Written By Joslyn
June 10, 2017, 1:09 p.m.(8/16/1006 AR)
Today I will fight for Princess Eleyna's honor against Prince Talen's champion Mirari Corsetina. It is well that she looks forward to drawing blood, but I'm afraid that she's going to be disappointed, for that honor shall be mine.
Written By Carita
June 10, 2017, 12:21 p.m.(8/16/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Mirari
You have enabled yourself to become even more dangerous.
Written By Mirari
June 10, 2017, 12:20 p.m.(8/16/1006 AR)
I've started learning how to make weapons. I'm honestly not sure why I haven't before. Given my love of sharp objects. I made a dagger of high quality steel last night, but I didn't care for it so I melted it back down. Perhaps I'll work on a sword next.
Written By Mirari
June 10, 2017, 12:11 p.m.(8/16/1006 AR)
Today I will fight for the Dark Prince's honor as his champion against the Ice Princess' champion, Joslyn Manicelli. I look forward to drawing blood.
Written By Harper
June 10, 2017, 11:17 a.m.(8/16/1006 AR)
Let's geeeeeet ready to watch a duel today, guys.
Written By Ilvin
June 10, 2017, 1:35 a.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Ah, sweet Limerance. I am no politician, no diplomat- and yet I am drawn to such duties, in the interest of peace, of love, and in faithfulness to you and to the people of the Compact. And so I must speak on the matter of House Thrax and the tensions that have arisen of late. I pray to you, sweet Limerance, to grant me strength and wisdom, so that your light may shine upon all of the faithful.
There has been much darkness in the past of House Thrax and its people, it is true- and they have taken actions that the Faith cannot accept or condone, and that is as unescapable a fact as any other. This has led to much resentment, and resentment can cloud and poison the hearts of even the most devout. But I have spoken to some in Thrax, and seen glimpses of their hearts, and I find myself overjoyed and heartened: among them are people who seek redemption, who seek the light, and to move past the horrors of days gone, and towards a future in peace and security for all within the Compact. For as long as this light shines, I will fight to keep it alive, and to let it spread among all the households and lands of House Thrax, and all the Faithful of the Compact.
Note that I do not say we should forget the horrors of the past- they should be remembered, but also risen above. For those who would mock and doubt that House Thrax is taking its first steps into a world of light and enlightenment, I ask: will you move forward, as the proud people of Thrax are already moving, as allies? Open your hearts to them. Choose to see the actions taken, to accept them with an open heart, and be willing to believe in the transformation of so many centuries in the dark into the light of the gods.
I know I, for one, believe in their sincerity, and will continue to work with them as long as it takes.
There has been much darkness in the past of House Thrax and its people, it is true- and they have taken actions that the Faith cannot accept or condone, and that is as unescapable a fact as any other. This has led to much resentment, and resentment can cloud and poison the hearts of even the most devout. But I have spoken to some in Thrax, and seen glimpses of their hearts, and I find myself overjoyed and heartened: among them are people who seek redemption, who seek the light, and to move past the horrors of days gone, and towards a future in peace and security for all within the Compact. For as long as this light shines, I will fight to keep it alive, and to let it spread among all the households and lands of House Thrax, and all the Faithful of the Compact.
Note that I do not say we should forget the horrors of the past- they should be remembered, but also risen above. For those who would mock and doubt that House Thrax is taking its first steps into a world of light and enlightenment, I ask: will you move forward, as the proud people of Thrax are already moving, as allies? Open your hearts to them. Choose to see the actions taken, to accept them with an open heart, and be willing to believe in the transformation of so many centuries in the dark into the light of the gods.
I know I, for one, believe in their sincerity, and will continue to work with them as long as it takes.
Written By Silas
June 10, 2017, 1:09 a.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Calaudrin
Take up a craft. Make bank!
Written By Turo
June 10, 2017, 12:27 a.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
I have to keep reminding myself that being polite and being fair sometimes isn't worth a damn.
Still, better to be that than anything else.
Still, better to be that than anything else.
Written By Esoka
June 10, 2017, 12:18 a.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
I've been reflecting on the virtues of Lagoma recently. And trying to embrace them, though that is hard. As someone wiser than me said recently, she is a demanding goddess. Perhaps more than any of the others. For me, at least. There is no struggle in aspiring to courage, or charity, or justice. They are a struggle to attain, but not to want.
