Written By Kedehern
July 12, 2019, 2:44 p.m.(6/14/1011 AR)
Recently, it seems, someone has been writing poems and leaving them on the Laurent Estate grounds.
Normally, this would be well and good, but the author is signing my name to them, when they are not in fact mine.
I don't know who is doing this, but I ask that if you see this, you PLEASE stop.
It's creepy and unwanted.
Normally, this would be well and good, but the author is signing my name to them, when they are not in fact mine.
I don't know who is doing this, but I ask that if you see this, you PLEASE stop.
It's creepy and unwanted.
Written By Flavien
July 12, 2019, 2:44 p.m.(6/14/1011 AR)
When the poets come calling, give them a better target. My lesson has been learned.
Written By Flavien
July 12, 2019, 2:41 p.m.(6/14/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Kedehern
Having read the following poem which must have fallen from your pocket, I don't know that I can ever look at you the same way again.
For Shae from Kedehern
When you touch the hound you feel
his quivering interest
in your fine-boned hands.
The hitch in your stride
is the beat of my heart.
When you loose an arrow you hear
the smooth spruce shaft whisper
into your unclasped hair.
The beat of my heart is
yours to track,
and to train,
and in the end
to devour.
For Shae from Kedehern
When you touch the hound you feel
his quivering interest
in your fine-boned hands.
The hitch in your stride
is the beat of my heart.
When you loose an arrow you hear
the smooth spruce shaft whisper
into your unclasped hair.
The beat of my heart is
yours to track,
and to train,
and in the end
to devour.
Written By Selene
July 12, 2019, 2:18 p.m.(6/14/1011 AR)
Living a good life is the highest art. As an artist, I inform the world of what lies behind the masks we wear. This underscores our purpose, our existence, why we're here. We long to become stars in the sky. The reason to burn so hot is because we're not yet starring in our own lives. Wait not for the stellar lighthouse to turn upon at you when the light radiates from within you.
Written By Selene
July 12, 2019, 2 p.m.(6/14/1011 AR)
Acquire the art of restraint,
The virtue of elegance,
And the quality of ingenuity,
But above all,
The grace of boldness.
The virtue of elegance,
And the quality of ingenuity,
But above all,
The grace of boldness.
Written By Narcissa
July 12, 2019, 1:44 p.m.(6/14/1011 AR)
Sunlight dappled through sylvan twined maze,
Canopy of shifting hues, the inveterate glen.
What of the hidden, the latent malaise?
Spring soon to rot in Winter's den.
Canopy of shifting hues, the inveterate glen.
What of the hidden, the latent malaise?
Spring soon to rot in Winter's den.
Written By Brianna
July 12, 2019, 1:04 p.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
Tea -is- dumb hot leaf water and loyalty to one's house matters above all.
Fight me.
Fight me.
Written By Rysen
July 12, 2019, 12:49 p.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
My sincere thanks to those who have wished us well in our betrothal.
There are those who have expressed their concerns with our union publicly. They feel that Lady Mikani has attempted, through merit and skill, to rise above the station to which she was born. That she is somehow abandoning the houses that she has helped to set upon the road of prosperity, or that the decision to marry has arisen from personal desire at the expense of duty to one's house.
I did not choose to marry a commoner, but have asked a noblewoman to marry me. I sought the approval of her liege, my family and the Faith and found an arrangement that will benefit all parties. Some believe that she has not been raised to understand the ways and responsibilities of nobility. Such people should learn how Lady Mikani was raised, by whom and under what conditions. Those who do will see that she received the same training that many nobles in the Mourning Isles receive with even greater responsibility.
She honored her previous marriage contract, applied her talents to the benefit of the people of Cedar Vale, and leaves it in far more prosperity than she found it, with an apt and capable leader in her stead. Why would any noble scorn the love and talents of such a woman? What but a blind and debilitating prejudice would keep someone from bringing such a capable person into one's family to the benefit of one's people and one's house? The idea that this match is anything other than a benefit to my House and my family is shortsighted and illogical.
The Compact, too, is strengthened by such a union, as the people of the Northlands, Crownlands and Mourning Isles have more reasons and greater ability to work together for mutual prosperity. Nor will I deny that the holy fire of love and trust burns between us - a gift from Lagoma and Limerance - that I am grateful to honor, along with serving my duty to my House and the Compact. My thanks to those who have seen this union as something happy and worth celebrating. Your support means everything to us, and we will not forget it.
There are those who have expressed their concerns with our union publicly. They feel that Lady Mikani has attempted, through merit and skill, to rise above the station to which she was born. That she is somehow abandoning the houses that she has helped to set upon the road of prosperity, or that the decision to marry has arisen from personal desire at the expense of duty to one's house.
