THE FIRST BULL OF THE MAGISTRATE OF LEMONSHIRE

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THE FIRST BULL OF  THE MAGISTRATE OF LEMONSHIRE

PENNED BY THE MAGISTER AND REGENT AVARTAGH LEMONHILL

DEDICATED to the LEAL, FAITHFUL and VIRTUOUS peoples 

Of the Empire of Man

And the pious of the world;

In memory of Alexios of blessed memory

Shepherd of the Church

 

 

Though the spring flower withers and the fruit of the tree falls to the ground, My Word lasts into the eve of the world, and the fruit of virtue cannot rot. - Virtue 1:2

 

 

 

Magistrates have been formed by the High Priesthood to act as administrative divisions of the Church; and the recent ecumenical council has counseled all appointed magisters to pen missives to inform their flocks of the current state of affairs in their respective magistrates; thus I put this to work to pen, to inform my new flock that I am their shepherd.

For those unaware, the Magistrate of Lemonshire consists of all the Crownlands; excluding Rittersberg and Alba. This includes Reinmar, Myrine, Blackvale and the Raevlands. The rest of the Crownlands are under the magistrate of Magister Shaulbert, whom is a well-known shepherd among his flock in Alba. For the time being I have dubbed the new magistrate as Lemonshire. However, if you deem the name unfitting; my dear parishioner; then tell me so in person or by letter. If your suggestion is fitting and proper, perhaps it shall change into that in the next missive for this magistrate. Before I go on to talk about the current state of these lands I have noted during my survey and pilgrimage; I shall scribe down the formation of three parishes and the appointment of three shepherds to govern those flocks.

Saint Joren Parish consisting of the Raevlands to be shepherded by Magister Viktor Valkonen

Saint Caius-Brandt Parish consisting of Reinmar to be shepherded by Father Martin

Saint Edmond Parish consisting of Blackvale and Myrine to be shepherded by Father Anselm

 

The general state of the magistrate seems to be in good order, besides for the lack of populace in certain settlements. Though there are a few things of note I will inform my flock of in the order I have seen to be proper.

 

Much to my sorrow; I have noticed that almost every TEMPLE in this MAGISTRATE lacks a TABERNACLE. So, I hereby as your SPIRITUAL FATHER do INSTRUCT you to build TABERNACLES in your TEMPLES. If you need guidance on how to do so; ask it of me. And I shall give you a guiding hand. I wish to see tabernacles in every TEMPLE within the MAGISTRATE within two saints weeks. That should be enough time to gather the materials and artifacts. It need not be the most elaborate thing; but a tabernacle dedicated to the LORD GOD ought to be in every temple.

 

Another matter I have taken notice of are consecrations of temples. Many of them shall be handled by the parish priests and myself in the near future. Though I would prefer if my flock would send me letters to inform me if a temple in their local community remains unconsecrated, so that status of it may be known among the priesthood.

 

Now the final and last issue of note which is by the far the largest. Tarnavon and the surrounding lands are entrenched believers of the Khazavite Heresy and exalt Sigismund falsely as a prophet and Son of Spirit. This is a heresy begun by Simon of Khavaz. Thus anyone who professes such a horrid thing is not in communion with the Church. Let it also be known that the heresiarch Basim is not a priest of the Church, and any sacraments administered by him are not seen as legitimate before the eyes of the Mother Church and the priesthood. However, to you my flock, I bid you not take up swords against them. Offer them mercy and kindness instead. If you are a scholar, have peaceful dialogue with them, and mayhaps they shall have a change of heart and abandon their ways of falsehood. Be an exemplar of virtue; for the fruit of virtue never rots and being inspired by your faith may cause them to abandon their ways of falsehood if The Lord wills it. The Emperor has bid us not to put them to the sword, but to let them practise their ways in their homes as long as they keep the Emperor’s peace. I counsel you as your SPIRITUAL FATHER to PEACE. Thus I forbid any acts of wanton violence against them. Nevertheless, I do not ask you to tolerate their heresy. While private worship is allowed. Any preaching, or spreading of such heresy, is not allowed and will be dealt accordingly by the correct authorities. If any of those professing the Khazavite Heresy in one form or another wish to abandon their falsehoods; I recommend contacting either me or Brother Viktor whom is a Raev of the True Faith himself. I shall leave the administration and proselytization of his kinsmen entirely to him; should he not require my help.

 

As another additional note; I am compiling the events of the first session of the ecumenical council down; so the laity of all the world may know what has occurred and been decided upon there.

 

If any of you have anything you wish to talk to me about; do by all means pen me a letter and I shall try to address any matters you bring up to me to the best of my abilities. I shall now conclude this missive with a PRAYER, for that is proper and good.

 

May there always be work for your hands to do.

May your purse always hold a coin or two.

May the sun always shine upon your window pane.

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.

May the hand of a friend always be near to you and

May the Creator fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. Amen!

 

 

And so I have placed into your hearts the blessings of abundance: the virtuous wealth of the spirit. -Virtue 2:5

 

 

D E V S ✠ M A G N V S

[indiana105 5126]

Jan of Galahar rode for Rittersburg, a copy of this Harrenite bull in hand. He was a man of this "Khazavite Heresy." As was every Jorenite who did not yet warm the bed of a mongrel priest. As was every Man -- Raevir, Heartlander, Horen -- who had drawn breath in the past six centuries, from the lowest peasants to the Emperors they served.

 

The northern lord thought little on the fate that awaited him. Acceptance, death, it mattered not. His end was written long ago.

 

"See, and there is a bridge of many colors, and marching forth from the Skies are the virtuous dead, and the wicked have been cast down from high places. See, the World is changed, and the promise of Virtue is fulfilled."

 

The Scroll of Auspice (3:4-5)

 

[iSmooch 124]

Darren rips the missive from the notice board in the village of Tarnavon, and returns to the church to continue his prayer.

 

 

 And Ishtar calls forth three deceivers in the guise of servants, and their wings are of obscuring smoke. They are called Famine, and Toil, and Defeat. And the last condemns faith, and doubt is exalted. So the world is a pit suffering...
 But, there are yet faithful...

 

 

The Scroll of Auspice (1:21-22, 25-27)

 

[hellsbelles 8]

The Hag of Adria sat atop her gaunt, elderly gelding, trotting down the dirt-laden tracks of provincial Idunia. The rather pretty missive found itself pinched between her gnarled, yellowed fingers and the rider began reading the fervid decree with reflection.

“... I must say, Priestly-Father, I did not know such intense zeal could come from such a small body.”
 

She dryly joked, only to the company of her decrepit steed and mange-ridden fox, which did not offer even a pitying snicker.

“...With some Imperial nobility being rumoured to have fallen to utter darkness, even vampyrism, perhaps it is you who can reunite human-kin under the gaze of your cherished GOD…

…Alas, in your devotion, you may come to only make enemies of your brothers.”

Tucking the paper away in her linen garbs, she prayed to whoever – no, whatever desired to listen to a forsaken soul. Whatever it was she mumbled now swept away with the autumn wind.