Written By Rymarr
Aug. 13, 2017, 10:46 p.m.(1/8/1007 AR)
It's unfortunate that I couldn't participate in the Tournament of Roses. While I had made plans to participate in both the joust and the melee, I lost myself in prayers. Next time I'll have someone follow me about with a bell and when the time for the events approaches, I'll have them ring it in my ear. With vigor.
Written By Rymarr
Aug. 13, 2017, 1:59 p.m.(1/7/1007 AR)
Relationship Note on Katarina
Much like my wife and I, Princess Katarina and I sometimes have differing opinions. Similar to my wife and I though, we're able to have differing outlooks and opinions, while still respecting those of the other party. That is a good friendship. I prefer people who have their own opinions, rather than flock to the most popular opinion of the day.
This is why I respect her.
This is why I respect her.
Written By Rymarr
July 30, 2017, 10:46 p.m.(12/7/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Darrow
While dropping off a few journal entries for archival, I took notice of a submission awaiting categorizing and archiving. Written by Lord Darrow of House Darkwater, an individual whom I've had to pleasure to fight alongside in the past. On a couple of occasions, if I recall correctly.
I hear that he's been down. I'll have to make it a point to send him some flowers. Something bright and cheerful, perhaps. Or a stuffed animal. I hear people like stuffed animals when they're feeling particularly dour.
Liquor may receive a better reception.
A stuffed animal and a bottle of liquor it is then.
I hear that he's been down. I'll have to make it a point to send him some flowers. Something bright and cheerful, perhaps. Or a stuffed animal. I hear people like stuffed animals when they're feeling particularly dour.
Liquor may receive a better reception.
A stuffed animal and a bottle of liquor it is then.
Written By Rymarr
July 30, 2017, 10:35 p.m.(12/7/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Mia
Pragmatic and realistic, the Countess of House Riven is someone that I know that over the course of our lifetimes, I will work well with. In terms of our line of fealty and vassalage. It amuses me at times that our vassal is as much a mirror of House Deepwood, yet with their own distinct differences. Count Thesarin is a Prodigal. I can't claim the same. I don't think.
Written By Rymarr
July 30, 2017, 9:10 p.m.(12/7/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Laric
Eccentric? I think so at least. Probably a result of the things he deals with on a daily basis, across an already seemingly long career. Methods of coping would have to be constructed or one would probably be driven mad. Unless that's the source of the eccentricities.
Hat making aside, I suspect that I'll need to consult with him in weeks to come regarding a number of matters that are sensitive in nature. Maybe I'll be able to convince him to hold a seminar or something.
Hat making aside, I suspect that I'll need to consult with him in weeks to come regarding a number of matters that are sensitive in nature. Maybe I'll be able to convince him to hold a seminar or something.
Written By Rymarr
July 23, 2017, 6:58 p.m.(11/21/1006 AR)
I met Prince Tyrval for the first time recently. To say that I found him to be surprising was an understatement. He was vastly different than what I know and have witnessed of the Nox'Alfar or the residents of the Twilight Court. He was stoic, albeit the hand-puppet that he had on, well, hand...was an odd taste. Beyond that simple affectation of his? He seemed most reasonable and even personable.
Written By Rymarr
July 18, 2017, 2:42 a.m.(11/10/1006 AR)
If you're doing some grasping, then you've achieved the first step successfully.
Written By Rymarr
July 15, 2017, 2:58 p.m.(11/5/1006 AR)
Though with the subject of favored scents so prevalent of late the topic of the day?
Green apples, vanilla, mint, and cedarwood.
Green apples, vanilla, mint, and cedarwood.
Written By Rymarr
July 15, 2017, 2:45 p.m.(11/5/1006 AR)
Red apples, cocoa, and daisy.
These aren't scents for a perfume or anything, merely things that make my mouth water. Metaphorically or otherwise.
These aren't scents for a perfume or anything, merely things that make my mouth water. Metaphorically or otherwise.
Written By Rymarr
July 12, 2017, 3:36 p.m.(10/27/1006 AR)
Today I met a new knight. Now I need a drink.
Written By Rymarr
July 7, 2017, 1:13 p.m.(10/17/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Aureth
Who died and made this guy the expert on Death?
Oh. Right.
Oh. Right.
