Written By Vanora
Jan. 16, 2019, 6:02 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Lianne
Dear One,
You have been much on my mind. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the gift you gave me. I cannot accurately explain what it means.
I hope we will speak more soon.
You have been much on my mind. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the gift you gave me. I cannot accurately explain what it means.
I hope we will speak more soon.
Written By Luca
Jan. 16, 2019, 5:40 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Gianna
Against all odds, I didn't miss the opening night for the Good Duke of Gemecitta.
Could you believe the music? The Nightingale of the Bard's College really outdid herself!
I heard she wrote the whole thing. Astounding.
Could you believe the music? The Nightingale of the Bard's College really outdid herself!
I heard she wrote the whole thing. Astounding.
Written By Marian
Jan. 16, 2019, 5:39 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
I stopped by the Knights of Solace to leave a personal donation and donate my time to assist some of the new prodigals. It's funny how just a few hours of training can shed some of the doldrums and lead to a feeling of productivity.
Written By Bliss
Jan. 16, 2019, 5:33 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Whisper House is happy to provide our services in how to properly address criticism of your well-intentioned actions. While we are certainly not pleased that many of these seem to result in so much bloodshed, it is our firm belief that we should all rise to be examples to the children of our realm, rather than attempting to emulate their problem-solving skills.
Written By Vanora
Jan. 16, 2019, 5:21 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
To my very dearest friend in all the world,
However complicated our paths became, and wherever yours takes you from me now, just know I have forgotten none of it.
I never will.
I love you.
However complicated our paths became, and wherever yours takes you from me now, just know I have forgotten none of it.
I never will.
I love you.
Written By Vanora
Jan. 16, 2019, 5:20 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Mydas
There is so much happening, and I am overwhelmed to the very marrow. Unsure where even to begin.
What is clear is that the world is changing. That another friend has been lost, will be buried, one that I believe was dearer to me than I dared to realize until it was too late. The absence he leaves behind is a chasm that I'm not sure how to find the way across. I feel broken, and I expect to feel this way for some time.
I will miss you, all of you, so much more than my words can say.
What is clear is that the world is changing. That another friend has been lost, will be buried, one that I believe was dearer to me than I dared to realize until it was too late. The absence he leaves behind is a chasm that I'm not sure how to find the way across. I feel broken, and I expect to feel this way for some time.
I will miss you, all of you, so much more than my words can say.
Written By Adora
Jan. 16, 2019, 5:16 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Just a reminder that Bell Bookcases and Cabinets sells caskets.
Written By Arianna
Jan. 16, 2019, 4:55 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
A sellsword is only worth as much as her ability to keep confidence with her employers. For all the Blades who don't understand this...
...you're in the wrong profession. Any moron with half-assed training can pick up a sword and sell their "skills" for coin.
When the job is done. You cash out, go buy yourself something nice and shut the fuck up. That's it. Easy money.
...you're in the wrong profession. Any moron with half-assed training can pick up a sword and sell their "skills" for coin.
When the job is done. You cash out, go buy yourself something nice and shut the fuck up. That's it. Easy money.
Written By Rinel
Jan. 16, 2019, 4:19 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Laric
The Grandmaster Preston does not and has never claimed to speak for the Gods. Nevertheless, he is a beacon of righteousness whose actions and words only a fool would fail to heed.
Written By Preston
Jan. 16, 2019, 4:06 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Laric
As always I find the Master of Questions to be reasoned, well thought out and eloquent. He is quite correct - the forces of the Crown represent the Crown with all its rights and privileges, and the forces of the Faith represent the Gods. We should not confuse the two in ignorance, nor in malice set them to conflict.
Written By Rinel
Jan. 16, 2019, 1:07 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Shard
For too long has that excuse been used to hide wickedness from purifying light. Indeed, in this case the Count Amadeo has made quite clear to me the necessity of guarding certain aspects of knowledge.
Yet this does not excuse a Faith that routinely fabricates truth for its own convenience. A fallen discipleship is no lighthouse for the Church.
Yet this does not excuse a Faith that routinely fabricates truth for its own convenience. A fallen discipleship is no lighthouse for the Church.
Written By Jeffeth
Jan. 16, 2019, 12:50 p.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
If you get removed from your post for keeping a secret, maybe give it a full day before you decry other people for keeping a secret. Just a thought.
Written By Gilroy
Jan. 16, 2019, 11:44 a.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Noting that I myself am not particularly religious, it is still surprising to see and hear from many nobles who are loudly and stridently voicing disagreement with the recent decisions made by the leaders of the Faith.
People may love those to whom they have given their fealty, but when times get scary, the common folk seek the refuge and comfort of the Faith.
Times are getting very scary. Peers would do well not to challenge their people to choose between them and the sixth great house.
