Written By Elloise
May 18, 2018, 12:44 a.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
10/6/1008 AR
Dear Mom,
I'm going to send you an edited copy of this letter, because if I detail all of the things that happened on the trip from Leaholdt, you might have me plunked onto the next carriage headed out of the city. Suffice to say: it's totally not my fault that I attempted to make the ride smoother by attempting to improve the spring suspension system of the undercarriage. A semi-elliptical leaf spring just seems so outdated. I thought maybe if we took some of that lighter, better steel -- like Oathlands steel, we could --
(oh, sorry, Scholar. You can't keep up with me. Well, cut out this part.)
-- so, see, I cannot be blamed for the entire party (with those hired guards) winding up in the ditch. Thankfully, I did manage to make a rather on the spot poultice of cold mud and mixed herbs to bring down the inflammation on the driver's head. Yes, it did take some convincing to try and get him to trust me with slapping mud (I think - I swear it was mud) on his bald spot. Poor sir. I'll need to write him a smart apology letter following this entry.
Suffice to say that Tomwell saw me well settled into my new room (oak - a greatly dense hardwood) and it's perfectly lovely. A clean slate to build my workshop in. I already have ideas and sketches drawn up on how the maximize the layout to create an efficient laboratory-slash-working space. Like I promised, I DID join the Scholars of Vellichor. I am ALSO a member of the Apothecary College. AND another thing that I am apprentice of but I don't think I look very good in scarlet. Would hair ribbons be all right?
(Scholar? You look a little pale. Is your hand cramping?! I'm sorry.)
I need to stop now. I'll write soon.
Always,
Elly.
Dear Mom,
I'm going to send you an edited copy of this letter, because if I detail all of the things that happened on the trip from Leaholdt, you might have me plunked onto the next carriage headed out of the city. Suffice to say: it's totally not my fault that I attempted to make the ride smoother by attempting to improve the spring suspension system of the undercarriage. A semi-elliptical leaf spring just seems so outdated. I thought maybe if we took some of that lighter, better steel -- like Oathlands steel, we could --
(oh, sorry, Scholar. You can't keep up with me. Well, cut out this part.)
-- so, see, I cannot be blamed for the entire party (with those hired guards) winding up in the ditch. Thankfully, I did manage to make a rather on the spot poultice of cold mud and mixed herbs to bring down the inflammation on the driver's head. Yes, it did take some convincing to try and get him to trust me with slapping mud (I think - I swear it was mud) on his bald spot. Poor sir. I'll need to write him a smart apology letter following this entry.
Suffice to say that Tomwell saw me well settled into my new room (oak - a greatly dense hardwood) and it's perfectly lovely. A clean slate to build my workshop in. I already have ideas and sketches drawn up on how the maximize the layout to create an efficient laboratory-slash-working space. Like I promised, I DID join the Scholars of Vellichor. I am ALSO a member of the Apothecary College. AND another thing that I am apprentice of but I don't think I look very good in scarlet. Would hair ribbons be all right?
(Scholar? You look a little pale. Is your hand cramping?! I'm sorry.)
I need to stop now. I'll write soon.
Always,
Elly.
Written By Driskell
May 18, 2018, 12:03 a.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
In the 1008th year after the reckoning on a crisp Autumn day that I, Brother Driskell Stillwater, enter the city of Arx through the Seawatch Gate past the shadow of Shaivassa. I note that I have been significantly delayed returning from the war. Imbalance has brought me back.
I have returned, but have I returned at the right time?
I have returned, but have I returned at the right time?
Written By Joscelin
May 18, 2018, 12:01 a.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
My experiment on limited windows for commissions has proved interesting. Of the three, two have been taken.
That means there's one slot left. If you'd like a commission, send me a missive. First one in gets the slot.
That means there's one slot left. If you'd like a commission, send me a missive. First one in gets the slot.
Written By Mirari
May 17, 2018, 11:30 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Alarissa
I'm proud to see what you've done. I can't wait to see what you'll do next.
Written By Genevieve
May 17, 2018, 7:38 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Marie's recipes are so good that even /I/ can't stop eating what I bake. I'm getting so well-padded around the hips that I'm almost on the verge of having to lie down just to pull my trousers on.
I also feel like Marie needs to find employment outside of Keaton Hall, or I'm going to be five times as big as I am already by the time winter rolls in. At least I'll have enough fat on me to survive, I guess.
I also feel like Marie needs to find employment outside of Keaton Hall, or I'm going to be five times as big as I am already by the time winter rolls in. At least I'll have enough fat on me to survive, I guess.
Written By Caith
May 17, 2018, 7:37 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Victus
We do?!
Where is it?
Is it a boy kitten or a girl kitten?
Does it have a name yet? y/n
--> If it doesn't have a name yet, can I help naming it? I have ideas!
