Written By Gwenna
July 22, 2018, 7:56 a.m.(3/28/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Kritr
The Clearlake Spring Festival was marvelous! I have not had the opportunity to see log-throwing since coming to Arx and it was quite exciting to watch. The paired contest, too, was so much fun to observe and I am sad now that I did not think to participate. That just makes me look all the more forward to next time! Seeing friends both old and new, as well as such a diverse group, made the event even more joyful. Overall, I was far more an observer than a participant, which is unusual for me, but I sincerely had a wonderful time and thought to note my thanks to the esteemed Baron of Clearlake for an exceptionally run evening.
Written By Petal
July 22, 2018, 7:44 a.m.(3/28/1009 AR)
I ordered a costume from Mistress Avaline. I'm going to the nature masquerade ball, but with all my orders I didn't have time to make my own costume. She came to the rescue and I'm excited about it.
Written By Alexis
July 22, 2018, 7:36 a.m.(3/28/1009 AR)
I met the Radiant - former Radiant now, I suppose - Whisper Selene only very briefly, and only once. But it was very clear how worthy she was of the title. She did have a splendid gift for becoming like the sun, a central figure in the room, and everyone else was better off for being able to bask in her light. And when she turned her attentions on you, it was amazing.
But the sun sets, and now she's retiring. May her rest be well, and may her lights remain undimmed when she returns to serve Whisper House once again.
I do not envy the Whisper who is to try to match her - but knowing her, and knowing Whisper House, I am sure they will be tireless until they find her match.
But the sun sets, and now she's retiring. May her rest be well, and may her lights remain undimmed when she returns to serve Whisper House once again.
I do not envy the Whisper who is to try to match her - but knowing her, and knowing Whisper House, I am sure they will be tireless until they find her match.
Written By Alexis
July 22, 2018, 7:25 a.m.(3/28/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Marian
I overheard someone reading a recent journal entry about Princess Marian Redrain to someone else, and I have to agree - she's unsurpassed as far as teachers in the Arts of War go, be it personal combat or leading men or just tactics. I've found a good friend in her, and I am forever grateful.
Written By Alexis
July 22, 2018, 7:21 a.m.(3/28/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Petal
Mistress Petal Penrose is a wonderful young woman, and quite talented. She's helped me with a number of things, including my little kit-boxes.
Written By Orelia
July 22, 2018, 6:20 a.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Despite the assortment of bruises that render me rather like one of those spotted dogs, this has been a fine week.
A spar with the Warchief and Voice of House Redrain - this seemed, initially, like a Very Bad Idea (tm). But the Princess Marian is not only a remarkably skillful warrior, she's also, as it turns out, a wonderful teacher. I'll be taking her pointers on board, for certain.
Adventure awaits! Never set foot on a ship in my life. So, getting chucked in the deep end (poor choice of words, perhaps?) with an upcoming expedition to deal with some pirates. Swash swash, buckle buckle.
Promised to finish my little song about dragons and virgins, as Princess Elgana seemed rather intrigued by the subject. Or maybe it was merely a timely distraction from whatever was making she and Sir Jeffeth blush so furiously..?
The upcoming Gala is a source of great activity and good cheer already. I've volunteered to lend a hand with a few different aspects of the festivities. It might take my mind off the lack of date!
And, as always, I remain a figure of either envy or pity as Prince Luca's protege. I'd best mention that, or he'll sulk. Good boy, Luca. Good boy.
A spar with the Warchief and Voice of House Redrain - this seemed, initially, like a Very Bad Idea (tm). But the Princess Marian is not only a remarkably skillful warrior, she's also, as it turns out, a wonderful teacher. I'll be taking her pointers on board, for certain.
Adventure awaits! Never set foot on a ship in my life. So, getting chucked in the deep end (poor choice of words, perhaps?) with an upcoming expedition to deal with some pirates. Swash swash, buckle buckle.
Promised to finish my little song about dragons and virgins, as Princess Elgana seemed rather intrigued by the subject. Or maybe it was merely a timely distraction from whatever was making she and Sir Jeffeth blush so furiously..?
