03-26-2016, 11:16 PM
Having a voice is good, no one should go unheard. With that said, facts are needed. We have a few, but need more. It was announced to everyone in The Umbral Tavern last moon that we are residing in a territory that has a capital named Delta (because it's literally in a river delta) that houses a ruling body known to us as "The Court." In scrolls that were obtained we learned about "The Ravaging", an event that coincides with the story that the individuals that were asleep for 500 years saw the beginning of. During this cataclysmic event the entire world was destroyed and few survived. Waves of power from the fallen God known as "The Ravager" laid waste to everything that once was, including the Kingdom of Baronia and The Grand Duchy. According to those scrolls there are no kingdoms left in the world. The living visitors to our new home corroborated that story.
The right and just thing to do is for us to reach out to Delta and The Court to gather more information about our new home. It is important to have a presence in the town that can be trusted, and to have faith that we will look out for one another. Something has to be done about the current state of affairs, and I don't claim to have all the political answers, but arguments based on emotion and hasty decisions are more harmful than biding our time until we have better answers. I found Ghola's treatise on the Gods to be a great document, and in it she warns of the dangers that Chaos brings. The truth of our situation is harsh, but there isn't a quick solution to it. In reality, putting a figure at the head of our motley group doesn't necessarily solve any problems. Listening to each other will. And that means all voices are heard by everyone out of respect. Remember facts, not feelings, when we all discuss with one another.
Most importantly, don't forget what brought about about "The Ravaging." Defy the Gods wishes all you want, but denial of them carries harrowing consequences. Giving aid and favor to Dark things brought about a functional "end of the world" and we are left rebuilding. Nobility and ruling bodies are a luxury that we don't really have right now, but order and respect are always within our power and purview, whether someone else tells us we can or not.
For anyone who feels strongly about an election I encourage a thought exercise, and I'm not asking for your answers. Publicizing the answers is not the point. Who would you choose to lead? Who do you trust enough to make the hard calls for you? Talk with those people more, and know that there will always be those who disagree with you. That's mortal (and immortal for that matter) nature. Remember every time you want your voice to be heard and you want to be respected that everyone else wants that exact same thing. When everyone acts in this way we will become the cohesive settlement that we are searching for. And to those who have the trust and respect of those around you, stand up for them and stand up to the Dark things that would come for them.
I'm not looking for a fight or a public debate with anyone, but I encourage people to contact me privately. Thank you to anyone that took the time to read this. Stay strong, fellows, we have weathered dark and dangerous nights and there are surely more to come. I plan to remain in this town for as long as there are those who will stand with me against the darkness.
The right and just thing to do is for us to reach out to Delta and The Court to gather more information about our new home. It is important to have a presence in the town that can be trusted, and to have faith that we will look out for one another. Something has to be done about the current state of affairs, and I don't claim to have all the political answers, but arguments based on emotion and hasty decisions are more harmful than biding our time until we have better answers. I found Ghola's treatise on the Gods to be a great document, and in it she warns of the dangers that Chaos brings. The truth of our situation is harsh, but there isn't a quick solution to it. In reality, putting a figure at the head of our motley group doesn't necessarily solve any problems. Listening to each other will. And that means all voices are heard by everyone out of respect. Remember facts, not feelings, when we all discuss with one another.
Most importantly, don't forget what brought about about "The Ravaging." Defy the Gods wishes all you want, but denial of them carries harrowing consequences. Giving aid and favor to Dark things brought about a functional "end of the world" and we are left rebuilding. Nobility and ruling bodies are a luxury that we don't really have right now, but order and respect are always within our power and purview, whether someone else tells us we can or not.
For anyone who feels strongly about an election I encourage a thought exercise, and I'm not asking for your answers. Publicizing the answers is not the point. Who would you choose to lead? Who do you trust enough to make the hard calls for you? Talk with those people more, and know that there will always be those who disagree with you. That's mortal (and immortal for that matter) nature. Remember every time you want your voice to be heard and you want to be respected that everyone else wants that exact same thing. When everyone acts in this way we will become the cohesive settlement that we are searching for. And to those who have the trust and respect of those around you, stand up for them and stand up to the Dark things that would come for them.
I'm not looking for a fight or a public debate with anyone, but I encourage people to contact me privately. Thank you to anyone that took the time to read this. Stay strong, fellows, we have weathered dark and dangerous nights and there are surely more to come. I plan to remain in this town for as long as there are those who will stand with me against the darkness.