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Cardinal Arnaud rode back to Aaun from Haense as soon as he heard, taking Sir Hannibal and Gerard Ouvrier with him to Bodbwodz. There they mourned at Cunimund's grave as they lamented the loss of their friend.

An Occult Ritual In the Cathedral of Albarosa Blessings and peace be upon GOD's faithful, I want to sketch you a picture of what I encountered today. Early in the morning, I got up and got dressed before walking to the Cathedral of the Four Exalted nextdoor for my morning prayer. Immediatly upon entering, something struck me as... off. Usually, after one of the deacons lights all of the candles in the cathedral upon nightfall, many of these candles will still be burning in the early morning. However when I entered today at twilight, the Cathedral was unusually dark. The only candles I could spot lit, were sets of candles in the wings of the cathedral, below various icons of Saints that hang there. As I wandered over to them instinctually, they seemed perfect normal at first. Then I was dumbfounded. The icons of Saints above the candles were not depicting real Saints at all. They depicted figures by the names of 'Zeer', 'Graiyon', 'Sylvester' and 'Harman'. Not knowing quite what to think of this, I stared at them for a moment before deciding I'd deal with it after morning prayer at the altar. As I approached the altar though in the first gloom of morning light coming through the vast stained glass window, I spotted something upon the ground before the altar. Upon closer inspection I suddenly found myself standing in the midst of a large occult pentacle; a daemonic five-pointed star symbol, and what's worse it seemed to be stained onto the tiles not with chalk or paint, but with blood. The gasp I made at my discovery must've been loud enough to startle the sleeping, because suddenly I heard a soft bleating coming from the moody corner behind the baptismal font. This bleat was soon answered by responding bleating from behind the altar and the sarcophagus, as a fivesome of horned goats made their presence apparent and approached me. Curious at first, but soon stubborn and aggressive, trying to attack me by headbutting. Five goats surrounded me then, as I stood on a pentacle of blood made before the altar in a cathedral with depictions of strange 'saints'. What has happened in this Holy building, this Home of GOD? What kind of occult ritualistic practices were committed here during the night and who is responsible? I will have these strange daemonic evils, these horned animalistic servants, the fake saints and the pentacle removed and purged, sure. I will also have the cathedral re-consecrated, sure. But who did this and why? I seek answers and aid, and for this I turn to GOD's faithful flock. If you have any information regarding who might be responsible for what happened or what kind of evil sorcery is at play here, please let me or any other members of the Church know. No evil may deface the House of the Lord unpunished, so let us work together on enacting GOD's justice. By the Grace of GOD, Signed, His Eminence Father Arnaud Constantine Novellen, Pontifical Vice-Chancellor, Cardinal of the Canonist Church, Archbishop of Albarosa, Bishop of Buron, Pastor of the Crownlands.

Maybe? It's never really stated on which plane Aeldin exists... The wiki page says it might even exist in its own world without a connection to Aegis or Anthos, so... Not much to work with there. Considering there was an exodus from Anthos to Aeldin though, and Aevos is confirmed to be located south of Anthos, I'd say we're probably on the same 'side of the world-coin' as you call it.

Hello Everyone! After a while I'm back with yet another guide to open up the server's lore a little further and hopefully make it a bit more easily accessible and understandible! I'm going on a trip to the United States soon, which means that in rp, my priest character will be 'going on a pilgrimage to Aeldin'. I'm sure many of the older players have heard the 'going to Aeldin' excuse for ooc absence before, but... what is Aeldin? Hopefully with the stuff I've made for you guys today, the answer to that question becomes a little clearer. As for my sources for this one; all the information comes from the Aeldin wiki page and the lore and 2 maps that can be found there: https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Aeldin What I've got for y'all is a series of maps depicting Aeldin. My hope is that you can consult these maps when reading the lore or trying to find something about Aeldin, and get a clearer picture of the place than the already existing maps give you. The maps that exist already are beautiful and credit to whoever made them (its not stated, but it wasnt me!), but they don't give a particularly clear view of the continent. Okay so Aeldin is a continent? Yes, to give you a brief rundown or recap; Aeldin is a continent that has existed in LOTC's lore for a while. Because it was a map on a different server, for LOTC it is strictly a place that exists in lore. Throughout LOTC's many years of existence, characters have originated in Aeldin or left for Aeldin never to come back. Some have journeyed there and did return. Usually, this is an in-rp excuse like I said for player absence, but in some cases Aeldin has served as more of a plot device. Like when back in Anthos, the Horen dynasty along with many Imperial Orenians left on an Exodus to Aeldin, conquering much of the continent and establishing an Empire there in-lore, before returning to the actual map of the server where they reconquered their ancestral lands from the Ashford dynasty. (This was represented in my Orenian Nations Tree guide, be sure to check that one out too:) TLDR: So without further ado: I have three maps for you today. Map 1 shows the nations that exist in Aeldin, as of the ending of the lore, they're said to be relatively unchanged. On Map 2 the racial makeup of Aeldin is shown, based on what the major race in an area is (sometimes assumed based on names when not explicitly stated in the lore.) On Map 3, I've stripped down the wiki page's map of Aeldin that had a whole bunch of place names, to only include place names that are mentioned in the lore, or otherwise relevant. Hopefully the last one is a useful piece of reference when reading. Enjoy! If you want to know something about what's shown on the maps - or Aeldin's lore but you can't be bothered to read all of it: feel free to ask. Oh and don't forget to +1! :)

