Written By Tanith
April 17, 2020, 9:03 p.m.(2/18/1013 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
She wants my cake recipe. She can have it the next time she knocks me out.
Which will probably be whenever we meet in the ring again. I have no illusions. None.
Which will probably be whenever we meet in the ring again. I have no illusions. None.
Written By Fecundo
March 29, 2020, 10:26 a.m.(1/7/1013 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
So...only second to the arrival of my nephew and niece was winning the Senior Division of the Southport Bowl. Many fine combatants out there (though I still think my cousin Domonico influenced someone to keep me out of the Legendary ranked contest) who put up one hell of a fight.
Congratulations as well to the winner of the Legendary ranked contest, Sydney (my cousin went out first, in case you were wondering). I will have to wonder how I would have fared facing her.
She was very generous in joining me in donating our winnings to the Mercies in their effort to build a hospital.
Congratulations as well to the winner of the Legendary ranked contest, Sydney (my cousin went out first, in case you were wondering). I will have to wonder how I would have fared facing her.
She was very generous in joining me in donating our winnings to the Mercies in their effort to build a hospital.
Written By Tanith
March 18, 2020, 7:11 p.m.(12/14/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
Fucking son of a bitch, I have bruises on top of bruises and it's gods damned -glorious-. Waterfall? Oh no, she's a boulder coming at you down a steep cliff, with blazing red hair and some impressive fists.
Written By Revell
March 2, 2020, 5:21 a.m.(11/9/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
SUBJECT: SYDNEY WATERFALL
I can't believe someone like her even exists.
I wouldn't go as far as to say she is everything I wish to be - because she decidedly is not.. I can enjoy watching a spar, or a brawl, but I'll never enjoy throwing a punch or sporting a bruise. And never, ever do I want to be able to make such.. implications to a stranger, even if it /was/ for a 'good cause'.
But I do admire her.
There is something very.. calming about her. About the way she carries herself, about the way she speaks and about the way she reacts to certain things. Of course, it doesn't hurt that peoples whose opinions I value greatly speak highly of her.
I do wonder how much of the confidence is just an act, though.
Maybe I am reading too much into things. Not everyone is putting on an act or carrying secrets around, Revell.
I can't believe someone like her even exists.
I wouldn't go as far as to say she is everything I wish to be - because she decidedly is not.. I can enjoy watching a spar, or a brawl, but I'll never enjoy throwing a punch or sporting a bruise. And never, ever do I want to be able to make such.. implications to a stranger, even if it /was/ for a 'good cause'.
But I do admire her.
There is something very.. calming about her. About the way she carries herself, about the way she speaks and about the way she reacts to certain things. Of course, it doesn't hurt that peoples whose opinions I value greatly speak highly of her.
I do wonder how much of the confidence is just an act, though.
Maybe I am reading too much into things. Not everyone is putting on an act or carrying secrets around, Revell.
Written By Korka
March 1, 2020, 9:31 p.m.(11/8/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
You have to admit, he had a point about the names.
Written By Korka
March 1, 2020, 9:31 p.m.(11/8/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
You have to admit, he had a point about the names.
Written By Gabriella
Feb. 26, 2020, 11:08 p.m.(10/28/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
In what way can I describe this?
Perhaps I can say only this: to attempt to put words to what I am feeling now would only make it lesser for trying to capture it.
So I shall simply savor it.
Perhaps I can say only this: to attempt to put words to what I am feeling now would only make it lesser for trying to capture it.
So I shall simply savor it.
Written By Lou
Feb. 16, 2020, 8:30 a.m.(10.237715773809525/14.312083333333334/1012.7698096478175 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
I wouldn't be too hard on them. They are likely still smarting from the Silence War. They memory of it might still be too fresh, and they may be still to wary to trust a true Seraph when they see one standing before them, for it was "seraphs" who duped us before. And yes, do please notice the difference in how I spelled the word. We had people coming to us, claiming to be voices of the Gods. People believed them, joined their cause, and almost ended the world. A war was fought, and many, many died.
However, I have it on good authority that Prism is the real deal. She's good people. The best person even. That she is potentially a person I could entrust to ensure the safety of my children from the threats coming from Eurus; from many sources of people that I trust. So, I have every bit of Faith that if Prism says she'll do a thing for us, she'll do it, so long as we do our part in helping to end the slavery of Skal'daga, to free its people.
But, in order to do so, we'll have to have Faith in her, and in Skald, and in the Gods themselves; we'll have to get over our fears of the past, and the fears of what might come tomorrow, and decide to do this thing. This thing that is so, so /very/ right to do. Given our past, this is not an easy ask. It should be, but it's not. Doing something based solely on Faith is scary. People want assurances that everything will be alright. Those are not assurances that can be given. It will be a long, hard road, and people on both sides will die along that road, but I have every bit of Faith that once accomplished, we'll be all the stronger for it.
