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[Sister Amélie]

[This letter vanishes in due course. A reply is left in a place where one familiar with the ground might expect it to be left.]

This work of errantry is commenced on Maribeh 4, and it shall end on Maribeh 11, come weal or woe.

Consider carefully all that I have said to you about the paths that lie before you.

Let the knight be remade anew, or should he fail be judged unworthy, and to pitiable ends.

Let it be the former, and not the latter.

Strive that it shall be so.

Sister Amélie

[BET NAPPAHISister Amélie of the Sisterhood of the Sibylline VineSpeaker for Kula]

BET NAPPAHI

Sister Amélie of the Sisterhood of the Sibylline Vine
Speaker for Kula

With contributions from the Cinquefoil Rose, including, in order of consultation: Narwen Alendiel, Mathias Thorncrest, Hieronymo Thorncrest, Kyria Menther, Illario Rais, Bruno Rincon, Solina Lyonsen, and Aubrey Domergue.

First Edition
Pub. Tammuz 19, IY 7789.

In the style of the Kulamet.

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What breathless dream may here abound; Through gath'ring fen and shroud around;
The Ages' triumph ling'ring on; A hallowed sight that greets the dawn.

Aghast the silver darkness flees; And copse by moonlight there may freeze;
A moment etched in Dream's array; That mortal mind bids long may stay.

For sundered world that yearns for light; Has cast its pall o'er ruin's spite;
And grasp, O dreamer, distant thought; For lim'nal strength is not for naught.

Now wrest from sight of world divine; And give to all what shall outshine;
What threads of wounded past aggrieve; That verdant hope we shall conceive.

Defying shadow'd anvil's might; The seed that gleaming souls would right;
Is planted now in Well-wrought soil; And shades the worthies' rest from toil;

Through all the futures they have won.

I read his books with great interest and have referenced them a few times IC! Not always in agreement, but that's the sign of an interesting work.

Well done!

Fantastic Janissary and I enjoyed our interactions immensely.

Absolutely sublime.

An absolutely excellent cleric. Timezones kept us apart but all our meetings were great.

I loved watching her grapple with the dynamics of the Cinquefoil Rose and all our discussions.

I did not love (IC) having to deal with this whirly lady whirling around in a djinn-like fashion.

Great work!

Thank you for taking care of that ancient shrine! A great example of a Kulamet. I had tremendous fun in our conversations.

The bees will remain as long as there are caretakers to keep them.

Fantastic work. She had a real character arc within the Sisterhood that was really great to see play out. We will indeed miss you.

She was marvelous. Well done!

[Sergeant Arnock ReyerSeat of Intelligence to the War Council of Ephia's Well]

[A Sibylline Acolyte delivers a letter to the Garrison of the Fourth Legion. It is addressed to:]

Sergeant Arnock Reyer
Seat of Intelligence to the War Council of Ephia's Well


Dear Reyer,

My friend, on another day, I would have said to you that: "I believe you are in my chair." But duty has bid me far afield these past weeks and the Warmaster's decision was wise and principled. There is no other that I would trust more to see through the terrible task before us.

Though my purpose has seen me range, I have not been idle. I have a report for you, the Warmaster, the Legates, and Lieutenant Colmes. It is a matter that ought be spoken of directly. I will put it to pen only if necessity demands it.

Let us speak, and soon, on these weighty matters. For we look ahead to the crux of this grand design. And through the struggle's course we shall yet see the liminal shores of Paradise.

Serve the Garden, O stalwart of the Well.

Sincerely,

Sister Amélie

[Denain le Jonquille,]

Denain le Jonquille,

You have done honor to Her name, and written truth-in-verse.

I, and mine, are grateful.

Sister Amélie

Due to some (mostly positive) work related issues I will have drastically reduced availability for the next two to three weeks. I'll try to sort things ingame today so there aren't significant threads outstanding.

[These are newly posted to two dedicated noticeboards, one located outside the Water Temple in the Souk of Salt and Spices, and the other located in the Drifter's Stockade.]

// Now they're readable messages ingame!

[Iyar 4, IY 7789Lyrist,]

Iyar 4, IY 7789

Lyrist,

One of our Acolytes heard, over the bellows, the plaintive demands of one Sul Guttersweep, begging for the Drink. She came to me and I have made inquiries.

We have ruled out our own in this. No Sister or Acolyte has given this man the Drink, for in keeping with our earlier discussions, it is reserved to pious and mystic rituals which are a Sibylline art.

It may have been one of your Balladeers who shared what was not his, or hers, to share.

We would be grateful if you would address the matter with the Balladeers. The rites conducted of late have been carefully worked, to marvelous and glorious effect, and as we approach Bet Nappahi we can afford no missteps. The Drink is an aid to understanding, a font by which wisdom may be gleaned, given to you and yours as one among many guides for your steps upon the tangled path that is the Cinquefoil Quest.

It should not be meted out outside of rites performed by a Sister, an Acolyte that we have named Cupbearer, or a Lyrist, even by those with good intentions.

I would be grateful if you will find me to speak in the coming days.

Yours,

Sister Amélie