Written By Valencia
Aug. 22, 2021, 10:01 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
I am concerned about the strange condition seen in a growing number of our citizens that cause such violent hunger that they cannot stop consuming. Not only do I worry at how they suffer, but what may come if this terrible condition is not addressed. The outcome could be disastrous or us all.
I have written for assistance and advice from the good leadership of my house and now await word on how we might move forward in addressing this. I do not wish to overstep my place nor step on toes, but my love and care for Avrum compels me to speak up and so I have done so. Nor should we be let our citizens suffer so. Now I try to wait for answer and hope action can be taken before it is too late for all of us.
My mind cannot help but wonder if this is some wicked plan of our enemies to decimate us from within. If so, we cannot let this happen.
With luck we will see this threat overcome soon. I just hope I can assist in some way.
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I have written for assistance and advice from the good leadership of my house and now await word on how we might move forward in addressing this. I do not wish to overstep my place nor step on toes, but my love and care for Avrum compels me to speak up and so I have done so. Nor should we be let our citizens suffer so. Now I try to wait for answer and hope action can be taken before it is too late for all of us.
My mind cannot help but wonder if this is some wicked plan of our enemies to decimate us from within. If so, we cannot let this happen.
With luck we will see this threat overcome soon. I just hope I can assist in some way.
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Written By Natasha
Aug. 22, 2021, 9:27 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
I never knew such anxiety as I did receiving a letter from my husband a few hours before he and his retinue returned to Arx after the catastrophe in Bastion. I was meant to accompany him that day, for there were inquiries I wished to pose in the city, but business had kept me in the capital.
He expressed his relief that I had not gone with him, considering what he had witnessed, but his account detailed the heroism of those who were in his company, especially those who engaged the gargantuan that destroyed the docks directly so that another team could get to the siege weaponry. I was informed that the Sword of Stormward, his former patron in particular, acquitted himself with all the fearsome formidability expected of his reputation despite the high costs he paid with his body in the aftermath.
The creature was ultimately felled by a ballista bolt shot by my husband once his party reached the siege engines; the su'tavi female who was riding upon it regrettably escaped despite a determined pursuit.
Words cannot express my relief when I discovered that Lady Eirene Riven was among those in the docks; doubtless that the Savior of Astarrea has once again put her healing talents to the test in the wake of it.
He expressed his relief that I had not gone with him, considering what he had witnessed, but his account detailed the heroism of those who were in his company, especially those who engaged the gargantuan that destroyed the docks directly so that another team could get to the siege weaponry. I was informed that the Sword of Stormward, his former patron in particular, acquitted himself with all the fearsome formidability expected of his reputation despite the high costs he paid with his body in the aftermath.
The creature was ultimately felled by a ballista bolt shot by my husband once his party reached the siege engines; the su'tavi female who was riding upon it regrettably escaped despite a determined pursuit.
Words cannot express my relief when I discovered that Lady Eirene Riven was among those in the docks; doubtless that the Savior of Astarrea has once again put her healing talents to the test in the wake of it.
Written By Patrizio
Aug. 22, 2021, 9:07 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
For the second time in what feels like a short span, I've had cause to call out the Ivory Shields to the corners of our ward to keep watch. First the attack on the Whisper House, and now the matter of Bastion falling, with worries about other things to come.
I've sent word to Setarco as well - I imagine that the archduchess has things well in hand, but it never hurts to further raise the alarm. Dark times are coming, and we need be prepared...
I've sent word to Setarco as well - I imagine that the archduchess has things well in hand, but it never hurts to further raise the alarm. Dark times are coming, and we need be prepared...
Written By Piccola
Aug. 22, 2021, 8:49 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
This is the way of purity.
For a warrior, purity is of the body. It is important to maintain the cleanliness of the body, for this is the conduit of the soul. If one's body or clothes is covered with filth, then it must be washed. A warrior keeps their armor free of dents and marring; their blade free of nicks and blood; and their horse healthy and shod. A wise warrior is always at their best, so as to be prepared to meet the Queen.
A warrior who has prepared their body for death may set their heart to the same, and live as though they were already dead. In doing so, the warrior gains freedom, their life lived without blame, and they will succeed in their calling. For a warrior who embraces purity should be aware that they do not know what is going to happen next, and therefore find query in all things, day and night.
This is the second part.
For a warrior, purity is of the body. It is important to maintain the cleanliness of the body, for this is the conduit of the soul. If one's body or clothes is covered with filth, then it must be washed. A warrior keeps their armor free of dents and marring; their blade free of nicks and blood; and their horse healthy and shod. A wise warrior is always at their best, so as to be prepared to meet the Queen.
