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Judge of Mercy – Zatanaes Avern, circa 1680 Sleeker than a mink and wiser than an owl with a fist as hard as steel our fair lady defends the realm Her heart glimmers with gold and diamonds pour from her eyes Our fair lady has traveled so far Travel long! Travel well! My fairest Elvira may the roads always be kind Once a cleric who lead all the others She brought her Lord’s light throughout all the land But when one treacherous aengul spread ashes o’er the world Our fair lady was not a match, now thrice cursed And our fair lady still traveled on Travel long! Travel well! My fairest Elvira may the roads always be kind Now many years on by our fair lady stumbled But with many good friends she could never fall down They plead for a change and a change she allowed Now she stands as a Judge of Mercy Forever she will travel on Travel long! Travel well! My fairest Elvira may the roads always be kind

Do you hear the soothing flow, the mighty crash? It possesses two hands and knows which to use along with when. It can wash away entire cities or ensure their continuation. As the ruler it acts without even the mind to do such. Vallei imparts the wisdom of appropriateness. Do you see the solid ice, the winding stream? It has many bodies while only existing as one being. It will carve a path through the earth or flow around any terrain. As the wanderer it moves without even the will to do such. Vallei imparts the wisdom of adaptability. Can you comprehend the great depths that conceal so much? A wealth of resources lay within along with many hidden tragedies. It can and will give equal to what it can take. Vallei imparts the wisdom of impartiality. Can you now comprehend the Grand Wisdom of Vallei? Vallei is the master of it’s own fate. Vallei is the master of it’s body. Vallei is the master of it’s temperament. Vallei maintains itself. - Zatanaes Avern , 14th of Sun’s Smile 1691

Zatanaes grinned as she read the letter then said to herself with a giggle, ”This is the cutest thing I have read all day. I will have to head over soon”

“ I am seeking an apprentice who is both a pure human and a citizen of the Empire of Man. Understand that I will not just be sharing my medical knowledge, but my knowledge as a master alchemist, a former practitioner of magic, and the experience of centuries spent in the world in the hopes that they will one day take my position. Note that I will refuse anyone who simply desires power or knowledge as I seek those with an intense curiosity and a desire to aid the world about them. To parents of young children and those young ones who can read, I especially encourage you to approach me about an apprenticeship as the mind of a child is the most malleable and free. - Zatanaes Avern, Head Doctor of The Shield’s Burden Clinic”

Zatanaes sighed and leaned back in her chair as she spoke to others around her “Yes, she was indeed executed and the coup was backed by citizens... I made well to rally the citizenry against her. The only way she holds any power now is through the dark creatures and cruel mages she has protected in her city. Truly I had wished things were more peaceful, I did not want the home of my grandchildren to become even more dangerous, but I suppose once darkness has sunk it’s teeth in it will not let go.” Zatanaes would then hum and laugh bemusedly before responding to some other accusations, ”Test?! No, you can only use wit these days, every holy magic seems to be burning everything it touches... Well, I don’t know about the magic of paladins, but truly there is no way Cyrene could have maintained control without the aid of her dark friends”

“Why are people selling my niece. That’s just not a good idea” Zatanaes grummbled while checking a potion in the light

“I have a very hard time sympathizing with people who harbor a man who has murdered pregnant women, turned his wife into a demon, and well... makes demons” Zatanaes said in conversation with those who passed by her clinic

“Funny... I am pretty sure Larihei uttered these same words when forming her own” Zatanaes remarked with a chuckle before traveling on

“Huh. . . I am pretty proud of my son” Neci says while taking stock on her own ship in Sutica “’Bout time someone broke away”

+1

“Selfish? I have been tortured in this city and the princess did nothing to stop it since that was too much of an inconvenience for her. Any time someone would try to levy a serious complaint about her she would just get up and walk away. This was done for a reason” ,Zatanaes grummbled as she fiddled with an amulet around her neck

“Perhaps now the city will not be run by murderers and dark mages” Zatanaes remarked with a frown as she walked about the city

“Of course an elf of the Dominion would decry violence only to offer more violence”, Zatanaes said before taking a sip of her tea then continuing,”I suppose only those around my age remember when elves used to be more calculating with violence, would actually weigh the cost of death against the supposed victory”

“Only dragon ligaments please”

Notices would be placed about the land ” I am currently seeking monster parts that may include organs, claws, or teeth. I am also interested in artifacts of magical or historical nature. Send me an offer and we can meet – Zatanaes Avern”

“Murdered someone then tried to create new life with their husk.”

Full Name: Zatanaes Avern Year of Birth: 1066 City of Primary Residency: Caroulstadt ((MC Name: WanderingFriend

“Should I be disappointed the Empire of Man does better for elves than other elves?...” An old elven woman remarks while organizing the clinic “Naaaaah, long live the empire”

“Funny you talk of misunderstanding. You put shades like Kaldo as the examples of our society and then you would refuse to admit that you barely knew anymore about our history than the rest of us then when I questioned you on both you decided that I was outright besmirching our ancestral faith. Just out of curiosity, does my aunt even know you threatened to have her Vincrute family murdered because you couldn’t handle words? Do not even pretend to be better than me, Dak’ir, you are no innocent or even great man. You could have at the very least admitted you knew nothing and then STOPPED teaching your apparently inaccurate views, views that angered Luara, till you actually had the truth. Now, why do you insist on having our kin worship outright criminals as paragons of our society? Our Princess Velulaei, our first guide and leader would surely replace Khel. Yes, she is on the record as having slaughtered many of Malin’s children, but then she redeemed not only herself but all of our ancestors with her devotion to Luara and Khruul. Speaking of Luara and Khruul, I would hope they have taken place of Kaldo and whoever that baker was that apparently raised you – Neci Vincrute”

Neci pursed her lips and shook her head at the notice before penning an open letter " Dearest Uncle, if I am even allowed to call you that after you threatened to my entire family murdered, is this another of your quick periods of leading? Are you still going to ask us to follow the 'greater ancestors' whom were horrendous criminals and people who are perhaps more important to you then our people as a whole? Are you going to be offended by my words again then place a bounty on my head to make sure I stop asking questions you can't seem to answer? If not then maybe the ker will finally have the society they deserve, but given your history I will warn every ker who decides to take up your offer to not blindly follow you and to look into their history for themselves lest the mali'ker are once again driven into the dirt by inept or absent leadership. - Neci Vincrute"

I think it came from Divine Warden

Dude, Astartes and I wanted flavor. I agree that the ideas prior to this needed way more work to get them to fit and I think the lack of straight "yes's" and "no's" from a figure of authority really kept any ideas suggesting by anyone from coming to fruition, so please stop making it sound like someone made a super shitty rewrite that only served a particular group of people because that is not at all what happened. I like your rewrite, I'm fine with your rewrite, but I still find it LACKING and it seems other people are noticing. If the mission statement that Nekk wrote is added in, the one detailing on the Cleric's raison d'etre, and you remove the paladin spells and give FOR a new aesthetic then I think this rewrite would be PERFECT.

Buddy, I was literally suggesting things and pumping out docs the moment our discord was created. I do also hope the LT accept this so we can later inject actual flavor and uniqueness to the clerics without dying off first.

I'm not going to lie. I have to agree with @Lynx on this one. This rewrite looked good before the lore chat was made and more demands were given, but compared to the other rewrites this is lackluster. If suggested ideas like the mission statement and the slew of noncombative spells suggested were added I would be more happy with this rewrite.

"Wow, my kin actually did something clever" Za spoke with a clap