ARNAUDINE TEACHINGS or The Interpretation Of The Canonist Faith By Cardinal Arnaud of Albarosa Written by Cardinal-Archbishop Arnaud of Albarosa FOREWORD For quite a few years now, I have been educating people in the ways of the Church and raising them up from acolytes and laymen to priests and deacons. In my teaching and mentoring I try to include not only the doctrine and catechism, but also my personal beliefs and my interpretation of the Scrolls. In an effort to lay these out clearly and hopefully inspire more good souls, I write down these thoughts. I: FINAL COMMAND While I do not consider myself a follower of the Ruskan Rite (nor the Owynist Rite for that matter), at the core of my personal interpretation of the faith is a line of scripture stemming from the Scroll of Auspice. In the Vision of Paradise, passage 11 reads: “Now the final command of GOD, which is the perfection of the world”. It is my belief that this passage is to be taken literally, and that a command from GOD cannot be stalled until the end of times comes about. After all, God, in His infinite wisdom, must have made sure to inform us of this command of His’ in advance through the Scroll of Auspice instead of us only learning of His final command when the time comes. Thus instead of stalling on answering His command, we must begin to work on perfecting the world already through ways of architecture, art, natural beauty and promotion of virtue. This strife towards perfection must be led by Mankind as the people bound by Horen's Covenant, but it is then also our duty to involve the other descendants in this Holy mission, for no perfection is incomplete. This idea of the pursuit of the Final Command is central to my interpretation of the Faith, as will become apparent in several follow-up tenets. II: THE DUALITY OF MAN One question central to philosophy is what one's purpose is in life or existence more broadly. Some might say that Canonist scripture sheds light on this to an extent, but leaves room for discussion. I believe however that, as far as humans in particular and the other races in extension are concerned, the Scrolls can be interpreted to outline quite clearly what our purpose is. In relation to God, His Creation and His struggle with Iblees, we serve a dual purpose. I call this purpose the Duality of Man. One the one side there is a purpose for mankind that I briefly hinted at already when elaborating on the Final Command, namely our purpose and our duty as moral leaders. It is our purpose to work on perfecting the world and promoting and instilling virtue in our fellow descendants. Thus we are God's chosen moral leaders, beacons of virtue, builders of perfection. The second purpose we have can also be clearly found in Scripture and is essential to the central point of contention of our Faith; the struggle between good and evil, virtue and sin, God and Iblees. God gathers the souls of the virtuous in the Seven Skies not merely as a reward for a good life, but so to as a means of amassing an army, as is revealed also in the Scroll of Auspice. When the end of times comes and Iblees falls upon the world with his harbingers of all that is unholy, it is all God's might that pours forth and descends upon the world from the Seven Skies as an army composed of the virtuous dead. God's Kingdom lies in the Seven Skies, and those who ascend to there are His kingdom's soldiers, warriors for the Lord, vanquishers of Iblees' evils. Thus our second purpose is to be soldiers of the Kingdom of God, and we must remember this. III: BODY AND SOUL In order to fullfill the roles that come with our duties as soldiers of the Kingdom of God and moral leaders striving for perfection, we must work on ourselves first, perfecting our body and soul respectively. For you cannot perfect the world around you without working first on perfecting yourself. Therefore I hold the belief for one, that man must strive to be 'whole of body' to be able to serve their purpose as a soldier of God, for what use is a fat, weak man as a soldier? One must train their body and live a healthy life without excess and gluttony, living by the virtue of temperance instead. There is no more unhealthy being, no man less worthy of respect, than he who lets himself be corrupted by the vices of glutton, inebriation and intoxication. For that is a man who lets their body be ruled by Iblees. Mirroring this strict disciplining of the mortal body, is the disciplining of the immortal soul. In order to be a paragon of virtue, a moral beacon, one must first find stability within and inner peace. One must awaken this inner peace, this feeling of holiness buried within each person, through training, much like one would train the body. This is done for one through prayer and confession, but also through fasting and less common means such as meditation and self-restraint - practices our farfolk and easterling brethren are more experienced in. Through nurturing and training both the Body and the Soul with means like this, a person becomes truly able to fulfill the Duality of Man GOD has set out for them, and thus I believe them to be as central to our Faith as reading the Scripture or attending Mass. IV: BREAD AND ROSES I believe that just having faith alone means little, instead one has to act on their faith. Since we have a role to play for the Lord, for His Creation and for one another, we must put words to action in pursuit of fulfilling this role. My interpretation of the Faith is meritocratic in that sense: those who put words into action should be seen and I think are seen by GOD as better Canonists than those who simply keep their beliefs to themselves. The main pursuit which Canonists ought to act on then is enabling others in their quest for personal growth and perfection - or, in other words - good deeds. Mirroring the perfection of Body and Soul discussed prior, I would dub these efforts to be a pursuit of 'Bread and Roses' as the old Sanoist saying goes. Providing Bread and Roses being the providing of what is needed for the Body and Soul respectively, yes, but also a simplified synonym of what Canonists need to share on a deeper level: Charity and Love. Doing acts of charity and love to help others in their personal growth is, in my interpretation of our faith, the best way a Canonist can show their devotion and dedication. It is at the very core of what we must do on a day to day basis to bring about the perfection of the world and the rescuing of souls. And in my belief, perhaps it is time we shed more light on these sorely needed acts of kindness, taking a more active approach to our beliefs.

