Written By Rymarr
Dec. 30, 2018, 10:57 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
I did not dream. I did not sleep.
I was a fish that ventured too far into the deep dark, I was a hummingbird outside a window, and I was an oak tree which has stood since the Reckoning.
In my mind I leapt from cloud to cloud, surveying the world below from on high. Which we all know is impossible because clouds are much akin to quicksand and if one did attempt to leap from cloud to cloud, they would suffocate as they're sucked into the center of them.
On the shoulder of a behemoth of brass and power, we marched among the highest peaks and the lowest valleys. Not to conquer, not to wage war, but to simply enjoy the world laid out before us as two enemies-turned-friends. Knowing nothing of one another but names.
It was all captured in a moment as vibrant as a child's laughter and I felt alive. As the sun shined on one horizon, the moon brought darkness to the other. A world in the midst of change and it was my purpose to both endure and enjoy the change, since it was for the better. While the sun set and the moon rose, or perhaps the moon set and the sun rose, I sat and enjoyed it on a lush hilltop as a lion with a mane of leaves.
It's going to be a good day. If not, then there is pie tomorrow morning. That way the day starts off just a little better than the last ended.
I was a fish that ventured too far into the deep dark, I was a hummingbird outside a window, and I was an oak tree which has stood since the Reckoning.
In my mind I leapt from cloud to cloud, surveying the world below from on high. Which we all know is impossible because clouds are much akin to quicksand and if one did attempt to leap from cloud to cloud, they would suffocate as they're sucked into the center of them.
On the shoulder of a behemoth of brass and power, we marched among the highest peaks and the lowest valleys. Not to conquer, not to wage war, but to simply enjoy the world laid out before us as two enemies-turned-friends. Knowing nothing of one another but names.
It was all captured in a moment as vibrant as a child's laughter and I felt alive. As the sun shined on one horizon, the moon brought darkness to the other. A world in the midst of change and it was my purpose to both endure and enjoy the change, since it was for the better. While the sun set and the moon rose, or perhaps the moon set and the sun rose, I sat and enjoyed it on a lush hilltop as a lion with a mane of leaves.
It's going to be a good day. If not, then there is pie tomorrow morning. That way the day starts off just a little better than the last ended.
Written By Lou
Dec. 30, 2018, 8:41 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Sparte
I am so, so very proud of everything you have accomplished, and I am glad to have been part of something so great and significant for you. I have faith that you will be able to do everything you set out to accomplish, and that which you were bid to do once it was all over.
Written By Lou
Dec. 30, 2018, 8:15 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Fairen
We have endured. We have people who are capable of miraculous things. We do not need foreign forces. We will continue to endure. Why? Because Arx /is/ remembering. More and more. Little by little. Through the strength and continued work of our own people, our own heroes.
There is hope, Marquis Fairen Leary, I undoubtedly assure you.
There is hope, Marquis Fairen Leary, I undoubtedly assure you.
Written By Isobella
Dec. 30, 2018, 7:23 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Jaenelle
Jaenelle was swift in her welcome upon my arrival in Arx, which was all the more impressive considering the sheer volume of goings-on in the city at the moment. We haven't had a chance to meet in person as yet, but I look forward to learning more of this Thrax-born Voice of Velenosa.
Written By Shard
Dec. 30, 2018, 7:03 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Fairen
Let me put it this way. They're not actually offering protection. They're offering to make us their subjects. And I guarantee you won't like what comes from that.
Written By Austen
Dec. 30, 2018, 5:34 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
I have been released from my vows to House Valardin so that I might swear to the King and join the King's Own.
My heart splits in two, half singing in joy to serve the King, and half in mourning for what it has lost.
And - for the briefest of moments - I owe no fealty.
No one told me how adrift I would feel.
My heart splits in two, half singing in joy to serve the King, and half in mourning for what it has lost.
And - for the briefest of moments - I owe no fealty.
No one told me how adrift I would feel.
Written By Isobella
Dec. 30, 2018, 5:16 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
The question that dances behind many closed lips in response to the recent offer posed to the people of the Compact seems to be 'At what cost?' and for good reason. Others don't seem interested in joining the table for negotiations at all, instead taking the stance that the Compact must stand for itself with the passing of its protector. Personally, I'm curious as to what's in it for all parties involved, foreign and familiar. I'll continue speaking to others likewise curious or better informed than myself; it's clearly an interesting moment in time to have found myself in Arx once more.
Written By Evonleigh
Dec. 30, 2018, 3:15 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
Tonight I let my pride rise up and speak, loudly and without thinking. I hurt someone without meaning to, and someone I've come to think of fondly, in spite of everything that says I should not. The following is for them:
I'm sorry. I was selfish and I am foolish. I do not want you ever to pretend to be anyone but who you are -- even if it would be easier on us both if you or I or both were different people entirely, with different pasts and different futures. For now, know that you are someone to admire, no matter what you think. And admire you I do.
