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Written By Ainsley

July 14, 2017, 6:58 p.m.(11/3/1006 AR)

We've set a date. It's official. Now to keep my betrothed from panicking.

Written By Fergus

July 14, 2017, 4:33 p.m.(11/3/1006 AR)

This is a fucking thing now? Smells?

Yeah, fine. Okay.

Whiskey.
Whiskey.
Sword Oil.
Whiskey.
Whatever shit Marian puts in her hair.
Whiskey.
Fresh dirt.
Whiskey.

Written By Eithne

July 14, 2017, 4:07 p.m.(11/3/1006 AR)

A new rubicund set for a client has me busy busy but anyone who knows me well, knows this is what I love to do. And since it's all the rage to talk about scents people like, I'm rather partial to the scent of the forge and then better yet, campfire. Any kind of fire burning in the hearth or in a fire pit. Something about the scent of embers that really just reminds me of 'home'.

So back to this set of rubicund; I'm really excited about it. It's kind of a challenge for me because of the structure and well the sheer size that I have to craft. It's going to look amazing when it's done and I don't want to give anything away but it will be monumental.

Written By Khanne

July 14, 2017, 3:18 p.m.(11/3/1006 AR)

Why not?

Scents that please my senses or bring me back to memories that make me smile wistfully:

Cedar
Earthen Loam
Softly fragrant rose
Snow
Whiskey
Books
Tea
Freshly chopped wood
A warm fire in a stone hearth (especially in the cold of a mountain winter)
Apples and Apricots
Paints

And some other things but my list is already long...

Written By Margot

July 14, 2017, 1:51 p.m.(11/3/1006 AR)

To whom it may concerned,

The baby grows stronger. She smiles now and foul smelling fluids find their way out of her less often. Her howling though when she is hungry or tired only grows louder as her body expands.

Yesterday she threw a whale bone toy out of the cradle in her flailing and it hit the nurse in the head. I am sure it was quite by accident and while I quietly tsked at her that dainty ladies should not throw things, I cannot help but think that her Thrax Aunts would approve.

There will be a quiet child in my future, I have no doubt, but this one is not that one. This one is a tempest, a wild thing, a little bit of the frozen, northern sea broken off and crashing into my household.

Written By Gaston

July 14, 2017, 12:12 p.m.(11/3/1006 AR)

Fine. So be it.

I like the smells of pine, cedar, crushed mint, freshly tilled soil, and citrus with clove and cardamom.

Written By Eirene

July 14, 2017, 11:56 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

The scholars tell me writing your favorite smells seems to be the latest journaling trend.

Any of you fuckers leave scratch-and-sniff entries and I'm going to kick you.

Written By Belladonna

July 14, 2017, 11:55 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

I must say that I am quite impressed. I've already received a number of contributions of prizes for this little game Pravus is planning, and every one of them is glorious. I've promises for others from some of Arx's best craftsmen, and I admit I am actually excited to see what it is we will be provided with.

These prizes will certainly make participation worth it.

Written By Shard

July 14, 2017, 11:29 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

I have a working theory: the amount someone feels the need to remind you of just how much they respect you is about roughly equal to the amount of contempt they actually feel.

Written By Aleksei

July 14, 2017, 10:30 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

I'm pretty fond of jasmine.

Written By Edward

July 14, 2017, 9:57 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

Relationship Note on Marian

Finally I see someone said bacon.

Nothing like the smell of delicious delicious bacon.

Written By Silas

July 14, 2017, 7:49 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

Relationship Note on Aiden

I'm glad you're quite happy with each other, and I have no doubt she will make an excellent guard dog.

I have a feeling Dash won't be winning the wrestling matches for much longer.

Written By Silas

July 14, 2017, 7:44 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

I like the enticing traces of bergamot, lavender and cedar - spicy accords of cumin mingled with saffron and seductive rose - hot notes of labdanum and leather...

... and delicious roast chicken.

Written By Skye

July 14, 2017, 2:38 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

For me, memories have a scent and when I smell, I'm remembering some time in my life that held great meaning. My favorite scents are:

Ocean - My childhood on the sea
Fresh linen - My mother sleeping peacefully
Paints - My mother being creative
Apple tobacco - Sitting on my father's knee after a long day
Rum laced breath - My father laughing and tickling me

Written By Marian

July 14, 2017, 2:24 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

What are my favorite scents?

Rain scent after a recent downpour
Deep forest glen
Freshly tanned hide
Bread baking
Bacon on the grill
Coffee freshly brewed
My husband after a sparring match

Written By Aiden

July 14, 2017, 12:57 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

Relationship Note on Silas

You gave me Severa. She'll be a wonderful guard dog when she grows up.
She can look out for me when you can't.
Thank you so much. My gratitude is endless.
I'm blessed to have you.

Written By Esoka

July 14, 2017, 12:24 a.m.(11/2/1006 AR)

I had heard much of the challenge of The Gauntlet in the Valardin and wished to test myself against it.

It is, indeed, most bracing! I managed a score of 127, which I gather is decent enough. The climbing wall reminds me of the riverside cliffs back home, and I did rather well with it. I wish I'd made a better showing of the final rope, though. Gloria grant me strength, I shall work to better myself in my next run. I shall make it a point to test myself in challenges of martial expertise and knightly prowess, outside the realm of sparring. Not that I won't take a good sparring match any chance I can get! But acts that pit us against ourselves and our own speed and stamina are a good reminder that our most difficult opponent is the limit of our own body.

Written By Regla

July 13, 2017, 10:40 p.m.(11/1/1006 AR)

Not sure what the sudden obsession with scent is....but I find myself missing the smell of cold, and salt on the sea air.

Rum is also a great smell.

Written By Thena

July 13, 2017, 7:15 p.m.(11/1/1006 AR)

Rum, ginger and tobacco? I'd buy that.

Or maybe I'll just make it.

Written By Skapti

July 13, 2017, 6:42 p.m.(11/1/1006 AR)

I was once told that I had the most brilliant perfume of rum, ginger and tobacco leaf, and they asked where the apothecary I purchased it from was. They were rather put out when I said I wasn't wearing any damn perfume.

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