Like I was telling people at the Grayson family dinner. . .
Sometimes, you won't always have more information at your fingertips to make a decision. Sometimes, you have to make a decision based solely on Faith alone and trust that the people you surround yourself with will come through in the end. I say this as the leader of the Society of Explorers, of course. Most of the places we find are based in part due to research, but largely because we have the Faith that all of the effort we've put into a project will follow through and we'll find the lost races we're seeking, like the legendary dwarves, and the lost places of magical wonders, like Whitepeak. We never know, when we start a journey if we'll ever find these places, but it doesn't stop us from trying all the same, nor does it stop us from having the Faith to put one foot forward and simply try.
However, I have it on good authority that Prism is the real deal. She's good people. The best person even. That she is potentially a person I could entrust to ensure the safety of my children from the threats coming from Eurus; from many sources of people that I trust. So, I have every bit of Faith that if Prism says she'll do a thing for us, she'll do it, so long as we do our part in helping to end the slavery of Skal'daga, to free its people.
But, in order to do so, we'll have to have Faith in her, and in Skald, and in the Gods themselves; we'll have to get over our fears of the past, and the fears of what might come tomorrow, and decide to do this thing. This thing that is so, so /very/ right to do. Given our past, this is not an easy ask. It should be, but it's not. Doing something based solely on Faith is scary. People want assurances that everything will be alright. Those are not assurances that can be given. It will be a long, hard road, and people on both sides will die along that road, but I have every bit of Faith that once accomplished, we'll be all the stronger for it.
Like I was telling people at the Grayson family dinner. . .
Sometimes, you won't always have more information at your fingertips to make a decision. Sometimes, you have to make a decision based solely on Faith alone and trust that the people you surround yourself with will come through in the end. I say this as the leader of the Society of Explorers, of course. Most of the places we find are based in part due to research, but largely because we have the Faith that all of the effort we've put into a project will follow through and we'll find the lost races we're seeking, like the legendary dwarves, and the lost places of magical wonders, like Whitepeak. We never know, when we start a journey if we'll ever find these places, but it doesn't stop us from trying all the same, nor does it stop us from having the Faith to put one foot forward and simply try.
Written By Ida
Feb. 3, 2020, 7:57 p.m.(9.240162450396825/14.449097222222223/1012.6866802041998 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
Your frustrations are ones I know quite well. Not all of them, no, but in this I do. There were no few times I felt passed over for things because I 'only' fought with my fists and it can be defeating, if you let it. So it seemed to me anyhow. Sometimes I did let it defeat me, I have to admit, but it rarely kept me from the ring most times.
It meant a lot to read your words, too. It's good to hear about others who respect the sweet science and genuinely /enjoy/ it. You can tell, I think, when it means something to someone. Your name is one I've been hearing quite a bit these last few months, and I bet I'll keep hearing it. I'll have to stretch out these aging bones and hope to catch you at the training center one of these days.
It meant a lot to read your words, too. It's good to hear about others who respect the sweet science and genuinely /enjoy/ it. You can tell, I think, when it means something to someone. Your name is one I've been hearing quite a bit these last few months, and I bet I'll keep hearing it. I'll have to stretch out these aging bones and hope to catch you at the training center one of these days.
Written By Ida
Jan. 31, 2020, 4:30 p.m.(9.015658895502645/1.8768981481481481/1012.6679715746252 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
I no longer fight like I used to. Well, it's better said that I do not step into a ring as often as I used to; certainly not as I did as a younger woman in the circuits around the Oathlands. People do tend to pass over those of us who practice pugilism and forgo a blade or stick for fists. I entered a grand melee once - poor Lady Eirene who got paired with me - and wasn't the first one down. I think it surprised no few. Another time, Sir Daemon - and gods how I miss that young man - and I rode into an ambush on the back of a war elk. He trusted my fists and I guess they served us both well enough since we lived to tell the tale.
I'll never give up fighting with my hands, or learn a weapon. It would seem wrong, I think, y'know? While my focus the last few years has been more on weapons and metal, if only because they seem to often be more helpful than my fists in some things, I won't hesitate to clock someone if it might be necessary. It sucks when people pass us over thinking...well, I'm not sure why they underestimate us. We need more Sir Daemons.
I'll never give up fighting with my hands, or learn a weapon. It would seem wrong, I think, y'know? While my focus the last few years has been more on weapons and metal, if only because they seem to often be more helpful than my fists in some things, I won't hesitate to clock someone if it might be necessary. It sucks when people pass us over thinking...well, I'm not sure why they underestimate us. We need more Sir Daemons.