Written By Rymarr
July 2, 2017, 6:58 p.m.(10/7/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Katarina
I recently attended the wedding of Princess Katarina Valardin. She was fantastic. The ceremony itself was elegant and precisely what I'd expect of a wedding conducted by her House. I do need to remember to speak with the Archlector who officiated the ceremony. There was a great deal of dust in the air. My helmet successfully warded against the majority of it.
Written By Rymarr
June 24, 2017, 4:31 p.m.(9/19/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Miles
A chance encounter allowed our paths to cross and it was good to see the cynical old man again. Thankfully I was injured, so he had little reason to berate me for my shortcomings! There's something special about a person who recognizes the value of inconveniencing an opponent, even after they've turned you to ashes. Indeed the only thing that one could hope for is that you can work your way up their nose and cause them some discomfort.
I'll have to be sure to invite Sir Miles Lockton to one of our dinners at Deepwood's manor some evening when we have one of the gatherings the Marquessa's so fond of having. We've decided that we should have some sort of game or test of skill at them, following the evening meal. Maybe when Sir Miles is present I'll think up something especially taxing and potentially brutal, all in the hopes of giving some adequate scrapes and bruises for him to attend to. It'll make him feel right at home, telling his fellow dinner guests that they're idiots for not being better at whatever it is they've failed to do, and he wouldn't need to patch them up if they'd only went left instead of right. I do believe I once heard him tell a young squire of the King's Own to "get good", but I could be mistaken.
I'll have to be sure to invite Sir Miles Lockton to one of our dinners at Deepwood's manor some evening when we have one of the gatherings the Marquessa's so fond of having. We've decided that we should have some sort of game or test of skill at them, following the evening meal. Maybe when Sir Miles is present I'll think up something especially taxing and potentially brutal, all in the hopes of giving some adequate scrapes and bruises for him to attend to. It'll make him feel right at home, telling his fellow dinner guests that they're idiots for not being better at whatever it is they've failed to do, and he wouldn't need to patch them up if they'd only went left instead of right. I do believe I once heard him tell a young squire of the King's Own to "get good", but I could be mistaken.
Written By Rymarr
June 20, 2017, 10:04 a.m.(9/8/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Niamh
A most unfortunate passing. While many seem to recall the great deal of humor that Niamh Greenmarch put on display, that is not the woman I knew. That is not to say that she did not possess an abundance of humor, but only that I never saw it personally. For me she put on a different display. Lady Niamh was strong, serious, and determined. All traits which I value in another. The few encounters that we did have were to discuss leadership and the fledgling Golden Order that she had dreamt to reality. It was a mission she steadfastly believed in and would pursue.
Above all else, she had compassion and concern for others. At least in my experience. When we spoke of her Order of Gold Dragons, her chief concern was of the potential risks that it could draw upon myself and those closest to me. Few as they may be, the point was made. There would be a great deal of danger and that danger could potentially splash outward to those we care about most. She placed the safety of others before her own and that is all that we can ask of a noble soul.
She will be missed and Arvum will feel her loss.
Above all else, she had compassion and concern for others. At least in my experience. When we spoke of her Order of Gold Dragons, her chief concern was of the potential risks that it could draw upon myself and those closest to me. Few as they may be, the point was made. There would be a great deal of danger and that danger could potentially splash outward to those we care about most. She placed the safety of others before her own and that is all that we can ask of a noble soul.
She will be missed and Arvum will feel her loss.
Written By Rymarr
June 20, 2017, 10:03 a.m.(9/8/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Kaldur
This lord from House Seliki, a vassal of our own Deepwood, shows a great deal of promise. He is vibrant and enthusiastic. These are both things which Arx needs in abundance right now. While he seems to maintain a youthful exuberance, he does so respectfully. The ability to maintain a presence of civility while also harnessing the power of joy is a valuable commodity in a city that has weathered a great deal these past few years. It is my deepest hope that he will not become jaded by the next calamity and become hardened to the world around him.
We've opened our home to him and he has accepted that offer, so I imagine that we'll have a great deal of opportunity to learn more about each other as time goes on. I have a feeling that he and Zhayla will get along famously.
We've opened our home to him and he has accepted that offer, so I imagine that we'll have a great deal of opportunity to learn more about each other as time goes on. I have a feeling that he and Zhayla will get along famously.