The upcoming Gala is a source of great activity and good cheer already. I've volunteered to lend a hand with a few different aspects of the festivities. It might take my mind off the lack of date!
And, as always, I remain a figure of either envy or pity as Prince Luca's protege. I'd best mention that, or he'll sulk. Good boy, Luca. Good boy.
Written By Saedrus
July 22, 2018, 3:55 a.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Lumen
You are a wonderful woman, Lumen, but I think I will be confiscating your thesaurus.
I do not have the pages necessary to make a returned compliment of you dear, do not be selfish.
I do not have the pages necessary to make a returned compliment of you dear, do not be selfish.
Written By Saedrus
July 22, 2018, 3:50 a.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
With a heavy heart the Whisper House bids a temporary farewell to Selene, and see an end to her time as Radiant. Although it is a great loss to bear, all things have their end and in such a new beginning. The process of deciding the next Radiant is underway now our time spent grieving in Selene's wake is over.
We will after all see her again, and never forget her efforts for the Whisper House.
A new chapter in the House begins and I am without even a shadow of a doubt every Whisper is capable of upholding our rich and illustrious history. Whatever comes, I look forward to it, knowing we will always strive for greater things.
Soft Whispers, Harder Hearts
We will after all see her again, and never forget her efforts for the Whisper House.
A new chapter in the House begins and I am without even a shadow of a doubt every Whisper is capable of upholding our rich and illustrious history. Whatever comes, I look forward to it, knowing we will always strive for greater things.
Soft Whispers, Harder Hearts
Written By Tynan
July 22, 2018, 12:56 a.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
I'm not entirely sure that a game where you have a 50% chance of winning through sheer, blind, luck is much of game yet it has a strange appeal to it.
Far more than throwing a log down a field, at least.
Far more than throwing a log down a field, at least.
Written By Monique
July 22, 2018, 12:49 a.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Alessandro
We have been through a great deal together, in our short time of knowing one another. It speaks to your integrity that I would willingly trust you with not only my own life, but the lives of any of my family members. Of course, that family now includes you, and there is nothing that brings me greater joy. You have worked tirelessly on helping the upcoming Gala be the best it could possibly be. I know I can count on you to be there, to do what you say you will, and to do it to the best of your considerable ability.
I always learn so much from you, whether it's facts of law, which you excel at reciting from memory, or whether it is simply how to be a better human being, I know I will come away enriched. You have a heart of gold and I am lucky to be allowed a small part of it.
Plus, you're handsome. Mags will forgive me for noting that, won't she?
Yes, this was because I lost a bet. But it is truth. You are one in a million, cousin.
I always learn so much from you, whether it's facts of law, which you excel at reciting from memory, or whether it is simply how to be a better human being, I know I will come away enriched. You have a heart of gold and I am lucky to be allowed a small part of it.
Plus, you're handsome. Mags will forgive me for noting that, won't she?
Yes, this was because I lost a bet. But it is truth. You are one in a million, cousin.
Written By Lumen
July 21, 2018, 11:52 p.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Saedrus
Beaming. Brilliant. Gleaming. Glittering. Glowing. Incandescent. Lustrous. Resplendent. Shining. Sunny. Effulgent. Glorious. Lambent. Lucent. Refulgent. Sparkling.
...and that's just about his hair.
...and that's just about his hair.
Written By Bliss
July 21, 2018, 11:52 p.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
I would probably be dead if Selene Whisper had not given me a chance to join Whisper House. This is not an exaggeration - I was broke. I had one working arm. I had no name, no one, nothing, no skills to sell beyond the ones which she was looking for. She took a chance on me. A very, very risky chance, one which I am sure is still earning some questions today.
My mind is full of turmoil, but -
Soft whispers, harder hearts.
We move on.
My mind is full of turmoil, but -
Soft whispers, harder hearts.
We move on.
Written By Sparte
July 21, 2018, 11:27 p.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Tonight I fought Lady Joslyn in the Champions Tournament as people watched on. She with her hairpins, myself with my staff. The victory was my own, and I am officially in the finals of this tournament that Grandmaster Caspian has organized.
