Written By Fairen
April 17, 2022, 10:25 p.m.(6/25/1017 AR)
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I am envisioning rain all over my books.
It sounds as though it would be cold in winter, and hot in summer, and I'm concerned about the potential for leaks as well. But perhaps combined with some of the clever retractable roofs I've seen -- maybe there might be potential there.
Potentially drowned libraries.
Written By Domonico
Dec. 8, 2019, 6:20 p.m.(5/5/1012 AR)
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Many land based domains still have access to water, be it the seas or rivers and holdings on those shores. Look to them to find your navy.
Written By Arcadia
Oct. 29, 2019, 12:31 p.m.(2/8/1012 AR)
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Well. For her sake I /experimented/ and tested a hypothesis.
I tested if countesses are able to stay on top of wheely-planks while riding them as fast as they can down the stairs.
They do not.
Furthermore. Wheely-planks down the staircase results in sore arms (from the fall), broken furniture, yelling and scolding and being glared at by your guards and those at Leary house.
I would however recommend this experiment. My next will be, will I be yelled at if I ride that thing through the library? My hypothesis is yes.
Written By Thesarin
Aug. 26, 2019, 12:14 p.m.(9/20/1011 AR)
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There's a thousand thousand Abandoned peoples all across Arvum, and the only truth to them is they ain't part of the Compact. A shav people might live in a castle with vassals paying tribute or might sleep in the mud with nothing they ain't wearing on their backs. Ride out from the forts and the roads, more'n a day or two, you'll find folk who can be Compact citizens when Solace or nobles ride through and become shavs trading with their neighbors when an Abandoned party comes close.
Folk where I'm from, we ain't had much trade in books. Paper fouls and rots too fast in the weather to put much stock in, when you ain't got great houses of stone and plaster for holding it.
We kept our histories in the songs of our people, and the Marks on our skin.
Written By Ashur
Aug. 23, 2019, 9:17 a.m.(9/14/1011 AR)
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Written By Caith
Aug. 22, 2019, 10:28 p.m.(9/13/1011 AR)
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The measure of a person is how they get up after being knocked down -- whether they carry with them lessons learned or doom themselves to the fate of repeating the same mistakes. Knowing you and your scientific mind, this experience has given you an education.
It is my hope that all parties involved manage to weather this storm and emerge from this break-up better people for it.
Written By Jyri
Aug. 16, 2019, 6:15 p.m.(8/28/1011 AR)
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Written By Shard
Aug. 12, 2019, 7:46 p.m.(8/20/1011 AR)
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Written By Reigna
Aug. 12, 2019, 5:20 p.m.(8/20/1011 AR)
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Written By Vitalis
Aug. 12, 2019, 1:47 p.m.(8/20/1011 AR)
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Did anyone else notice Prima Shard saying ‘our’ instead of ‘your’ when speaking of the Compact?
Written By Preston
Aug. 12, 2019, 9:03 a.m.(8/20/1011 AR)
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Written By Willow
Aug. 12, 2019, 1:09 a.m.(8/19/1011 AR)
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My Lady:
Once there was a pass in the Crimson Peaks which spent decades haunted by the guerilla tactics of a certain band of Shavs. Eventually during a particularly hard winter, their War Chief opted to bend the knee to the late Duke Neddim, in exchange for keeping his position and his family their lands, that they would cease attacking patrols through the area for food for their children.
My Uncle, the late Duke, agreed and even offered to wed in one of his neices (me), and the place become a proper March. Even though the man was old enough to be my father, I grew to love his wildness and his bravery and the kindness of his heart that he would sacrifice everything in order to see the youngest generation of his family safe and fed.
And then a week before we were to be married, his brother killed him in front of me. Arrow through the throat. It was a coup, you see. He believed, as you do, that it was their wildness and not their honor which made them special, gave them purpose. And was willing to kill his own brother to keep him from leading their people down a road he believed would lead to their corruption.
I would tell you their name but all but the children were killed, and their family no more. They are now like so many secrets and tales, lost to the inexorable march of time.
While some Shavs have noble hearts, and yours may be in the right place, your generalizations do no justice to Shavs, Prodigals, or the nobility. Life is complex and sometimes terrible, just like the hearts of men, wild or otherwise.
Written By Thesarin
Aug. 11, 2019, 10:13 p.m.(8/19/1011 AR)
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Not so many rules about it, be sure. But Civilized folk can give more offense without worry they'll be opened nave to chops.
