Written By Turo
Aug. 8, 2017, 4:01 a.m.(12/24/1006 AR)
Adam asked me today that there were some interesting white journals to read today. Something about coin and interest rates. I find that I have not been disappointed. So my advice is this:
Will you two just get a room and get it over with already?
I'll even pay for it.
Will you two just get a room and get it over with already?
I'll even pay for it.
Written By Turo
Aug. 6, 2017, 5:40 p.m.(12/21/1006 AR)
I wish I had something more interesting to write down. Fact is, my life is quite boring.
Not everyone in Arx can be fascinating or special. Some of us have jobs for a living.
Not everyone in Arx can be fascinating or special. Some of us have jobs for a living.
Written By Turo
July 8, 2017, 5:04 p.m.(10/19/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Skapti
Little bit of both, some of neither.
Written By Turo
June 26, 2017, 11:40 p.m.(9/23/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Victus
If you're going to start breeding cats, I'll buy one off you.
Written By Turo
June 25, 2017, 10:15 p.m.(9/21/1006 AR)
I have spent my first week as Count. In that time, I have realized I have to look over both the military and the running of a house. For a long time I only had to deal with one. Now, it's two very large jobs I had to take care of. With no training or preparation, it's far more intimidating than I had thought.
Regla is adjusting well, she's taken up to being Voice of Navegant and Sword better than I had expected. I'm proud of her progress, though I have yet to tell her that personally.
Speaking of, Regla brought in a man of the Salt, named Skapti. A solid man it looks like, one that I can rely upon. With any luck, once I see his measure upon a boat, I would be inclined to offer him a Captainship within the fleet.
And lastly, a cousin of mine showed up upon my doorstep, Lady Skye Blackshore. She may be the last of her line, unless she finds her father, which I have no idea of, but plan to help her as I can. I've made her a Ward of Navegant until she finds her footing or her family. However, I share a private hope that maybe she'll want to stay with us.
A week of ups and downs, but I'd like to think I scored more successes than loses.
Regla is adjusting well, she's taken up to being Voice of Navegant and Sword better than I had expected. I'm proud of her progress, though I have yet to tell her that personally.
Speaking of, Regla brought in a man of the Salt, named Skapti. A solid man it looks like, one that I can rely upon. With any luck, once I see his measure upon a boat, I would be inclined to offer him a Captainship within the fleet.
And lastly, a cousin of mine showed up upon my doorstep, Lady Skye Blackshore. She may be the last of her line, unless she finds her father, which I have no idea of, but plan to help her as I can. I've made her a Ward of Navegant until she finds her footing or her family. However, I share a private hope that maybe she'll want to stay with us.
A week of ups and downs, but I'd like to think I scored more successes than loses.
Written By Turo
June 25, 2017, 5:17 p.m.(9/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Arthur
In my time in Arx, I have put in a number of orders. From weapons to armor to clothes. Today, I got a message from a Master Russo, about payment for my cousin's new clothes. I realized I needed to replace this old salt-stained long-coat of mine. I've had it for years, and while there may be reasons why I keep wearing it, I would like to keep it before it falls apart.
So when I received this message from Master Russo, I thought to take on another order, a new long-coat. I thought nothing of it, considering the matter closed. That is, until I received the coat the very same day. And excellent piece at that. I was a bit shocked at the speed he was able to complete the order. And my cousin's clothes as well.
So if you're looking for anything done in leather and done in a timely fashion, go see Master Russo. Excellent workmanship, but he offers something others may not. Speed.
Should I need anything else in leather, I intend on looking upon him again.
So when I received this message from Master Russo, I thought to take on another order, a new long-coat. I thought nothing of it, considering the matter closed. That is, until I received the coat the very same day. And excellent piece at that. I was a bit shocked at the speed he was able to complete the order. And my cousin's clothes as well.
So if you're looking for anything done in leather and done in a timely fashion, go see Master Russo. Excellent workmanship, but he offers something others may not. Speed.
Should I need anything else in leather, I intend on looking upon him again.
Written By Turo
June 20, 2017, 2:42 p.m.(9/9/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Quirin
I take my patience from you and my world view from my mother. I had never agreed upon everything you did, but I know why you did it. And it was that understanding that allowed me to understand who you were as a man. Whatever else I might've thought, our politics, our views on many things, as much as they might've differed, I always respected what you thought and why you thought it. I only hoped that you had thought the same of me.