Written By Colette
Jan. 19, 2020, 5:10 p.m.(8.161142113095238/10.023958333333333/1012.5967618427579 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
Mistress Sydney took me down. Seems my win streak has come to an end. What a fight though.
Written By Korka
Jan. 3, 2020, 1:10 a.m.(6/27/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
Sounds like you need a drink.
Written By Anisha
Dec. 25, 2019, 11:35 p.m.(6/11/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
I do like flowers. I like them a lot. I'd've thought my wardrobe gave that away.
They were beautiful, and the sentiment you left with them complimented them in a most wonderful fashion.
I am glad you are in my life.
They were beautiful, and the sentiment you left with them complimented them in a most wonderful fashion.
I am glad you are in my life.
Written By Cassandra
Dec. 16, 2019, 5:01 p.m.(5/21/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
I see you were listening afterall. I had been wondering if I had been sermonizing to myself.
Written By Hamish
Dec. 7, 2019, 9:45 a.m.(5/2/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
As much as your dramatics are appreciated, it is actually not hard to not do a heresy.
And in fact it is fairly difficult to do a heresy so thoroughly that you get excommunicated for it.
Now let's entertain the notion that it may be hard to be certain what is and is not a heresy.
Then do whatever you would like, and then if the Dominus, Grandmaster of the Templars and Legate of the Lost and the Archlector of Death each try to instruct you on what it is you've been doing that is a heresy, you stop doing that.
I have seen any number of commoners challenge convention in these whites. Arguing with the peerage. Arguing with the clergy. Insulting whosoever they feel needs it. Proposing destructive courses of action. So far as I can see excommunications remain an uncommon response.
Despite his concerns, Orathy Culler has never been excommunicated, and despite his constant victim-playing he has yet to be tortured to death in a dank Inquisition basement. From what I can tell, the Scholars haven't even asked him to stop writing in an accent.
I think you're safe.
But if you're ever about to put pen to paper and find yourself wondering 'if I write that there's only one god and they live on the moon, is that a heresy?' do feel free to send a messenger my way and I will review your thoughts and offer notes.
And in fact it is fairly difficult to do a heresy so thoroughly that you get excommunicated for it.
Now let's entertain the notion that it may be hard to be certain what is and is not a heresy.
Then do whatever you would like, and then if the Dominus, Grandmaster of the Templars and Legate of the Lost and the Archlector of Death each try to instruct you on what it is you've been doing that is a heresy, you stop doing that.
I have seen any number of commoners challenge convention in these whites. Arguing with the peerage. Arguing with the clergy. Insulting whosoever they feel needs it. Proposing destructive courses of action. So far as I can see excommunications remain an uncommon response.
Despite his concerns, Orathy Culler has never been excommunicated, and despite his constant victim-playing he has yet to be tortured to death in a dank Inquisition basement. From what I can tell, the Scholars haven't even asked him to stop writing in an accent.
I think you're safe.
But if you're ever about to put pen to paper and find yourself wondering 'if I write that there's only one god and they live on the moon, is that a heresy?' do feel free to send a messenger my way and I will review your thoughts and offer notes.
Written By Shard
Dec. 6, 2019, 7:41 p.m.(5/1/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
I've never been threatened with excommunication over anything I've written in my white journal, if it helps. Argued with. Yelled at. Told to leave the Compact and go back to the woods on more than one occasion. But not threatened with excommunication.
I never tried writing vaguely erotic Skald poetry though.
I never tried writing vaguely erotic Skald poetry though.
Written By Anisha
Nov. 25, 2019, 10:42 a.m.(4/6/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Sydney
Sometimes you make a connection, and it feels like you've known someone for all of your life.
Messere Sydney and I get along. She has a sense of humour I can appreciate. She has a sense of -life- I can appreciate. She has a skillset that draws her in bold, dashing lines. And I can appreciate that. Maybe I'll ask to paint her?
"But Anisha Whisper," you might ask. "What could you possibly have in common with a Brawler from the Lowers?"
And to that, I would offer you a wink and a smile and a distraction.
Messere Sydney and I get along. She has a sense of humour I can appreciate. She has a sense of -life- I can appreciate. She has a skillset that draws her in bold, dashing lines. And I can appreciate that. Maybe I'll ask to paint her?
"But Anisha Whisper," you might ask. "What could you possibly have in common with a Brawler from the Lowers?"
And to that, I would offer you a wink and a smile and a distraction.
Please note that the scholars may take some time preparing your journal for others to read.