It will just continue to be from afar.
I'm sorry. I was selfish and I am foolish. I do not want you ever to pretend to be anyone but who you are -- even if it would be easier on us both if you or I or both were different people entirely, with different pasts and different futures. For now, know that you are someone to admire, no matter what you think. And admire you I do.
It will just continue to be from afar.
Written By Fairen
Dec. 30, 2018, 1:30 a.m.(4/8/1010 AR)
While my previous entry was entirely brimming with dread and gloom, please allow me to reiterate that the Compact can and will stand strong. Together, with wisdom, unity and resolve, we can overcome these impossible odds.
Written By Fairen
Dec. 30, 2018, 12:51 a.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
To say that the Compact does not need any protection is a folly. Twice we have been utterly destroyed from assaulting forces much stronger than ours. Even in those days, if the stories and legends are to be believed, our ranks were filled with miraculous men and women, capable of arcane feats unlike many of us could even fathom. Do not let arrogance cloud your judgement, and then call it resolve. We have recovered from two near annihilations. Do you presume we can survive a third?
Written By Saoirse
Dec. 30, 2018, 12:21 a.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
The spider's web is a home and a trap.
Written By Vanora
Dec. 29, 2018, 11:45 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Juniper
Juniper Whisper is indeed a talented diplomat, and her skill at assisting in the resolution of even the most challenging feuds, both public and private, is a resource Arx is lucky to have.
Written By Raymesin
Dec. 29, 2018, 9:58 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
So that was how silks hold a feast. Now I know exactly what they mean by 'As drunk as a Lord' - it's a lot like being as drunk as the man asleep on the street with no clothes, no money and no cares in the Lowers, but with people to make sure you still have clothes and money when you wake. Drunken darts was fun to watch, but it seems like a very bad idea to play if you have to go back to the Lowers and want to keep all your stuff when you do.
The food was good, mostly. I'm not sure all the things on those giant plates were food, but there you go. Given what was considered food, I think sampling the flowers is perfectly defensible.
The food was good, mostly. I'm not sure all the things on those giant plates were food, but there you go. Given what was considered food, I think sampling the flowers is perfectly defensible.
Written By Harper
Dec. 29, 2018, 7:28 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
My glass is half-full with lots of potential, not half-empty in need of filling by folks in flashy ships.
Written By Soren
Dec. 29, 2018, 6:56 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
Wish I could give a shit about all these fuckoffs coming in to say how wonderful they both are and how we're better off with them.
You know what that tells me? We got something they want. Either that, or we're a threat to something. Everybody always wants something and more often than not, it's usually self-serving. So these yahoos roll in an start swinging their dicks around. If you ask me, I'd also wager they're looking for some more meat shields in what spat they got against each other.
Fuck if I know what any of this really means. But the way I figure it? We've done alright on our own.
So thanks but no thanks.
You know what that tells me? We got something they want. Either that, or we're a threat to something. Everybody always wants something and more often than not, it's usually self-serving. So these yahoos roll in an start swinging their dicks around. If you ask me, I'd also wager they're looking for some more meat shields in what spat they got against each other.
Fuck if I know what any of this really means. But the way I figure it? We've done alright on our own.
So thanks but no thanks.
Written By Domonico
Dec. 29, 2018, 5:37 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
So I have now encountered a Nox'alfar, and his giant, purple spider.
I just wrote that sentence and have looked at it again and it feels wrong to have written that.
I just wrote that sentence and have looked at it again and it feels wrong to have written that.
Written By Sanya
Dec. 29, 2018, 5:07 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Petal
A sweet, talented young woman who invited me to the Spring Lodge Planting. It was wonderful to have gotten to know her and I look forward to the event.
Written By Daniella
Dec. 29, 2018, 4:52 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
This was a lovely gathering, the hostess put together a simple but still engaging game. I was slightly disappointed that nothing actually caught fire and nobody fought a duel to settle a lifelong feud, but you can't have everything. Also I was able to slip out before all that rapid drinking caught up with anyone in an unpleasant way.
Written By Alrec
Dec. 29, 2018, 4:46 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
Sure, they got big fancy ships but can their ship do J turns? Oh, it can...
Written By Domonico
Dec. 29, 2018, 4:23 p.m.(4/7/1010 AR)
So we have Emissaries from differing Empires approaching the Compact and making various offers of 'protection'. As far as I am concerned the Compact does not need the protection of other powers. With that in mind I will do what Malvici always do... prepare for war.
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