Written By Wren
May 23, 2019, 11:41 a.m.(2/26/1011 AR)
Grandmothers are terrifying when they are angry. Remember in the winter time to keep your grandmother safe and warm, huddled preferably by a glowing fire with plenty of drink and her favorite things to snack on while she reclines in her favorite chair and regales you with stories of her youth.
Written By Faye
May 23, 2019, 11:12 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Captain Harlex is collecting weapons used in battle for an offering to the Queen of Endings. I sent him a couple of weapons I had used years ago, including the crossbow I used during the Pirate War. I suppose I could have reserved them to use in some way in the future. But it feels like my balance sheet with Lady Death is out of whack these days as it is. I'll offer these and hope it helps.
Written By Joscelin
May 23, 2019, 10:56 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Valenzo
No! Oh no, not Kev. Oh that beautiful bird. Rotten, gorgeous, snarky bastard.
Written By Sparte
May 23, 2019, 9:34 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Rysen
I admit that when I received the invitation from Lord Rysen, I was nervous. I felt as though his words put me at a higher standing than I deserved, and I had no idea what to expect from the evening.
Then the evening happened, and I realized I had been worrying for nothing.
Lord Rysen was an excellent host and the opportunity for conversation he created will aid a great many people. I am both deeply impressed and humbled to have been a part.
Then the evening happened, and I realized I had been worrying for nothing.
Lord Rysen was an excellent host and the opportunity for conversation he created will aid a great many people. I am both deeply impressed and humbled to have been a part.
Written By Delilah
May 23, 2019, 9:09 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Only the dreamer will understand realities.
Written By Mabelle
May 23, 2019, 5:27 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Stables! We finally have stables in the mansion. I cannot wait to learn how to properly ride a horse.
Written By Mabelle
May 23, 2019, 4:52 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Lottie
I have spent my weekly income at Lottie's place. Again. Oh the sweet treats! I should steer from that part of the city or I will stop fitting into my gowns!
Written By Mabelle
May 23, 2019, 4:47 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Martino
With the Great Road relatively cleared, I finally got the betted gown from my first night in the city, and what a beautiful piece it is.
Lord Malvici surely has a keen eye for fashion.
Lord Malvici surely has a keen eye for fashion.
Written By Valenzo
May 23, 2019, 2:55 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Just so as it's not a shock to those of my crew on shoreleave, and those friends he made in the city...
Kev passed, last evening, while I was in the Shrine. Night watch aboard the Terrapin found him belowdecks in my quarters...rude little shit knocked some things off my shelves as he went down, of course.
I'm having an urn done, something tasteful and shiny I think, just...just as he woulda...
Scholar it is just something in my eye, don't look at me please.
Kev passed, last evening, while I was in the Shrine. Night watch aboard the Terrapin found him belowdecks in my quarters...rude little shit knocked some things off my shelves as he went down, of course.
I'm having an urn done, something tasteful and shiny I think, just...just as he woulda...
Scholar it is just something in my eye, don't look at me please.
Written By Martino
May 23, 2019, 2:20 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Miranda
Seeing your leadership and focus upon such a difficult task, and so suddenly, my cousin certainly does show your family place their faith well in you.
May the challenge at your feet meet a swift resolution and, should you require my assistance. I am here.
May the challenge at your feet meet a swift resolution and, should you require my assistance. I am here.
Written By Martino
May 23, 2019, 2:18 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Lottie
Good Baker of Arx,
It would seem my sweetest, Lady Kaia Bisland, has become quite a taken with your shop and the honeycomb pieces explicitly. Some may be upset their silver is not spent on armour or a diamondplate sword but - good Baker - you have something on offer that others do not. Moments of joy and happiness.
Soon, we three must sit together and try through various cakes to be shared with guests.
It would seem my sweetest, Lady Kaia Bisland, has become quite a taken with your shop and the honeycomb pieces explicitly. Some may be upset their silver is not spent on armour or a diamondplate sword but - good Baker - you have something on offer that others do not. Moments of joy and happiness.
Soon, we three must sit together and try through various cakes to be shared with guests.
Written By Catriona
May 23, 2019, 2:04 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
One of my first social outings in the city has proven to be a success. I met a general, an admiral, and a physician. Lady Reese, Lady Mabelle, and Lord Domonico respectively. A mix of people that as certain as the night was cold, helped to make me feel warm and welcome. I was surprised at their lightheartedness. I would expect such important professions to have a difficult time relaxing. Happily, I was proven wrong. And even better, I didn't feel at all out of place.
I feel like my time in the city will end up even more fruitful than I could have imagined. I'm excited to see what else I can uncover, and my next free day I expect I'll venture somewhere new.
-Well, what am I saying? Everywhere is new to me right now.
