Written By Orathy
April 2, 2018, 10:13 p.m.(6/24/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Sparte
That be fuckin hilarious! Too bad the rest of the world got a stick up their arse.
Written By Norwood
April 1, 2018, 4:55 p.m.(6/22/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Sparte
It was a pleasure to see you and Caspian fight. Master Waldemai, Prince Ainsley, and I placed a bet, myself and Prince Ainsley for you. The proceeds went to a charity of the winner's choice.
So really, by losing, you have done a grand deed for the Golden Hart.
So really, by losing, you have done a grand deed for the Golden Hart.
Written By Caspian
April 1, 2018, 12:24 p.m.(6/21/1008 AR)
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I have a high amount of respect for Sparte, even more so after our Rite to Gloria. He is a skilled fighter and for a moment I was worried he might have drawn first blood. Your footwork is good Sparte, but you tire too quickly! You need to run more and build up those lungs!
Written By Caspian
March 13, 2018, 2:10 p.m.(5/9/1008 AR)
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If anyone complains to you that you should not write about Thralldom because it equates it with slavery, just tell them that you are writing about the practice of forcing others and their family against their will into a status that requires compulsory labor and a restriction of all rights like the freedom of movement?
That way no one can tell if you're writing about slavery or thralldom! Problem solved!
That way no one can tell if you're writing about slavery or thralldom! Problem solved!
Written By Archeron
March 13, 2018, 1:51 p.m.(5/9/1008 AR)
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If you are doing a history of slavery, why on Arvum are you talking about Thralldom? I do not do a study of horses by talking about deer just because they both stand on four legs.
Written By Calypso
March 11, 2018, 10:11 p.m.(5/6/1008 AR)
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The Salon's debate series concluded with 'Why we fight'. A reflective debate on war, combat and the consequences that come with them. It was an interesting topic to discuss so close to a united compact engagement. Listening to all the reasons why we fight and what motivates people is absolutely fascinating.
Thank you, Master Sparte, for getting these debates together. It was delightful to host this one in particular with you.
Thank you, Master Sparte, for getting these debates together. It was delightful to host this one in particular with you.
Written By Silas
March 11, 2018, 12:32 a.m.(5/4/1008 AR)
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If you want to win your duel, choose him.
Written By Felix
Feb. 25, 2018, 7:48 p.m.(4/6/1008 AR)
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I cannot say I know the feeling exactly the same - but I see the preparations, and help with those that I can. Having marched to war before, there is a call that I can heed, in a number of capacities.
Sometimes, though, the hardest choice is to remain where you are and do what needs doing.
Sometimes, though, the hardest choice is to remain where you are and do what needs doing.
Written By Brogan
Feb. 18, 2018, 6:58 p.m.(3/20/1008 AR)
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Officer Sparte,
It's been a damn sight of years since I've been kicked around a training ground like you've been doing this week. I wasn't sure what to make of the 'bring a sack of potatoes' at first, but now I'm painfully aware of how they are both good for training and good for grub. I've got to say I appreciate the time you've offered me from You and Your Men. The Guardsmen are a good group of Lads, and I can't wait to keep working with them.
Whiskey on me when you've got the time.
It's been a damn sight of years since I've been kicked around a training ground like you've been doing this week. I wasn't sure what to make of the 'bring a sack of potatoes' at first, but now I'm painfully aware of how they are both good for training and good for grub. I've got to say I appreciate the time you've offered me from You and Your Men. The Guardsmen are a good group of Lads, and I can't wait to keep working with them.
Whiskey on me when you've got the time.
Written By Fairen
Feb. 18, 2018, 12:23 a.m.(3/18/1008 AR)
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I was wondering what they wood say.
Written By Rymarr
Feb. 18, 2018, 12:20 a.m.(3/18/1008 AR)
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At least he's branching out in his studies.
Written By Merek
Jan. 29, 2018, 11:20 p.m.(1/22/1008 AR)
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Still training people, and now an Officer. I am happy that he has come so far. Still, I wonder if he has reigned in some things. Seems to like maps now. I like maps too. They are nice!
Written By Caspian
Jan. 12, 2018, 12:01 a.m.(12/13/1007 AR)
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I have a huge amount of respect for this man. Honorable and noble without being stuck up about it and knows how to have a good time.
