Written By Laric
Oct. 12, 2017, 3:19 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
The matter of the Inquisition's secularization is far more complicated than being a simple 'betrayal' or a mere 'grasp for power'. That matter is, however, ancient history with little bearing on our future. In spite of that history, the leadership of today's Inquisition enjoys a strong working relationship with the Dominus, the Legate of Concepts, and many of the Faith's Archlectors. It is my sincerest hope that in time, that relationship will lead to a steady rapport between other members of the Church and the House of Questions.
We will remain an instrument of the Crown, charged with investigating serious crimes and threats that affect the people of Arvum. It does not matter if those threats are magical or mundane, foreign or Abyssal, at home or afar. Unlike our cousins in Eurus, we Arvani are blessed by the gods to live free. As long as we remain vigilant, we will remain so.
To those we have not had the pleasure of speaking or working with: the Inquisition gives its aid freely in these matters. Any citizen may reach out to me, be it for investigatory or research assistance, advice or guidance, or help finding like-minded souls.
In service,
Master of Questions Laric Grayson
We will remain an instrument of the Crown, charged with investigating serious crimes and threats that affect the people of Arvum. It does not matter if those threats are magical or mundane, foreign or Abyssal, at home or afar. Unlike our cousins in Eurus, we Arvani are blessed by the gods to live free. As long as we remain vigilant, we will remain so.
To those we have not had the pleasure of speaking or working with: the Inquisition gives its aid freely in these matters. Any citizen may reach out to me, be it for investigatory or research assistance, advice or guidance, or help finding like-minded souls.
In service,
Master of Questions Laric Grayson
Written By Victus
Oct. 12, 2017, 3:02 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Leona
You say those words, but I don't believe them. My image of you as a queen of ice lording over a bunch of stonefaced knights still seems a lot funnier to me. But regardless, yeah I'll probably be there. Free food after all.
Written By Leona
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:59 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Victus
I swear I'm not averse to many kinds of fun. I had fun on the Red Serpent that day, after all. And I don't have a moral objection to parties, they just tend not to be my thing. But having spoken to your wife, and considering she is helping me with my small tactical amusement, I expect I'll see you there. It's a little thing, probably not funny to anyone but me, but I'm pretty okay with that.
Written By Victus
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:44 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Final note for today since a proclamation seems a little much:
The Embassy of the Waves is officially open in the Maelstrom. Those of you who wish to parley with our new Elven friends I'm afraid will have to make the journey to the Mourning Isles, but I promise the lot of us don't bite.
Really though, I'd invite everyone into that little place if you'd all fit. It's a beautiful thing. Desires for meeting can be sent directly to our own diplomats managing the Embassy itself, but I can't promise that the Marin'alfar will always be available given our fight.
The Embassy of the Waves is officially open in the Maelstrom. Those of you who wish to parley with our new Elven friends I'm afraid will have to make the journey to the Mourning Isles, but I promise the lot of us don't bite.
Really though, I'd invite everyone into that little place if you'd all fit. It's a beautiful thing. Desires for meeting can be sent directly to our own diplomats managing the Embassy itself, but I can't promise that the Marin'alfar will always be available given our fight.
Written By Victus
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:33 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Brianna
Haha, hahaha, HAHAHAHA!
Good fucking luck.
Good fucking luck.
Written By Cara
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:33 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Having an existential threat about to consume one's homeland doesn't make you special.
It just makes you Arvani.
It just makes you Arvani.
Written By Victus
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:31 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
As Thrax strives to become closer united to the Compact, those who don't wish to share a Compact with Thrax slowly come out of the cracks. It's a damn shame when I of all people have to shake my head at someone's close-minded nature. At the very least those who make the decisions that actually fucking matter don't share the same lack of inclusiveness for an Ally and lack of compassion for a people that struggle to find their lost roots.
Whatever the fuck they want to say in the shadows doesn't concern me. Thrax won't stray, and it won't stop helping its people find their proper path while we have a Herald ready to swallow our homelands.
To end this entry with a bit less of my own prattling, the reformations of Thralldom are steadily beginning to trickle through the paperwork. Eyes on the future boys, it's a good one.
Whatever the fuck they want to say in the shadows doesn't concern me. Thrax won't stray, and it won't stop helping its people find their proper path while we have a Herald ready to swallow our homelands.
