Written By Rysen
July 20, 2019, 3:19 p.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Ailith
Ode to the Legate of Concepts
O bright soul, and kind!
Who before all pomp
Upholds the gods' shinning light,
And with eyes that gaze upon
Immortal things profound,
Brings, like the flower's bloom,
Hope to every bride and groom.
O bright soul, and kind!
Who before all pomp
Upholds the gods' shinning light,
And with eyes that gaze upon
Immortal things profound,
Brings, like the flower's bloom,
Hope to every bride and groom.
Written By Rysen
July 20, 2019, 2:56 p.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
I was able to transport the body of Lord Syd Volkov to the morgue in a respectful manner with help of my fellow confessors.
He was not unknown to me, as I'd met Lord Syd once in the Black Axe Pub with my retainer Rukhnis. His energy was palpable in spite of his age, and his sense of humor was warm and welcoming. An innocent misunderstanding involving Rukhnis - and an easy one to make - still makes me laugh to recollect. Such a man was a shinning thread in the tapestry of Arx, and he will be missed.
The Sentinel will not fail to lead me and my brothers and sisters of the Inquisition to the truth, and I look forward to his soul finding its due rest in the knowledge that those who spread hate and pain and death have been granted the fate their actions and our gods require.
He was not unknown to me, as I'd met Lord Syd once in the Black Axe Pub with my retainer Rukhnis. His energy was palpable in spite of his age, and his sense of humor was warm and welcoming. An innocent misunderstanding involving Rukhnis - and an easy one to make - still makes me laugh to recollect. Such a man was a shinning thread in the tapestry of Arx, and he will be missed.
The Sentinel will not fail to lead me and my brothers and sisters of the Inquisition to the truth, and I look forward to his soul finding its due rest in the knowledge that those who spread hate and pain and death have been granted the fate their actions and our gods require.
Written By Victus
July 20, 2019, 2:34 p.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Rinel
Some weeks ago I ran into Rinel on the Sovereign Bridge. I believe she needs to feed her cat less. Unless she's attempting to build the strongest neck in Arvum.
Written By Victus
July 20, 2019, 2:30 p.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Sparte
House Thrax is fortunate to have a retainer as loyal to its conviction as Sparte Grayfallow and I am fortunate to have a protege so diligent.
He bent the knee during our war with the Gyre and has shown his bravery time and time again. He may not have been born in the Mourning Isles, but he committed to defend them. I'll always respect that.
He bent the knee during our war with the Gyre and has shown his bravery time and time again. He may not have been born in the Mourning Isles, but he committed to defend them. I'll always respect that.
Written By Willow
July 20, 2019, 1:16 p.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
That so many murders continue happening in the capitol makes me wish my talents were more along that of a knight than an artist. Knowing my newly bought home is so close to Princess Reese makes me feel a bit safer as I don't just love her dearly but I also trust her unquestioningly. She is a rare minority in that.
Written By Yvon
July 20, 2019, 12:42 p.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
In these pages, Raimon asks me, 'Who are you to question the integrity and honor of a High Lord?'
I ask Raimon, 'Who are you *not* to question them? By why right do you, apparently a prince--at least for now--abdicate your responsibility to doubt commonplaces when they are treated as unquestioned fact?' In this debate about the High Lord's actions, it came to my attention that people consider one thing certain: no one still questions Victus's dedication to ending thralldom. Yet that sort of certainty is dangerous. That sort of certainty, I believe, must be challenged, probed, and tested by those who hew to the Thirteenth's teachings.
Who am I? A student. A commoner. A man, of sorts, who arrived in this city eager to learn more about the God into whose service he feels called, and who thus far has gained the impression that the Shrine of the Thirteen turned itself into a toothless masturbatory cult to one minor attribute of Tehom. Look at your reflection. See your darkest flaws. Embrace them. Balance them. Inhabit calm. Good! Now feel your darkest passions. Accept them. Release them. Balance them. Inhabit calm. Good!
Is this not selfishness? Shrinking a God into a personal totem to help one master oneself? To improve oneself? Tehom is not merely the god of balance. Or of tranquility. Or of SELF-reflection. He is not the Reflection, he is the Dark Reflection and His realm is far, far grander than our pathetic selves.
Let no assumption stand uncontested. Let no dogma remain unexamined. Never assume that even the greatest triumphs--especially not those--are not fatally flawed. Leave no self-righteousness unchallenged and no darkness unacknowledged. Not just in our selves, that most pitiful of arenas, but in our society and in our faith.
But I'm merely a student. Perhaps I will learn better.
I ask Raimon, 'Who are you *not* to question them? By why right do you, apparently a prince--at least for now--abdicate your responsibility to doubt commonplaces when they are treated as unquestioned fact?' In this debate about the High Lord's actions, it came to my attention that people consider one thing certain: no one still questions Victus's dedication to ending thralldom. Yet that sort of certainty is dangerous. That sort of certainty, I believe, must be challenged, probed, and tested by those who hew to the Thirteenth's teachings.
Who am I? A student. A commoner. A man, of sorts, who arrived in this city eager to learn more about the God into whose service he feels called, and who thus far has gained the impression that the Shrine of the Thirteen turned itself into a toothless masturbatory cult to one minor attribute of Tehom. Look at your reflection. See your darkest flaws. Embrace them. Balance them. Inhabit calm. Good! Now feel your darkest passions. Accept them. Release them. Balance them. Inhabit calm. Good!