Father Arnaud would mourn in reclusion for his fellow Cardinal whom he’d seen as an example and above all a friend, praying for Teodosio’s soul.

A Nighttime Vision It was pitch-dark in the room as Father Arnaud arose from his slumber. Thinking he had awoken in the middle of the night, he turned around to try to get back to sleep, only to suddenly see a soft glow reflected on the wall. He turned back around in his bed to find one of his prayer candles on the other side of the room had lit itself. Baffled, he stared at the small flickering light in the darkness. His eyes locked on the slight dance of the flame as he was lost in thoughts before suddenly finding he was not in his room anymore. As soon as he took his eyes off of the candle, it wasn't there anymore either. Instead he found himself in dark hall only lit by starlight which seemed to be coming from nowhere in particular. While the flame of the candle was gone, and he was no longer under his bedsheets, a sudden warmth overtook him. At the far end of the hall, white light seeped and flowed into the space as if out of the walls and ceiling that remained obscured in darkness, and slowly the light pooled together and formed a fire absent of color like fresh solstice snow. And with the fire's luminance more was revealed; the place it had pooled was a large bowl atop an altar, and the fire seemed ethereal without the sound of burning. As Arnaud turned to look about the hall he heard a voice calmly calling his name as if a whisper on the wind - he did not know the voice but it seemed familiar somehow. "I came." He found himself uttering in response to the calling. "Sign the Cross before proceeding, for this is my tabernacle." The voice told him, and so Arnaud did as told, signing the Lorraine Cross before taking steps further down the great hall. And lo and behold, walls and a ceiling revealed themselves, covered in an aristry the likes of which the priest had never seen before. They were not life-like but living, as if the colours spoke with light, the portrayals moving and interacting with one another. "Whose tabernacle?" Arnaud asked in awe, to which the calm voice responded. "The tabernacle of Faith and Paradise, of Origin and Conclusion. Soul and Skies." Arnaud didn't wholly understand, nor did he dare to inquire further, observing the spectacle in silence as he signed the Lorraine two more times before coming upon a different place - or so he thought. He had looped back to the other side of the white fire on the altar, unable to walk away from it. On this side there were six seats. "Sit, you know these Stations." And as Arnaud sat down in the seat that felt his', he was no longer alone for in the other seats he saw the visage of three fellow Cardinals; Antonios - he seemed normal, the 'Tonito' he knew, Josef - who appeared marred, obscured by gluttony and greed, and Teodosio - who worried him the most for he appeared thin and fading, as if his presence was still there but only fleeting. "Where is Armand?" "This is everyone, and your numbers will Wane before they Wax. Understand this and act on it." The voice came from the white fire, it was clear - the light shining brighter as the voice spoke. When Arnaud looked away from the flame his fellow Cardinals, the seats, the grand hall, they had all disappeared. They were on a mountain without wind, the white fire's altar now a crude yet shaped rock. "You come from a River's waters, but names are deceiving. This one bears not life." And as Arnaud stared down into the vast valleys and glades below the mountain he saw the grandeur of the land. While the world was still obscured by the dark of the night, he could see the reflection starlight shown in the river as it twisted through dark mountains. "You know who made the River and the Mountains, but you also know Who had them corrupted. You long for Paradise and wish to be a shepherd that leads the astrayed flock to there? This can be Paradise." The voice said unto Arnaud, who lifted a long stick, holding it as a shepherd's staff. "I do. Can this be Paradise though? It seems neither worldly nor of the Skies." The landscape he saw was familiar, appearing like Aevos but off, a tad unfamiliar yet better. More beautiful. "It is not Paradise. No mortal eyes may yet bear to see such a sight save the fourth prophet." "So what is this?" "The world uncorrupted, without Iblees. You know this place. The River bears your name, you have walked these Mountains." And starlight revealed a mountain overlooking the river, topped with a singular grand rock at its peak, its roots reaching to the sea. "See here is the mountain crowned at its summit. But the rock that is the crown stands upon rocks of pride and vanity. The mountain is of sin. And the river is not from the springs of Gamesh, but a river of blood sprung from wrath. It is Iblees who sows the seeds but the children of Malin, Krug, Urguan and Horen that corrupt Creation." The white fire upon the rock disbundled, the streams of pure light evaporating into the sky and forming stars far above. "The appearance that was chosen is of Holy Light and Owyn's Flame, of