Written By Antonio
June 10, 2018, 6:08 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Tikva
If I recall, Princess Tikva, isn't Prince Victus himself currently married to a Grayson?
Written By Tikva
June 10, 2018, 6 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Ever since Queen Genevieve died, House Grayson and House Thrax have puttered around the edges of matchmaking. Princess Dawn nearly married Lord Victus, and then Princess Natalia very nearly married Prince Dagon, and then after that fell apart due to reasons, Princess Lark _very nearly_ married Prince Valerius. One by one, each of these matches has fallen apart. We strive for peace, prosperity, honor, and dignity, and at times, it seems life and trouble defeat us at every turn.
But we persevere!
So now we come to the treaty arrangements that we look forward to now. I look with fondness upon the announcements published by High Lord Victus this week, for they are the culmination of the intention and labor of several parties. House Thrax and House Grayson shall continue as friends and allies, I have elicited a solemn promise that High Lord Victus shall dance with me at the wedding of the decade, and I should very much like to thank the Whisper House for serving in their capacity as advisors and diplomatists, and my deep-felt thanks to Duchess Margot Tyde, who aided us in wisdom during the finalizing
And, of course, Legate Orazio for the Faith of the Pantheon, without whom none of this could be possible.
I know Arx will look forward, as I do, to the grandest wedding celebrations in living memory. Hold onto your hats, folks . . . It’s going to be epic.
But we persevere!
So now we come to the treaty arrangements that we look forward to now. I look with fondness upon the announcements published by High Lord Victus this week, for they are the culmination of the intention and labor of several parties. House Thrax and House Grayson shall continue as friends and allies, I have elicited a solemn promise that High Lord Victus shall dance with me at the wedding of the decade, and I should very much like to thank the Whisper House for serving in their capacity as advisors and diplomatists, and my deep-felt thanks to Duchess Margot Tyde, who aided us in wisdom during the finalizing
And, of course, Legate Orazio for the Faith of the Pantheon, without whom none of this could be possible.
I know Arx will look forward, as I do, to the grandest wedding celebrations in living memory. Hold onto your hats, folks . . . It’s going to be epic.
Written By Torian
June 10, 2018, 5:57 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Gets hard, doing the same thing every day. Taking care of the kids, working the shop, trying to carve out a life worth living for the orphans and common folk.
It's all worth it, but I'd be a liar if I didn't miss traveling and the old life.
Maybe I need to take another trip.
It's all worth it, but I'd be a liar if I didn't miss traveling and the old life.
Maybe I need to take another trip.
Written By Fortunato
June 10, 2018, 5:50 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Laric
Ah, balance.
I have-- hm. I am not a man wholly comfortable with the ideal of living by ideals. I mean this in the gentlest way I can. I love the gods and worship them, but I know I am unequal to endless growth and aspiration. I am a painter who often explores darkness as a subject, and not in a way that is wholly meant to be instructive.
I am an imperfect person, in the sum, who sees some worth in my imperfections and struggles.
This is, perhaps, my own balance. My own equilibrium. My own internal pendulum.
I am familiar with the work of Archlector Py in this area, and I have interpreted it as the maxim, you must act. I believe this. Sometimes the desire for equilibrium or balance can lead us to paralysis, to be afraid of change, certainly. But I am also wary of classifying actions as Light or Dark, when much of what we do as humans is necessarily muddied. In the middle. Or unreadable.
I respect the gray represented by the complexity of acting over a lifetime. I respect duality. The pendulum swings the world. And the pendulum swings in us, restless. We will never be perfect, you and I. But we must act.
I have-- hm. I am not a man wholly comfortable with the ideal of living by ideals. I mean this in the gentlest way I can. I love the gods and worship them, but I know I am unequal to endless growth and aspiration. I am a painter who often explores darkness as a subject, and not in a way that is wholly meant to be instructive.
I am an imperfect person, in the sum, who sees some worth in my imperfections and struggles.
This is, perhaps, my own balance. My own equilibrium. My own internal pendulum.
I am familiar with the work of Archlector Py in this area, and I have interpreted it as the maxim, you must act. I believe this. Sometimes the desire for equilibrium or balance can lead us to paralysis, to be afraid of change, certainly. But I am also wary of classifying actions as Light or Dark, when much of what we do as humans is necessarily muddied. In the middle. Or unreadable.
I respect the gray represented by the complexity of acting over a lifetime. I respect duality. The pendulum swings the world. And the pendulum swings in us, restless. We will never be perfect, you and I. But we must act.
Written By Antonio
June 10, 2018, 5:47 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Lenosia will be commissioning privateers soon. As happy as I am to administer the program.. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little jealous of our soon to be legal pirates. Oh, the freedom and adventure!
Written By Alessandro
June 10, 2018, 5:42 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Lorenzo
I miss you already, but I will hold a place for you in the Greenmarch Gardens whenever you wish to visit. I hope it is often.
Written By Joscelin
June 10, 2018, 5:38 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Ida
I took his pies too.
Written By Fortunato
June 10, 2018, 5:36 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Pasquale
Pasquale. A man of thoughtful reserve who loves Limerance. Limerance is a god I often struggle with, having no fealty, unlikely to marry, my love diffuse, but when I speak to a man like Pasquale, I understand the power of the vow. I understand the power of swearing yourself to a house, a concept, an aspiration that you love and long to serve and fulfill. I understand how a passion may lend itself to constraint and focus and thus become stronger. I am glad to be this man's friend.
Written By Ahrsen
June 10, 2018, 5:29 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Getting a good group of mercs together is harder than I thought. I put out the call but not many have answered, except for pretty girls. Come on you scallywags, sign up for gold, treasure, adventure!
