Written By Natasha
Oct. 20, 2020, 12:21 p.m.(3/26/1014 AR)
Relationship Note on Octavia
Crown’s Magistrate. Representative of all that the Isles holds dear. Her counsel is appreciated, always.
Written By Vanora
Nov. 11, 2019, 11:02 p.m.(3/7/1012 AR)
Relationship Note on Octavia
I will never forget what you've done, for myself back when I needed you the most, and for my son now, each and every day.
I will never forget who you are, and that is a person worth admiring.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to show you who I am in turn, and for forgiving me, in whatever way you have.
I will never forget who you are, and that is a person worth admiring.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to show you who I am in turn, and for forgiving me, in whatever way you have.
Written By Rysen
May 10, 2019, 12:46 p.m.(1/28/1011 AR)
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No one mentioned debate and testimony in any court save that of public opinion, as a means of finding the causes of unhappy effects.
I hope you will forgive me for dismissing the advice of a self-professed tyrant, who advocates for violence over truth.
I hope you will forgive me for dismissing the advice of a self-professed tyrant, who advocates for violence over truth.
Written By Vanora
May 6, 2019, 11:32 p.m.(1/21/1011 AR)
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The meeting the Duke and I held with Marquessa Kennex was in her capacity as a legal expert, not a vassal. Yet I found her a pleasure to talk to and to work with, and I think that Grimhall will benefit greatly from her good advice, which can only make things better for everyone.
Written By Shard
Jan. 22, 2019, 2:34 a.m.(6/7/1010 AR)
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You're right, I don't know how to rule, not like nobles do. I never had any reason or opportunity to learn something like that. But from what I've seen (and experienced) of battlefield surgery, cutting out an arrowhead isn't remotely simple. It's messy, extremely painful, and might well kill you. Often the wound has to be cauterized, and it will scar. But if you don't remove it, it will continue to cut, and fester, until eventually you might die of it anyway.
The battlefield is not a place for simple answers. People die with every single order you give. Wars are won or lost on decisions made. And having been on those battlefields and given my share of orders, having faced the enemy, I can tell you they're only getting stronger.
The battlefield is not a place for simple answers. People die with every single order you give. Wars are won or lost on decisions made. And having been on those battlefields and given my share of orders, having faced the enemy, I can tell you they're only getting stronger.
Written By Shard
Jan. 20, 2019, 8:44 p.m.(6/4/1010 AR)
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If you shoot yourself with an arrow, you will eventually have to cut the thing out.
Written By Sabella
Nov. 19, 2018, 11:24 a.m.(1/9/1010 AR)
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You sound just like your brother!
Written By Katarina
Aug. 12, 2018, 3:58 p.m.(5/19/1009 AR)
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So what you're saying is that it's okay to break the rules if it suits your purposes, Chief Madistrate of the Crown Court of Arx? Does this mean that, theoretically, I can break a few minor laws because it suits my purposes for the greater good? Generally speaking, of course.
Written By Katarina
Aug. 12, 2018, 3:53 p.m.(5/19/1009 AR)
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So you admit that you're some sort of rule-breaking scoundrel!
Written By Veronica
May 31, 2018, 11:25 a.m.(11/20/1008 AR)
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Thank you for the explanation of the Arxian legal process, Chief Magistrate. It is certainly more complex than the regional trials I am accustomed to. Granted, back home I regularly haul in thieves, robbers and shav bandits, whose guilt are almost universally undeniable.
Written By Samael
Nov. 5, 2017, 5:52 p.m.(7/12/1007 AR)
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My heart goes out to Chief Magistrate Octavia Kennex and Stormward. She has named me Acting Chief Magistrate of the Court of the Crown. I don't take the responsibility lightly and thank her for thinking of me for this honor. I shall do my best to live up to the good Lady's name while she deals with the situation in her March.
House Bisland and House Grayson have already begun pledging aid with it's vassals. We support House Kennex and the eventual end of thralldom.
House Bisland and House Grayson have already begun pledging aid with it's vassals. We support House Kennex and the eventual end of thralldom.
Written By Leona
Oct. 23, 2017, 3:39 p.m.(6/14/1007 AR)
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If it helps, here are some handy pointers:
* Don't talk about the hard life you lead as a noble having to decide who lives and who dies to those who are scrambling for food. They don't care.
* Remember that what you're deciding may be what is necessary but that people WILL suffer and die because of those decisions. Understand that the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few really sucks for the few.
* Stop telling those few how the sacrifices they're being forced to make are really better for the group as a whole. Even when it's true you're still an asshole for saying it.