What color is it?
Is it fluffy?
Oh my goodness, I am SO excited!
Where is it?
Is it a boy kitten or a girl kitten?
Does it have a name yet? y/n
--> If it doesn't have a name yet, can I help naming it? I have ideas!
What color is it?
Is it fluffy?
Oh my goodness, I am SO excited!
Written By Victus
May 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Caith
No, we have one already.
Written By Fairen
May 17, 2018, 7:24 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Sina
I find Scholar Sina to be an excellent character, of a well established courtesy and brilliant mind. She came to my estate earlier today, and I found myself learning just as much as I was teaching. If not, perhaps more. It is my hope that she will continue to be a colleague of mine.
Written By Caith
May 17, 2018, 7:21 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Luca
You're welcome.
PS: May I have a kitten?
PS: May I have a kitten?
Written By Luca
May 17, 2018, 5:31 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Caith
Thank you.
Written By Eirene
May 17, 2018, 4:42 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
I'm very thankful to all the friends and family who have been with me during this fucked up six months. Half a damn year and I've lost three people who I cared for most in the world.
I don't know where I'd be right now if not for you, your support, and this damn baby. Someday this poor kid is going to look up mommy's journals and cry because I didn't love them enough or some shit. Or they better not. Any kid of mine is going to learn you don't cry when people can see you.
And that's why I've been spending lots of time alone lately.
I don't know where I'd be right now if not for you, your support, and this damn baby. Someday this poor kid is going to look up mommy's journals and cry because I didn't love them enough or some shit. Or they better not. Any kid of mine is going to learn you don't cry when people can see you.
And that's why I've been spending lots of time alone lately.
Written By Cristoph
May 17, 2018, 4:40 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Sabella
I don't actually know her. But her journals are always very chipper. It's nice.
Written By Caith
May 17, 2018, 4:39 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
I adore you. Truly, madly, deeply .. I do.
Written By Valery
May 17, 2018, 4:26 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Tikva
I also sell teas in the stall of the Redrain Gardens...
Written By Valery
May 17, 2018, 4:24 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Monique
You are more than welcome to come visit the garden!
Written By Valery
May 17, 2018, 4:24 p.m.(10/6/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Monique
You are more than welcome to come visit the garden!
Written By Sparte
May 17, 2018, 4:05 p.m.(10/5/1008 AR)
Silent Reflections, Silent Servants, Vowbreakers, Silverhands
Whatever name people use for them, they are those who chose to reveal the secrets of others in contradiction to a vow given to the gods. Some did so for heroic reasons, sacrificing themselves to the fate they knew would follow in order to help others. Others for purely selfish reasons, seeking to gain in some way or exploit some weakness discovered. Then there are those where it was a mix of both, such as revealing something to help a loved one.
Over the past week I've spent many hours sitting amongst the Silent Reflections. They are every bit as human as the rest of us, with personalities and habits both pleasing and abrassive. All people who made a choice to reveal what they vowed never to reveal.
It has left me to wonder if I could ever make the same choice. Given knowledge I should never share, would I act on it in defiance of vows and promises I have made? When? Would I do it to serve myself or to save a life? To serve my fealty or to save thousands? Or would I stand silent and do nothing, even as the Compact burns for it?
Choices like this, contradictions between what is right and what is good, are woven into us. For the sake of knowledge we must keep some secrets, for the sake of justice we must sometimes punish heroes, and because of honor we must accept that fate when it is our own.
I have much more to consider than I will be able to put to paper tonight. This has been a painful truth to explore. While I would not take back the punishment they suffer, my heart hurts for the Silent Reflections whom I have spent time with. May they be blessed in their next lives.
Written By Sabella
May 17, 2018, 3:44 p.m.(10/5/1008 AR)
Today was not only the most amazing day because Master Bastien FINALLY recognized me as a Mummer and a fine talent, but because Princess Coraline and I have been trading messages on something that will be VERY EXCITING for EVERYONE!
EVERYONE! All of you, in Arx! Get excited! Big things are happening!
EVERYONE! All of you, in Arx! Get excited! Big things are happening!
Written By Bree
May 17, 2018, 3:31 p.m.(10/5/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Ylva
So upbeat, yet she thinks so fatalistically. Ylva isn't just a person who has dedicated her life to healing. She's done so believing that since life ends in death the inevitability of it means that she is doomed to fail in her duties. Yet she never gives up or despairs. I love her dearly.
Written By Zebulon
May 17, 2018, 3:18 p.m.(10/5/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Quenia
Marquessa Quenia, I am very thankful for your words of encouragement and I know you would have come if you could have. It was a thrilling bout and I look forward to the next one and, hopefully, your presence there! I appreciate your patronage and your support of my dream of becoming a Champion!
Please note that the scholars may take some time preparing your journal for others to read.