Written By Raja
April 17, 2022, 10:33 p.m.(6/25/1017 AR)
I made an unlikely 'friend'. I still don't trust this friend as far as I can throw them. But, you know what they say, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Right?
Written By Raja
April 17, 2022, 10:01 p.m.(6/25/1017 AR)
I got invited to go hunt a shark! Honestly, that sounds horrifying. But, I am intrigued! I have been sailing for some years. I have seen some sharks, but never have I actively wanted to jump into the waters and stab it in the eye! Honestly, I don't think I have the right skillset to stab a shark in the eye. But, if we do manage to kill this beast, I will be able to take some of it's hide to add to a certain something I plan on making. I am not going to say what it is here, but I am excited to be a part of it!
Written By Raja
April 17, 2022, 9:52 p.m.(6/25/1017 AR)
I managed to get ahold of some lovely metal to play with! Goldsteel. It's so bright and so shiny! I have made blades for a few other people before. But, never a small weapon. I may have to toy around and see if I can make myself a dagger from this. I do intend on having a dagger forged of every metal I can manage to get my hands on! Sure, it is silly, but it is fun.
Written By Raja
April 10, 2022, 5:04 p.m.(6/10/1017 AR)
You know, something always happens to me when I go to an Assembly. In fact, it was one assembly that changed my life really. I became a Liberator and never regretted the decision. Tonight, I got some food for thought.
Written By Raja
March 29, 2022, 10:27 p.m.(5/15/1017 AR)
I am stunned. Someone gave me a flower! Nobody has ever done that for me before. Not only was it a flower, but a very beautiful sculpture of one. It will forever be beautiful. Every time I look at it, I will smile and feel happy.
Written By Raja
March 29, 2022, 8:03 p.m.(5/15/1017 AR)
I got to meet an interesting Lord. I don't care for many silks, but this fellow, I really like. He has style, he has taste, he has humor. Lord Mattheu Rivenshari and I enjoyed a spar in the training center. He lost the spar and will now have to take me on a ride on one of his boats! If he had won, I was going to host a bonfire for him and his family, but, I think I shall do it anyways. It will be fun!
Written By Raja
March 20, 2022, 9:26 p.m.(4/25/1017 AR)
I dont remember if I wrote about this before. However, I am a little excited. I get to help a friend hunt far and wide for the materials to make a weapon for him. Sure, we could easily just go to the market to find the components, but this will be an adventure! I not only look forward to being a part of this fun adventure, but, I also look forward to meshing the materials together to create the weapon.
Written By Raja
March 20, 2022, 9:20 p.m.(4/25/1017 AR)
I recently attended a sermon by Giada, talking about reflection and discovering our true self. I had been struggling for years trying to figure this out. Doubt and confusion reigned supreme in my mind. I guess I had thought that my 'self' was something you can put a label on. No. Its not one thing. It is an accumulation of many things. It is my blood lines. It is my life experiences. It is my fear. It is my hope. It is both my sins and my victories. I am me. I am Raja. I am many titles all rolled i to one. I now embrace it.
Written By Raja
Feb. 6, 2022, 9:37 p.m.(1/25/1017 AR)
I have to admit the more that I learn, the more I want to learn. It's exciting. Sure, ignorance my be bliss, but knowledge is pleasure. I admit, it gets frustrating to not know something and to have to fight to gain that knowledge, but once that little tidbit is revealed to you, there is a great amount of pleasure to be derived from it.
Written By Raja
Feb. 3, 2022, 8:07 p.m.(1/19/1017 AR)
Right after a victory in battle, there is a high that comes with it. The high comes and you are temporarily blinded to the horrors. But, the high fades. Then the nightmares remain. I find that the horrors I have seen makes it where I have doubts about myself and abilities. I feel insignificant. I want to make a difference. I want to matter.
Written By Raja
Jan. 30, 2022, 10:06 p.m.(1/11/1017 AR)
I have been asked why I put myself in danger fighting for lands that are so far away. The answer is easy. I want my children to be raised free. If these places remain in the hands of the enemy, then they will come here to Arx. We cannot have that. So, I gladly bathe in the blood of the Compact's foes. My babies will not be enslaved to these foul fiends.