Written By Galen
Jan. 10, 2018, 7:33 p.m.(12/10/1007 AR)
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Hello again book,
What can I say? Things are growing more interesting by the day, the looming battle sees me scrambling to meetings and running drills with our men, it leaves little time for me to train!
I was pleasantly surprised to find some time to do some training myself, and with none other than Sparte! His methods perhaps a little unorthodox, I carried with me a sack of potatoes to training, at the mans request.
We balanced them on the blades of our weapons and rolled them around, I admit, this was difficult on a spear blade, but I mostly got it. We sparred with them sitting on our heads, this was a disaster! We tossed them into the air, struck with our weapons and caught them before they hit the ground, or at least we mostly did...And then, there was the dreaded potato bridge, everyone gets on their hands and knees to form a tunnel, then you, with said potato on your blade have to crawl through the tunnel, trying not to murder anyone accidentally or drop said potato!
I am fairly certain some of the things we did were simply for his entertainment, regardless, he has my respect and was quite impressive, an amazingly skilled weapon master to be sure. I would suggest anyone seeking him out.
What can I say? Things are growing more interesting by the day, the looming battle sees me scrambling to meetings and running drills with our men, it leaves little time for me to train!
I was pleasantly surprised to find some time to do some training myself, and with none other than Sparte! His methods perhaps a little unorthodox, I carried with me a sack of potatoes to training, at the mans request.
We balanced them on the blades of our weapons and rolled them around, I admit, this was difficult on a spear blade, but I mostly got it. We sparred with them sitting on our heads, this was a disaster! We tossed them into the air, struck with our weapons and caught them before they hit the ground, or at least we mostly did...And then, there was the dreaded potato bridge, everyone gets on their hands and knees to form a tunnel, then you, with said potato on your blade have to crawl through the tunnel, trying not to murder anyone accidentally or drop said potato!
I am fairly certain some of the things we did were simply for his entertainment, regardless, he has my respect and was quite impressive, an amazingly skilled weapon master to be sure. I would suggest anyone seeking him out.
Written By Orazio
Jan. 9, 2018, 12:54 p.m.(12/7/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Sparte
A noble who has time to cook for themselves on a regular basis is a noble who is spending too much time avoiding their actual duties.
I remember my father's daily routine, which usually involved getting up before dawn to visit the vines and check on the holdings most vulnerable to thieves and natural disasters. Assuming nothing had broken or been stolen, there were audiences most of the day with those who needed the aid and support of their liege, and then answering correspondences from other barons, requests from his liege, or consulting with the household staff on the various entertainments that a noble is expected to provide - hunts, balls, luncheons, etc. My mother was typically better at numbers, and enjoyed martial training a bit more than my father, so she spent most of her day handling the family's financial obligations and making sure that alms were distributed to those in need, as well as training the house guard and taking the lead on deploying guardsmen to deal with small incursions of bandits and raiders. They both had hundreds of people in their care, many of whom wished to speak to them at length about issues that, while they might have seemed small in the moment, could have great repercussions for the future - a squabble between farmers could easily become a murder or series of raids if left to fester, and a notification about a small crack in an irrigation canal could lead to an entire field's crop lost if not repaired.
Admittedly, my parents were the heads of the house, and our demesne was small enough that there was a limit on the staff we could afford to handle some of this. I certainly had more leisure time than either of them, but even then, that leisure was expected to be used in ways that benefited the House and my people - training, learning about our major exports and economic needs, handling minor conflicts and inquiries by vassals, and building relationships with other nobles of a similar station. Sometimes, those personal relationships are all that stand between a border war that kills hundreds.
For the record, as a young noble of the Lyceum, I also had a valet to help me dress and do other supportive tasks. Fashion, particularly formal fashion, is often designed to require a second pair of hands (or the unnatural ability to reach to the middle of your own back) in order to put it on correctly and without tearing something painfully expensive. For that matter, I often have someone do likewise of a morning in my current duties. A Legate of the Faith should never look disheveled, which means trusting an expert to make sure that I don't. I also do not do my own laundry, make my own bed, or clean my own rooms, and I am grateful and thankful for those who do such things for me. In turn, the Church compensates them well, and I try to make sure that the things I do honor and protect them.
