Written By Delilah
Dec. 27, 2018, 1:25 a.m.(4/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
I regret being called away on business before having a chance to properly introduce myself to Charlotte. She has so much personality, far more than I ever expected!
So did her friend, and I /do/ need to teach him the follow of Disclosures of Dignity. Mind you, it might seem quaint and provincial, but one never knows! Maybe I could play it with Charlotte.
So did her friend, and I /do/ need to teach him the follow of Disclosures of Dignity. Mind you, it might seem quaint and provincial, but one never knows! Maybe I could play it with Charlotte.
Written By Shard
Nov. 18, 2018, 1:44 a.m.(1/6/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
It's admittedly impressive you've managed to make the deaths of hundreds of people all about you.
Written By Vercyn
Nov. 17, 2018, 12:33 p.m.(1/5/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
You think highly of yourself if you consider this a grudge. I do not sit in my room at night wondering whatever to do about that blasted Whisper next. What I do in my rooms is for me and the whiskey alone to know.
As for controlling your emotions: asking that you stop trying to dictate how other people should mourn is not controlling your emotions. There is no emotion in that. There is no emotion in speech alone. You can still seethe and hate whoever died that other people love. You can still be angry that other people speak highly of the person. Just stop trying to silence other voices. That is all.
I think the true crux of the issue is the lack of understanding between a personal hero and a hero of legend and lore. If Bliss Whisper adamantly only acknowledges heroes of the Compact -- of legend and lore -- then so be it; that is her prerogative. The rest of us can go on having our personal heroes.
As for controlling your emotions: asking that you stop trying to dictate how other people should mourn is not controlling your emotions. There is no emotion in that. There is no emotion in speech alone. You can still seethe and hate whoever died that other people love. You can still be angry that other people speak highly of the person. Just stop trying to silence other voices. That is all.
I think the true crux of the issue is the lack of understanding between a personal hero and a hero of legend and lore. If Bliss Whisper adamantly only acknowledges heroes of the Compact -- of legend and lore -- then so be it; that is her prerogative. The rest of us can go on having our personal heroes.
Written By Thorley
Nov. 17, 2018, 9:23 a.m.(1/5/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
A hero, by it's very name, is just that. Heroes are men and women and sometimes even a child or a squirrel that did their very best in the time of need and rose to the occasion. They may have or have not passed because of what they did. Every last veteran of the Silent War, the Gyre War, and this current war at the Lodge are /heroes/, big fucking damn ones, because they have kept Arx safe when it was needed the most. They answered the call of the King, they rose to the occasion, and they went out and defended the land.
A legend is a name has endured the test of time. They are the ones that the stories of told of. Legends are born in deed and in combat - and sometimes of both. Sir Westknight, Dame Sugan, Prince Cedric - the names of those that are spoken of in tale and story.
I have looked at your deeds and your work in the public annals, Bliss Whisper. You, in your own way, are a hero of the choices you have made. They have been carefully calculated and bent to exactly what your will wants it to be. You find your heroism in the safety of a mission. Goodwill, public relations, introducing and helping free thralls. Murdering rabbits to keep Arx safe.
Wulfwin Baseborn was a hero of the choices he made. He protected Dame Harrow when she needed it most, and paid for it with his life. Just as much as Dame Felicia Harrow is a hero in the slaying of the gargantuan that took Wulfwin's life.
The 262 of Solace are heroes of the choices that they made, in taking up the mantle and cause of the Lodge. Every person that died on the beaches of Southport against the Gyre are heroes.
You, yourself, claim that you sing of heroes. But what makes the difference between a hero and a legend?
A hero is remembered. A legend is never forgotten.
When your fan mail and dolls are put away, which will you be, Bliss Whisper?
A legend is a name has endured the test of time. They are the ones that the stories of told of. Legends are born in deed and in combat - and sometimes of both. Sir Westknight, Dame Sugan, Prince Cedric - the names of those that are spoken of in tale and story.
I have looked at your deeds and your work in the public annals, Bliss Whisper. You, in your own way, are a hero of the choices you have made. They have been carefully calculated and bent to exactly what your will wants it to be. You find your heroism in the safety of a mission. Goodwill, public relations, introducing and helping free thralls. Murdering rabbits to keep Arx safe.
Wulfwin Baseborn was a hero of the choices he made. He protected Dame Harrow when she needed it most, and paid for it with his life. Just as much as Dame Felicia Harrow is a hero in the slaying of the gargantuan that took Wulfwin's life.
