Written By Regla
June 23, 2017, 4:22 p.m.(9/17/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Skapti
Sometimes unpredictability and a willingness to take chances works out....then again, it's not been long enough to see if my risk has a pay off. I certainly hope that I don't come to regret it, but I don't think I will.
Welcome to the city.
Welcome to the city.
Written By Larissa
June 23, 2017, 4:02 p.m.(9/17/1006 AR)
On Dueling, Conflict Resolution and Whispers.
We are no strangers to the art of the Duel, and an art it is. There is an entertainment in it, a beauty of strength and the dance of the sword and human body. There is a craftsmanship and passion that our esteemed Champions work towards in mind and body and should be admired and celebrated and is celebrated in the Duels we provide them. For an average insult or slight, or to celebrate in a Rite of Gloria, a duel is a most proper and fitting course of action. We are a people who thrive on entertainment, who enjoy our games whole heartedly and passionately – but what happens when it isn’t a game? When it stops being entertaining and turns into something else? When it is used to stunt and silence? Do we bring honor to Gloria when our hearts our heavy with defeat and bitterness is left in our wake?
It is important, I feel, to make these distinctions – the difference between an average insult or slight, something small, something that has no deep emotional ties and something that goes deeper, that means more and has more of an impact than a duel can respectfully offer resolution to. Simply put there is a difference between true conflict resolution and a duel. However I feel like this is sometimes overlooked out of habit, that more often than not people reach out with the threat of a duel out of lack of better options – and this is where I would like to introduce the presence of Whispers. I think it is assumed that we are here to plan parties and events and while we certainly love doing so – who doesn’t love a good party? – but that is only the very tip of what we offer. We are trained and educated in diplomacy, in mediation and in conflict resolution and I would invite all of you to make use of these tools we offer and that are at your disposal.
In the past month three separate events stand out in my mind. The first, a duel between not only friends, but spouses. This was utterly charming and beautifully entertaining. Two people who held between them a slight insult of one to the other – they turned to the Champions Guild and made it an event to be enjoyed by everyone. I believe they held the spirit and honor of Gloria in their hearts and in turn offered a festive event for the city to enjoy. I find this to be an excellent example of the spirit and art of the duel. The second event is one that weighs heavier on my heart and what inspired me to reach out as I am, a duel between individuals that escalated into something weightier and left very little resolution in it’s wake. In instances such as these, I find very little honor brought to Gloria and the end result is something that only festers further resentment between a people and a Compact that relies heavily on alliance and communication. The third and last event that comes to mind was not a public event, but a private discourse between two conflicting houses on the verge of a cataclysm that had the potential to destroy years of hard wrought alliances. Instead of turning to a duel to resolve their conflict they instead turned to the Whisper House and entreated with a mediator to talk out and find common ground between them and in the end found peace and conflict resolution that fit both parties needs.
There are techniques that Whispers are trained in using to ease discord, and ensure that good and healthy relationships are priority. The Whispers are scions of the entire city. We are ever a neutral party who’s goals and interests and purpose is to ENABLE in all the various forms and opportunities we are given. We are yours and I invite you to make use of us in our full capacity.
We are no strangers to the art of the Duel, and an art it is. There is an entertainment in it, a beauty of strength and the dance of the sword and human body. There is a craftsmanship and passion that our esteemed Champions work towards in mind and body and should be admired and celebrated and is celebrated in the Duels we provide them. For an average insult or slight, or to celebrate in a Rite of Gloria, a duel is a most proper and fitting course of action. We are a people who thrive on entertainment, who enjoy our games whole heartedly and passionately – but what happens when it isn’t a game? When it stops being entertaining and turns into something else? When it is used to stunt and silence? Do we bring honor to Gloria when our hearts our heavy with defeat and bitterness is left in our wake?
It is important, I feel, to make these distinctions – the difference between an average insult or slight, something small, something that has no deep emotional ties and something that goes deeper, that means more and has more of an impact than a duel can respectfully offer resolution to. Simply put there is a difference between true conflict resolution and a duel. However I feel like this is sometimes overlooked out of habit, that more often than not people reach out with the threat of a duel out of lack of better options – and this is where I would like to introduce the presence of Whispers. I think it is assumed that we are here to plan parties and events and while we certainly love doing so – who doesn’t love a good party? – but that is only the very tip of what we offer. We are trained and educated in diplomacy, in mediation and in conflict resolution and I would invite all of you to make use of these tools we offer and that are at your disposal.
