Written By
Sina
Jan. 7, 2019, 1:18 a.m.(4/24/1010 AR)
I am clearly not getting enough sleep. I am not normally so emotional. With everything that has happened, I feel raw and so, so tired.
This is another reason to take a step back. I need to focus my energy. I am stretched too thin and cannot commit the time and energy the Council deserves. I am sorry if I have let anyone down.
Jan. 7, 2019, 12:43 a.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
In my ignorance, I may have pained a sweet soul. It is a thing I cannot apologize for, as I shall always give the needs of my house and my people the highest priority. It is not the first such wound I have inflicted, nor do I think it will be the last.
Still, as a healer - as a shaman, I regret such actions. I should strive to mend the balances in the world and heal the harms done not create new ones.
Written By
Sina
Jan. 6, 2019, 11:54 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
It seems to me, after reading Marquessa Reigna's unfortunate post, that a rash of disrespect is going around these days. After considerable thought and prayer on the matter, I have decided to step aside from the Commoner's Council due to disrespect shown to me by some of its members. I regret that this had to be done, but I wish the Council well and hope that they can find a replacement they feel more willing to work with.
If you have a complaint about one of my Scholars, or myself, you are free to address those concerns to me freely and openly, but preferably privately. Preferably with context, and facts, rather than blatant disrespect and vague passive-aggressive comments that mean nothing to me without an understanding of where they are coming from.
We have enough crises to deal with these days without bickering among ourselves. I had hoped for better. Time is precious and fleeting, and quite frankly, I don't have time for added drama when I would rather be focused on my work.
Jan. 6, 2019, 11:49 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Ah, the lovely city of Arx. It's been far too long since I've immersed myself in the charm of this locale. To the taverns I say to keep the spirits flowing, for Captain Lucrezia Pravus has returned to port.
Jan. 6, 2019, 11:44 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Writer's block's a thing, especially when you have a deadline of a public poetry reading. Hopefully more people will come to this one to keep me from having to read too many pieces of my own work. I've been distracted by so many things lately -- some of them terrifying and some of them wonderful, and all of them worth writing about, except that there are some secrets that I must keep for myself, and some terrors not so easily put in meter and rhyme. Still, quill to parchment, I must write something in case no one else is brave enough to read.
Poets of Arx, please do come and help lift our voices in a more choir of various tones and timbres. Or I will have to inflect another writing prompt as I did last time.
I still may do.
Jan. 6, 2019, 10:58 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Good sense prevailing in a time of turbulence brings quiet satisfaction. When someone speaks sensibly and openly of a reasonable path, there is reassurance that stands against the upheavals lashing our craft through this particular part of our voyage. For the upheavals are temporary, great though they may seem. Whatever the uncertainties clouding our view for now, I have the certainty of the solidity and purpose shared by my family. And I am grateful for the compassion and caring, the wit and the wisdom shared within. Lo the wrath of Cabbit.
Jan. 6, 2019, 10:46 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Who wastes tomatoes?
Written By
Klaus
Jan. 6, 2019, 9:47 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
A nice turnout for the first night of military discussion and tactics.
Written By
Klaus
Jan. 6, 2019, 9:41 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on
Amari
I very much enjoyed our conversation and look forward to future discussions.
Jan. 6, 2019, 9:38 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Good luck at the joust everyone!
Jan. 6, 2019, 9:21 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Everywhere I look are glimmers of copper -- A copper scarf, passed from a sea captain to a nobleman, with an exchange of merry words. A copper brooch worn at the neck of a young shopgirl, her dark eyes gleaming with owning something so well-crafted, so hewn with love, and for nothing but the promise to remember and a vow to hope.
Written By
Orvyn
Jan. 6, 2019, 9:14 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Emissaries from all over are coming to Arx and all at once, which means that times are changing. There is opportunity here, perhaps, of course this could all be some strange coincidence, but truly, I think we've all moved on from such a notion.
For those whom would seek to rally to an economic cause, I would implore you to seek out House Harthall.
Jan. 6, 2019, 8:09 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on
Lucita
Friendship to me should not be fleeting or fair-weathered. It is a treasure. Something to be cultivated, protected and held dear. A true gift.
I will always try to be an enduring and loving good friend. But even so, there are some in my life who make doing so very effortless.
Time whether together or apart does not determine the depth of meaning or importance of a friendship. Effort, true caring, trust and loyalty does.
I thank you for that gift.
~~~~<~<@
Written By
Alrec
Jan. 6, 2019, 7:31 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
These Proclamations were getting good but this last one really disappointed me. I was hoping we were going to hear a verdict about that new controversial law being passed in Redrain where lawyers can call on bears as witnesses for their client.
Written By
Adora
Jan. 6, 2019, 6:31 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on
Kenna
He should be so lucky. I would never marry a soft and pampered silk like that.
He's just too nice.
Jan. 6, 2019, 6:26 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
I've discovered that learning one language leads to an increased desire to learn others. I've (mostly) mastered Northlands Shav'arvani (thank you, Lord Mirk, for being so patient a teacher!), I speak Oathlands Shav'arvani (though with a Southern accent? I'm not sure how that happened) and now I find myself looking to learn something more unique.
It will certainly help my diplomatic efforts, to have so many languages. When you learn a language, you also learn a culture, and take on a piece of that in yourself. Bridges are built with such empathy.
Also it's really fun to be able to swear in ways others might not understand.
Yes, Bliss, I swear!
Sometimes.
Jan. 6, 2019, 6:19 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on
Alrec
Just what this city needed: ANOTHER casino.
Jan. 6, 2019, 6:18 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on
Rinel
Poor unteachable Rinel. Hopefully she finds an instructor soon in the softer arts.
Jan. 6, 2019, 6:17 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
To have come from nothing to become a woman bestowed a title by a foreign power is not a leap I thought to ever take. To climb in the Compact, yes, and to grow within Whisper House... I want that and I mean to do it. But I hadn't thought to be acknowledged by peoples outside of the Compact first, and every time I think of it, I glow a little.
Juniper Whisper, Most Kind, Peacemaker.
I like it almost as much as I like being the First Among Plant Named Whispers. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
(This entry is ended with a tiny sketch of a little blossoming plant with glossy leaves and a smiley face drawn upon one of its flowers)
Written By
Alrec
Jan. 6, 2019, 5:29 p.m.(4/23/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on
Tris
Like I haven't tried! No, I won't risk an execution for a dri-