The final match is against Sir Jeffeth, whom I've had the pleasure of losing to once before. I will be honored to fight him again whatever the outcome. May this tournament be an honor to Gloria, and the tradition of the champions left stronger by it.
The final match is against Sir Jeffeth, whom I've had the pleasure of losing to once before. I will be honored to fight him again whatever the outcome. May this tournament be an honor to Gloria, and the tradition of the champions left stronger by it.
Written By Elloise
July 21, 2018, 10:03 p.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Edward
So, on the twelfth day of being married, I've learned a few new life lessons. The first one is:
* Make your house a home. We're turning the place into a home now, although the excessive maritime-themed decor is so wonderfully strange that I've no urge to move any of it. Including the taxidermy fish specimens behind the bar. They're garishly painted and need new glass eyes. It's more than just a space that the two of us are just passing through. This means that I shouldn't drop my boots in the middle of the path that Edward walks while on the way toward the hearth. I've only done it the twice. Stopped after the second time because I tripped over it and knocked over a fuckton of rum. That also means that I need to consider better fire-safety precautions when I'm working alchemy because the rum ignited off a stray spark from the brazier. (The eyelashes on my right eye are are a little shorter now. It's unfortunate, but now it matches the right side eyebrow.)
* Make your house a home. We're turning the place into a home now, although the excessive maritime-themed decor is so wonderfully strange that I've no urge to move any of it. Including the taxidermy fish specimens behind the bar. They're garishly painted and need new glass eyes. It's more than just a space that the two of us are just passing through. This means that I shouldn't drop my boots in the middle of the path that Edward walks while on the way toward the hearth. I've only done it the twice. Stopped after the second time because I tripped over it and knocked over a fuckton of rum. That also means that I need to consider better fire-safety precautions when I'm working alchemy because the rum ignited off a stray spark from the brazier. (The eyelashes on my right eye are are a little shorter now. It's unfortunate, but now it matches the right side eyebrow.)
Written By Victus
July 21, 2018, 6:45 p.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Soggy sandwiches are the fucking worst.
Written By Monique
July 21, 2018, 6:31 p.m.(3/27/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Petal
Two of the cloaks for The Gala are ready. Is it wrong that I don't want to have the party anymore, just so I can keep these incredible works of art for myself? Goodwoman Petal has outdone herself. And that was just for the Umbra and the Seasilk. I can only IMAGINE what the Aeterna, Pyreweave and Steelsilk Cloaks will look like when she's finished them! This raffle is going to be the hardest thing I have ever done. Give /away/ shiny, priceless things???
Written By Caspian
July 21, 2018, 5:23 p.m.(3/26/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Lisebet
As a current Liberator and former Thrall, I can say that Freedom is life. Before I had no future, I would wake up in the morning and spend all day doing what someone else told me to do, giving everything I had and only to (barely) get what I needed to live. I didn't want it, but I had no choice, all because who my parents were.
Without this freedom I now have I would not have a future, or at least a future I would want to live.
Without this freedom I now have I would not have a future, or at least a future I would want to live.
Written By Thorley
July 21, 2018, 5:22 p.m.(3/26/1009 AR)
The dip into the winter waters for Mangata's blessings for a good summer sailing season went well. I cannot express my gratitude for Violet's help at my side when I needed her there. The event went very well. Princess Reese lasted the longest in the chilly waters - with Dame Felicia departed shortly before. I decided to put the words I spoke at the event to paper for the future.
I also need to thank Duke Ryhalt for providing the coffee that we were able to serve to those that attended.
I suppose at some point I should use the inspiration to write words to the child that Violet and I shall be greeting in several months.
When we are brought into Aion,
the tempest, the squall, the storm,
It is within the warmth of Mangata,
that we feel our mother's warm.
We are all children of the wave,
from the most inland to the deep harbor,
we venture forth into the unknown brave,
and it is with her that adventure is savored.
Throughout our days, in the hardiest blow,
and in the hardest of times,
and in our most eloquent,
Mangata is there, in our bosom below.
The ships on the river,
and those that venture the sea,
those that follow the paths inland,
with Mangata, we all believe.