Is this not selfishness? Shrinking a God into a personal totem to help one master oneself? To improve oneself? Tehom is not merely the god of balance. Or of tranquility. Or of SELF-reflection. He is not the Reflection, he is the Dark Reflection and His realm is far, far grander than our pathetic selves.
Let no assumption stand uncontested. Let no dogma remain unexamined. Never assume that even the greatest triumphs--especially not those--are not fatally flawed. Leave no self-righteousness unchallenged and no darkness unacknowledged. Not just in our selves, that most pitiful of arenas, but in our society and in our faith.
But I'm merely a student. Perhaps I will learn better.
Written By Thena
July 20, 2019, 10:44 a.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Calaudrin
I would also like to clarify that the ring Sir Calaudrin sent me did not actually burn my hand.
Just my soul.
And my eyes.
Just my soul.
And my eyes.
Written By Sudara
July 20, 2019, 9:48 a.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Nadir
An intriguing Seraceni with far less interest in swashbuckling or buccaneering than in the building of alliances and the winning of friends. I am warmly grateful to him for the pleasant surprise of being approached with a request for long-term cooperation; I look forward to learning what we can do to help our home fiefs.
Written By Sudara
July 20, 2019, 9:47 a.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Are my beloved followers now verging on respectability? It is rather a strange notion, but it would seem that an unexpected side-effect of our fortification efforts has been that the Trueworn are now hailed - by prodigal standards - as being comparatively civilised and unusually accomplished. Still prodigals, but now somewhat more than minimally-tolerated among the Lyceum. As surprises go, it is a decidedly welcome one.
Written By Celeste
July 20, 2019, 8:15 a.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
We have been holding a Bazaar in the Setarco Commons for a few weeks now, and it's been a remarkable success. The traders and crafters from Setarco have noted an uptick in their sales. The people who struggle to sate their hunger are finding food. We have sent scores of new recruits to train with the First Legion in Setarco. I'm pleased to see not just the effort but also the results.
Written By Sanya
July 20, 2019, 8:07 a.m.(7/2/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Vanora
The bravest woman I know.
Written By Lysander
July 20, 2019, 7:46 a.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Silvio
My beloved Silvio has indulged me much these man months. I can only hope to repay his loyalty in kind.
Written By Llewella
July 20, 2019, 6:55 a.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Summer has arrived. Spring in Arx was already warm and even though I can smell the sea on the winds that come over the walls, it's not the same as Astarrea. The cherry mead that my dear cousin sent me from home helps, especially chilled in the cellar before it's brought out.
Written By Kenna
July 20, 2019, 2:32 a.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Calaudrin
To be totally clear:
I didn't realize at first that Sir Calaudrin had finished what he sent me.
When he clarified I accepted of course.
I didn't realize at first that Sir Calaudrin had finished what he sent me.
When he clarified I accepted of course.
Written By Orrin
July 20, 2019, 2:30 a.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Today we grieve.
Some days ago a number of our House guard were slain, senselessly and brutally, our home defiled. We have since experienced not only the excellence of those commanded to come when such awful events occur, but also a great outpouring of assistance and comfort from all corners of the Compact, both from those we already counted as friend or liege and those we do now. They have our gratitude.
We will perform rites for the fallen, and clean what has been sullied. Our work pauses neither for terror nor sadness. Seliki have, in our history, largely pursued justice as a means to liberation. Nonetheless I have every confidence justice shall have its day. Today, however, we grieve.
[The journal is amended with a list of the fallen, including their names, surviving family, and time in service to House Seliki.]
Some days ago a number of our House guard were slain, senselessly and brutally, our home defiled. We have since experienced not only the excellence of those commanded to come when such awful events occur, but also a great outpouring of assistance and comfort from all corners of the Compact, both from those we already counted as friend or liege and those we do now. They have our gratitude.
We will perform rites for the fallen, and clean what has been sullied. Our work pauses neither for terror nor sadness. Seliki have, in our history, largely pursued justice as a means to liberation. Nonetheless I have every confidence justice shall have its day. Today, however, we grieve.
[The journal is amended with a list of the fallen, including their names, surviving family, and time in service to House Seliki.]
Written By Riagnon
July 20, 2019, 2:02 a.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Calaudrin
Sir Cal sends THE WORST candy rings.
Written By Vanora
July 19, 2019, 11:16 p.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
For never did a weapon make men feel braver than the pen.
Written By Silvio
July 19, 2019, 10:44 p.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
He sent me a bird. I hope Grazia's falcons do not eat him.
Written By Silvio
July 19, 2019, 10:39 p.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Samuele
Brother-in-law
Written By Rafael
July 19, 2019, 10:36 p.m.(7/1/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Lark
Few in Arvum can likely boast the same self-certainty and strength of personal conviction as the former High Lady.
I shall pray that Our Lady of Change makes easy these passing penitent days for the attainted and any others who seek to be right with the Gods over these troubling events.
I shall pray that Our Lady of Change makes easy these passing penitent days for the attainted and any others who seek to be right with the Gods over these troubling events.
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