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Written By Dagon

Sept. 9, 2016, 5:10 p.m.(7/12/1004 AR)

A thought occurs to me.

It is amusing that often when one tries to do honor or to bestow praise, their actions instead have the opposite effect as they do not consider what effect that might have on another.

I am not innocent of this, but it is merely something I have observed about the world recently.

Written By Fergus

Sept. 9, 2016, 4:29 p.m.(7/12/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Calista

She's still a Witty Butterfly, but that's only said through messengers. On top of this, she still dresses like a harlot, which of course makes me appreciate her all the more. She's a big flirt, as am I. A person really could not ask for a better companion through all of those beneficial traits. I have known her more or less since first coming to the city, and though they only see each other on rare occassions, there's always a happy ending to their meetings, even when she manages to piss me off.

Written By Alrec

Sept. 9, 2016, 3:41 p.m.(7/12/1004 AR)

I have many business in the works and like the sea they come and go requiring me to always be on the alert and take advantage of the right time and place to see them come to fruitition. Both of my plans have been met with positive feedback, one more than the other but I feel pretty content with the response.

Written By Prospero

Sept. 9, 2016, 2:51 p.m.(7/12/1004 AR)

Do not give me that impertinent look, scholar! Some of us have more pressing matters in life than recording our every meal for posterity to waste time combing through.

Why are you writing? This is not me dictating an entry. Oh for all the milk and honey in Elysia, man! I will write my own white journals from now on.

Sigh.

It has been a quietly eventful week. A time of exploration and expanding relationships. Lord Eos has been a surprisingly refreshing and steadfast sort. Insightful, if rough at the edges. I was able to pay off the bet by giving him a thorn, thanks to Mistress Ida. Lady Dawn has her flower, so now it is just Acacia that is still owed.

Princess Janelle remains a pleasant, confusing surprise.

Princess Reese acquitted herself well in a discussion of borrowed power. I have given her a copy of the Magistrates Rulings volume One and will take her to the next lower court I attend.

And between Juliet and Calista I fear I will be busy with legal matters soon enough. At least the summer was enjoyable.

Written By Rook

Sept. 9, 2016, 12:31 p.m.(7/12/1004 AR)

The Grayward estate in Bastion is a splendid example of fine architectural accomplishments and proof of my family's wealth. It is large, many-roomed and absolutely stalwart in its solid stone construction. I would expect it to hold its own even in a siege-- if only for a short while. All that and yet... I don't miss it one iota.

Be it mother, father, sister or brother there's only so much I can take before I wish to escape their drama. I feel as though I'll vomit a little in my mouth when they practice their pomp and circumstance among their betters, trying to ingratiate themselves. It works, but oh gods, do they even have anything left of a soul to sell? There's just no shame.

I'm so terribly proud in contrast; perhaps that's the reason they irk me so very much. As much as I complain about my common birth and how it is such a waste of my talents, I'll acknowledge that I'm truly fortunate. The gods gifted me a place amongst a fine, rich patrician family in the heart of the Compact. I have wanted for very little in life, got to train as a Whisper and can pretty much go where I please with the full respect of the realm.

If only I can somehow evade these missives that arrive from carrier pigeons, merchant caravans and and cargo trireme then maybe I'll finally have some divine sanctuary from home.

Written By Harlan

Sept. 8, 2016, 11:54 p.m.(7/10/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Reese


I had the opportunity to meet this lovely young Grayson princess only recently.

While she carries herself with all the presence and bearing of a noblewomen, one cannot help but notice there is something more to her. I almost suspect her gaggle of ladies-in-waiting is a bit of a ruse. She is clever and witty, and I was fortunate to have spent the time with her.

Unfortunately I had to correct a tall tale she had heard of my hunting exploits. Added two bears and a blindfold to her telling. An entirely believable embellishment, if I do say so myself.

Written By Harlan

Sept. 8, 2016, 11:48 p.m.(7/10/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Esera


I met the Archduchess only briefly, as our meeting was unfortunately cut short.

She lives up to her formidable reputation, there can be no doubt. We discussed some harmless topics, but even I could see that she has the sharpest sort of mind.

Who is the hunter, and who the Fox?

Written By Darren

Sept. 8, 2016, 10:31 p.m.(7/10/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Ida

Mistress Ida is an extraordinarily talented weaponsmith. It's only too bad that Prince Edain took her as a protege .. I would've liked to patron her myself.

Written By Darren

Sept. 8, 2016, 10:29 p.m.(7/10/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Kima

Aptly nicknamed the Lioness, Lady Kima Saik certainly has claws, as I so readily learned at the Grand Melee. After we kicked one another's asses on the battlefield, I invited the lady for drinks at the Spirits, where I also learned that she had quite an interesting tale to tell. Certainly some mystery to her, but what else would you expect from a vassal of House Velenosa?

Written By Acacia

Sept. 8, 2016, 6:55 p.m.(7/10/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Benjamin

Sitting across from Master Carver was like drinking with some alter ego of myself -- which is to say entertaining in a slightly disconcerting way. He's observant, Borough careful, and claims experience with the seas and that corresponding knowledge of coming back home. But the steadiness of his hands and eyes, the cut of his wit and how easily he presented it, and maybe just the savoring of the whiskey stood out more for me. I don't know that I'll be showing him my back any time soon, but if he's as good as he claims, he's one to try to keep close.