Wanting change is harder for me. I do not think all change is for the better. Forests burn and do not grow back swiftly, and sometimes their old beauty is lost forever. People you love die, or are gone from your life forever in other ways beyond reclaiming. Wounds heal but turn to scars that will never fade. The lives of good friends move farther and farther from yours. These are changes that are life, and I accept them, but I don't do it happily.
The demand of Lagoma is to take all changes, good and bad, and make yourself something better from them. Be greater. Accept the life you have, and do something vital with it. It is very hard. I feel the need to weep sometimes, for how hard it is.
Being prodigal is many things to me. But more than anything else it is, I think, the decision to change. I was one thing when I was just a daughter of the Greenwood tribes. I bent the knee to Riven fifteen years ago and became something else. I was just a girl then and did not understand the full weight of what I was doing. I know it better now. When I meet those who have recently bent the knee, they are wild and untamed and fierce in the ways and traditions of their tribes, in ways I am not anymore. I am not what I was then, and I miss that girl sometimes.
On the whole, though, I think I have changed for the better. I am proud to be a citizen of the Compact. There is respect for law here, for order, a unity of many peoples who've come together to make something better and stronger than they are apart. The things built here endure after those that made them are gone. I am part of that, and it is a good life.
I do wonder how much I've changed. How much the girl I was at fifteen would even recognize who I am today. The things I find myself wanting now, the things I think might make me happy, are different than what she thought she wanted.
I feel this place, and the people I meet in it, changing me still the more. I'm not sure what I will be at the end of summer, or autumn or winter beyond them. Something greater, I pray to Our Lady of Change. I will try not to fight against what the future would make of me.
Wanting change is harder for me. I do not think all change is for the better. Forests burn and do not grow back swiftly, and sometimes their old beauty is lost forever. People you love die, or are gone from your life forever in other ways beyond reclaiming. Wounds heal but turn to scars that will never fade. The lives of good friends move farther and farther from yours. These are changes that are life, and I accept them, but I don't do it happily.
The demand of Lagoma is to take all changes, good and bad, and make yourself something better from them. Be greater. Accept the life you have, and do something vital with it. It is very hard. I feel the need to weep sometimes, for how hard it is.
Being prodigal is many things to me. But more than anything else it is, I think, the decision to change. I was one thing when I was just a daughter of the Greenwood tribes. I bent the knee to Riven fifteen years ago and became something else. I was just a girl then and did not understand the full weight of what I was doing. I know it better now. When I meet those who have recently bent the knee, they are wild and untamed and fierce in the ways and traditions of their tribes, in ways I am not anymore. I am not what I was then, and I miss that girl sometimes.
On the whole, though, I think I have changed for the better. I am proud to be a citizen of the Compact. There is respect for law here, for order, a unity of many peoples who've come together to make something better and stronger than they are apart. The things built here endure after those that made them are gone. I am part of that, and it is a good life.
I do wonder how much I've changed. How much the girl I was at fifteen would even recognize who I am today. The things I find myself wanting now, the things I think might make me happy, are different than what she thought she wanted.
I feel this place, and the people I meet in it, changing me still the more. I'm not sure what I will be at the end of summer, or autumn or winter beyond them. Something greater, I pray to Our Lady of Change. I will try not to fight against what the future would make of me.
Written By Calaudrin
June 9, 2017, 10:34 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
I need some hobbies. Taking suggestions.
Written By Rymarr
June 9, 2017, 10:20 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
I've joined with the Iron Guard. Mostly I realized that I'd become bored. The life of the King's Own is greatly regimented and exacting, so a lack of any real direction caused me to realize why I was having trouble sleeping at night. While my daily activities to my House keep me busy, it was a different sort of busy than I am accustomed. The Iron Guard presents a number of opportunities that I look forward to encountering and I think that it will provide me with something great to focus my attention and efforts toward. Aside from the internal workings of our own House, of course.
Written By Charlaine
June 9, 2017, 10:09 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Carita
My old friend, looking forward to our tea.
Written By Charlaine
June 9, 2017, 10:06 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Today I saw the count off, after many cups of rum.
