Written By Arn
Nov. 25, 2018, 11:39 p.m.(1/22/1010 AR)
Relationship Note on Tesha
My niece. And Voice. She's all right. Isn't too much of a pain in the ass and is fairly level headed and helpful. Which is good to have around from time to time when you're not known for either of those traits.
Written By Arn
Jan. 28, 2018, 6:04 p.m.(1/20/1008 AR)
Everyone dies. Parents die, siblings die, children die. You're all gonna die. One day you'll be dirt. Might be five minutes from now, might be five decades. Better get used to it. So have your memorials and your remembrances. Write your journals. Time's gonna come soon that too many will be gone to remember. Too many to write about. When those ships come, countless poor bastards are gonna die. Might be you're one of them. Might be I am. Few will be remembered. Will you? Probably not.
Written By Arn
Jan. 27, 2018, 11:29 p.m.(1/18/1008 AR)
Went to this wedding reception and almost everyone left. I still got it.
Written By Arn
Oct. 15, 2017, 10:58 p.m.(5/27/1007 AR)
I attended. I don't know why people have birthday parties but they do. It was as unenjoyable as expected. I'm not good at hiding that. I don't care. I was there, I'm sure they were horrified at my presence and isn't that what counts?
Written By Arn
Oct. 15, 2017, 10:15 p.m.(5/27/1007 AR)
I didn't attend. But I paid for it. I must be getting gullible in my old age to be convinced to pay for a party, but there it is. I only regret I wasn't there to ruin all the kids' fun. Next time.
Written By Arn
Oct. 15, 2017, 10:14 p.m.(5/27/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Lilia
My favorite child. It's good to let them know where in the hierarchy they are. The ones low down - like my eldest son - know they need to do better to impress me. The top candidates - like Lilia - know what behavior to continue. She's a good girl. Smart and friendly and pretty. So, nothing like me. That's not a bad thing. Not everyone should be like me. She's a kind girl and makes me feel like maybe I'm not entirely saddled with unfit children.
Written By Arn
Aug. 20, 2017, 11:06 p.m.(1/22/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Ida
Dame Ida, the hammer of the west. Makes armor and weapons. Not bad. She shows respect, which is good and is just barely not some dumb kid thinking they're the best in the world.
Written By Arn
Aug. 17, 2017, 1:17 p.m.(1/15/1007 AR)
That dummy better not mess this up.
Written By Arn
July 9, 2017, 7:14 p.m.(10/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Calista
Duchess of Tor. Knew her brother a little when we helped them out against those Malvici usurpers. Killed me a bunch but she was just a baby then. Still a baby now, truth be told. Seems like she tries to get by on looks and charm. I'm immune. Hopefully for her sake she's got more than just that, though, else why the hell did we help Fidante insteads of Malvici?
Written By Arn
July 9, 2017, 7:12 p.m.(10/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Ian
Met him twice in the Thrax ward. Kennex, I think. Had some kind of accident at sea and says he can't walk well. Granted, haven't seen him try but it can't be as bad as he thinks. Just lacks proper motivation. Which is why I'm gonna motivate him.
Written By Arn
July 9, 2017, 7:11 p.m.(10/21/1006 AR)
Not a fan of this elf treaty. Don't trust them. They're witches. Not that anyone cares to ask me what I think about it. Probably better for them they don't.
Written By Arn
June 30, 2017, 10:52 a.m.(10/2/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Ferrando
Disciple of one of the new gods. Well, old gods, but new to us. Again. Whatever. Skald. Something about fighting against slavery, living a life as a result of your own choices rather than fate. I was never a believer in fate so maybe it rings true with me. Boy showed respect and was polite so good for him. Works down at the Whisper House but he's probably wasted there. Granted, haven't seen him fight yet.
Written By Arn
June 30, 2017, 10:50 a.m.(10/2/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Ansel
My son. The Sword of the Telmarch. For now. He's lucky there isn't anyone else I'd give it to. The boy keeps himself busy, I'll give him that, but he's not the son I would have wanted. I wouldn't want him to be like me. In fact, I've beaten it into him that he shouldn't be like me in some ways. I'm not an easy man to know and work with and I might not be the best man to serve as duke but gods dammit it's mine now and only death is going to change that. Might be Ansel is the one to rule after me, might be he isn't. The lessons never end, though, and he's not where he needs to be yet.
Written By Arn
June 25, 2017, 4:28 p.m.(9/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Korka
Korka Glynn. From a good and loyal family, she and her brother are as good and loyal as the rest of the Glynns. She scouts, he investigates. She's more troublesome, though. Likes pushing things. It's a good thing for her that she's good at what she does else she find out what happens when I push back.
Written By Arn
June 25, 2017, 4:27 p.m.(9/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Gaston
Blackram, obviously. Kid's a giant, though not so giant as his brother. If he's anything like the rest of them - which he is cause all of them Blackrams are the same - then he'll probably play a role the next time the armies of the Telmarch go to battle. Good to have someone a foot taller than me distract the enemy while I cave their heads in from the flank.
Written By Arn
June 25, 2017, 4:25 p.m.(9/21/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Frederik
Count Frederik Steelheart, vassal of Wyrmguard. He's a stodgy old dog, maybe more dour than I am. Still, loyal and reliable and as distrustful of the shavs as me. Had a bit of a family dust up not that long ago, ended with his son and nephew dead along with his wife. Probably why he's so damned depressing. But old men like us are few and far between and we've fought battles together which makes him trustworthy. You know enough about a man if you're killing shoulder to shoulder with him. More than you would by talking.
Written By Arn
July 30, 2016, 11:26 a.m.(3/1/1004 AR)
Relationship Note on Edain
Honorable Prince
Written By Arn
April 18, 2016, 1:51 a.m.(4/5/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Gabriel
Ask anyone on the streets of Arx who's the greatest knight in the land now that Dayne's dead and chances are they will tell you it is Duke Gabriel Bisland. Gabriel! Squire Gabby! That boy that looked like he was twelve the first time I met him, bright eyed and so green he could have been a hedge! But I guess he's a big damned hero now after all the work he did with the shavs. To me though? Hard to think of him as anything but that kid, that young bright squire, so I might let that slip. Repeatedly. Something I take great delight in referring to him as, or sometimes I make it even more casual and just call him 'son.' It makes the Graysons mad as hell and so it's one of the few guilty pleasures I refuse to give up. Gabriel himself? It doesn't seem to bother him. Seems to appreciate keeping him grounded. I figure helping to keep him humble is the least I can do for a battle brother that I've fought alongside over the course of three decades. He's welcome.
Written By Arn
April 18, 2016, 1:37 a.m.(4/5/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Alis
The knight-princess reminds me entirely too damned much of my daughter, and I find myself speaking far too frankly around her or being a sentimental old fool. And just like my daughter she has is determined to drive me mad by insisting that 'deep down' I am a good person, despite knowing full well I handle problems in a way no knight should ever approve of. I told Prince Radley, her and Edain's father, not to encourage her path to Knighthood. And then I told her brother the same. It'd only lead to sorrow. Now she's the knight and he's stuck wearing the crown and making the decisions that'll send men off to die while he has to sit in safety and miss all the glory. She's too damned young, she's too talented, and like every idiotic child with a sword she thinks she's immortal. She'll be the bold hero that begs to ride at the head of the column. It is going to get her killed, and I am not ready for that. Not so soon after losing Radley and far too many others. I've warned her of this now a half a hundred times. I see it coming, so I try to push her away, but somehow I fail at this and find myself in the ridiculous situation of offering fatherly advice now that Prince Radley's gone, which I know will only end poorly for both of us.
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