Written By Joscelin
Jan. 24, 2017, 1:10 p.m.(10/2/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Felix
I woke up to a tray of tea and Setarco Gold and a lovely letter from him.
I'm a lucky woman.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 18, 2017, 9:12 p.m.(9/13/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Ida
Well. I was going to say 'can you kill your enemies with flowers' but my father was Lycene. I know better than to say that out loud. Or write it down. Anywhere.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 18, 2017, 4:44 p.m.(9/12/1005 AR)
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 18, 2017, 3:57 p.m.(9/12/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Felix
When I told him about how a man might proclaim his designs to court a woman, I've never seen a man that burly -giggle- as he did, and he did giggle.
'No no,' I insisted. 'It's true, he has to chuck a spear at her home, at the doorframe, so all can see that he has staked his place in line. If there is one. Usually their isn't and it's just a formality, it's usually a way to proclaim to a village that a couple is bethrothed-'
And this morning, I woke to find a spear. In the door of my Atelier.
I realize my mistake. The traditions for the wedding day are -hilarious-.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 18, 2017, 1:26 p.m.(9/12/1005 AR)
And Nox'Alfar. Dominus. Highlords and Voices.
Oh my.
-no, scholar, I've nothing else to say for the moment. Too much work to do.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 15, 2017, 5:52 p.m.(9/3/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Eleyna
Mesmerizing. That's what she is. Gracious. Polite to the point of ...
She makes 'please' and 'thank you' look like swear words, with the grace she lends to her own requests and gratitudes.
Really. How do you describe cold moonbeams lit by firelight? You can't.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 11, 2017, 1:21 a.m.(8/17/1005 AR)
I ...
You could have just-
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 10, 2017, 12:21 a.m.(8/14/1005 AR)
I am incredibly happy about this. I rarely speak of politics in general, as the Guildmaster, many take the things I say, my ideas and opinions, and apply it to the autonomous collective that is the Guild. I do not speak for them; they speak for themselves. I do my best to provide an environment that they can flourish in, be it protection, property, funding of all kinds, encouragement, advice, networking, the list goes on.
Of late, of course, with the demise of several of my people, people are talking about a curse, a disgruntled dead guildmember taking his ire out on those that live and breathe.
Hogwash. We flourish.
That being said? You can bet your ass I'm going to offer armed protection to anyone of the Guild that asks for it.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 7, 2017, 3:08 a.m.(8/5/1005 AR)
[words are scratched out]
I am more than just myself, I am the Guildmaster and I speak and represent more than just these hands and this voice.
But today I'm a little girl, crying and afraid. And angry. So angry.
You hateful bitch. I loved you. I think you loved me too. You taught me a lot about thick-skin and pushing to do better. I called you my near-mother with so much pride.
Why couldn't I have taken the time to pick a fight with you? Maybe then I'd know if you were proud of me or thought me as stupid as all the others.
And I won't know now. Rational thinking or not, all I remember is the disappointment the last time I looked into your eyes.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 6, 2017, 8:35 p.m.(8/5/1005 AR)
Ida. Don't make me come over there.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 5, 2017, 3:55 p.m.(8/1/1005 AR)
I have some of the most gifted clients in the Compact. As an artisan, it's necessary to pull inspiration from wherever we can find it and I am fortunate in that more often than not, my clients supply me with much while still trusting my Jayus-given gifts.
To be told what emotion they want to portray, what feeling, what symbols or images, and then left to my own devices is my preferred way to work. They've seen what I create, they trust my abilities, and when, after many hours of labor, I present our collaboration and it's met with awe, joy, tears, or even just stunned gratitude.
There's no more humbling an experience for me, and rare to find a joy with my work that's greater.
I accept as well that it is Jayus that guides my hands, blessed me with these eyes to see and these hands to use, whose function fails me not, and a heart that listens to the treasures buried in it that seek to come forth.
I hopt I make Him proud; I know not how to server Him better.
Joscelin K. Arterius
Servant of Jayus
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 3, 2017, 7:47 p.m.(7/24/1005 AR)
She'd caught a snake, he said. And she was eating it.
When she was given to me, I was told her nickname as a pup was 'Mongoose'.
I've decided to change it back to that.
Mongoose the deerhound.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 2, 2017, 7:37 p.m.(7/21/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Myrinda
Right, she's about as cuddly as a porcupine. Sometimes. She's also incredibly intelligent and worth her weight in salt or gold or whatever it is you value the most.
And if your skin is thick enough, she's one of the most talented clothiers in the Crafters Guild.
If you cannot handle the person she presents herself, clear as day, to be without remorse or apology, that's definitely -your- problem, not hers or mine. I can reassure you; she probably couldn't care less.
I'm not going to micro-manage any of my guildmembers; their trade and space is their domain. I am here to help them build their business, support them in anyway I can, and protect them as often as I am able. In that regard, I do not treat Myrinda any different than I do anyone else in my Guild.
Everything else, is family. And none of your business.
Written By Joscelin
Jan. 1, 2017, 10:39 p.m.(7/18/1005 AR)
How can I show my appreciation if they don't let me take care of them?
I'm going to knit them hats or something. Sometimes they're hard to keep track of but I'm learning their names.
Written By Joscelin
Dec. 30, 2016, 12:15 a.m.(7/9/1005 AR)
What is so damn funny? It needs to be long enough. LENGTH MATTERS. Otherwise it won't fit and she'll get it in the eyes-
WHAT IS SO DAMN FUNNY? STOP LAUGHING.
Written By Joscelin
Dec. 28, 2016, 9:07 p.m.(7/6/1005 AR)
Written By Joscelin
Dec. 28, 2016, 1:16 a.m.(7/3/1005 AR)
Written By Joscelin
Dec. 22, 2016, 8:38 p.m.(6/16/1005 AR)
This is fucking hard.
Written By Joscelin
Dec. 20, 2016, 7:09 p.m.(6/10/1005 AR)
And he leaves behind a sweetheart. I know, because I made them the ring, I remember how he described what he wanted and I remember giggling as I engraved it and set the stone.
I've told others that our collective is like a family, and I've meant that; you don't know everything about some members of your family, sometimes you don't know hardly anything at all. But you do know that you care about them regardless, that they're important.
Written By Joscelin
Dec. 18, 2016, 9:07 p.m.(6/4/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Killian
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