Written By Laric
June 10, 2018, 5:17 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
'Balance'. It's a powerful concept, but one that hinges entirely on its context. You cannot truly discuss 'balance' without first discussing what it means to what you apply it to. Take this example: when planning a construction, an architect must carefully consider its shape and the weight of their materials. If they do not ensure a balance, the construction will eventually collapse under its own weight. There must be equilibrium. A monument or home crumbling of its own accord is a terrible thing to behold, but they are often mistakes. Perhaps the architect failed to take something into account, or perhaps the builders or suppliers cut a corner and compromised the architect's vision.
But let's apply it much more broadly, concepts they are often attached to. Good and evil. Elysia and the Abyss. Can they achieve an architect's 'balance'? Equilibrium? Everlasting harmony? Let's say for a moment they could, as idealistic as that may be.
Adversity and challenge are what drive change and progress. A permanent balance of good and evil would be stasis, antithetical to Lagoma's teachings. Without progress there is no learning; a spit in the face of Vellichor.
Would the enforcers and guardians of this balance impose their will on the world, removing choice to ensure their balance? This would be antithetical to not just Skald's teachings, but also Gloria and the Sentinel. The death of choice is tyranny, and tyranny - no matter whatever good intentions may drive it - is unjust.
When applied to good and evil, that sort of balance - an equilibrium - is undeniably evil. It is a deliberate act, not a mistake.
Archscholar Py wrote on the subject once, and he wrote poignantly. The balance of good and evil is a swinging pendulum, a constant give and take, an unending push and pull. It is foolish to try and interfere with its movement on any grand scale. There is no safety in the center of the pendulum.
Good and evil are concepts greater than any of us, and I think it is the height of hubris to assume mastery over either. The best any one soul can do is to live their life fully, facing whatever consequences may arise from it.
But let's apply it much more broadly, concepts they are often attached to. Good and evil. Elysia and the Abyss. Can they achieve an architect's 'balance'? Equilibrium? Everlasting harmony? Let's say for a moment they could, as idealistic as that may be.
Adversity and challenge are what drive change and progress. A permanent balance of good and evil would be stasis, antithetical to Lagoma's teachings. Without progress there is no learning; a spit in the face of Vellichor.
Would the enforcers and guardians of this balance impose their will on the world, removing choice to ensure their balance? This would be antithetical to not just Skald's teachings, but also Gloria and the Sentinel. The death of choice is tyranny, and tyranny - no matter whatever good intentions may drive it - is unjust.
When applied to good and evil, that sort of balance - an equilibrium - is undeniably evil. It is a deliberate act, not a mistake.
Archscholar Py wrote on the subject once, and he wrote poignantly. The balance of good and evil is a swinging pendulum, a constant give and take, an unending push and pull. It is foolish to try and interfere with its movement on any grand scale. There is no safety in the center of the pendulum.
Good and evil are concepts greater than any of us, and I think it is the height of hubris to assume mastery over either. The best any one soul can do is to live their life fully, facing whatever consequences may arise from it.
Written By Alban
June 10, 2018, 5:10 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Bold Expressions will be having it's grand opening soon. I went there the other day to meet with Liliana, Becka, Ryhalt and Petal.
Written By Leola
June 10, 2018, 4:58 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
The Lodge has acquired a greenhouse, courtesy of Mistress Penrose. It looks comfortable enough, as well as letting us grow things as we would in the Saiklands.
I might move in there in winter, if it gets any warmer
I might move in there in winter, if it gets any warmer
Written By Ida
June 10, 2018, 4:45 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Joscelin
Oaths and steel - you KNOW I don't want to already barge into his room without invitation! There are some places big sisters need not tread. Besides, I think he keeps pies under his bed, too. Are they in the pies?
Written By Ida
June 10, 2018, 4:44 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Austen
Truly, I have the most wonderful brother in all of Arx. To learn all these years later that he used to sneak off to listen to me at the forge when we were young and living in our small hamlet outside of Sanctum - I can't put it to words. There are nine years between us, so I was already apprenticed while he was barely knee-high to a war elk.
Building the room just feels like bringing a bit of those younger years back, in a way. You are very welcome, Austen, and thank you for letting me do it. Though I did fail to mention Guildmaster Joscelin's pranks...oops.
Building the room just feels like bringing a bit of those younger years back, in a way. You are very welcome, Austen, and thank you for letting me do it. Though I did fail to mention Guildmaster Joscelin's pranks...oops.
Written By Kaine
June 10, 2018, 4:30 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
I've been hard at work on my charitable project in the shop. It's going rather well so far! I hope everything pans out for the absolute best.
Written By Joscelin
June 10, 2018, 4:20 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Ida
If you're looking for all your hammers, check under Austen's bed.
Written By Joscelin
June 10, 2018, 4:19 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Austen
I play pranks on your sister all the time.
Just off her forge, you say?
Just off her forge, you say?
Written By Melody
June 10, 2018, 3:57 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Barik
An empowered woman?
A trickster with her poisons?
Definitely not me, I'm nothing more than a woman who is far too fond of the softest things.
-- I'll collect my winnings tonight.
A trickster with her poisons?
Definitely not me, I'm nothing more than a woman who is far too fond of the softest things.
-- I'll collect my winnings tonight.
Written By Ailith
June 10, 2018, 3:50 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
I may come to regret asking this, but what is everyone's favorite sea shanty? I'm asking for a friend who may or may not be indulging this evening.
Written By Karadoc
June 10, 2018, 3:16 p.m.(12/17/1008 AR)
Duels: It's not the where - the why - it's the who. Who shows up. Who talks. Who associates with whomever else. How they greet and gab and laugh. Every little thing about them. So much to be learned from who.
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