In the past month three separate events stand out in my mind. The first, a duel between not only friends, but spouses. This was utterly charming and beautifully entertaining. Two people who held between them a slight insult of one to the other – they turned to the Champions Guild and made it an event to be enjoyed by everyone. I believe they held the spirit and honor of Gloria in their hearts and in turn offered a festive event for the city to enjoy. I find this to be an excellent example of the spirit and art of the duel. The second event is one that weighs heavier on my heart and what inspired me to reach out as I am, a duel between individuals that escalated into something weightier and left very little resolution in it’s wake. In instances such as these, I find very little honor brought to Gloria and the end result is something that only festers further resentment between a people and a Compact that relies heavily on alliance and communication. The third and last event that comes to mind was not a public event, but a private discourse between two conflicting houses on the verge of a cataclysm that had the potential to destroy years of hard wrought alliances. Instead of turning to a duel to resolve their conflict they instead turned to the Whisper House and entreated with a mediator to talk out and find common ground between them and in the end found peace and conflict resolution that fit both parties needs.
There are techniques that Whispers are trained in using to ease discord, and ensure that good and healthy relationships are priority. The Whispers are scions of the entire city. We are ever a neutral party who’s goals and interests and purpose is to ENABLE in all the various forms and opportunities we are given. We are yours and I invite you to make use of us in our full capacity.
Written By Aureth
June 23, 2017, 1:15 p.m.(9/17/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Eirene
Sasspants.
Lady Minister Guildmistress Sasspants Brigadier General Eirene Malvici.
Lady Minister Guildmistress Sasspants Brigadier General Eirene Malvici.
Written By Eirene
June 23, 2017, 11:58 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
So as it stands, my official title is...
Lady Minister Guildmistress Brigadier General Eirene Malvici
Am I missing any?
Lady Minister Guildmistress Brigadier General Eirene Malvici
Am I missing any?
Written By Miles
June 23, 2017, 11:33 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Valery
Tch. She wants to help, I get that part. She's mousy... almost literally. I mean, she's friends with mice, which is a little weird. But she seems to have a good heart, I gotta say. And maybe, just maybe, we'll make something great out of her yet.
Written By Margot
June 23, 2017, 10:43 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
One million points for me I guess...
Written By Victus
June 23, 2017, 8:58 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
On the open waves we would pray for Mangata to let the wind favor us. On land we'd be praying so that she'd be fucking quick about sending us back on our boats so we could go back home. Funny thing living on an island, you're surrounded by nature itself on all ends and hope the sea will be kind to you. It's like living one with the goddess herself if you wanna get extra pompous about it. Since I got to Arx however many years ago it was now I stopped praying for the chance to fuck about the coastlines and grow fat in the Maelstorm on all the plunder of reaving. I've been praying for Mangata is tell me what the fuck her winds of change are supposed to mean. I think I'm getting it.
Some people wonder why I'm wearing Donrai's threads after all the terrible legacy that old serpent left behind. It's because I ain't got a single doubt in my mind that we can leave him behind. Everything that man represents can be steered into clearer skies and the waves he left can be broken to our will. No matter how many he killed, how many terrible things he did I will not sit by and let his actions influence a bleaker future for the rest of our house. These threads mean something different when I'm the ruler wearing them, they mean something stronger and better than he could ever hope for.
Times are changing. I was raised to know how to fight the current till my body gave up on me, but there'll be a time when you just need to go with the flow. I'm thinking that's where we are now.
Some people wonder why I'm wearing Donrai's threads after all the terrible legacy that old serpent left behind. It's because I ain't got a single doubt in my mind that we can leave him behind. Everything that man represents can be steered into clearer skies and the waves he left can be broken to our will. No matter how many he killed, how many terrible things he did I will not sit by and let his actions influence a bleaker future for the rest of our house. These threads mean something different when I'm the ruler wearing them, they mean something stronger and better than he could ever hope for.
Times are changing. I was raised to know how to fight the current till my body gave up on me, but there'll be a time when you just need to go with the flow. I'm thinking that's where we are now.
Written By Edward
June 23, 2017, 8:12 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
The winds of change are ever blowing and now they fill my sails. It is time to make sure my sword is sharpened and my armor is polished.
Written By Ysbail
June 23, 2017, 7:02 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Dominic
You're not getting older, Your Grace, we're simply surrounded by enemies that want us all dead and don't mind picking us off one at a time! That said, if you truly want birthday parties, there are some coming up in Blackwood I believe. You're welcome to join the festivities!
Written By Valery
June 23, 2017, 4:40 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Gavin
He came back.
When I already thought he was dead.
When I thought I had forgotten...
But now he's back.
How will it be this time?
When I already thought he was dead.
When I thought I had forgotten...
But now he's back.
How will it be this time?
Written By Artorius
June 23, 2017, 2:34 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Calypso
My warrior general of a younger cousin. Only younger by about two years, but she has the wisdom of a woman far beyond her years. She has led our family and those of the compact to many victories.
We have grown closer I feel with each passing day, and I'm happy that I feel I can trust her with anything. Whether it's small things like borrowing her for a friendly spar, or having talks of serious matters seeking wisdom and advice, she's always been there for me, and I'm proud to always be there for her.