People may love those to whom they have given their fealty, but when times get scary, the common folk seek the refuge and comfort of the Faith.
Times are getting very scary. Peers would do well not to challenge their people to choose between them and the sixth great house.
Written By Santi
Jan. 16, 2019, 11:43 a.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
Reflections on growing hair.
I suppose I have no legitimate reason to continue shaving my head daily. I am no longer in the field, do not have to worry about the omnipresent threat of parasites, grime, or overly bored compatriots with malicious nocturnal dying habits. Still, such worries have been replaced by their own forms of anxiety. If I no longer keep shorn, where will it all end? Baldness has become a rote process to me now; I wake, I shave. I start at my chin and work my way up. If I change this, how will I know when to stop? At the ears? The temples? Will I end up with some great, foot high crest like some sort of demented rooster; or will I find myself only attending to the parts I can see easily - resulting in a formal clip in the front and long, albeit festive, locks in the back? Perhaps I will forgo shaving altogether - but what then? Shall I be relegated to naught but a pair of eyes peering out from within a luxurious globe of fiber? Will the knitting guild suddenly take an interest in me and being pursuing me at all ends? Shall I awaken in the middle of the knight to find a gaggle of courtly ladies clustered about my bed, commenting on color, texture, thickness; complimenting the staple length... Actually... wait...
I suppose I have no legitimate reason to continue shaving my head daily. I am no longer in the field, do not have to worry about the omnipresent threat of parasites, grime, or overly bored compatriots with malicious nocturnal dying habits. Still, such worries have been replaced by their own forms of anxiety. If I no longer keep shorn, where will it all end? Baldness has become a rote process to me now; I wake, I shave. I start at my chin and work my way up. If I change this, how will I know when to stop? At the ears? The temples? Will I end up with some great, foot high crest like some sort of demented rooster; or will I find myself only attending to the parts I can see easily - resulting in a formal clip in the front and long, albeit festive, locks in the back? Perhaps I will forgo shaving altogether - but what then? Shall I be relegated to naught but a pair of eyes peering out from within a luxurious globe of fiber? Will the knitting guild suddenly take an interest in me and being pursuing me at all ends? Shall I awaken in the middle of the knight to find a gaggle of courtly ladies clustered about my bed, commenting on color, texture, thickness; complimenting the staple length... Actually... wait...
Written By Perronne
Jan. 16, 2019, 10:50 a.m.(5/16/1010 AR)
So much packing - my research has always been "hands on", and I'll be making several trips to various places in the Compact to make sure that everything I put in the Almanac is accurate to my best ability to make it so. And I'll be exploring the trade possibilities of Cascade Springs, in the North, so that'll be another set of trips, and I think it has real potential to become a Northern trading hub of some renown! But it does mean that I'll be out of town for a bit, here and there, and that - to my sorrow - I won't have time to venture out in search of new and exciting antiquities for a while.
So many messages to answer, and lovely thick letters from people talking about their experiences on the roads throughout the Compact. Markets to visit (and a trade fair to organize!), and writing has already begun for the next edition of the Almanac. I would never have guessed, ten years ago, that I'd enjoy sitting at a desk for hours, just looking through notes (both my own, and those of other experts), and turning those notes into helpful advice, commentary, and the like for merchants from those on their first caravan, to the larger merchant houses of the great cities. But I do! It is a little like putting the world into order - not a stern, rigid order that has no flexibility and doesn't let people be people - but order nonetheless.
If anyone passing through Arx happens to read this journal, and wishes to share their own road experiences, never hesitate to send me a letter! It may not be included in the Almanac, but I love to hear about people's merchant adventures, either in writing, or over drinks - my treat, of course. What good's a story if you can't even get a free ale out of it, after all?
So many messages to answer, and lovely thick letters from people talking about their experiences on the roads throughout the Compact. Markets to visit (and a trade fair to organize!), and writing has already begun for the next edition of the Almanac. I would never have guessed, ten years ago, that I'd enjoy sitting at a desk for hours, just looking through notes (both my own, and those of other experts), and turning those notes into helpful advice, commentary, and the like for merchants from those on their first caravan, to the larger merchant houses of the great cities. But I do! It is a little like putting the world into order - not a stern, rigid order that has no flexibility and doesn't let people be people - but order nonetheless.
If anyone passing through Arx happens to read this journal, and wishes to share their own road experiences, never hesitate to send me a letter! It may not be included in the Almanac, but I love to hear about people's merchant adventures, either in writing, or over drinks - my treat, of course. What good's a story if you can't even get a free ale out of it, after all?
Written By Lucita
Jan. 16, 2019, 10:10 a.m.(5/15/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Yelana
It was nice to get to talk with my young cousin while enjoying the views of the Hall of Heroes. So much to be learned there, I'll never remember it all so know how overwhelming it can seem at times. As for my cousin, may what you learn bring you more joy than sorrow. That is my hope for you.
