Written By Porter
Nov. 22, 2020, 8:02 p.m.(6/9/1014 AR)
It's been over two weeks since the Cathedral was burned. And I think we've cleared away the bulk of the rubble that's inside. Not all of it, there's still more. You'd be surprised how much of a ceiling was up there. It was a lot. And even with the all the big bits picked up, there still so much cleaning. It feels nearly insurmountable the level of dust and soot that's settled over everything. And I only barely peaked in at the clergy quarter's just the other day. Everything was charred black.
But on the bright side! We're about to start putting up a lot of scaffolding. So much. Inside. Outside. I'm sure it'll be just like climbing the rigging on one of my ships.
But on the bright side! We're about to start putting up a lot of scaffolding. So much. Inside. Outside. I'm sure it'll be just like climbing the rigging on one of my ships.
Written By Porter
Nov. 22, 2020, 4:03 p.m.(6/8/1014 AR)
I wrote about two weeks ago about how I'd been learning how to make nails with Dame Ida. At least, I think I wrote about that. I'd need to turn a few pages to get there and that seems like too much trouble since I'm in the midst of writing these words! At any rate, I've spent what little free time I've had not moving rubble, wandering around her forge. I started work on a breastplate of cupridium. Dame Ida isn't an armorsmith, so I hope she doesn't mind my tinkering. It's looking okay so far, my first grand experiment with something that isn't a nail. I think I might be a little obsessed.
Of course then I let Bree hit me a bunch of times and now it's full of dents. But I think I can hammer them out!
Mostly.
Maybe.
Of course then I let Bree hit me a bunch of times and now it's full of dents. But I think I can hammer them out!
Mostly.
Maybe.
Written By Porter
Nov. 21, 2020, 4:15 p.m.(6/6/1014 AR)
A lot of upheaval and a lot of words from a lot of people that speak them and put them to paper better than me. I have my own feelings on the words we've heard from this former Seraph Waldo of the Mourning Isles. But I don't know that they really matter, ultimately. There are those out there with a far greater grasp of the politics and the implications of all of this than me and I leave it in their hands. I wish you the best of luck navigating that mess.
I'm the best at things that are right in front of me. I can move the heavy charred beams and the broken chunks of stone. I can help sweep up glass and I can make sure that there's no more blood left on the stones, at least on the surface. I can talk to people who come through, to try and counsel them out of their grief by planting the idea that we can make something better. That through a fire of destruction, we can bring new life and hope. There can be great suffering, but by the end of it, we can have joy too.
When I look up from it, it seems like there's still an insurmountable amount of work to be done. And sometimes, I feel very tired.
I'm the best at things that are right in front of me. I can move the heavy charred beams and the broken chunks of stone. I can help sweep up glass and I can make sure that there's no more blood left on the stones, at least on the surface. I can talk to people who come through, to try and counsel them out of their grief by planting the idea that we can make something better. That through a fire of destruction, we can bring new life and hope. There can be great suffering, but by the end of it, we can have joy too.
When I look up from it, it seems like there's still an insurmountable amount of work to be done. And sometimes, I feel very tired.
Written By Porter
Nov. 15, 2020, 3:13 p.m.(5/22/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Bree
I don't regret anything I did that day and I don't want you to either.
Written By Porter
Nov. 15, 2020, 3:11 p.m.(5/22/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Ida
I was feeling well enough today to escape the Damsel after Bree left for other duties. I hauled myself across the city and spent a good chunk of my evening with Dame Ida, who showed me how to load and shoot a trebuchet. We shot straw all over the Templar Siege Yard. And in the summer, we're going to fling watermelons. I'm very excited.
I can also make an *exceptional* nail now. I'm certain that anyone reading this is truly blown away with how exciting that is.
I can also make an *exceptional* nail now. I'm certain that anyone reading this is truly blown away with how exciting that is.
Written By Porter
Nov. 15, 2020, 3:09 p.m.(5/22/1014 AR)
I've had a lot of time to think about what I would write today. But in the end, I don't have sufficient words. The building where I took my Godsworn vows, where I forced Aethan to hug me before we stood up before Father Aureth?
I watched the roof of it collapse in on a group of murderous heretics. I watched flames blow out the windows. I watched brothers and sisters of the Templars cut down on the steps. I watched them attempt to defoul everything I hold dear in this life.
I won't have it sit there like a shell. I'm already overwhelmed by the generous nature of this city, of the outpouring of support that's already been directed at the Faith. We're going to rebuild the Great Cathedral. We'll restore what was there and do even more than that. To each of you that I've heard from, thank you. I look forward to working with you in the coming months.
I watched the roof of it collapse in on a group of murderous heretics. I watched flames blow out the windows. I watched brothers and sisters of the Templars cut down on the steps. I watched them attempt to defoul everything I hold dear in this life.
