Written By Lorna
Dec. 2, 2018, 4:30 p.m.(2/8/1010 AR)
How I long for the springtime! Snow is not such strange stuff, but I prefer the greening season. Then again, essence alchemy requires a fair bit of time by a fire, so it is work best done in winter. I certainly cannot complain about being warm while there is still snow on the ground.
Written By Lorna
Nov. 25, 2018, 9:31 p.m.(1/22/1010 AR)
This week, I am giving thanks for those people who have been kind to me of late. Mistress Petal Penrose has allowed me to sell my various ointments, tinctures, and perfumes in part of her shop, The Tangled Skein. I am very grateful for the opportunity and hope that my fledgling efforts will be well-received. On that note, I am also thankful for Lady Kaia Bisland, who was my first customer of a custom-made fragrance; the blend was delightful to brew and makes me long for warmer weather. (Peaches, ginger, cherry blossoms, and jasmine.)
Written By Lorna
Nov. 14, 2018, 9:13 a.m.(12/27/1009 AR)
Relationship Note on Cybele
Cybele was one of the first people that I met in Arx and they immediately made me feel welcomed. Both wild and gentle in equal measure, with wisdom that I will miss.
Written By Lorna
May 27, 2018, 11:23 p.m.(11/11/1008 AR)
I have been accepted into the Apothecary College and look forward to learning what I can under the tutelage of the renowned Mistress Valery and the intriguing Cybele, as well as the other instructors and my fellow students. Time spent in the gardens of the Redrain Ward has inspired me to have part of the grounds around Stonewood Keep re-purposed into a small alchemist's grove where every plant and tree will have its use beyond being decorative.
Written By Lorna
April 29, 2018, 12:33 p.m.(8/22/1008 AR)
In the short time since my arrival in Arx, I have been back and forth from the great archives several times, but have only now sought to add my first entry in this new volume of my Whites. As I'm sure any number of people before me have observed, the great city is far larger than I had imagined and not at all what I expected. It is a strange and intimidating place, but I have managed to discover little notes of Stonehearth here and there; familiar faces and spaces scattered throughout the sprawl that makes the city seem less foreign. There is a particular pleasure in its diversity. While I know that almost all of my former people have been returned to the earth, sometimes I will catch the clip of a phrase or a half-whispered conversation in my mother tongue and I will be reminded of my life before House Stonewood gifted me with their mercy. Arx is a great city of ghosts.
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