Fionn__TWG 2616 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2023 THE PASSING OF A GENERATION “I SHALL NOT FALTER.” Written by the hand of the LORD MARSHAL On the 15th day of Tov ag Yermey of 487 E.S VA VE OXTZEN, It was precisely forty-two years ago that I took the life of a bear upon the outskirts of Almaris’ Rimeveld, and began my life as a soldier. Throughout my life, I have held weapons, titles, and castles whose worth may never be truly known, yet it is the fur of that bear, adorning my shoulders in the years since, that has remained my most valuable belonging. It is that fur that warmed me when I held back the false Inferi claimants, delivered justice to the Adrian rebels, and held off the plague-like Mori. But I did none of these acts as an individual; I did them as a brother. My loyalty to the Brotherhood has never changed, though those I call my brothers have. Where I once was a youthful brother, never hesitant in jumping into the fray, I now find myself as the elderly veteran struggling to keep up, my former comrades enjoying their much-deserved retirement in the Skies. It is for this reason I write this missive, and allow those full of ambition to not be led by a man past his time, but by one of their own. I, Wilheim Barclay, thus step down from the mantle as Lord Marshal of Hanseti-Ruska and wielder of the Iron Bulava, instead returning to my former station as a simple officer. I shall continue to work diligently for the betterment of the Brotherhood and the Kingdom it protects, through logistical work and elderly advice in the stead of youthful vigour in battle, and I shall continue to look on with pride at those that proceed the brothers that I once knew, so that their sacrifice may never have been in vain. May the brother succeeding me have in abundance the qualities that age has stripped me of, and may GOD ensure he is not as quick to lose them. KRUSAE ZWY KONGZEM, His Excellency, Sir Wilheim Konstanz Barclay KOU, Lord Marshal of Hanseti-Ruska 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazedpudding 2124 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Josefina Barclay smiles. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandhi 2708 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Alfred Barclay grins, hoping his grandfather will provide him with many sweets during his retirement. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter 2470 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Fabian d'Arkent-Kortrevich, desk buckling beneath the weight of a barrage of missives, lofts a glass to his uncle. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olox_ 3417 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Heinrich II Lothar offers the old Duke-emeritus a militant salute from the distant United Kingdom of Aaun 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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