I won't have it sit there like a shell. I'm already overwhelmed by the generous nature of this city, of the outpouring of support that's already been directed at the Faith. We're going to rebuild the Great Cathedral. We'll restore what was there and do even more than that. To each of you that I've heard from, thank you. I look forward to working with you in the coming months.
Written By Porter
Oct. 30, 2020, 9:43 a.m.(4/17/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Aureth
I like the word bamboozlement. One vote for that
Written By Porter
Oct. 23, 2020, 8:47 p.m.(4/4/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Ida
I'm going to be spending more time with Dame Ida Ferron soon. I mean, she said she was going to let me know when Sir Preston contacted her again. But I'll probably see her before then! I need to know how to make the best nails in the entire Compact. And possibly some other things.
Written By Porter
Oct. 23, 2020, 12:14 p.m.(4/3/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Porter
That's right, I'm the boat guy.
Written By Porter
Oct. 18, 2020, 9 p.m.(3/22/1014 AR)
The snow is still falling! Because we're in the thick of winter. I love it. But I am getting restless, which is my own fault. For having ideas! And things that I want to do. But it's okay, I can keep it get together. I'm going to enjoy the end of these chilly days while I have the chance
Written By Porter
Oct. 11, 2020, 9:54 p.m.(3/8/1014 AR)
It's time to get all of my armor refitted again. It doesn't quite fit like it used to.
Written By Porter
Oct. 10, 2020, 11:08 a.m.(3/5/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Tanith
Let it be recorded for all to see, Tanith Grayhope is the most fantastic baker in this city and I'm not biased at all just because she sent thirteen freshly baked blackberry tarts to my home.
Written By Porter
Oct. 9, 2020, 9:17 a.m.(3/3/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Tanith
I had something that I really planned on putting to paper this morning. But then I made TRAGIC MISTAKE of reading the journals of my friends and suddenly all I want to do is eat blackberry tarts.
I'm so hungry now.
I'm so hungry now.
Written By Porter
Oct. 4, 2020, 12:49 p.m.(2/22/1014 AR)
While I've never enjoyed the ins and outs of paperwork or going to meeting after meeting, I do find that I enjoy the end result quite a bit. I've spent much of late autumn and early winter striving to get in contact with different ports (yes, yes, laugh) and dockyards around Arvum. I have a few more face to face encounters to figure out here in the city, but soon! Soon the construction will begin on a number of new vessels for the Knights of Solace, which in turn will of course be of service to the Faith. And where we're strong on the road, we can be strong along the major shipping routes of the Compact. There's a bit more fundraising to be done for the project, but it's nearly there.
Written By Porter
Oct. 4, 2020, 12:33 p.m.(2/22/1014 AR)
I've lost a bit of weight. Enough for people to probably have noticed. It's a strange thing to look in the mirror and see a face that's not quite the one that I'm used to, especially since it happened so quickly. There's a gauntness there that I didn't think I would ever see, I can only imagine what the parts under my beard look like. But I can feel it, if I press my fingers down hard enough.
I'm not sure that I would recommend suspending eating for a solid thirteen days. There were parts of it that were sheer torment and sleep doesn't come easy when you don't have a full stomach. Not that I've never been hungry, but I've never been /that/ hungry. It put things in perspective for me, sharply. Painfully. In a way that I'm likely not to ever forget.
And I won't forget the results either. I would do it again, if I needed to. Of course, the process is made easier when you have support. Having Bree and Aethan there were a blessing. I'm lucky.
I'm not sure that I would recommend suspending eating for a solid thirteen days. There were parts of it that were sheer torment and sleep doesn't come easy when you don't have a full stomach. Not that I've never been hungry, but I've never been /that/ hungry. It put things in perspective for me, sharply. Painfully. In a way that I'm likely not to ever forget.
And I won't forget the results either. I would do it again, if I needed to. Of course, the process is made easier when you have support. Having Bree and Aethan there were a blessing. I'm lucky.
Written By Porter
Sept. 27, 2020, 9:59 a.m.(2/7/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Aiden
Never have I had a bird pluck my mail from my hand before. I really wasn't expecting that.
Written By Porter
Sept. 25, 2020, 6:38 p.m.(2/4/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Amelie
I lost an arm wrestling match! This means it's time to hit the training even harder.
Written By Porter
Sept. 22, 2020, 12:58 p.m.(1/26/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Samira
We make an excellent giant! FOR HELPING.
Written By Porter
Sept. 20, 2020, 8:07 p.m.(1/22/1014 AR)
It's been another incredibly busy week. I've spent most of my day talking to someone about purchasing a large amount of anchors. It might not seem like like anything to most people, I guess. But I was entertained! I mean, I suppose other people who care about anchors would appreciate it.
Written By Porter
Sept. 17, 2020, 6:14 p.m.(1/16/1014 AR)
I'm never going to fix that damn bench.
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