Perhaps I'll pick a door and simply walk through it. If its anything at all like tonight, it will go exceptionally swimmingly.
I feel like my time in the city will end up even more fruitful than I could have imagined. I'm excited to see what else I can uncover, and my next free day I expect I'll venture somewhere new.
-Well, what am I saying? Everywhere is new to me right now.
Perhaps I'll pick a door and simply walk through it. If its anything at all like tonight, it will go exceptionally swimmingly.
Written By Shard
May 23, 2019, 1:52 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Sparte
There's nothing wrong with recognizing that someone else can help you in whatever you're trying to do. There's nothing wrong with assembling a team of people who can all contribute in important ways to the goal. The problem is when you start thinking of other people as resources instead of people. I think I got really angry at someone in front of you once, over this sort of thing. The expectation that a person or persons who /can/ help you therefore /will/ and /must/ help you, with no thought toward their own needs, or even their own existence /as/ a person or persons, is widespread and extraordinarily obnoxious, at best. At the. Very. Best.
Written By Ishmael
May 23, 2019, 1:33 a.m.(2/25/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Ysabel
She drives me mad. It would be so much easier if she did not spread her scandal about so freely.
Written By Rysen
May 22, 2019, 12:56 p.m.(2/24/1011 AR)
Princess Alarissa and I hosted a banquet in the Black Hall in honor of the Sentinel. It is easy to see why the Princess Consort of Maelstrom is so beloved and respected, as she is a woman with far reaching vision, great skill in statecraft, and a sincere love of her people.
Many subjects were discussed, and I am very grateful for all those who were present. In reflecting on all that was said, I believe the revelations of Count Orrin, taken with the words of Commander Sparte Grayfellow, revealed a path to justice for Asger, and for many who are suffering even now in the Isles, the Crownlands and the Northlands.
I must offer my sincere apologies for disturbing the repose of Countess Carita and Lord Evander in order to arm wrestle with Lady Brianna after the serious business had concluded. I hope, in the end, such Northland celebratory traditions and contests were more amusing than offensive. I must also congratulate the Countess of Cedar Vale, who has proven herself one of Arvum's strongest, and earned the title Empress of Arm Wrestling.
The banquet was my first time speaking with Duke Valdemar Grimhall, and though perhaps some of our values differ, he is without a doubt a man of integrity and courage, and his decisions will do much to shape the future of his people and the Compact. At the risk of writing in a fashion that is too familiar, I must say that I stood in awe of Count Orrin and Lady Peri. I have long known and respected the intellect and leadership of Lady Peri, and to see her in the presence of her father - the way they think and act, the alacrity with which they offer aid in time of need, and the insight they provide into matters of greatest consequence - I can see all too clearly the cause of the prosperity of Pearlspire, and the glorious reputation of House Seliki.
Many subjects were discussed, and I am very grateful for all those who were present. In reflecting on all that was said, I believe the revelations of Count Orrin, taken with the words of Commander Sparte Grayfellow, revealed a path to justice for Asger, and for many who are suffering even now in the Isles, the Crownlands and the Northlands.
I must offer my sincere apologies for disturbing the repose of Countess Carita and Lord Evander in order to arm wrestle with Lady Brianna after the serious business had concluded. I hope, in the end, such Northland celebratory traditions and contests were more amusing than offensive. I must also congratulate the Countess of Cedar Vale, who has proven herself one of Arvum's strongest, and earned the title Empress of Arm Wrestling.
The banquet was my first time speaking with Duke Valdemar Grimhall, and though perhaps some of our values differ, he is without a doubt a man of integrity and courage, and his decisions will do much to shape the future of his people and the Compact. At the risk of writing in a fashion that is too familiar, I must say that I stood in awe of Count Orrin and Lady Peri. I have long known and respected the intellect and leadership of Lady Peri, and to see her in the presence of her father - the way they think and act, the alacrity with which they offer aid in time of need, and the insight they provide into matters of greatest consequence - I can see all too clearly the cause of the prosperity of Pearlspire, and the glorious reputation of House Seliki.
Written By Sorrel
May 22, 2019, 12:22 p.m.(2/24/1011 AR)
It hurts me a little that I am so caught up with my duties to the Mourning Isles as the wife of Prince Galen Thrax, Warlord of Maelstrom and the Mourning Isles, that I am unlikely to have time to aid my Wyrmguard cousins with the Tragedy at High Hill. They were Wyrmguard vassals, and they are all dead now: man, woman, and child. I had friends among them, and I worked with them to improve High Hill. My heart breaks a little.
May Marquessa Dominique Wyrmguard, her sister Lady Desiree Wyrmguard, and my other cousins find ways to right this wrong. May their liege, Duke Telmar, aid them in seeking the Sentinel's Justice for them.