I did not choose to marry a commoner, but have asked a noblewoman to marry me. I sought the approval of her liege, my family and the Faith and found an arrangement that will benefit all parties. Some believe that she has not been raised to understand the ways and responsibilities of nobility. Such people should learn how Lady Mikani was raised, by whom and under what conditions. Those who do will see that she received the same training that many nobles in the Mourning Isles receive with even greater responsibility.
She honored her previous marriage contract, applied her talents to the benefit of the people of Cedar Vale, and leaves it in far more prosperity than she found it, with an apt and capable leader in her stead. Why would any noble scorn the love and talents of such a woman? What but a blind and debilitating prejudice would keep someone from bringing such a capable person into one's family to the benefit of one's people and one's house? The idea that this match is anything other than a benefit to my House and my family is shortsighted and illogical.
The Compact, too, is strengthened by such a union, as the people of the Northlands, Crownlands and Mourning Isles have more reasons and greater ability to work together for mutual prosperity. Nor will I deny that the holy fire of love and trust burns between us - a gift from Lagoma and Limerance - that I am grateful to honor, along with serving my duty to my House and the Compact. My thanks to those who have seen this union as something happy and worth celebrating. Your support means everything to us, and we will not forget it.
Written By Thena
July 12, 2019, 9:06 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
Three million+ silver sure is a lot for a statue. Hope it's real shiny.
Written By Ophelia
July 12, 2019, 8:37 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
I am so very pleased to hear that the auction was such a grand success! It is heartwarming to know that so many people came out to support the King's Own and their effort to honor Lord Commander Dayne Valardin. I cannot wait to see the statue when it is finally in the Hall of Heroes!
Written By Lucita
July 12, 2019, 8:31 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Arcelia
My sister in law, missing at sea and thought dead. We never had a chance to visit as much as we wanted to but love for family was there, was strong. Saik is to foster her children when they reach the agreed upon age. We'll keep her caring and her memory strong in family.
Written By Khanne
July 12, 2019, 8:14 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
One beloved Auntie once scolded me as a child when I had seen a friend do something that was confoundingly ridiculous and yelled at them, furiously. Truly, it was the kind of stupid that makes you scrunch up your nose, arch an eyebrow, sneer a little, and wonder 'what in the name of what people hold sacred, was this individual thinking?'
Pulling me aside, she said, "<embarassing nickname withheld to preserve my dignity>, it is easy to witness moments of weakness in others and want to point out to them just how foolish they might be. In these moments, some say, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. I say, when your nothing nice is chock full of truth, it is dignified to keep your silence and let others speak in your stead while you smile and nod in appreciation. However, if none are brave enough, make your voice heard, diplomatically."
I am smiling and nodding Auntie. See? I learn.
Pulling me aside, she said, "<embarassing nickname withheld to preserve my dignity>, it is easy to witness moments of weakness in others and want to point out to them just how foolish they might be. In these moments, some say, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. I say, when your nothing nice is chock full of truth, it is dignified to keep your silence and let others speak in your stead while you smile and nod in appreciation. However, if none are brave enough, make your voice heard, diplomatically."
I am smiling and nodding Auntie. See? I learn.
Written By Stygia
July 12, 2019, 3:39 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Mikani
Now that's the cut throat typea politics I like to see from the Silks!
Don't worry, ye fit right in.
Don't worry, ye fit right in.
Written By Bhandn
July 12, 2019, 2:58 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
It was good to see many people willing to give substantial amounts of silver towards the auction that occurred tonight. I wonder how many people there suspected I was raising the bidding on purpose, to force the contributions higher from the start. I do not have particularly vast sums at my disposal as some there did, yet even with that in mind I thought I was having a fever dream when Mistress Arcuri and His Majesty begin to war with each other over who would outbid the other.
Over three million silver was given towards that project. The amount boggles the mind to hear it, think it, and see it written here. It will be a spectacular commission, when it is done, and I am very much looking forward to seeing Dayne Valardin's likeness placed in the Hall. I confess, I have no small amount of envy for those that knew him well and served under him. Had I chosen a different path, would his and mine have crossed? The thought has crossed my mind - many a knight of my years has thought on it, I am sure - but I have no regrets about the roads I have traveled.
Still, I do wonder.
Over three million silver was given towards that project. The amount boggles the mind to hear it, think it, and see it written here. It will be a spectacular commission, when it is done, and I am very much looking forward to seeing Dayne Valardin's likeness placed in the Hall. I confess, I have no small amount of envy for those that knew him well and served under him. Had I chosen a different path, would his and mine have crossed? The thought has crossed my mind - many a knight of my years has thought on it, I am sure - but I have no regrets about the roads I have traveled.