Written By Shard
Aug. 11, 2019, 8:58 p.m.(8/19/1011 AR)
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Written By Aella
Aug. 11, 2019, 8:16 p.m.(8/18/1011 AR)
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I was not angry that we were viewed by you at a higher standard because of our differences, to say that would be seeing part of the picture. It is a bad observation if you go into an experiment with an already biased judgement and you are clearly tainted in your findings.
Respect. Respect our differences, whether that is my people or another's. Do not treat us as test subjects to be watched from afar, but approach us. Speak to us. Ask us question and embrace our traditions and what we hold dear even if you do not always agree with the things we do. It is not for you to agree with, it is for you to absorb and accept as our ways of life. And do not take it for granted that you have been given access.
Each Prodigal has a story, each person has reentered the Compact when they did for a reason. It does not mean that we are any less civilized or that we have forgotten ourselves. It means that we have thought about what was best for us, what was best for our people, and what was best for the Compact.
At any point you wish to have dinner with me, I offer you an open invitation. We can eat on the deck of my ship and I will teach you which fish you can enjoy raw without dying from parasites.
Written By Reigna
Aug. 11, 2019, 7:43 p.m.(8/18/1011 AR)
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From one scholar to another - you should not be afraid to posit a thesis. But you should most definitely pay attention when you are told repeatedly that you are not on the correct track. Sometimes belief in oneself leads to hubris, not discovery.
Written By Marian
Aug. 11, 2019, 10:14 a.m.(8/18/1011 AR)
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I have high hopes that eventually she'll come around. I've placed a mandate that 'incidents' at the dinner table will result in no swordplay the next day.
Written By Marian
Aug. 11, 2019, 10:06 a.m.(8/18/1011 AR)
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I have made a point of learning four dialects of the shavs. I have rode out and sat with their leaders to discuss their peaceful removal from both Redrain and Valardin lands. I have bloodied my sword on violent strike forces that thought to weaken our great nation. I have sat with other prodigals and shared origins that are nothing like my own.
My mother tried desperately to teach me manners but I was a hoyden of the first order and oftentimes angered her by leaving my sword on the table. My lack of manners was a reckless choice of youth rather than a lack of upbringing. I assure you that my mother did try at one point to teach me what a salad fork was. I’m sure she would be relieved to find my much older self can get through a state dinner without embarrassing myself. That came with age and maturity, not my origins.
My personal choice to be truthful and forthright has nothing to do with my birth. I just don’t see the point of flirting with deceit. However, ‘simple’ is not a word I would describe myself. I can assure you m’lady, I have many layers, some of which were grown after I joined the Compact. Nor would my younger self even recognize the woman that first stepped into marriage vows with Prince Valen Valardin so observing me now would give you no clue to who I was back then. Because we all grow, change with the seasons.
I am a Prodigal. But my story is not like any others. Nor would I make grand sweeping statements on their culture and how it compares to Arx. Simple is not a word I would ever use when trying to define all these different, diverse groups. Just as we have many Great Houses that all bring unique qualities to the table. Frankly, I prefer a world that has so many colors of humanity.
Written By Shard
Aug. 10, 2019, 11:02 p.m.(8/17/1011 AR)
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There's no such thing as 'the morals of the Prodigal'. We're all different, we all come from different places and different tribes. Some are warriors, some are thieves, some are actual nobles, some are and have always been craftsmen. Every one of us has a different story, but I'm willing to bet none of them match up with whatever Haze-fueled nonsense you've convinced yourself of.
I grew up in the wilds. I prefer the wilds. My people preferred freedom and the open sky to high walls and safety and a single patch of land. But most people don't live like that and don't want to live like that, and that's fine for them. There's no 'morality' to whether you live in a tent in the woods or a house in a city, or whether you cook food you killed yourself over a campfire, or food you bought at the market in a kitchen. What you're saying doesn't make any sense at all. We're not children, we're not mysterious animals, we're people pretty much just like you in most ways that matter.
Written By Reigna
Aug. 10, 2019, 7:28 p.m.(8/16/1011 AR)
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I disagree that our natural selves need no taming. I quite enjoy clothing, laws and order rather than rampant chaos and the lack of mutual respect afforded by basic etiquette.
I very much hope that I misread your opinion on this matter, for the sake of your people and your reputation.
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