A warrior who has prepared their body for death may set their heart to the same, and live as though they were already dead. In doing so, the warrior gains freedom, their life lived without blame, and they will succeed in their calling. For a warrior who embraces purity should be aware that they do not know what is going to happen next, and therefore find query in all things, day and night.
This is the second part.
Written By Raven
Aug. 22, 2021, 8:22 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
It feels futile but it isn't futile. I don't know /how/ it's not futile I just know that it's not. That knowledge does not do anything to make the SENSE of complete and utter futility to abate but objectively I know we're not doomed. Yet.
Written By Isabeau
Aug. 22, 2021, 6:20 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
As news of the attack on Bastian trickles in, I am reminded of the heaviness I felt at the tragedy of Sanctum. To those of the Crownlands, I mourn your losses with you. I feel your pain, and I feel the anger I know you are feeling too. Let the pain and the anger be a whetstone to the blades of our spirits, that we might fight against what seeks to destroy us.
Written By Isabeau
Aug. 22, 2021, 6:18 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on Ivy
I've been thrilled with the work done with Lady Ivy and have swiftly come to consider her a dear friend who I will support in any of her future endeavors. She is one of the most interesting people I have the pleasure of knowing and her goat's wool is so soft!
Written By Sorrel
Aug. 22, 2021, 6:15 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on Reese
I particularly want to thank you for your heroism at Bastion. I knew in a moment that you were willing to die to protect everyone at the Cathedral, and the thought of losing you broke my heart a little. That, and knowing that I very much did not intend for you to die alone, if it came down to that. We have not been close for a long time, but you were instrumental in helping me get my bearings when I first arrived in Arx from Blancbier. I have nothing but respect for you, and so I was immensely relieved that you managed to escape Baston unscathed.
Written By Orland
Aug. 22, 2021, 6:15 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on Giada
Thoughts of being a protege ... to an Archlector....of Bastion...
That really hurt. She didn't really prepare me much for what she was about to do, cut inside of me to right something that was very wrong. You see, I had this strange notion of following Lord Savio to Bastion, to do our part as nobles and show our support to the Faith. Why not?! Neither of us had been to Bastion before, so we went. And of course... we decided to be there the day that another city fell down around our ears.
My act in Bastion was fairly small. I managed to find a way out for people to follow, through the debris and away from a giant black knight welding what I call was a hammer of sorrow upon the people. It'd make the whole ground shake every time it was swung against the earth, several times making the cobblestones of the street shatter... We had to get away, there wasn't enough of us to fight whatever that /thing/ was, on top of the endless mass of Shavs coming through the broken walls...
But somewhere in finding our way through the city that was falling in around us, and ships being tossed through the air, the damn ground exploded up around me and a giant centipede with a woman riding it came up out of no where. I don't remember much after that since I was flung against a wall... and that said wall collapsed in around me.
I do remember being in darkness afterwards, confused... tired, hurting all over. I also remember asking Lord Savio to marry me. And then I wake up to have my patron's fingers inside of me stitching me up! I'm quite sure I don't want to experience that sort of pain again. It's a pain that comes with a nice long scar...
They tell me Bastion has fallen and is overrun. I think what I can do from where I write now, at my bed. I'm not sure what I can do yet, but I know I have the best patron I could have right now. She's supporting me in ways I've never had from those outside my family. I truly admire her, despite her enjoyment of cutting me open. I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it.
But, Archlector Giada, you have my eternal thanks.
That really hurt. She didn't really prepare me much for what she was about to do, cut inside of me to right something that was very wrong. You see, I had this strange notion of following Lord Savio to Bastion, to do our part as nobles and show our support to the Faith. Why not?! Neither of us had been to Bastion before, so we went. And of course... we decided to be there the day that another city fell down around our ears.
My act in Bastion was fairly small. I managed to find a way out for people to follow, through the debris and away from a giant black knight welding what I call was a hammer of sorrow upon the people. It'd make the whole ground shake every time it was swung against the earth, several times making the cobblestones of the street shatter... We had to get away, there wasn't enough of us to fight whatever that /thing/ was, on top of the endless mass of Shavs coming through the broken walls...
But somewhere in finding our way through the city that was falling in around us, and ships being tossed through the air, the damn ground exploded up around me and a giant centipede with a woman riding it came up out of no where. I don't remember much after that since I was flung against a wall... and that said wall collapsed in around me.
I do remember being in darkness afterwards, confused... tired, hurting all over. I also remember asking Lord Savio to marry me. And then I wake up to have my patron's fingers inside of me stitching me up! I'm quite sure I don't want to experience that sort of pain again. It's a pain that comes with a nice long scar...