You never quite the same after Valors died. It wasn't hard to tell that you had poured everything that you were into him. It wasn't that I felt like you loved Estil, myself, or Regla any less than him, I simply felt that you knew that if Navegant was going to survive, be more than what it already was, you needed a protege. Just as pleased as you were with Valors, I knew that you were proud of me when I became Admiral of the Fleet. It was never a competition, at least, I never felt that way. It was if you had known exactly what would happen when it did. As if you had some kind of foresight the rest of lacked. I don't know whether Mangata had given you a gift, a curse, or it was something you had gained from a lifetime of experience. Experience that I could sorely use right now.
I wish I had known. When I came to Arx, I had simply thought that everything you hadn't done, or didn't wish to do, was done more out of laziness or inactivity. Which jarred me, knowing that was not the man that I knew when you had left Escuma. I could not see you, or perhaps you didn't wish for me to see you as you were. I had hoped, prayed even, that you talk to me at least once when I had arrived. All I received in return was silence. I won't deny that I was angry at you for it, that I believed you had brought me here solely to marry me to some one that would bring a good alliance to Navegant. That I was little more than breeding stock or an item to be paraded about like a prize cow. I was angry at you for that, but maybe, now that you're gone that wasn't the case.
That you had brought me here because you knew the end was coming, that someone had to be here. That with Valors gone, the task fell to me, and you knew it wasn't a task that I had ever wanted or sought out. I was never trained for it, never prepared. I can arrange the fleet, I can I steer a ship with the best of them, I can fight tooth and nail with every fiber of my being for this house and this family. But running it? I doubt myself more than I care to admit. So I wish, when you brought me here, you had told me. Told me you were ill. Told me something, anything. But there was only silence. Perhaps that was your way, you let your children sink or swim, because those would be the strongest memories they would remember. Or maybe you simply had no desire for your children to see you in such a state. You should know that your children would not care, even if you did. Your children will always love you, despite the ass you had a tendency of being.
So, father, I will do what I can, as I have no other alternative in the matter. I will lead Navegant, eventually I will marry once I find a woman that's willing to put with me. But I won't let this house fall to the wayside. You wanted greater things for us, because what father doesn't want to leave the place better than what he had left it. This is not the end of Navegant. Navegant may change, but that may be in part of my thinking and partially by the times and events we currently live in. I know I may never do as good a job as you, or that you might never approve of the decisions that I make, but I can only hope that you'll understand why I did them and for the reasons that I believe were right ones.
And in the end, thank you. For perhaps not being the father I ever wanted, but for being the one that I needed. I am not you, nor am I Valors, and the shoes of both of you seem so much larger today than they were yesterday. All I can hope for is that Mangata accepts you into her embrace and that one day, you'll ask me how I did. I hope I can reply positively.
Until then, I love you, father. I will miss you. More than you will know. And I'm sorry for thinking so ill of you when I did. This family does not need to grow any smaller.
Forever your son,
Turo
You never quite the same after Valors died. It wasn't hard to tell that you had poured everything that you were into him. It wasn't that I felt like you loved Estil, myself, or Regla any less than him, I simply felt that you knew that if Navegant was going to survive, be more than what it already was, you needed a protege. Just as pleased as you were with Valors, I knew that you were proud of me when I became Admiral of the Fleet. It was never a competition, at least, I never felt that way. It was if you had known exactly what would happen when it did. As if you had some kind of foresight the rest of lacked. I don't know whether Mangata had given you a gift, a curse, or it was something you had gained from a lifetime of experience. Experience that I could sorely use right now.
I wish I had known. When I came to Arx, I had simply thought that everything you hadn't done, or didn't wish to do, was done more out of laziness or inactivity. Which jarred me, knowing that was not the man that I knew when you had left Escuma. I could not see you, or perhaps you didn't wish for me to see you as you were. I had hoped, prayed even, that you talk to me at least once when I had arrived. All I received in return was silence. I won't deny that I was angry at you for it, that I believed you had brought me here solely to marry me to some one that would bring a good alliance to Navegant. That I was little more than breeding stock or an item to be paraded about like a prize cow. I was angry at you for that, but maybe, now that you're gone that wasn't the case.
That you had brought me here because you knew the end was coming, that someone had to be here. That with Valors gone, the task fell to me, and you knew it wasn't a task that I had ever wanted or sought out. I was never trained for it, never prepared. I can arrange the fleet, I can I steer a ship with the best of them, I can fight tooth and nail with every fiber of my being for this house and this family. But running it? I doubt myself more than I care to admit. So I wish, when you brought me here, you had told me. Told me you were ill. Told me something, anything. But there was only silence. Perhaps that was your way, you let your children sink or swim, because those would be the strongest memories they would remember. Or maybe you simply had no desire for your children to see you in such a state. You should know that your children would not care, even if you did. Your children will always love you, despite the ass you had a tendency of being.