To end this entry with a bit less of my own prattling, the reformations of Thralldom are steadily beginning to trickle through the paperwork. Eyes on the future boys, it's a good one.
Written By Victus
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:20 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Leona
I share you distaste for bright colors and fancy parties designed to be 'fun', but really are just the epitome of social dick-waving. Even for the ones that lack a dick you can find plenty of waving happening.
So do what I do, think toward your positives:
Free food
Free booze
Free entertainment
Freedom to leave when things get boring.
And the rest, I have zero grasp on why anyone enjoys these things. I merely assume we're cut from a different species and leave it at that. Anything more makes my fucking head hurt. I'll stick to sharpening the axe and grunting like a fucking dog.
So do what I do, think toward your positives:
Free food
Free booze
Free entertainment
Freedom to leave when things get boring.
And the rest, I have zero grasp on why anyone enjoys these things. I merely assume we're cut from a different species and leave it at that. Anything more makes my fucking head hurt. I'll stick to sharpening the axe and grunting like a fucking dog.
Written By Halsim
Oct. 12, 2017, 2:04 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
I don't know why there are people in the Templars who think they have the authority to investigate criminal matters of any sort on their own. Criminal and magical matters are the jurisdiction of the Inquisition, not any member of the Faith, unless the Crown says otherwise.
Pretty sure I haven't missed any directives saying otherwise from the Crown, so spreading misinformation on this subject in the archive does no one any favors.
Pretty sure I haven't missed any directives saying otherwise from the Crown, so spreading misinformation on this subject in the archive does no one any favors.
Written By Driskell
Oct. 12, 2017, 1:59 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
One should remember that nothing said is unheard, no act unseen. Everything is witnessed.
Written By Carita
Oct. 12, 2017, 1:08 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Mae
Understandably suspicious of outsiders - although with little room to make undue comments about lavish fashion choices.
Written By Carita
Oct. 12, 2017, 1:07 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Alaric
The most personable. Ever.
Written By Carita
Oct. 12, 2017, 1:06 p.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Reese
At interesting conversation at the Salon has created a new friendship. Hopefully.
Written By Edward
Oct. 12, 2017, 10:17 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
I had an enjoyable time at the auction held by Saedrus Whisper at the Grotto's garden. I won a shield, the best piece there, in my estimation. I already have ideas where it will go in Whitefrost.
Written By Eirene
Oct. 12, 2017, 10:13 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Before we journey north, I took a voyage home to the isles outside Southport. Oh how I missed real weather - perfect sun, sea breezes, clear blue waters...
We met a siren there. Asked her to nicely not sink our ships or drown our men. But oh...
I make no excuses or hide my attraction to men and woman alike. I'm Lycene- why would I deny myself the beauty and pleasure offered by half the world? But this creature, despite her animal nature, was beauty incarnate. Her song promised everything I'd ever wanted - pleasure, pain, desire, passion, lust, affection, admiration. I could have listened for hours and stood entranced and enthralled.
Even her speaking voice was unearthly melody made into words. But the negotiations went smoothly and our ships will be safe for now. She can't help being what she is, and if some damn fool gets too close then it's their own fault for not heeding the harbormaster's warnings.
I'll hear that song in my quiet moments, as I drift to sleep, as I die. Perhaps I'll hear it one more time before that happens.
We met a siren there. Asked her to nicely not sink our ships or drown our men. But oh...
I make no excuses or hide my attraction to men and woman alike. I'm Lycene- why would I deny myself the beauty and pleasure offered by half the world? But this creature, despite her animal nature, was beauty incarnate. Her song promised everything I'd ever wanted - pleasure, pain, desire, passion, lust, affection, admiration. I could have listened for hours and stood entranced and enthralled.
Even her speaking voice was unearthly melody made into words. But the negotiations went smoothly and our ships will be safe for now. She can't help being what she is, and if some damn fool gets too close then it's their own fault for not heeding the harbormaster's warnings.
I'll hear that song in my quiet moments, as I drift to sleep, as I die. Perhaps I'll hear it one more time before that happens.
Written By Eirene
Oct. 12, 2017, 10:06 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Alas, poor Ratigan, we barely knew you.
Better you than some poor sailor.
At least it didn't eat the container vials. Eat. Transport. Magically vanish. Same result not matter what you call it.
Don't mind me, Scholar, just rambling aloud.
Better you than some poor sailor.