They tell me Bastion has fallen and is overrun. I think what I can do from where I write now, at my bed. I'm not sure what I can do yet, but I know I have the best patron I could have right now. She's supporting me in ways I've never had from those outside my family. I truly admire her, despite her enjoyment of cutting me open. I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it.
But, Archlector Giada, you have my eternal thanks.
Written By Titus
Aug. 22, 2021, 6:05 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
What are the thirteen things I wish to see most in the world, and what would I be willing to give to the dream?
Written By Kiera
Aug. 22, 2021, 4:52 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
More dancing lessons. I think I've got the hang of the waltz. Maybe. It was fun
Written By Kiera
Aug. 22, 2021, 4:50 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
So I went hunting a treasure with Lord Orland Amedeo and company. They promised adventure and adventure i got. Even a wound to show for it. Some huge bird took a chunk out of my face-a blue bellied cormorant according to the notes we found on the dead explorer and we crawled through a passage way to one of the sorriest looking shrines oh well they tried. We did find a chest and lord Orlnd learned where duskshire was. not a bad trip all in all
Written By Raymesin
Aug. 22, 2021, 4:49 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
So many did so much, to such little effect. Still, we got many out who otherwise would have died - and then we got out, too. I know fights I can't win, and that was one of them.
May the souls of those who weren't so lucky fly swift to the Queen of Endings, and be gathered into Her embrace.
May the souls of those who weren't so lucky fly swift to the Queen of Endings, and be gathered into Her embrace.
Written By Eirene
Aug. 22, 2021, 3:06 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
I was there at Bastion. I thought -maybe- just maybe... I could help make a difference. It didn't feel like it. Countless people still died. And even after the fact, when I started organizing the relief efforts with the Mercys, I still felt helpless.
I helped fight the gargantuan in the harbor. No amount of stories or historical readings can prepare you for the sight of one of these things.
Hopefully I did some good there. I don't feel like I did, but the Queen reminds me that this is still our Dream and we need to embrace the good in it. So I have to focus on the lives I did save, and not those I couldn't.
I helped fight the gargantuan in the harbor. No amount of stories or historical readings can prepare you for the sight of one of these things.
Hopefully I did some good there. I don't feel like I did, but the Queen reminds me that this is still our Dream and we need to embrace the good in it. So I have to focus on the lives I did save, and not those I couldn't.
Written By Bahiya
Aug. 22, 2021, 3 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
The reports I receive from Bastion are harrowing. So many lives lost and yet, so many made it out. While the loss seems bleak, I offer all those who need coin or space with the loss of their homes and livelihoods what I can from the coffers of the Consulate.
Our good fortune here in the Compact should have its fruits shared beyond just our own, Eurusi merchants who have used their methods from our homeland to create items of similar type and quality. They have found a need here in the markets of the city and I am proud to note that my connections with the refugees have garnered even more successes. I am humbled by our mutual support and the wealth we share, but I would not see it lay unused in this crisis.
I must write to Gwenna.
Our good fortune here in the Compact should have its fruits shared beyond just our own, Eurusi merchants who have used their methods from our homeland to create items of similar type and quality. They have found a need here in the markets of the city and I am proud to note that my connections with the refugees have garnered even more successes. I am humbled by our mutual support and the wealth we share, but I would not see it lay unused in this crisis.
I must write to Gwenna.
Written By Acacia
Aug. 22, 2021, 2:38 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
I've always been proud of our family. Nice to see some of them recognized for their work in a more public fashion.
Cullers have always cared for those they live and work with and do what we could for the community. The goods must flow and this is just another way of seeing it so.
Couldn't be more proud of the Culler lasses. There will be more to come I'm sure.
Cullers have always cared for those they live and work with and do what we could for the community. The goods must flow and this is just another way of seeing it so.
Couldn't be more proud of the Culler lasses. There will be more to come I'm sure.
Written By Acacia
Aug. 22, 2021, 2:37 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
Take a trip to Bastion they said. It will be fun, they said...
Written By Deva
Aug. 22, 2021, 2:28 p.m.(1/25/1016 AR)
Relationship Note on Liara
The Princess of Bastion is brave, and bold, and quite the inspiring leader. I feel like I learn from her every time I see her. Her people are in the most capable hands.
Written By Tarik
Aug. 22, 2021, 1:28 p.m.(1/24/1016 AR)
I really should have kept my promise of starting random snowballs fights with people in Arx.
Written By Jhond
Aug. 22, 2021, 1:12 p.m.(1/24/1016 AR)
Turns out my fashion sense isn't as terrible as some people like to claim.
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