Wearily, an elf penned a letter to the one who published this notice.
To the Good Souls of Canon, those graced still by God's light and mercy,
I write to you in regards to a woeful misunderstanding that seems to be had amongst your clergymen, that being of the mistake in thinking The Shore is a faith, a religion. I mean no disrespect upon the investigators of the Holy Church of Canon, yet if any where to have actually read any of my many writings of The Shore. . . Then they would understand that it is an ideology; a way of living. Best described as a philosophy, with no requirement for one to commit themselves to damnation and commit sacrilege to follow.
These "shrines" that you've taken effort to have destroyed were not made in devotion to any higher being, nor were they constructed for any nefarious purpose. They stand as memorials for the deceased. The one in Balian you refer to had been constructed in honor of those who perished in the battle against dark forces with Cloudbreaker.
As I've written countless times in my published works, The Shore is a path the troubled seek to find redemption through penance; to rise above their sins and learn the quality of their souls that is so overlooked and underestimated by Aeriel in her judgement. The Shore is a path encouraging love and compassion; to teach patience and care.
I believe your sources to be massively outdated, for it's been some years since I've constructed any memorials - and it's been many years since I've had conflict with those of Nor'Velyth. My conflict between their old leadership was because I had refused to dedicate my self to the Ancestral Spirits; that I had instead chosen to devote myself to the souls around me in need of guidance and aid. They could not accept that I would not become a Shaman, and resorted to hateful means of seeing me ran out. Despite the strife I've endured from it, I still refuse to give into my own hate and curse them -- My path is one of patience and love, afterall.
I bear no hatred toward the Church for this grave misconception in regards to my integrity; fear and ignorance is an infectious plague that can consume even the most rational of minds. How could I ever blame a soul for falling ill?
With this letter, I've sent copies of my writings of The Shore; I urge for you to read them and understand.
Ilaria Des'Nox