrax is making. I am not a man to belabor my own credit, but I won't let someone's own achievements be overshadowed because of current events. The Princess-Consort has been making a concerted effort for years to free thralls while working within the already established system that held them in bondage. I am happy to hear word out of Thrax concerning thralldom. She deserves to be remembered as more than just a footnote in all of this.
A few things seemed to be said. Again. Concerning the recent announcements and charitable movements that Thrax is making. I am not a man to belabor my own credit, but I won't let someone's own achievements be overshadowed because of current events. The Princess-Consort has been making a concerted effort for years to free thralls while working within the already established system that held them in bondage. I am happy to hear word out of Thrax concerning thralldom. She deserves to be remembered as more than just a footnote in all of this.
Written By Jasher
March 27, 2019, 8:51 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Riagnon
In case you are considering fostering out, I will inform you that I will take no Responsibility for your current predicament.
Written By Dante
March 27, 2019, 7:50 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Matters of the heart are ever complex, when one is not witness, but participant. What should be simple and logical is anything but, and nothing can help you make sense of it. No books, no profound advice. For when the heart takes over, the world is thrown in disarray, and you're alone in the tempest.
Yet I don't know of anyone who would wish for ever-still waters.
Yet I don't know of anyone who would wish for ever-still waters.
Written By Jeffeth
March 27, 2019, 7:19 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Josephine
Once more, Mistress Josephine, I express my most sincere and heartfelt apologies. I did not mean to offend you. I tried to explain in the apologies I sent to you in messengers, but you still seem very upset in messengers and now here on the Whites. I only meant to say I would need to use a vendor I could afford and I am horribly sorry it came off in any other way that may have felt like disrespect. That was certainly never my intention. I honestly was rather surprised when you were upset, I was not aware I had said something inflammatory and that is my own failing for not being more careful or precise with my wording. Again, my most sincere apologies. As I stated in my messengers I would happily welcome any opportunity to make this up to you.
Written By Thea
March 27, 2019, 3:42 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Reminder to oneself, Keep your mouth in check. Avoid the Domonico stare. Look back with a just as intimidating scowl.
Written By Victus
March 27, 2019, 3:19 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
It isn't weird to sleep beside a sword.
Written By Miranda
March 27, 2019, 2:45 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Delilah
So much wisdom, guidance, friendship, and kindness shown.
Thank you, my Lady. It means the world to me!
Thank you, my Lady. It means the world to me!
Written By Josephine
March 27, 2019, 12:07 p.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Someones ankle is getting rapped.
Written By Riagnon
March 27, 2019, 11:45 a.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
Oh, no! Now I /have even/ more Responsibility!
Written By Josephine
March 27, 2019, 11:32 a.m.(10/24/1010 AR)
I quite delight in being told 'but I get it cheaper from so and so.
Do you now?
Then go there instead, or pay the price my time commands.
Do you now?
Then go there instead, or pay the price my time commands.
Written By Solange
March 27, 2019, 10:11 a.m.(10/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Orathy
Let us be clear, the Compact or anyone who may read my whites, I have never spit on a man nor would I. I also do not associate myself with criminals, for anyone who cares to bear that in mind. While I feel deeply for those who might be forced into such a lifestyle, they must know that they are only hurting our collective society more than they are helping.
Written By Sparte
March 27, 2019, 9:04 a.m.(10/23/1010 AR)
I'm honored to have been able to lead some of the good people of the Order of East Light recently. They proved to be both able and willing to do hard work. I wish the cause hadn't existed, that the people on the roads were safe, but the call for action came and was answered. There are still many more threats on the roads, both external and from within the compact. There is also still time for those committed to those paths not yet deal with to change their ways, and I hope they will.
Written By Niklas
March 27, 2019, 9 a.m.(10/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Valdemar
Your father was quite the traditionalist, so none of this is surprising.
I never did hear any complaints when he called on the Kennex fleet to assist where necessary and Admiral Renatta Kennex lead from her flagship, though.
I never did hear any complaints when he called on the Kennex fleet to assist where necessary and Admiral Renatta Kennex lead from her flagship, though.
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