Written By Domonico
May 5, 2019, 2:36 p.m.(1/18/1011 AR)
I was musing to myself the other day and wondered am I a good man?
Is it subjective or is there something intristic that makes a person good?
I feel I do not have the wisdom for this.
Is it subjective or is there something intristic that makes a person good?
I feel I do not have the wisdom for this.
Written By Radhilde
May 5, 2019, 2:23 p.m.(1/18/1011 AR)
As I wear this cozy piece of warm fabric about my neck,
I remember how much I am indeed loved at this difficult season in my life.
Then news comes that makes things bright,
I look forward to the future.
I remember how much I am indeed loved at this difficult season in my life.
Then news comes that makes things bright,
I look forward to the future.
Written By Bhandn
May 5, 2019, 1:33 p.m.(1/18/1011 AR)
I think I am beginning to understand just why it is I've chosen to stay in Arx for an extended time. There are still so many questions, but, given the events of the past few months, and what I have learned, I've come to realize that there is a great deal I can do /here/ just as there is in providing safe passage to elsewhere.
It's curious, how I thought my oaths were meant to be uphold solely while out in travel, or in a place of sanctuary. Naivete is not a particularly comfortable thing to admit. I have Valena to thank, forever, for teaching me that my eyes were closed for a very long time. Now that I've started looking, truly looking, I start to see many things that bother me a great deal. Gods, but I wish she were here with me. She'd know what to do about it, and I'm here just trying to guess.
So many possible choices, and me unable to decide which path to walk.
It's curious, how I thought my oaths were meant to be uphold solely while out in travel, or in a place of sanctuary. Naivete is not a particularly comfortable thing to admit. I have Valena to thank, forever, for teaching me that my eyes were closed for a very long time. Now that I've started looking, truly looking, I start to see many things that bother me a great deal. Gods, but I wish she were here with me. She'd know what to do about it, and I'm here just trying to guess.
So many possible choices, and me unable to decide which path to walk.
Written By Kenna
May 5, 2019, 11:26 a.m.(1/18/1011 AR)
There is so much I wish I had learned, but now I wonder if I will never learn it. Daddy was a good teacher, but I wasn't a good enough student.
Written By Calaudrin
May 5, 2019, 11:24 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Riagnon
Please stop using your reports as coasters before you hand them in. This is not considered good manners.
Written By Rysen
May 5, 2019, 11:02 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
The Elder of the Spirit Walkers has entrusted me with a difficult task, yet he has not set me to it blindly. He has handed me a torch of wisdom to guide me and my muse. For a Northern Bard, it is a high honor and sacred duty, and I will do all that I can to fulfill it to the utmost.
Written By Lisebet
May 5, 2019, 10:40 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
I had occasion to have tea and ginger cake with a friend yesterday. It was lovely to catch up with Mistress Hana and learn about her adventures and activities. I suspect I seem rather boring in comparison.
Written By Brigida
May 5, 2019, 8:54 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
People who do not close the door quickly and thus let all the cold air in should be left outside in the chill, or have their knuckles rapped at the least. It is most unpleasant!
Written By Marian
May 5, 2019, 7:51 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
Winter comes to Arx. I am taking advantage of the storms to catch up on my reading in between my duties. The little ones are more engaged this year in the snow play.
Written By Jyri
May 5, 2019, 7:50 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
With winter comes a calm. The snow slows everything down, including travels on the road. But there are still refugees out there and they're worse off than ever with the biting cold, so I will be out there still - albeit at a slower pace, because snow does that to travelling.
Even so, I can not travel constantly. My duties as an Iron Guard are as important, so I trust those that we have hired to do their work along the road more than I am out there myself.
Perhaps I spread myself too thin.
I joined the Spirit Walkers. It was a slow progression towards it, but when the spirits talk in plain speach, one does best to listen.
Even so, I can not travel constantly. My duties as an Iron Guard are as important, so I trust those that we have hired to do their work along the road more than I am out there myself.
Perhaps I spread myself too thin.
I joined the Spirit Walkers. It was a slow progression towards it, but when the spirits talk in plain speach, one does best to listen.
Written By Ida
May 5, 2019, 7:19 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
Sometimes, the inspiration doesn't come. The sketch is close, the colors ones I think will be pleasing, but the story I want to tell with the metal falls short. That one thread that starts me on a path of creation frays and I wonder what the oaths and steel I'm even doing. Or maybe it is that these two things I am working on are of such importance to me, I'm my own worst enemy on the artistic side. Whatever it is, it's frustrating and I may go punch things for awhile to see if that might help.
Written By Selene
May 5, 2019, 1:58 a.m.(1/17/1011 AR)
No greater gift could be possible than the one I have received tonight.
Written By Arcadia
May 4, 2019, 11:03 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
Family dinners are always interesting.
At least no one lost their head when the sword came out.
Scholars should not have swords.
At least no one lost their head when the sword came out.
Scholars should not have swords.
Written By Miranda
May 4, 2019, 9:25 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
That Moment When ...
... you're told to find a Prince to marry.
........
'Nuf said.
... you're told to find a Prince to marry.
........
'Nuf said.
Written By Lucita
May 4, 2019, 7:24 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Teireno
Wonder how my cousin will like this cold and snow since he has not wintered in Arx yet. He is amicable and blushes worse than I do, which is adorable in its own way. I spent time today giving him tips on performing in front of people, not singing or playing an instrument but hiding and projecting emotions and how to move neither stiffly nor over doing actions so arms flap about, how to interact with an audience. He learns quickly!
Written By Rysen
May 4, 2019, 5:18 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
I visited the Vellichorian Academy recently to tell a tall tale of my ancestor, and was reminded that rum and storytelling are very well suited to a winter's evening. Lady Peri and Duchess Delilah spoke on the subject of Prince Cerdic and the Nightstar, one that, while not less fantastic than my own story, likely contains far more truth. The Nightstar itself seemed an amazing vessel, and, while hearing it described, I think I witnessed Lady Mikani fall in love.
Written By Vega
May 4, 2019, 2:57 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Raimon
Your capacity for perseverance in the face of hardship is one of the reasons I married you. I shall endeavor to see that our hearth remains stoked and that there is mulled wine awaiting you in the evenings.
Written By Teireno
May 4, 2019, 1:44 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
It hasn't been long since I've been living alone, and already I am starting to feel overwhelmed. Not so much by loneliness, mind you; there are plenty of family and new friends that help in that aspect. It is the indecisiveness in my future that is making me feel unease. I never knew how much I relied on my father's overbearing nature until it is gone.
There are so many paths my life can take right now. It's hard to not feel compelled to travel all of them.
There are so many paths my life can take right now. It's hard to not feel compelled to travel all of them.
Written By Mayir
May 4, 2019, 12:07 p.m.(1/16/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Perronne
I really have the Best Business Partner Ever.
But also one of my best friends.
Sure, we are the best brokers in Arvum. And sure, we can turn money into even more money.
But my favorite times are sitting and having dinner and gossiping.
Thanks, pal.
But also one of my best friends.
Sure, we are the best brokers in Arvum. And sure, we can turn money into even more money.
But my favorite times are sitting and having dinner and gossiping.
Thanks, pal.
Written By Domonico
May 4, 2019, 7:17 a.m.(1/15/1011 AR)
Relationship Note on Aahana
I never would have thought it possible to miss the presence of someone the way that I miss my wife, all the way down in Southport, and my unborn child inside of her.
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