Written By Acacia

Sept. 8, 2016, 6:45 p.m.(7/10/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Harlan

I don't often run into people at the Shrine of the Lost. It's known too frequently for its silence which makes it one of those few oddly perfect places for thinking. So I hadn't expected to chance upon Lord Harlan, who portrayed himself as exceptionally polite and refined, but found it easy to live in both laughter and deeper, more poignant thoughts. And if chance presents itself, I hope to send him worthy alcohol in appreciation. Some mysteries are best left as mysteries, he essentially mentioned somewhere in the conversation. While there's truth in that sentiment and I'm a firm believer that some questions are best never asked, I wonder if one has to tell themselves things like that when they can't always chase after the answers themselves. Freedom has a certain taste that's hard to forget.

Written By Calista

Sept. 8, 2016, 4:11 p.m.(7/9/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Talen

Beast. There is a reason I call him this though I'm not particularly sure when it started. Perhaps it was the day we ran into each other in the park and he was running around the placid reflection pond in his tight leathers as a way to exercise. Or when he asked me to meet him at the Shrine of the Thirteenth where we engaged in a soul gripping conversation about life. Or the frenzied manner in which he fights.

Most likely it is the gift he gave me, bound in leather. A gift from one friend to another. He seems to understand me and I him, but it is said those who think similarly often collide. Communication isn't always our strong suit. I may resort to sketching stick figures next time we find ourself at odds.

Written By Calista

Sept. 8, 2016, 4:04 p.m.(7/9/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Fergus

I quite like it when he refers to me as his Witty Butterfly through messengers. It is an adorable pet name from a man I did not suspect would give such. Since meeting this Prince of Redrain, we have grown closer. I would consider him a friend rather than just an acquaintance. Friends bring you whiskey when you are feeling badly for yourself. Fergus brought whiskey and then some.

Written By Calista

Sept. 8, 2016, 3:59 p.m.(7/9/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Juliet

As a young girl growing up in Tor, I did not have many close relationships with women I could consider 'motherly'. My cousin Juliet is the closest thing I have to a mother/sister mold and even then that line is a little vague. While only a couple of years older than me, Juliet was always out causing some sort of mischief. It delighted me in ways I did not understand. I looked up to her and when she came to visit I would follow her around like a shadow.

Now we are older, we are 'closer' in age and I am overjoyed with her arrival to Arx. I feel as though my passions can finally coalesce with hers and together we can make House Fidante a cornerstone of sensational soirees that run the spectrum of propriety.

Poor, poor Leo.

Written By Joscelin

Sept. 8, 2016, 1:29 p.m.(7/9/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Kima

So you're having a strange morning, recovering from an even stranger night, and a person walks in.

And this person is themselves, glorious, wonderful, but you are not.

You are not ready to meet the day, your mind is preoccupied, consumed by the day to day and the collective complications that have occurred since the previous sunrise.

But you try, you know? Try to collect yourself, put on the smile. Straighten your shoulders, use the right language.

And yet... the cracks are getting bigger. Words and time stretch on and you can't stop your mind from doing what it does.

You fall, because of course you do, it's hard to stay upright beneath so much.

Then, a stranger catches you.

So it was with Kima the other morning. She caught me with her laughter and her hands, her radiant presence and her kind reassurances. She held my burdens in her hands, let me breathe, and when I was ready, helped me find a better way to carry them.

And that's genuinely priceless. There are no rubies or sapphires or tourmalines rich enough to pay for such a treasure.

I am very fortunate to have met Kima, and I hope she remains the good friend she has proved to be.

Written By Gareth

Sept. 8, 2016, 12:08 a.m.(7/7/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Joscelin

A talented jeweller and one of those who receive cousin Dawn's patronage.

Written By Kima

Sept. 7, 2016, 11:40 p.m.(7/7/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Joscelin

Little did I imagine that I would find a friend in Joscelin Arterius. Of her skill and talent as a jeweler, what more need be said? I met her by chance during the Market Day Lady Dawn put on, where the Lady gifted me with the most wonderful silver combs crafted by Joscelin. Again, I received a gift, this time from the jeweler herself, in the form of a masterfully carved pewter bangle depicting lion heads. All because Joscelin claimed to have loved watching me in the melee! On a whim, I chose to visit her shop. We took to talking, and quickly fond kindred spirits in one another.

Written By Kima

Sept. 7, 2016, 11:28 p.m.(7/7/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Niccolo

If you bother to read through entries that speak of the current Voice of Velenosa, I would hazard a guess and say nearly all of them are vapid praises of his honor and dignity. We, all of us, do so love to make ourselves sound ever so polite and courteous. Especially on paper.

The man fought Shavs. He's fathered some of the most influential women in Arvum. He knows how to act decisively and without restraint. So too does he know when to speak - even better - he knows what to say.

Written By Kima

Sept. 7, 2016, 11:23 p.m.(7/7/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Larissa

I do not know her well enough yet to determine if the woman I see is the cultured Whisper or the girl from the Mourning Isles. At a guess, I would venture to say the former, with precious few glimpses of the latter.

Written By Leo

Sept. 7, 2016, 10:57 p.m.(7/7/1004 AR)

Relationship Note on Calista

My younger sister by more than a decade, she has always tested and pushed at the edges of decorum. This flirtation with scandal has caused no few headaches, but since becoming Voice, she has begun to grow into the role. A recent evening in her company has only reinforced this impression.

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