I remember my father's daily routine, which usually involved getting up before dawn to visit the vines and check on the holdings most vulnerable to thieves and natural disasters. Assuming nothing had broken or been stolen, there were audiences most of the day with those who needed the aid and support of their liege, and then answering correspondences from other barons, requests from his liege, or consulting with the household staff on the various entertainments that a noble is expected to provide - hunts, balls, luncheons, etc. My mother was typically better at numbers, and enjoyed martial training a bit more than my father, so she spent most of her day handling the family's financial obligations and making sure that alms were distributed to those in need, as well as training the house guard and taking the lead on deploying guardsmen to deal with small incursions of bandits and raiders. They both had hundreds of people in their care, many of whom wished to speak to them at length about issues that, while they might have seemed small in the moment, could have great repercussions for the future - a squabble between farmers could easily become a murder or series of raids if left to fester, and a notification about a small crack in an irrigation canal could lead to an entire field's crop lost if not repaired.
Admittedly, my parents were the heads of the house, and our demesne was small enough that there was a limit on the staff we could afford to handle some of this. I certainly had more leisure time than either of them, but even then, that leisure was expected to be used in ways that benefited the House and my people - training, learning about our major exports and economic needs, handling minor conflicts and inquiries by vassals, and building relationships with other nobles of a similar station. Sometimes, those personal relationships are all that stand between a border war that kills hundreds.
For the record, as a young noble of the Lyceum, I also had a valet to help me dress and do other supportive tasks. Fashion, particularly formal fashion, is often designed to require a second pair of hands (or the unnatural ability to reach to the middle of your own back) in order to put it on correctly and without tearing something painfully expensive. For that matter, I often have someone do likewise of a morning in my current duties. A Legate of the Faith should never look disheveled, which means trusting an expert to make sure that I don't. I also do not do my own laundry, make my own bed, or clean my own rooms, and I am grateful and thankful for those who do such things for me. In turn, the Church compensates them well, and I try to make sure that the things I do honor and protect them.
Written By Harlan
Jan. 9, 2018, 11:37 a.m.(12/7/1007 AR)
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There are these people. They cook things. They do it for money. They're called...I believe...cooks.
I believe I have one of these?
I believe I have one of these?
Written By Agnarr
Jan. 9, 2018, 11 a.m.(12/7/1007 AR)
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Wood stoves are a pain to keep in the city. Most folk opt for the pot shops. Silks and fat merchants are luckier. The villa feeds me.
In the field, it's whatever you catch or gather, and a bit of hard-baked bread and salted pork or beef that needs soaking for hours before you get enough salt out that it's edible. If you're lucky, you might get vegetables and portable soup. If not, you'll get the most shite, inedible cut, with not a bit of fat on it.
Good stuff, that portable soup. Always have some.
In the field, it's whatever you catch or gather, and a bit of hard-baked bread and salted pork or beef that needs soaking for hours before you get enough salt out that it's edible. If you're lucky, you might get vegetables and portable soup. If not, you'll get the most shite, inedible cut, with not a bit of fat on it.
Good stuff, that portable soup. Always have some.
Written By Edain
Jan. 9, 2018, 10:48 a.m.(12/7/1007 AR)
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That is actually a little bit misleading. While it's true we don't really do our own cooking at home, in the field we cook a good little bit. Especially when with the army on a campaign, or when taking time to be an errant knight.
Of course I can't follow an actual recipe or use an oven properly know what pot I should use in an actual kitchen. That said, if I do say so myself, during the Tor-Southport War when our daily ration was a pound of beef and a pound of flower I learned to make a pretty good 'beefy pudding.'
Of course Valen always claimed it tasted like clammy, moldy feet, but I still think it is more of an indictment of him that he recognizes that taste than it is of my cooking
Of course I can't follow an actual recipe or use an oven properly know what pot I should use in an actual kitchen. That said, if I do say so myself, during the Tor-Southport War when our daily ration was a pound of beef and a pound of flower I learned to make a pretty good 'beefy pudding.'
Of course Valen always claimed it tasted like clammy, moldy feet, but I still think it is more of an indictment of him that he recognizes that taste than it is of my cooking
Written By Aiden
Jan. 7, 2018, 1:57 p.m.(12/3/1007 AR)
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No words...
Come get this weird cupcake sometime, would you? Somehow I ended up with it.
Come get this weird cupcake sometime, would you? Somehow I ended up with it.
Written By Marian
Jan. 5, 2018, 4:22 p.m.(11/28/1007 AR)
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House Thrax is lucky to have him. I hope High Lord Victus knows that or I might be tempted to pop over to the Thrax ward and try to tempt Officer Sparte Fatchforth to walk on the bear side of the tracks.
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