So, father, I will do what I can, as I have no other alternative in the matter. I will lead Navegant, eventually I will marry once I find a woman that's willing to put with me. But I won't let this house fall to the wayside. You wanted greater things for us, because what father doesn't want to leave the place better than what he had left it. This is not the end of Navegant. Navegant may change, but that may be in part of my thinking and partially by the times and events we currently live in. I know I may never do as good a job as you, or that you might never approve of the decisions that I make, but I can only hope that you'll understand why I did them and for the reasons that I believe were right ones.
And in the end, thank you. For perhaps not being the father I ever wanted, but for being the one that I needed. I am not you, nor am I Valors, and the shoes of both of you seem so much larger today than they were yesterday. All I can hope for is that Mangata accepts you into her embrace and that one day, you'll ask me how I did. I hope I can reply positively.
Until then, I love you, father. I will miss you. More than you will know. And I'm sorry for thinking so ill of you when I did. This family does not need to grow any smaller.
Forever your son,
Turo
Written By Turo
June 20, 2017, 12:39 a.m.(9/7/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Eirene
Thanks for giving me a shot, at least. Not everyone would.
You're a good one.
You're a good one.
Written By Turo
June 16, 2017, 5:38 p.m.(9/1/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Regla
My sister, Regla Navegant and Sword of Escuma, has come to Arx. Likely to make as much trouble as she did back home. This isn't bad, she was always my favorite sibling, to which I'm glad Estil isn't here to read this, because I would probably never hear the end of it.
It's good that she's here, I no longer feel so alone in such a large city. With father continuing his self-imposed isolation, having Regi here is a welcome sight. Just makes me wish I had a home to give her instead of a room at the Ebb and Flow. Want the best for them.
So. I have more reason to see that it gets done. If I could describe in so many words how happy I am that she's here, it wouldn't do it justice.
It's good that she's here, I no longer feel so alone in such a large city. With father continuing his self-imposed isolation, having Regi here is a welcome sight. Just makes me wish I had a home to give her instead of a room at the Ebb and Flow. Want the best for them.
So. I have more reason to see that it gets done. If I could describe in so many words how happy I am that she's here, it wouldn't do it justice.
Written By Turo
June 16, 2017, 3:52 p.m.(9/1/1006 AR)
Writing is hard right now.
Do you think the reason why the ocean is so salty is because land never waves back?
I need lay down. Tired. But why am I still hungry?
Do you think the reason why the ocean is so salty is because land never waves back?
I need lay down. Tired. But why am I still hungry?
Written By Turo
June 15, 2017, 9:40 p.m.(8/27/1006 AR)
I just learned more than I never wanted to.
Feel like I'm going to be drinking heavily for the next couple of days.
Feel like I'm going to be drinking heavily for the next couple of days.
Written By Turo
June 15, 2017, 2:32 a.m.(8/26/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Narciso
I did not know him as well as I would've liked. He seemed kind, if not a little strange, but strange in a good way. He had a certain name for me that I enjoyed to hear. 'Lord-doesn't-know-his-house' I think he called me.
I also, even though I never said it aloud, enjoyed his singing. He seemed, all in all, like a good man that I wished I was able to speak to me.
Arx is poorer for his loss. Mangata guide you, friend. And sing me a tune when we meet next.
I also, even though I never said it aloud, enjoyed his singing. He seemed, all in all, like a good man that I wished I was able to speak to me.
Arx is poorer for his loss. Mangata guide you, friend. And sing me a tune when we meet next.
Written By Turo
June 14, 2017, 2:17 a.m.(8/24/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Calypso
I have never sat down for a real conversation with General Malvici until today. Granted, it was over a game of Conquer, which is a game I've spent years creating. If you like war simulators and read this, I welcome any and all challengers.
I like to think I gave the General a decent challenge, but in the end, she used a rather cunning tactic and completely routed my forces. And I thought I was doing so well after I captured Caith. Perhaps got a bit too greedy in attempting take over Setarco, and she pushed back my advances excellently. I had no choice but to admit defeat before she put her flag in Maelstrom.
It was a good and pleasant talk, and I find myself seeing a great deal in common between Navegant and Malvici. It's good to speak with a member of another house just as militant as my own. And I may incorporate some of the designs used in the building of Malvici Hall into our own. A highly defensible and battle-ready bulwark. Time will tell when I'll be able to break ground on that.
A good game and a good conversation, I can ask for no more.
I like to think I gave the General a decent challenge, but in the end, she used a rather cunning tactic and completely routed my forces. And I thought I was doing so well after I captured Caith. Perhaps got a bit too greedy in attempting take over Setarco, and she pushed back my advances excellently. I had no choice but to admit defeat before she put her flag in Maelstrom.