And may Death embrace the residents of High Hill and bless their souls, I pray.
May Marquessa Dominique Wyrmguard, her sister Lady Desiree Wyrmguard, and my other cousins find ways to right this wrong. May their liege, Duke Telmar, aid them in seeking the Sentinel's Justice for them.
And may Death embrace the residents of High Hill and bless their souls, I pray.
Written By Valenzo
May 22, 2019, 9:55 a.m.(2/23/1011 AR)
Someone's gone and kicked a giant anthill after infuriating it with a stick.
Healthy to keep in mind that no matter what the broken earth reveals or what the flung clods hit, neither of those are the boot that did the kicking, savvy?
Healthy to keep in mind that no matter what the broken earth reveals or what the flung clods hit, neither of those are the boot that did the kicking, savvy?
Written By Sparte
May 22, 2019, 9:46 a.m.(2/23/1011 AR)
At times when we think of who to collaborate with on projects the question we're tempted to ask ourselves is what they will do to help the project. What do they bring to the table.
I recently had someone do that in my presence, essentially asking how another person could be 'used' to further a goal. It is a common temptation, to look to our personal success first and foremost.
Yet to hear it put such a way sat ill with me. I know that instead asking who will be helped by involvement will, at times, mean bringing in those who do not contribute to the success of a project. It may even be a detriment to your goals to involve them, at least on the face of things.
So I sit, I clear my mind, I ask myself why I have the projects and goals that I do. Are they purely for my own benefit? I don't think they are. I believe very few people actively think only of themselves when they lay out their ambitions and their dreams. They may include themselves in the beneficiaries, but to be the sole one to benefit is something else entirely.
So why then, when we work towards our goals, do we find it so easy to disassociate mutual benefit from individual tasks?
'I' want to help the people of my fealty. The personal desire to do something for more than oneself.
'I' want 'my' project to succeed at all cost. The shedding of concern for others in realizing a goal meant to help others.
I don't know where in the faith questions like this would fall. Even if we exploit others in the short term the full of the effort will, potentially, benefit others. Yet it feels like a tainted victory to think in such terms. To justify selfishness is to legitimize it, and no matter how many ways I look at this that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
I recently had someone do that in my presence, essentially asking how another person could be 'used' to further a goal. It is a common temptation, to look to our personal success first and foremost.
Yet to hear it put such a way sat ill with me. I know that instead asking who will be helped by involvement will, at times, mean bringing in those who do not contribute to the success of a project. It may even be a detriment to your goals to involve them, at least on the face of things.
So I sit, I clear my mind, I ask myself why I have the projects and goals that I do. Are they purely for my own benefit? I don't think they are. I believe very few people actively think only of themselves when they lay out their ambitions and their dreams. They may include themselves in the beneficiaries, but to be the sole one to benefit is something else entirely.
So why then, when we work towards our goals, do we find it so easy to disassociate mutual benefit from individual tasks?
'I' want to help the people of my fealty. The personal desire to do something for more than oneself.
'I' want 'my' project to succeed at all cost. The shedding of concern for others in realizing a goal meant to help others.
I don't know where in the faith questions like this would fall. Even if we exploit others in the short term the full of the effort will, potentially, benefit others. Yet it feels like a tainted victory to think in such terms. To justify selfishness is to legitimize it, and no matter how many ways I look at this that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
Written By Mayir
May 22, 2019, 9:19 a.m.(2/23/1011 AR)
I had. The BEST. Birthday. Ever!
Nurie designed me a new cloak pin that goes PERFECT on my bespoke cloak from Master Aaron. It is crows! Like the Gray Crow! My ship!
Lottie made me a SUPER SPECIAL chocolate lava cake on almost NO notice and it was ooey and goey and delicious and perfect!
And so many of my friends and family came. Aureth! Harper! Nisaa! Isabetta! Fortunato! (I can call him that now again!)
Twenty-one is going to be my best year ever. And it is because I have friends and family to call my own.
Being a Grayhope is the best gift a Lowers rate like me could ask for.
Nurie designed me a new cloak pin that goes PERFECT on my bespoke cloak from Master Aaron. It is crows! Like the Gray Crow! My ship!
Lottie made me a SUPER SPECIAL chocolate lava cake on almost NO notice and it was ooey and goey and delicious and perfect!
And so many of my friends and family came. Aureth! Harper! Nisaa! Isabetta! Fortunato! (I can call him that now again!)
Twenty-one is going to be my best year ever. And it is because I have friends and family to call my own.
Being a Grayhope is the best gift a Lowers rate like me could ask for.
Written By Raimon
May 22, 2019, 6:53 a.m.(2/23/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Rowenova
Well done on your victory. Do not expect things to get easier
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