I went for a walk along the beach, and breathed in the salt air.
It was a nice time in solace...
A new leaf unturned, old friendships renewed
Our Friendships today build the back of Arx tomorrow.
I went for a walk along the beach, and breathed in the salt air.
It was a nice time in solace...
A new leaf unturned, old friendships renewed
Our Friendships today build the back of Arx tomorrow.
Written By Charlaine
June 9, 2017, 10 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Petal
Looking forward to the Menagerie Masquerade - Petal was able to raise to the occasion and provide me and my date with clothes to wear. Cant wait to show them off, rather excited for good fun.
Written By Alexis
June 9, 2017, 6:58 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Part of coming to Arx has been an expansion of my horizons. Discovering new people. Learning new things. Learning more about myself.
Some of this instruction has come at the hands of noted luminaries. That, too, is a thing that is taking some getting used to. High Lords and Archlectors are no longer distant, almost mythical figures. They are right here, in the flesh. Human.
I do not envy their burdens.
Some of this instruction has come at the hands of noted luminaries. That, too, is a thing that is taking some getting used to. High Lords and Archlectors are no longer distant, almost mythical figures. They are right here, in the flesh. Human.
I do not envy their burdens.
Written By Narciso
June 9, 2017, 6:53 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Speaking of the Realm being attacked, didn't we hear about the unfortunate losses of Knights, Princesses, and assorted individuals lately? Was that just me? No? Good!
But please, set your fires! Division, that's what we need! We survived the Siege, we don't have anything else that could possibly require maintained unity.
But in regard to Thrax, I should point out that at least they sing when they work. More people should do that. Singing while working is good for the soul.
Going back to laughing now.
But please, set your fires! Division, that's what we need! We survived the Siege, we don't have anything else that could possibly require maintained unity.
But in regard to Thrax, I should point out that at least they sing when they work. More people should do that. Singing while working is good for the soul.
Going back to laughing now.
Written By Halsim
June 9, 2017, 6:15 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
I've been keeping out of the whole debate about Thrax changing to become less hated by those who don't understand our culture. But now that we have individuals condemning Thrax for changing, as if we're just stupid for not 'realizing it sooner', I have to laugh.
Each of the Realms has their own identities... their things that could easily be condemned... yet I don't see any of that when I read these journals. Instead, I just see more and more hate for a Realm others don't understand, and have to wonder how people would feel if their Realms were attacked, even after a compromise is reached.
Each of the Realms has their own identities... their things that could easily be condemned... yet I don't see any of that when I read these journals. Instead, I just see more and more hate for a Realm others don't understand, and have to wonder how people would feel if their Realms were attacked, even after a compromise is reached.
Written By Narciso
June 9, 2017, 5:59 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Carita
Braying within the Archives? That's just rude. Please try to find whatever mule you let slip within. Meanwhile, I shall return to watch the embers.
Written By Ilvin
June 9, 2017, 5:20 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
... Limerance, give me strength.
Written By Samantha
June 9, 2017, 5:13 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
Given the choice between further condemning the actions of others after they have chosen to make a change to fundamental principles of how they live their lives, or offering them welcome after choosing reform that is compassionate and fair - however long it may take them to get there, I choose to open my arms and welcome them. Past cruelties should be a lesson never forgotten, but it should come along with the awareness that we cannot change the past, we can only shape the future.
If we do want to encourage further change, I suspect the way to do it won't be through condemnation of those who acknowledge it in a positive fashion, and continue to aid in further realization and share welcome as it occurs.
It is no crime to acknowledge an effort to be better, which in and of itself will encourage further consideration of reform. We can choose to pursue the positive and increase it in scope, or dwell on what was never done, or what was done wrong, and never take a single further step toward enlightenment.
I choose to walk the path.
If we do want to encourage further change, I suspect the way to do it won't be through condemnation of those who acknowledge it in a positive fashion, and continue to aid in further realization and share welcome as it occurs.
It is no crime to acknowledge an effort to be better, which in and of itself will encourage further consideration of reform. We can choose to pursue the positive and increase it in scope, or dwell on what was never done, or what was done wrong, and never take a single further step toward enlightenment.
I choose to walk the path.
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