It was a good and pleasant talk, and I find myself seeing a great deal in common between Navegant and Malvici. It's good to speak with a member of another house just as militant as my own. And I may incorporate some of the designs used in the building of Malvici Hall into our own. A highly defensible and battle-ready bulwark. Time will tell when I'll be able to break ground on that.
A good game and a good conversation, I can ask for no more.
Written By Turo
June 13, 2017, 10:06 p.m.(8/23/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Armel
Next time, don't take a blasted defensive stance on my own game. We're using action cards next time. *And* including heavy artillery.
Good game though, very close. Tells me it could've gone either way.
For the next game, we should play drunk and see how that goes.
Good game though, very close. Tells me it could've gone either way.
For the next game, we should play drunk and see how that goes.
Written By Turo
June 12, 2017, 2:40 p.m.(8/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Armel
What am I doing here? I should get back to my fertilizer ship and seal herd.
My life is far more of a lie than I thought. I wonder if anyone has caught onto that yet.
My life is far more of a lie than I thought. I wonder if anyone has caught onto that yet.
Written By Turo
June 11, 2017, 10:11 p.m.(8/19/1006 AR)
I've been looking over paperwork looking over what I'm going to do to have a holding for Navegant built. If it were up to me, I would simply live on my ship at the docks. But sadly, it is distinctly not up to me. Never been Voice, and having a great deal more responsibilities foisted upon me is nothing new, but perhaps it's a bit different in an area that I'm not completely versed in.
Once I've gathered enough resources, I plan to have ground broken, but until then, it will continue to remain nothing more than a series of sketches.
Side note, order more port from Escuma, seems like people are starting to become a fan of it. If nothing else, I can at least provide that.
Once I've gathered enough resources, I plan to have ground broken, but until then, it will continue to remain nothing more than a series of sketches.
Side note, order more port from Escuma, seems like people are starting to become a fan of it. If nothing else, I can at least provide that.
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 Turo
June 4, 2017, 2:21 p.m.(8/4/1006 AR)
I had barely time to enjoy my first time in Arx, before I was pulled away to the sea, this time to go on a rescue mission to the northern waters. Prince Abbas Thrax was on a whaling trip that had seemed to awry, so we set out right away to try and find the man and his crew.
I must state that I am not used to piloting a long boat, more used to the larger warships of the Navegant fleet. I feel more accustomed to the wheel than to a manual hand rudder, but in situations like these, beggars cannot be choosers. The long ship and it's Crovane crew presented and fared themselves quite well under the situation of bad seas, ice storms and polar bear attacks. I expected nothing less of sailors like these.
Those that came along, even if they were not sailors themselves, operated and functioned in a positive manner, especially given the circumstances. We managed to rescue who we could, more than I had expected, but less than I had hoped. You cannot save everyone, but as long as you can save one, the try was worth it.
I look forward to speaking with Prince Abbas to see how he and his men are faring. It is good to be able to do some good away from the fleet.
I must state that I am not used to piloting a long boat, more used to the larger warships of the Navegant fleet. I feel more accustomed to the wheel than to a manual hand rudder, but in situations like these, beggars cannot be choosers. The long ship and it's Crovane crew presented and fared themselves quite well under the situation of bad seas, ice storms and polar bear attacks. I expected nothing less of sailors like these.
Those that came along, even if they were not sailors themselves, operated and functioned in a positive manner, especially given the circumstances. We managed to rescue who we could, more than I had expected, but less than I had hoped. You cannot save everyone, but as long as you can save one, the try was worth it.
I look forward to speaking with Prince Abbas to see how he and his men are faring. It is good to be able to do some good away from the fleet.
Written By Turo
June 3, 2017, 5:52 p.m.(8/2/1006 AR)
I have come to Arx at my father's discretion. I have never visited the city before, Escuma was home for me. I was much more at home along the coast of my homeland than I am with the constant bustling and energy of Arx.
No ill will given to the city, I'm sure it has it's upsides, but I can only assume my father has brought me here in an attempt to marry and add numbers to our already small house. If it is duty, I accept it, but I would rather have a purpose here beyond just that.
Still, I will see what happens. Perhaps something more worthwhile than that will develop for me. One can only hope.
No ill will given to the city, I'm sure it has it's upsides, but I can only assume my father has brought me here in an attempt to marry and add numbers to our already small house. If it is duty, I accept it, but I would rather have a purpose here beyond just that.
Still, I will see what happens. Perhaps something more worthwhile than that will develop for me. One can only hope.
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