We have grown closer I feel with each passing day, and I'm happy that I feel I can trust her with anything. Whether it's small things like borrowing her for a friendly spar, or having talks of serious matters seeking wisdom and advice, she's always been there for me, and I'm proud to always be there for her.
Written By Artorius
June 23, 2017, 2:30 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Caelis
My dear sister. Ever since our parents lost their lives when I was just a small boy, and Caelis even younger, it's always been a hard journey to this point. Family and friends have made it easier, and I feel ever grateful that even though I was lost to being a soldier, traveling, and even having the fortune of marrying to have my precious child, that my sister and I have always been close.
She's come a great way, and I'm proud of all she's been able to accomplish. Her footwork and form has become much better! I'm blessed to have her as my sister.
She's come a great way, and I'm proud of all she's been able to accomplish. Her footwork and form has become much better! I'm blessed to have her as my sister.
Written By Dominic
June 23, 2017, 1:40 a.m.(9/16/1006 AR)
You know you are getting older when you find yourself going to more wakes than birthdays.
Written By Orazio
June 23, 2017, 1:06 a.m.(9/15/1006 AR)
While I was reading through historical journals, for various purposes, I came across the journals of a poet. Many of the poems were quite good, but one phrase in one poem lodged in my head, and I cannot let it go:
We dance in a circle and wonder;
the secret sits in the middle and knows.
How true this is, of so many parts of our lives right now. I have never been a man with much tolerance for mysteries; it was an aid in unraveling testimony and circumstance when I was a younger godsworn, doing the Sentinel's work. Now, it is almost a vulnerability - so many unanswered questions lead to frustration. Or worse, answers.
We dance in a circle and wonder;
the secret sits in the middle and knows.
How true this is, of so many parts of our lives right now. I have never been a man with much tolerance for mysteries; it was an aid in unraveling testimony and circumstance when I was a younger godsworn, doing the Sentinel's work. Now, it is almost a vulnerability - so many unanswered questions lead to frustration. Or worse, answers.
Written By Esoka
June 22, 2017, 11:39 p.m.(9/15/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Armel
Faith is not an easy thing, and sometimes not a pretty one. The virtues demand much from men and women, and meeting them requires sacrifice in mind, body, and heart. Grandmaster Armel is not an easy man, but he is a good and godly one, and one I'm proud to know. He has helped me in many of my darker hours, and I pray we can confront the evils in this world together as warriors and friends.
Written By Petal
June 22, 2017, 10:21 p.m.(9/15/1006 AR)
I am so exhausted. I am almost completely about the ability to sew another stitch. I think a need a nap.
There is is much that I want to create, but my finger hurt from so much sewing and I might need to stop for a few days or else find some help around the shop.
Petal
There is is much that I want to create, but my finger hurt from so much sewing and I might need to stop for a few days or else find some help around the shop.
Petal
Written By Carita
June 22, 2017, 10:01 p.m.(9/15/1006 AR)
I simply had the most lovely conversation today over wine and nibbles with Princess Jaenelle Velenosa (formerly) of Thrax. Following that discussion, I took time to truly think about what she had said about meeting new people: a stranger is someone that you haven't met yet. I do not think that I am doing her words justice with my paraphrasing - but the point remains. She is so right.
I thought about you, my most darling friend, when she said that. The one that keeps me smiling the most --
I hope to see you soon.
Hugs and Kisses.
I thought about you, my most darling friend, when she said that. The one that keeps me smiling the most --
I hope to see you soon.
Hugs and Kisses.
Written By Petal
June 22, 2017, 1:34 p.m.(9/15/1006 AR)
My pearlescent peacock costume won best mask at the masquerade ball. I wasn't actually at the ball. I don't normally go those things, but I am flattered that my costume won and I think my work is getting better and better.
Petal
Petal
Written By Calypso
June 22, 2017, 11:46 a.m.(9/14/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Arthur
Its hard to believe that after all these years we finally lured you away from Southport and in to the city of Arx. I remember the first set of armor you ever made for me. It was a momentous occasion for me, my first set of commander's leathers. The hawk etched in to the back was so skillfully done, and the fit was perfect. When I went to the master leatherworker to thank him for his fine work, he almost accepted the praise. Almost. But when he revealed that the work was yours, I knew you were going to be special. We've grown together, parallel on sour separate paths in life. Just as I dedicate my all to my job and family, you are dedicated to your craft. I am honored to be your patron and I hope you will join us on campaigns to come. Your skill is unparalleled.
Written By Calypso
June 22, 2017, 11:37 a.m.(9/14/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Caelis
I have always thought fondly of my Cousin Caelis. My ally growing up, even if she is younger than I am. But distance grows two people apart some times. She was off with the Navy and I was called to Arx, putting a great distance between us. I can honestly say that now that our paths have once again aligned I am delighted to have her in my life. She is kind but firm, a more sensible approach to our families tendency towards martial discipline. And I cherish her for it.
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