The 262 of Solace are heroes of the choices that they made, in taking up the mantle and cause of the Lodge. Every person that died on the beaches of Southport against the Gyre are heroes.
You, yourself, claim that you sing of heroes. But what makes the difference between a hero and a legend?
A hero is remembered. A legend is never forgotten.
When your fan mail and dolls are put away, which will you be, Bliss Whisper?
Written By Mirella
Nov. 17, 2018, 4:43 a.m.(1/5/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
So you're telling people they're irrational in their mourning of someone you didn't like?
I think it would have been kinder of you to allow people to grieve, without commenting on the validity of their grief.
I think it would have been kinder of you to allow people to grieve, without commenting on the validity of their grief.
Written By Ryhalt
Nov. 16, 2018, 7:34 p.m.(1/4/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Just curious for those watching this carriage fire of an exchange. Because really, it's fascinating, but is there ever a time where you don't put your foot in your mouth?
Written By Vercyn
Nov. 16, 2018, 3:07 p.m.(1/3/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Which Lycene hero? The one who murdered scores of people and got away with it? You'll find that your moral standards will vary based on who's getting enshrined in the Hall of Heroes and who's not.
Do you only consider a man or woman a hero if they are enshrined? Do you truly turn up your nose at an individual's own reckoning? Is that what it means to be a Whisper; to force a person to go by your standards rather than their own personal feelings? You spoke of duty. Each and every one of us who defended the Lodge did so not just out of duty, but out of love, out of respect, out of a desire to see something important protected. Many fell in the line of those. I lost over six hundred of my personal army. Six hundred families lost sons and daughters. Six hundred stories cut short. Six hundred brothers and sisters. Six hundred friends. Six hundred who may have been husbands, wives, mothers, fathers. Letters I am penning. Families I am entertaining as I recover from my own injuries. Arrangements I am, with my lieutenants and captains, aiding in overseeing.
Men and women who, in the eyes of their families, are heroes. And I will be damned if you sneer simply because they are not enshrined.
You are not the end-all-be-all of who is or isn't a hero. Nor are you the end-all-be-all of who is or isn't worthy. Please re-read my original statement: even your greatest enemy is a mother's child and has friends. You may hate those he is associated with. It does not mean they also hate him because, again, you do not control other's emotions.
Stop trying to.
Do you only consider a man or woman a hero if they are enshrined? Do you truly turn up your nose at an individual's own reckoning? Is that what it means to be a Whisper; to force a person to go by your standards rather than their own personal feelings? You spoke of duty. Each and every one of us who defended the Lodge did so not just out of duty, but out of love, out of respect, out of a desire to see something important protected. Many fell in the line of those. I lost over six hundred of my personal army. Six hundred families lost sons and daughters. Six hundred stories cut short. Six hundred brothers and sisters. Six hundred friends. Six hundred who may have been husbands, wives, mothers, fathers. Letters I am penning. Families I am entertaining as I recover from my own injuries. Arrangements I am, with my lieutenants and captains, aiding in overseeing.
Men and women who, in the eyes of their families, are heroes. And I will be damned if you sneer simply because they are not enshrined.
You are not the end-all-be-all of who is or isn't a hero. Nor are you the end-all-be-all of who is or isn't worthy. Please re-read my original statement: even your greatest enemy is a mother's child and has friends. You may hate those he is associated with. It does not mean they also hate him because, again, you do not control other's emotions.
Stop trying to.
Written By Morrighan
Nov. 16, 2018, 11:38 a.m.(1/3/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Initially I wasn't going to say anything, but the lack of class and overall tastelessness of your remarks doesn't settle well with me. I have to admit, your skill at putting your foot in your mouth is astounding. For a Whisper, I would expect better behavior from you, but that's expecting a lot, given past incidents where you speak without thinking. Who in the abyss do you think you are to complain about the way the people of the Compact choose to remember those who have fallen? Do you know the story of every single individual that died, how they died? Were you there? Do you know of every single accomplishment they've made or what efforts they put in while serving the Compact? I highly doubt it. Some believe that in giving their life so that others might live makes them a hero nonetheless in death.