Divine wonders and purification. You wish to be a shepherd? Then you must separate the wolves from the sheep, you must purify. It is the sons and daughters that are soldiers of God's Kingdom, it is the sons and daughters that dwell in Paradise, but it is the sons and daughters that fall to Iblees. It is the sons and daughters that corrupt Creation." And as the voice spoke of Creation being corrupted, the world Arnaud saw from atop the mountain changed and was made different. The rivers ran red with blood, the trees withered into empty shadows, the mountains fell at the sound of Aengulic clarion calls and the seas burst into flames. "Divine retribution. The Coming of the Lord... Either His will be done or we come to end of days." The priest muttered in awe of the sight he was seeing as the world crumbled and fell into ruin save for the mountain he stood on. "God is Mercy, but so too Almighty. You understand, Now Go." The voice spoke to Arnaud in one final command before suddenly the priest was nearly blown off his feet by the wind rushing into the world. And the flames of the sea merged together into a ball of fire that soon rose from the horizon as the dawn. And the world had become familiar again as Arnaud now truly awoke from his slumber, stood atop a mountain overlooking Aevos.

The Holy University of Albarosa In an effort to promote education and learning among the Canonist flock, the Church - spearheaded by the Archbishop Albarosa - has sought to establish a new institution of learning where the brightest minds of the faith may come together. To this end, we hereby announce the establishment of the Holy University of Albarosa. Location The University shall be located in its namesake Archdiocese; Albarosa. Its main building is found next to the Cathedral that serves as the seat of the Archdiocese, in the attached Church District in Whitespire, the United Kingdom of Aaun. Some of the University’s classes shall also be held in the building of the Royal Society of St. Godwin, found within the city of Whitespire proper. (The Holy University of Albarosa) Ties to the Canonist Church As an institution founded by the Canonist Church, the character and nature of the University shall be based in Canonist beliefs. It is bound to the Church’s doctrine and beliefs, its headmaster is the Archbishop of Albarosa, the main purpose of the institution is the teaching of Theology and to attend the University one must be a Canonist. That said, the University’s religious foundations are not to infringe upon the quality of learning and education offered at the institution, nor the ability for open discussion. Available Subjects (Note: This list might change over time) While the primary function of the University is as a place for Acolytes and aspiring deacons to learn Canonist Theology and get their Degree in Divinity and Canon Law, the University will also offer a variety of other subjects to get degrees in, based on which faculty members are employed at the University. Currently, the Holy University of Albarosa offers education in the following subjects: Theology: An education in Canonist doctrine and law ending with a final examination with a degree in Divinity and Canon Law and the title of either Priest or Deacon as a result. Theology is taught by one of the Church’s various priests. Alchemy: This education will teach various key areas of the field of Alchemical studies such as botany, potion making and alchemical symbols. The subject results in a degree in Natural Philosophy and Alchemy, and will be taught by the renowned alchemist Sir Emir d’Abbassia. Fine Arts: Representing the more cultural field of studies, an education in the fine arts teaches the student art theory and symbolism, as well as training them to become a painter, resulting in a degree in Fine Arts and Aesthetics. Fine Arts is taught by the masterful artist Frinna Glennmaer. Oratory: While not a typical field of study, an education in Oratory can be quite useful for any aspiring politician and public servant, covering skills and practice in public speaking and storytelling. Resulting in a degree in Rhetoric and Oratory, this subject is taught by the astute scribe Cunimund hal’Cingedoz. Enrollment Any canonist is welcome to enroll into the Holy University of Albarosa free of charge by submitting a letter of interest below according to the following format: Name: Age: Subject: [[MC Name:]] [[Discord:]] Academic Projects The HUA is also keen to sponsor and aid academic endeavors in the name of the Church. If you are looking to do scientific research, develop a scholarly pursuit or seek patronage for artistic aspirations, feel free to reach out to the Headmaster. University Staff The HUA is constantly looking to expand upon its staff. If you are an expert in a field that you think you could teach as a subject of study, contact Cardinal-Archbishop Arnaud of Albarosa about joining our team: Headmaster: Archbishop of Albarosa Cardinal Arnaud de Novellen. Professor of Alchemy: Sir Emir d’Arbres, Lord of d’Abbassia Professor of Fine Arts: Frinna Glennmaer Professor of Oratory: Cunimund hal’Cingedoz