At least it didn't eat the container vials. Eat. Transport. Magically vanish. Same result not matter what you call it.
Don't mind me, Scholar, just rambling aloud.
Written By Preston
Oct. 12, 2017, 10:04 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
There seems to be some confusion in recent announcements still. People believe that because Father Orazio has stated the revisions to the Fourth Law of Limerance, that the Faith is forgoing its rights to investigate accusations around these things. The Faith has always taken investigation of breaches in these laws and the question of the use of magic seriously. Before their betrayal of the Faith to pursue secular power, it is what the Inquisition did. They however abandoned the Faith, and with it their duty to explore accusations of heresy and any right to speak on matters of the law of the Gods. We have never challenged their right to pursue secular justice however, to investigate chicken theft or other such crimes. But, on matters heretical, matters related to violations of the Gods' laws? That falls to the Faith, and with their abandonment of their duties all that time ago, that duty falls to the Templars. Items which claim descent or powers drawn from such things should be examined, their claims checked, any risk assessed, and that must be done by the Faith.
We in the Faith love the faithful. We love the King. We love those who always follow the path of the Gods. We love those who have strayed but found their way back. We love those who abandon their heresy and come to the light. We seek to protect those we love, that is natural is it not? And you can see it now. Hundreds of Templars march to the call of the Graysons, along with dozens more Knights of Solace, Mercies, The Lodge of Petrichor. We will not allow temporal politics to ever prevent that, and that is why we do not tell any how to rule their lands other than to ask them to rule them in the name and with respect to the Gods. But in turn, we will also not allow temporal powers to assume any of our rights and obligations. The gods must never be subjected to interference by any power - the subjugation of the Faith and its rights that occurred during Crownbreaker will be repeated only over the body and blood of every single Templar at my command.
We in the Faith love the faithful. We love the King. We love those who always follow the path of the Gods. We love those who have strayed but found their way back. We love those who abandon their heresy and come to the light. We seek to protect those we love, that is natural is it not? And you can see it now. Hundreds of Templars march to the call of the Graysons, along with dozens more Knights of Solace, Mercies, The Lodge of Petrichor. We will not allow temporal politics to ever prevent that, and that is why we do not tell any how to rule their lands other than to ask them to rule them in the name and with respect to the Gods. But in turn, we will also not allow temporal powers to assume any of our rights and obligations. The gods must never be subjected to interference by any power - the subjugation of the Faith and its rights that occurred during Crownbreaker will be repeated only over the body and blood of every single Templar at my command.
Written By Leona
Oct. 12, 2017, 9:55 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Monique
For the most part I'll admit I think I have fun, it's just that my fun is not other peoples' fun, and so there we remain at an impasse. Nonetheless, I never go out of my way to avoid fun.
I'm sure it will be a lively party.
I'm sure it will be a lively party.
Written By Cadern
Oct. 12, 2017, 8:30 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Aleksei
I'm exploring the city and eventually find the grotto. And there, sprawled naked in one of the baths, is Aleksei. Well, that was one of the better finds of the day so I strip and join him, getting a drink from one of the servants wandering around. Have I mentioned how much I love this place? Beats jumping into a cold lake any day.
Anyway, we're talking and making plans for a tour of the city's taverns since I've only discovered a small number on my own so far and then he mentions he's an Archlector. Seriously? This handsome, naked man talking about drinking contests is an Archlector? I didn't know they were allowed to do that.
I guess the Faith isn't run by stuck up assholes like I thought. Though he is the Archlector of the wolf god so that might explain it.
Anyway, we're talking and making plans for a tour of the city's taverns since I've only discovered a small number on my own so far and then he mentions he's an Archlector. Seriously? This handsome, naked man talking about drinking contests is an Archlector? I didn't know they were allowed to do that.
I guess the Faith isn't run by stuck up assholes like I thought. Though he is the Archlector of the wolf god so that might explain it.
Written By Lou
Oct. 12, 2017, 8:14 a.m.(5/20/1007 AR)
I survived another trip to Everwinter. More importantly, Mason survived his first journey on a boat and being in cold wilderness, in spite of his many gripes and grumblings in Eurusi. We managed to get the prize we sought, and Lord Tarik now has a piece of his history with him again. I am glad to have been part of this journey, and to have helped toward progress in seeing Arx and all of Arvum a safer place. I can only hope that the others doing their part have been so fortunate.
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