As Duke Vercyn has said, those who may be viewed as heroes, they don't go around boasting or grandstanding to garner attention for themselves. They don't go around and shout at the top of their lungs what they've done and demand that people oooh and aah over them or slather them with praise for how spectacular and amazing they are. It is duty, to do what must be done, regardless of the danger. It is selflessness and sacrifice. It isn't about glory. What wars have you fought in? What have you done besides complain and berate others, going into a harangue because they have said or done something that you don't personally agree with? It doesn't matter if YOU believe so and so isn't deserving of being committed to memory as a hero. Mind your own matters and let people honor the fallen and grieve how they will, it is no concern of yours.
You do yourself a disservice by speaking ill of the dead. Who cares whether you liked them or not? It doesn't exclude them from being remembered fondly by those that knew them. There were some that fell that I didn't particularly hold warm feelings for, but I can honor and respect them for the sacrifices they made, for facing the abyss, for knowingly going into danger, at good or bad odds, knowing they might not make it out alive. Doesn't matter what I may have thought of them personally, they're still deserving of respect and recognition for their bravery. It is because of their efforts, and everyone else involved, that we have been successful so far.
You might have missed heroism while playing at it on the Champions stage, glamoured up like a doll, basking in the applause and attention of the crowd to further inflate your ego and misplaced sense of self-importance.
As Duke Vercyn has said, those who may be viewed as heroes, they don't go around boasting or grandstanding to garner attention for themselves. They don't go around and shout at the top of their lungs what they've done and demand that people oooh and aah over them or slather them with praise for how spectacular and amazing they are. It is duty, to do what must be done, regardless of the danger. It is selflessness and sacrifice. It isn't about glory. What wars have you fought in? What have you done besides complain and berate others, going into a harangue because they have said or done something that you don't personally agree with? It doesn't matter if YOU believe so and so isn't deserving of being committed to memory as a hero. Mind your own matters and let people honor the fallen and grieve how they will, it is no concern of yours.
You do yourself a disservice by speaking ill of the dead. Who cares whether you liked them or not? It doesn't exclude them from being remembered fondly by those that knew them. There were some that fell that I didn't particularly hold warm feelings for, but I can honor and respect them for the sacrifices they made, for facing the abyss, for knowingly going into danger, at good or bad odds, knowing they might not make it out alive. Doesn't matter what I may have thought of them personally, they're still deserving of respect and recognition for their bravery. It is because of their efforts, and everyone else involved, that we have been successful so far.
You might have missed heroism while playing at it on the Champions stage, glamoured up like a doll, basking in the applause and attention of the crowd to further inflate your ego and misplaced sense of self-importance.
Written By Audric
Nov. 16, 2018, 6:44 a.m.(1/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
It's an odd thing, isn't it? The reverence people have of the deceased. I still attribute it to my life as a sellsword - we celebrated our dead by laughing at their fuckups, drinking heavily to their victories, and being happy. It's why some people call me a morbid man. Death happens to everyone, it's the one thing we all have to face. Don't mourn it! Stare it in the face, embrace the wheel, and laugh when your time comes. Celebrate life, and if you have to be upset about someone dying, get -vengeance-. Like my mentor Sazine always said: Smile every day you are alive, for you'll find it much more difficult once you're dead.
Written By Shard
Nov. 16, 2018, 2:52 a.m.(1/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
No living person is a hero, not the kind of heroes built up in legends. A hero is a story and a set of ideals, someone trotted out again and again to admire and learn from. That's not how people are. People have flaws, they make mistakes, they betray themselves, they have stupid little habits that drive other people crazy. People can do heroic things. They do them more often than others realize. And most of those are forgotten and never recognized. They don't become stories. They don't become legends. The powerful decide who gets a statue in their honor. Bards and writers decide whose name comes up again and again. It's never accurate, so who cares if friends or family want to call their dead heroes? Not the dead.
Written By Vercyn
Nov. 16, 2018, 2:09 a.m.(1/2/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
The greatest heroes are those who were simply doing their job. Heroes are rarely grandstanders, braggarts, or egotistical blowhards. They are often humble men and women who simply went out to do what must be done.
Do not begrudge others in how they mourn. It is unbecoming. If you do not have anything good to say about the deceased, it is best to say nothing at all. Even your most foul enemy is someone's dearest friend and a mother's child.
Do not begrudge others in how they mourn. It is unbecoming. If you do not have anything good to say about the deceased, it is best to say nothing at all. Even your most foul enemy is someone's dearest friend and a mother's child.