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LECTURE ON PERFECTION Written by Cardinal-Archbishop Arnaud of Albarosa The Cardinal-Archbishop of Albarosa, Father Arnaud, hereby encourages the clergy and invites all others whom hold an interest in the topic, to attend a lecture to be held at the Royal Society of Saint Godwin in Whitespire, Aaun. The lecture will be on the topic of a new Canonist interpretation and series of teachings he is working on, centered around the idea of perfection theology. The event will consist of a lecture on the premise and ideas by the Cardinal, with time afterwards to ask questions and contribute ideas. Blessings and peace be with you, and until the lecture!

1: Difficult question, but on a whim I'd probably say Karl Amador and Feodor May. 2: Been a part of many different communities over the years, and I'd probably say Haense. Though I will say I think the Haense community has changed a bit from when I liked rping there the most, so I've kind of moved away from Haense. 3: Not really sure, I guess the most logical answer for me would be when I permanently lose interest in LOTC or if I finish studying and get a full-time teaching job. 4: Being a NL doesn't appeal that much to me, though maybe if it's a smaller nation I'd give it a shot. In terms of goals though, I think I wanna be Pontiff at some point, seems like fun rp. 5: Right so, I get this question once a while, sometimes also pertaining to like art/skin comissions. My view on comissioning stuff is: I would not pay real money for a skin/art/VIP (thanks to Language for my gold vip)/builds, not because I don't think they're not worth paying for, but because I'm kinda stingy. The way I feel about it though is if I wouldn't pay for something, I'm not gonna ask someone else to pay for something. So instead of doing commissions, I'll help friends out with building or art or whatever for free as long as I think it's fun. So when will I do build comissions? Probably never, unless they're for minas or something. We're kinda weird. Also Dutch people don't bring a smile to my face like Flemish people do. Love Flemish people.

0 = 0 9 - 9 = 21 - 21 The equation above can also be written down as 3^2 - 3^2 = (7*3) - (7*3) You gotta remember though that a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b) Sooo... (3 + 3)(3 - 3) = 7(3 - 3) The (3 - 3) bracket exists on both sides of the equation so you can remove that, making us end at: 3 + 3 = 7 I might do a more in-depth tutorial at some point, but essentially it's a lot of copy-pasting certain characters and color codes. These links should help and make it pretty self explanatory: https://nl.piliapp.com/symbol/ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Formatting_codes

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So you've been a member of the Community Team for a while? How do you think it's going? And where do you see yourself in another year?

don't oppose it out of principle, but not a big fan of the taste.

So it hasn't been like a round number of years since I joined lotc or whatever, coming up on seven I think in september? but that's not now. There's two AMA posts this day alone already and I want in on the forum rep. Gimme a +1 and I swear to God there is literally no corner of my heart and mind I will not turn over in exchange for that sweet sweet forum rep (pushing for 2000, cmon folks). People say "AMA" and proceed to answer questions about cookies and crap, no I will literally answer deep or personal shit - unless ur tryna get me to doxx myself in which case I'm gonna guess you're... Borin? And you can bugger off. For real though, I think I've only done an AMA once before in these 7 years? And a lot's changed, so ask away.