Count's Voyage [PK]

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Depiction of Warsovia in the summer

 

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[!] A private letter written in Lechitic and addressed to Waclaw Jakub Jazloviecki, brought to the young Count by a homing pigeon. The letter bears the seal belonging to Jan Jazloviecki, the first Count of Warsovia.

((Please do not metagame and RP the contents of this letter unless they are shared by the recipient.))

 

@ratlordmagic

 

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Waclaw, my dearest son,

 

I'm sorry to have left so many things on your plate. You're still young, a bit foolish and impulsive, but I was no different when I was your age. I don't know when this letter will reach you, but I want you to know that the voyage is going smoothly. We should reach our destination soon enough. This information always comforts me in some way, but between you and me I will tell you that I have heard it so many times already that I no longer believe it. Having many days to myself, undisturbed by anyone, I decided to write this letter to let you know that my thoughts are always with you. I would like you to look at everything I have done from a slightly different perspective after reading this letter. Maybe you will notice something remarkable in this story for yourself.

 

I was a young boy,  younger than you are now, when I was forced to live through the terrors of the Harvest Revolution. I saw blood, corpses, pain and suffering of the people I called friends and family. I saw what happened to my father, what happened to my sisters and brother. Each of us was affected differently by this conflict. The revolution left a mark on me that I have never been able to shake off. Feelings of guilt, powerlessness and weakness. I felt inferior to my siblings but at the end of this road  it turned out that I was the one who survived the longest. I was the one who raised up our bloodstained banner and crossed the river Petra to reach the place you now call home. It was a huge endeavour.

 

Together with your uncle Henryk, we set up camp in the ruins. The days passed quickly but there was more work than we thought. Cleaning up the rubble, clearing the courtyard, gathering large amounts of stone, wood and other materials from which we built Kamieniec, our new home. The new seat of House Jazloviecki was nothing when compared to Grodno, but we were humble. It was not much, but it was enough for us at the time. 

 

I lived in the castle and didn't pay attention to what was around me. My family still lived in Petra. It was so foolish of me to care little about them. When they needed me most I was not there. Bianka was murdered and the wound in my heart reopened. Did I hate her? Yes. Blind pride and the belief that she could not match our father's genius caused my neglect of our relationship. By the time I wanted to fix this, it was too late. My sister was dead and there was nothing I could do about it. I don't wish you to ever have to go through such a thing in your life dear son. After this incident when I officially became the patriarch of the house, I married your mother. My life changed completely.

 

I have always said to you, your brothers and sisters that it is family and loyalty that comes first. I still hold that view. If I can ask for anything, and I know I have been a terrible father and you may hold a grudge against me, but if there is one thing I can ask for then please take care of your siblings and stay loyal to those who gave us new life. Take what fate gives you no matter if it's better or worse than what you were getting before because there may come a day when you lose everything. Enjoy your family and what's around you while you still have it. I don't know if this voyage will end successfully, or if the merciless sea will swallow me and the crew up, but know that if this letter is the last you will ever recieve from me - I love you dearly Waclaw, my firstborn son. I am always with you. 

 

 

Your father,

 

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Spoiler

This is my final farewell as the first Count of Warsovia and it can be treated as a PK post. Was Jan a fun character to play? Yes and no. It was never my intent to play him. He was spawned only to replace Maciej who I was no longer able to play in the Grodnoid community and somehow turned out to be yet another significant Jazloviecki in the history of the House. Thanks to everyone who took an active part in shaping Warsovia and Jazlos after the Harvest Revolution. Special thanks go to those who play my children and other Jazlos but also to those I can always rely on:

 

 @Mykei @Traveller @Myochii @PecenyRohlik @ratlordmagic @Travisty @Ramon @LithiumSedai 

 

Jan's time has passed but that doesn't mean it's the end of my adventure with the house that I and many others have built. House Jazloviecki and all our titles, current and past ones, have been an effect of shared toil and sweat. Let us face a new, brighter future together in the lands of Aaun!