Written By Rymarr
June 18, 2017, 1:29 a.m.(9/3/1006 AR)
Went to the salon hosted by the Archlector of Skald and learned of that newly rediscovered addition to the Pantheon. I learned a great many new things and Archlector Aleksei Morgan was extremely patient while he fielded the questions that I had in the form of hypothetical stories. While I've historically saw him as little more than a walking punch-line with moments of sincerity or adherence to duty, today I saw him as something else entirely. Responsible, dutiful... a fully capable adult? I imagine he laced his own boots. My pride soars.
Altogether it was a wonderful opportunity to learn and has inspired me to reach out to a number of the various Archlectors and their disciples in order to make inquiries about these new additions to the Pantheon. I hope they're as patient and willing to humor my questions. I have many questions.
Altogether it was a wonderful opportunity to learn and has inspired me to reach out to a number of the various Archlectors and their disciples in order to make inquiries about these new additions to the Pantheon. I hope they're as patient and willing to humor my questions. I have many questions.
Written By Rymarr
June 15, 2017, 8:26 a.m.(8/26/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Ann
I write of this Redrain princess shortly after applying the salve which she supplied me with. I am still convinced that she hates me for some reason or another.
Regardless of the pain she sought to inflict on me intentionally or otherwise, she has proven to be an adept fleshmender. She was prompt in her contact, fairly reserved in her conversation, and she sang to me. I do believe she may have been singing about some old rumor that had floated about. It was odd to hear, especially in song form.
She has my thanks for so promptly arriving at the House of Questions to attend to my trivial injuries and getting me patched up so that I could return to readiness. Payment was negotiated in the form of a book of my choosing. I'll have to inquire with Princess Sophia if there are any books out there that should be a mainstay in a healer's collection.
Or I'll just find a steamy romance novel full of butt-in-the-moonlight walks and conveniently timed breezes. People of the city seem to crave those.
Regardless of the pain she sought to inflict on me intentionally or otherwise, she has proven to be an adept fleshmender. She was prompt in her contact, fairly reserved in her conversation, and she sang to me. I do believe she may have been singing about some old rumor that had floated about. It was odd to hear, especially in song form.
She has my thanks for so promptly arriving at the House of Questions to attend to my trivial injuries and getting me patched up so that I could return to readiness. Payment was negotiated in the form of a book of my choosing. I'll have to inquire with Princess Sophia if there are any books out there that should be a mainstay in a healer's collection.
Or I'll just find a steamy romance novel full of butt-in-the-moonlight walks and conveniently timed breezes. People of the city seem to crave those.
Written By Rymarr
June 15, 2017, 12:20 a.m.(8/25/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Narciso
The Confessor fought well, before he was felled. He stood up for righteousness or perhaps his own perceived view of right. I can not make assumptions of his aspirations or intentions, as I didn't even know him. If I did, I can't say that we were familiar to one another.
What I can say is that he died a heroes death. I can say that had I been able to reach my goal just a few steps faster, there is the chance I could have been in his place or landed that blow earlier.
My elbow hurts. The burns on my arms sting worse than anything I've felt before. It's all a trifling matter compared to the fate suffered by the Inquisitor's Confessor. Gods watch over him in Elysia.
What I can say is that he died a heroes death. I can say that had I been able to reach my goal just a few steps faster, there is the chance I could have been in his place or landed that blow earlier.
My elbow hurts. The burns on my arms sting worse than anything I've felt before. It's all a trifling matter compared to the fate suffered by the Inquisitor's Confessor. Gods watch over him in Elysia.
Written By Rymarr
June 9, 2017, 10:20 p.m.(8/15/1006 AR)
I've joined with the Iron Guard. Mostly I realized that I'd become bored. The life of the King's Own is greatly regimented and exacting, so a lack of any real direction caused me to realize why I was having trouble sleeping at night. While my daily activities to my House keep me busy, it was a different sort of busy than I am accustomed. The Iron Guard presents a number of opportunities that I look forward to encountering and I think that it will provide me with something great to focus my attention and efforts toward. Aside from the internal workings of our own House, of course.
Written By Rymarr
June 6, 2017, 11:44 a.m.(8/8/1006 AR)
Relationship Note on Aislin
Today I feel as though I've sent Lady Aislin to her doom. No pain, no gain.
I've been in her place before under the very same instructor. There will be sweat and possibly tears. That very same instructor made me rethink my life choices a number of times.
I've been in her place before under the very same instructor. There will be sweat and possibly tears. That very same instructor made me rethink my life choices a number of times.
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