We gather forth today to celebrate and in our hearts feel
that deepest satisfaction of life,
the tug of adventure's appeal.
Mangata has given us that spark of light.
Now we share it with her,
And give her some of our warmth in turn.
The mother that pushed us forth,
We gladly gift you the return.
Into the water we go, chilly and cold,
to feel Mangata's caress again,
and know that we are again whole.
And in that moment we feel Mangata's delight.
I also need to thank Duke Ryhalt for providing the coffee that we were able to serve to those that attended.
I suppose at some point I should use the inspiration to write words to the child that Violet and I shall be greeting in several months.
When we are brought into Aion,
the tempest, the squall, the storm,
It is within the warmth of Mangata,
that we feel our mother's warm.
We are all children of the wave,
from the most inland to the deep harbor,
we venture forth into the unknown brave,
and it is with her that adventure is savored.
Throughout our days, in the hardiest blow,
and in the hardest of times,
and in our most eloquent,
Mangata is there, in our bosom below.
The ships on the river,
and those that venture the sea,
those that follow the paths inland,
with Mangata, we all believe.
We gather forth today to celebrate and in our hearts feel
that deepest satisfaction of life,
the tug of adventure's appeal.
Mangata has given us that spark of light.
Now we share it with her,
And give her some of our warmth in turn.
The mother that pushed us forth,
We gladly gift you the return.
Into the water we go, chilly and cold,
to feel Mangata's caress again,
and know that we are again whole.
And in that moment we feel Mangata's delight.
Written By Sorrel
July 21, 2018, 4:51 p.m.(3/26/1009 AR)
I'd like to reiterate that I made a bad joke that came off WAY meaner than I intended. I again apologize to those affected, as I have already apologized to them privately.
I am sorry.
I hope to mend fences and make things right.
I am sorry.
I hope to mend fences and make things right.
Written By Vanora
July 21, 2018, 4:49 p.m.(3/26/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Harald
My relationship with my father, Zacharie Pravus, is a complicated one for so many reasons that I've mused over countless times in my Blacks.
I did not really grow up with his guidance, and thus others stepped in to fill the role. My uncle Niccolo, who played surrogate father for so many of us when we were children, always went out of his way to make me feel welcome. A part of the family. It meant the world even when I was very young.
I have always craved family, all the more since my own was not harmonious. I saw the love, loyalty, and affection my cousins knew in their own homes and craved it.
The Grim Duke does not have a reputation for warmth, yet he does have one for family. I know of so many who he has taken under his wing of sorts, who consider him like a father, an uncle, extended kin. His halls have been quieter of late, but they are starting to return to what they were...a home where many found welcome. It is only recently that I've started to truly know him, to get used to him, to see why those of us who might feel lost, or stray, can find acceptance here.
I wish that more people could see and understand the Grimhalls as I have come to, though I think they don't share that wish. It matters little to them whether they are accepted or maligned by most of Arx, by the 'mainland' as it were.
I am happier now than I can remember being...perhaps ever. And I am deeply loyal to those who have given me that happiness and protected it.
I did not really grow up with his guidance, and thus others stepped in to fill the role. My uncle Niccolo, who played surrogate father for so many of us when we were children, always went out of his way to make me feel welcome. A part of the family. It meant the world even when I was very young.
I have always craved family, all the more since my own was not harmonious. I saw the love, loyalty, and affection my cousins knew in their own homes and craved it.
The Grim Duke does not have a reputation for warmth, yet he does have one for family. I know of so many who he has taken under his wing of sorts, who consider him like a father, an uncle, extended kin. His halls have been quieter of late, but they are starting to return to what they were...a home where many found welcome. It is only recently that I've started to truly know him, to get used to him, to see why those of us who might feel lost, or stray, can find acceptance here.
I wish that more people could see and understand the Grimhalls as I have come to, though I think they don't share that wish. It matters little to them whether they are accepted or maligned by most of Arx, by the 'mainland' as it were.
I am happier now than I can remember being...perhaps ever. And I am deeply loyal to those who have given me that happiness and protected it.
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