And yes, when you get angry and petulant and peeved about people pointing out the very real wrongs being done, all you do is look like another idiot noble who doesn't give a half a silver for the commoners you're supposed to protect. A simple - "this is what has always been done but it's not right, and I am working to make things right but the work is slow going. In the interim we are trying to mitigate the effects like this," and then adding specific, tangible actions being taken in the interim is a much easier way of handling things. You'll find everyone less likely to lump you in with the people you're trying to separate yourself from.
Which is really just a longer way of agreeing with Baron Audric.
* Don't talk about the hard life you lead as a noble having to decide who lives and who dies to those who are scrambling for food. They don't care.
* Remember that what you're deciding may be what is necessary but that people WILL suffer and die because of those decisions. Understand that the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few really sucks for the few.
* Stop telling those few how the sacrifices they're being forced to make are really better for the group as a whole. Even when it's true you're still an asshole for saying it.
And yes, when you get angry and petulant and peeved about people pointing out the very real wrongs being done, all you do is look like another idiot noble who doesn't give a half a silver for the commoners you're supposed to protect. A simple - "this is what has always been done but it's not right, and I am working to make things right but the work is slow going. In the interim we are trying to mitigate the effects like this," and then adding specific, tangible actions being taken in the interim is a much easier way of handling things. You'll find everyone less likely to lump you in with the people you're trying to separate yourself from.
Which is really just a longer way of agreeing with Baron Audric.
Written By Audric
Oct. 23, 2017, 1:07 a.m.(6/13/1007 AR)
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As someone who often -is- the lesser of two evils, and also used to be a commoner, it's really not that hard. Speak slowly, use soothing tones of voice, and try not to use any words over three syllables. Wait, no, that's how to calm a spooky horse. Have you tried not talking down to them? It works for me!
Written By Talen
Aug. 21, 2017, 7:13 a.m.(1/22/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Octavia
Try not saying his name every five minutes. It might stop him looking your way.
As my wife says, our thoughts are with House Thrax, but in this moment it's a resigned kind of sigh before I call for Antonio to beach the ships for a few days until the tentacles recede a little.
Stop taunting the bigger bad.
#DemonEtiquette101
As my wife says, our thoughts are with House Thrax, but in this moment it's a resigned kind of sigh before I call for Antonio to beach the ships for a few days until the tentacles recede a little.
Stop taunting the bigger bad.
#DemonEtiquette101
Written By Vanora
July 10, 2017, 12:32 a.m.(10/22/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Octavia
The Marquis of Kennex sister is someone I wish to know better. Someone I will need to know better, and thus I have set it as a goal.
I do not know what qualities she admires. I am devoted to finding out though, and to showing her each and every one of them.
Even if it means finding ways to style myself in pants.
Now that is devotion.
I do not know what qualities she admires. I am devoted to finding out though, and to showing her each and every one of them.
Even if it means finding ways to style myself in pants.
Now that is devotion.
Written By Nicia
June 5, 2017, 2:33 a.m.(8/5/1006 AR)
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Someone that I can look up to, vocationally. I hope to be able to spend more time with her in the future rather than the brief meeting we had.
Written By Carita
May 10, 2017, 12:24 p.m.(6/9/1006 AR)
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Voice of Kennex, Chief Magistrate. She seems very stern, very unyielding, and the sort of company that Lord Darrow might keep. That said, I have seen a side that is - well, it's not soft - but. It's emotive. Only I'm not certain what to label it. I've seen it. Read it. Care, perhaps is what I'm trying to say. Care and respect for the human condition. For the innocent.
Written By Merek
April 23, 2017, 12:35 p.m.(4/28/1006 AR)
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Lady Kennex is a nice woman, a bit different than what one would expect. I spoke to her about the Court, and I'm hoping we will be working together in the future. She seems to be quite fond of the law.
Written By Ford
April 22, 2017, 8:37 p.m.(4/26/1006 AR)
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You were wrong. And that's okay. What happened would have happened no matter what you chose to do.
Her death is not on you. It's on the men who killed her.
I love you. Always.
Her death is not on you. It's on the men who killed her.
I love you. Always.
Written By Remi
April 7, 2017, 4:17 p.m.(3/24/1006 AR)
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Ah yes, the judge. Not sure what to make of this one yet. Though she seemed to take my request at lunch in stride despite leaving rather quickly after finding out who such a request was for. I wonder if she shall prove helpful or be like others, nothing more than another obstacle to overcome.
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