Written By Solange
Nov. 12, 2018, 11:08 a.m.(12/23/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Because, emotions are believed to leave us vulnerable. If others know of our emotions, then they can use them. They can do some vague, bad thing.
I like to believe that in Whisper House, we know better. Emotions make us strong. They drive us. So what if the world sees what you feel? Maybe they will learn from it. Maybe they will come to understand a fellow person just that little bit better.
I like to believe that in Whisper House, we know better. Emotions make us strong. They drive us. So what if the world sees what you feel? Maybe they will learn from it. Maybe they will come to understand a fellow person just that little bit better.
Written By Lumen
Oct. 14, 2018, 9:20 a.m.(10/11/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
While I do not condone the use of the Softest to push one's own personal agenda, it requires the keeping of a great many confidences - which Bliss has indeed upheld. This lends to a certain of quality of character that must be acknowledged and which, had title been left off, might have otherwise been overlooked.
In no way are Whispers required to forgo the defense of themselves or their own honor for the sake of impartiality. Such practice would be a recipe for victimization that I could not in good conscience uphold.
Bliss has most certainly cast this house of courtiers into an unflattering light, but she has previously done a great deal pulling it up out of stagnation and back into relevancy with that very same unorthodox approach. As the situation stands currently, I have no intention of calling for Bliss's resignation as Softest nor shall I invite her to leave our esteemed order.
In no way are Whispers required to forgo the defense of themselves or their own honor for the sake of impartiality. Such practice would be a recipe for victimization that I could not in good conscience uphold.
Bliss has most certainly cast this house of courtiers into an unflattering light, but she has previously done a great deal pulling it up out of stagnation and back into relevancy with that very same unorthodox approach. As the situation stands currently, I have no intention of calling for Bliss's resignation as Softest nor shall I invite her to leave our esteemed order.
Written By Arik
Oct. 13, 2018, 7:10 p.m.(10/10/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
If one person cannot give away the heirloom that is not theirs than two people cannot do it either. House Swords fall with their Houses. Holdings fall with their Houses. Should House Telmar ever be annihilated, disenfranchised from the Peerage, or you raised an army and crushed them in battle. Than mayhap you would have the spoils of war claim to the House Sword. The Spirits and Gods both know -many- heirloom blades have histories of battle and bloodshed. Frostfang itself was taken from an Everwinter shav king known as Golkir. You defeated one member of a house and another was foolish. You did not defeat House Telmar.
Written By Arik
Oct. 13, 2018, 6:24 p.m.(10/10/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
House Swords carry heirloom blades for their families and represent their honor. The former owner of Vowkeeper was a traitor and a black mark on House Telmar, but his choices and actions cannot part the heirloom blade from the family any more than a Voice could give away the family holding to some other family. Telmarch is the holding of Telmar and Vowkeeper is their family sword. These are facts and no single family member might change them.
Written By Niklas
Sept. 28, 2018, 12:33 p.m.(9/8/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
The whole idea seems doomed to failure. You can say 'this gathering is about saying whatever you want without hurting feelings', but feelings will be hurt and people will get upset. Rules of a party don't change that. And rules of a party don't supersede the rules of society, so if someone comes out of this deciding they should challenge someone else, no party agreement will prevent it from happening.
As a dramatist I mostly object to the use of the word 'catharsis'.
As a dramatist I mostly object to the use of the word 'catharsis'.
Written By Kenna
Sept. 21, 2018, 3:42 p.m.(8/22/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
I mean, yes, there are SOME segments of the family that do something other than wine.
But OUR PARENTS. Wine.
Delilah.
Wine.
But OUR PARENTS. Wine.
Delilah.
Wine.
Written By Gwenna
Sept. 17, 2018, 9:28 a.m.(8/13/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Your wit and insight are treasures that I always feel so fortunate to be offered so kindly. I am, perhaps, all the more grateful to see such while perusing the whites. Brilliant.
Written By Leona
Aug. 31, 2018, 10:57 a.m.(7/1/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Norever and Sallialias spent all night arguing about who was the better Blissciple. I'm not entirely sure I can thank you for this. But we'll have to get that drink together soon.
Written By Jhond
Aug. 30, 2018, 8:08 p.m.(6/28/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
Sure, it's been fun. But let me know when it gets exciting.
Scholar's Note: The gentleman requested that I put in writing that his words were proceeded by an enormous yawn.
Scholar's Note: The gentleman requested that I put in writing that his words were proceeded by an enormous yawn.
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