Still, I do wonder.
Written By Victus
July 12, 2019, 1:24 a.m.(6/13/1011 AR)
Spend too much time letting the past toss and turn in your mind, you'll forget to live in the present.
Written By Wren
July 12, 2019, 12:20 a.m.(6/12/1011 AR)
A wild success. I'm quite satisfied with myself and think I'll take a little of this silver I earned and buy myself something sparkly.
A total of 3,595,000 silver knights is what we raised for the King's Own in the name of honoring the Lord Commander Dayne Valardin. I'm so appreciative that her grace, Archduchess-Regent Jaenelle, and his royal majesty, had the faith to allow me to supervise the auction.
The generosity of this city also astounds me. So many willing to throw vast amounts of silver in the name of charity. Such a delight to see.
Now, on to the next.
A total of 3,595,000 silver knights is what we raised for the King's Own in the name of honoring the Lord Commander Dayne Valardin. I'm so appreciative that her grace, Archduchess-Regent Jaenelle, and his royal majesty, had the faith to allow me to supervise the auction.
The generosity of this city also astounds me. So many willing to throw vast amounts of silver in the name of charity. Such a delight to see.
Now, on to the next.
Written By Domonico
July 11, 2019, 11:23 p.m.(6/12/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Julian
Lord Julian Saik has finally made his way to Arx and it is good to see the knight again.
It's been far too long since our last meeting in Southport. Hopefully we will be able to meet up again soon for a proper debrief on what he has been up to... and to have a spar.
It's been far too long since our last meeting in Southport. Hopefully we will be able to meet up again soon for a proper debrief on what he has been up to... and to have a spar.
Written By Miranda
July 11, 2019, 10:38 p.m.(6/12/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Wren
That was the most exciting auction I've ever been to!
Ok, the only one I've been to!
I had so much fun, though and I get to be part of the building of the great statue!!
Exciting times!
Ok, the only one I've been to!
I had so much fun, though and I get to be part of the building of the great statue!!
Exciting times!
Written By Josephine
July 11, 2019, 10:18 p.m.(6/12/1011 AR)
Well, now I'm broke. I suppose I'll need to finish off all these commissions. Once Demetria finds the list.
Written By Alecstazi
July 11, 2019, 9:09 p.m.(6/12/1011 AR)
I have to agree with the growing chorus of voices speaking out about this apparent betrothal of a Crovane Lord and the Lady Byrne. See, the problem with neonobility, is that they lack the depth of training and dedication to one's House that is drilled into a Peer from the day they are old enough to understand words. When that is the case, you see examples like this, a woman elevated to a Lady, who marries a man on his deathbed, becoming a Countess. I was actually pleasantly surprised to hear her abdicate her position to Count Graham, a man born to the Peerage, if never previously in line to inherit. That base training was there, in place. I thought the move a good one, a smart one. Except that it was not out of devotion to her new House, a House she herself renamed, a symbol of her pledge to the people of Cedar Vale to shepherd them into excellence, to give them pride again. No, the decision was made because she sought to climb up another tier of the social hierarchy, marrying into a ducal family.
This is the sort of self-serving arrogance that has been allowed to blossom here within Arx. Marrying for love is an act that should be condemned as the thoughtless and selfish act that it is. Marriage is not about love. It is about bettering the standing of two Houses, strengthening them both. It is placing your own whims and needs above those of your family. Selfish.
Now, this Lady Byrne at least has the excuse of her neonobility. What I am curious about is how this match benefits Crovane at all? I suppose that there must be *something* else I imagine the Faith would have said no. But this train of inappropriate alliances, matches made for sentiment over logic... it is appalling and makes me question just what is going on in this city for this to be such a rampant trend.
By all means, marry someone you can abide. Do not make yourself miserable. But the needs of your House should *always* come first.
Always.
This is the sort of self-serving arrogance that has been allowed to blossom here within Arx. Marrying for love is an act that should be condemned as the thoughtless and selfish act that it is. Marriage is not about love. It is about bettering the standing of two Houses, strengthening them both. It is placing your own whims and needs above those of your family. Selfish.
Now, this Lady Byrne at least has the excuse of her neonobility. What I am curious about is how this match benefits Crovane at all? I suppose that there must be *something* else I imagine the Faith would have said no. But this train of inappropriate alliances, matches made for sentiment over logic... it is appalling and makes me question just what is going on in this city for this to be such a rampant trend.
By all means, marry someone you can abide. Do not make yourself miserable. But the needs of your House should *always* come first.
Always.
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