Written By Raja
Jan. 30, 2022, 10:04 p.m.(1/11/1017 AR)
Bastion. Where do I even begin? It was a crazy time! There were horrors untold. We encountered large monsters crafted of the flesh of dead people. There was a pack of wild swans that attacked the Carnifex! There was a wolf person that I thank the gods was on /our/ side. I know this all sounds insane. I swear it is all true.
Written By Raja
Jan. 17, 2022, 5:57 p.m.(12/13/1016 AR)
You know, I was talking to some friends about elves and their long lives. We came to the conclusion that they do all the things they do because they get bored. You know, I think I would get bored if I lived forever too. I would probably pick up some strange habits or hobbies.
Written By Raja
Jan. 9, 2022, 10:46 p.m.(11/25/1016 AR)
Damn. Tanith has a mean aim with her cheese flinging. I think this spot on my head bruised slightly.
Written By Raja
Jan. 9, 2022, 10:44 p.m.(11/25/1016 AR)
The most interesting interactions happen when you have had a bit of haze. You become more loose in the lips and you discover things about yourself and your friends that you didn't know before. This is both a good thing and a bad thing.
Written By Raja
Jan. 3, 2022, 11:31 p.m.(11/13/1016 AR)
I HAVE ALL THE IDEAS NOW! My head is like a cup that is overflowing with water! There are so many things I want to do now! I think I want to start with building a Fire Brigade in the Lowers. I wonder how many people would like to get in on that sort of action.
Written By Raja
Jan. 3, 2022, 7:21 p.m.(11/13/1016 AR)
I had an epiphany. Jayus and his inspiration is not just about crafting. Inspiration is what also helps us to accomplish great things! Accomplishment is to life as an orgasm is to making love. I know this is weird to write in a journal, but I also think there is wisdom in it. If you feel stagnant, it is time to think of something new to accomplish. Go out there and gain inspiration lest despair set in.
Written By Raja
Dec. 26, 2021, 7:11 p.m.(10/25/1016 AR)
I was told by someone that I shouldn't be 'modest'. No, I am not talking about what I wear, but about my personal accomplishments. Thing is, I don't have to brag. I know what I have accomplished in my time. I do not have to toot my horn to feel justified. Besides, most of my accomplishments are out of spite and not from some benevolent generosity.
Written By Raja
Dec. 26, 2021, 7:07 p.m.(10/25/1016 AR)
He's back. Ravna. I tried to punch him in his stupid mouth for leaving me. Then he flutters back in as if nothing ever happened. I am so angry! However, I am more angry at myself for not punching him. I tried.. and I just couldn't. That damned man just makes me melt. Ugh.
Written By Raja
Nov. 27, 2021, 1:16 p.m.(8/22/1016 AR)
I heard the best story at the bar. It was the story of an oyster in the sea. Here is my take of the oyster.
There was a wise oyster in the sea. It lived with a great many other oysters. All these oysters had beautiful pearls that each of them held tightly onto. One by one, the oysters were taken from the sea and the pearls claimed by the great fisherman in the boat above. The pearls were forever lost to the sea. The wise oyster desired to keep his pearl, but decided to give it up to the sea. The oyster knew his days were numbered and wished to grant his gift before hand. It did not know what would happen to the pearl. However, after the oyster was gone and others saw the beautiful pearl within the sea, the oyster was remembered and the beauty of his pearl could be enjoyed through the generations.
Share your pearl so you too will make a mark on the world and be remembered.
There was a wise oyster in the sea. It lived with a great many other oysters. All these oysters had beautiful pearls that each of them held tightly onto. One by one, the oysters were taken from the sea and the pearls claimed by the great fisherman in the boat above. The pearls were forever lost to the sea. The wise oyster desired to keep his pearl, but decided to give it up to the sea. The oyster knew his days were numbered and wished to grant his gift before hand. It did not know what would happen to the pearl. However, after the oyster was gone and others saw the beautiful pearl within the sea, the oyster was remembered and the beauty of his pearl could be enjoyed through the generations.
Share your pearl so you too will make a mark on the world and be remembered.
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