Written By Laric
Jan. 16, 2019, 9:56 a.m.(5/15/1010 AR)
Religious zeal in action is at once a powerful and frightening thing to behold.
It is the product of earnest, steadfast belief in the gods and a desire to see Their will done. That much is commendable, but those possessed by zeal often begin to see themselves as direct instruments of the gods. This arrogance leads them to forget that in Arvum, only the Dominus and their Legates speak for the gods. Their instruments are the priests of the Faith, and the priests are assisted by the Faith's discipleships. Only those acknowledged and guided by the Faith of the Pantheon can say they enact Their will or speak with authority when it comes to interpreting Them or granting Their forgiveness. To think otherwise is dangerous hubris and something we must all be careful not to encourage.
It is the product of earnest, steadfast belief in the gods and a desire to see Their will done. That much is commendable, but those possessed by zeal often begin to see themselves as direct instruments of the gods. This arrogance leads them to forget that in Arvum, only the Dominus and their Legates speak for the gods. Their instruments are the priests of the Faith, and the priests are assisted by the Faith's discipleships. Only those acknowledged and guided by the Faith of the Pantheon can say they enact Their will or speak with authority when it comes to interpreting Them or granting Their forgiveness. To think otherwise is dangerous hubris and something we must all be careful not to encourage.
Written By Carmen
Jan. 16, 2019, 9:34 a.m.(5/15/1010 AR)
Now that everyone's got the finger pointing at sellswords and misbehaving scholars out of their systems, I can't wait to read all the plans for reforming the groups that let three hundred people to do evil for years unpunished.
I put an arrow through the throat of a woman that turned one of my people into red goop. If you want to blame some spring rheumatism, fine, but I find my knees aren't feeling so penitent right now.
And I'm sick to death of being lectured for keeping secrets by the people keeping secrets. A little daylight would do us all good.
I put an arrow through the throat of a woman that turned one of my people into red goop. If you want to blame some spring rheumatism, fine, but I find my knees aren't feeling so penitent right now.
And I'm sick to death of being lectured for keeping secrets by the people keeping secrets. A little daylight would do us all good.
Written By Preston
Jan. 16, 2019, 9:08 a.m.(5/15/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Silas
Lord Commander, it may shock you to learn that the Scholars are not the Templars and the Templars are not the Scholars. Even if we accept your point that you were not told of your own traitors as though this were a similar occasion - indeed I do not recall any purge of the Iron Guard in advance of rebellion, I mostly recall rebellion - no Templars were involved, we are separate to the Scholars, a different discipleship. Why were we not informed at least, if indeed they mistakenly felt they could not speak to the Archscholar? Why did those undertaking this risk the fact that conflict could have broken out had a Templar come across the seemingly random violence against a Scholar? Does the thought of those under the sigil of the Crown engaged in bloody conflict with those under the Faith not scare you? Are you so blasé about such risks that you just do not care? The ends justify the means I am sure some will say - such thoughts lead you down the path of men like Abbas and of Marach.
You say you will stand with the Crimson Blades, fight with them, even during this period - in that you choose working with them over the Templars. It is a choice, of course, one you are free to make. But even if we ignore the questions of right and wrong and take this as a practical matter, it might suggest to the King he needs at least a Lord Commander with the basic skills in mathematics. To forsake working with a military order numbering over 100,000 across Arvum for one numbering at most a few thousand seems military planning on a level of trying to lick a Shav Warlord to see if that would work. Especially when you the Crimson Blade commandant undertakes her atonement, with grace and honour that may well see her emerge with greater respect from the Faith Militant even if we cannot quite forget, so you could simply have stayed out of the matter.
You say you will stand with the Crimson Blades, fight with them, even during this period - in that you choose working with them over the Templars. It is a choice, of course, one you are free to make. But even if we ignore the questions of right and wrong and take this as a practical matter, it might suggest to the King he needs at least a Lord Commander with the basic skills in mathematics. To forsake working with a military order numbering over 100,000 across Arvum for one numbering at most a few thousand seems military planning on a level of trying to lick a Shav Warlord to see if that would work. Especially when you the Crimson Blade commandant undertakes her atonement, with grace and honour that may well see her emerge with greater respect from the Faith Militant even if we cannot quite forget, so you could simply have stayed out of the matter.
Written By Selene
Jan. 16, 2019, 9:07 a.m.(5/15/1010 AR)
A glass of potent Lenosian red, a multitude of lively companions, and engaging conversation: these are the elements of a memorable night.
Let me publicly congratulate Prince Niccolo for his accomplishments with the Black Fox. Entering that esteemed venue is rather like coming home.
Let me publicly congratulate Prince Niccolo for his accomplishments with the Black Fox. Entering that esteemed venue is rather like coming home.
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