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“Angry- at dresses.” Sir Veikko Harjalainen, KM and man-of-letters hums with some confusion before using giving his facsimile of the missive a two-fingered fold, tucking it into the bottom drawer of his bureau for the eventuality he would need it to woo a woman of intellect.

so?

grool bad. Why

how's your dog doing? (important)

The passing of the Pontiff. Pontian III, High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, 1682 - 1752 There was still the same atmosphere of menacing silence in the monastery, in the centre of which lay the bleeding body of the old pontiff, fingers curled to grip onto whatever last vestigial strands of life he could be afforded. “Deo gratias” he said in the aged Flexio tongue of the church that was his life in his late years; and after drawing a final breath as many men had done before, he began to think only of prayer and the world next. An oppressive silence prevailed; the flickering candles filled the monastery basement with their clear light. The martyr passed with little protest. There had been little to the man’s life beyond the strict auspices of faith, each mystery and sacrament filling his heart with only thankfulness on each ministry. To have his heart rendered from his flesh would be an ironic detail that the man would appreciate if not for his own position as unwilling subject. If it were not for the lack of glimmer behind his staring eyes and the riddling of stab-wounds to his torso, the collapsed body of Pontian III would have been mistaken for somebody in deep thought, or some riddling catalepsy where there was some conscious whirring and the ticking of the mind buried deep beneath the chitinous veneer of an old body locked rigid. When his austere cardinal came hours later he stood amazed at such a desecration of God's house, and the man could not venture to read any prayer there beyond one of repose. The church remained standing as it was, with more men responsible for this sin than not standing aside the windows and doors to glean the most minimal of glimpses of the affairs inside. But being aware that he could not say any more to his former brother of faith, Boniface Cardinal Villavia got up cautiously and went out, swaying to the right and left in order to find a guard or some man-at-arms within the city. They arrived quickly.

SEVENTH GOLDEN BULL OF HELENA SEPTIMUS AUREA BULLA HELENAM The 8th of Horen’s Calling, 1752. HIS HOLINESS PONTIAN III High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD doth decree… TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - ON THE CHARRING OF THE HOLY BASILICA SECTION II - ON DEFENCE OF THE FAITH SECTION III- NUNCIATURE SECTION IV - ON POLITICS SECTION V - CAUSE FOR VENERATION ON THE CHARRING OF THE HOLY BASILICA TANTUS LABOR NON SIT CASSUS Shall such grace be vainly given? Dearly beloved, it is from the houses of the faith where the Church’s tradition speaks to the laity. In the Scroll of Auspice, it is Godfrey who spoke of us Men among this realm where “we are born from the ashes of the old kingdom of Oren. We are the heirs to Horen and have continued him by this empire”. In the words of this beautiful scroll does Godfrey remind us that our shared home is like a sister with whom we share our life and our empire a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “And Godfrey set aside the Throne of Man for a holy purpose, consecrating it to GOD.” so continue the scroll, all achievements of Godfrey begotten from his devotion to the faith. The heart of the empire and thus the faith did cry out because of the irresponsible use and abuse of the power that GOD has endowed us. We have come to see ourselves as the lords and masters of the empire, using the auspices of its offices for sport as wanton boys instead of shepherds of the realm. The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin and an absence of the same communion with GOD, has struck. In coming to mind the martyrdom of Bl. High Pontiff Jude I among his flock we are reminded once more that the threshold of the church is no place immune from tragedy. It is with the grand fire of the Basilica of the Final Revelation that we do realise that tragedy within the house of GOD is purposeful, as those of the cloth are like to note it as intervention divine. To achieve reconciliation with the holy purpose of the church we must examine GOD’s creation and acknowledge the ways in which we have harmed it or failed to act to preserve it. The Church will learn from the burning of its basilica and further wishes to offer the sacrament of reconciliation for those souls so lost as to be responsible for the flames, the commission of a Humbertine monastery aside the site to ensure that the basilica is never without a steward for the worshipful lost. ON DEFENCE OF THE FAITH Dearly beloved, the church is only stronger for the faithful who do offer themselves in service times of need, those soldiers of Canonist faith who embody the virtues of the canon and the altruistic crux of our faith. There have been few men in recent times who have been named Knights of the Canonist Church, a Holy Ser to serve among our communion. In the spirit of Blessed Lendus, we grant this holy warrior of a martyr of the faith long deceased, to be returned on the keeper’s death, so he may keep his vocation close to memory and to protect the fallen and to guide those lost. And so we dub; ADRIAN OREL a Holy Ser of the Canonist faith. We afford him the ashen urn of BL. UTHOR SILVERBLADE, companion to the Ex. Godfrey and a virtuous grand knight. SECTION III – NUNCIATURE Dearly Beloved, there are a number of delegations by which a cardinal may be sent from the side of the High Pontiff. A nuncio is a diplomat carrying with him the authority of the High Pontiff in matters of foreign affairs, in the pursuit of some particular or general purpose. With this in mind, the High Pontiff does see it expedient for the health of the church to endoff his curia with the following obligations as nunciates of the faith; JASPER CARDINAL RENZFELD as nuncio to the court of the Holy Orenian Empire. RODRIGO CARDINAL AVALAIN as nuncio to the court of the Kingdom of Curonia. SECTION IV – ON POLITICS Dearly beloved, a political heart of a state is one without a moral core. This atheistic blackening of the sensibilities of legislature invokes a cult of worship of men instead of divine. It is the wish of the church to have a sui generis seat within the imperial senate to allow it to exert a moral influence on jurisprudence once more. It is the wish of the mother church for Alexander Frederick Alstion, priest of the church, to hold this seat in the first instance. SECTION V – CAUSE FOR VENERATION Dearly beloved, We the Pontificate, in recognition to the merit and factual evidence of cases, do hereby open the following cause for veneration. In line with the Law of the Church, these causes shall be taken up for investigation by the College of Cardinals, and most specifically by the Auditor of the Tribunal. If the causes are found to be just, and pass a vote of majority within the College, they may continue down the path to recognition of blessed status. V. HIGH PONTIFF JOHANNES I. A martyr of the faith killed by an apostate who used the venerable pontiff’s desire to minister Canonist rites to lure him to his death. HIS HOLINESS PONTIAN III High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD

can’t call you a liar for this one

who

His Holiness Pontian III retires from his palatine papal estate in the northern Kaedreni marches, soon taking to a boat to cross the lake to New Reza and make his due way south to the heart of the empire.

huh.

atmospheric storytelling is something the map rlly lacks. all player-built settlements beyond some rock lumps at the CT, all events paint-by-numbers “#looc this is what’s happening” \*shoots orb* on-rails roleplay. a story told by the environmental design alone for players to interpret at their own pace, allowing for timezones et al. bc it doesn’t necessitate the continued and sustained hand-holding of some wattpad fanfiction writer tenuously clinging to lore? give me that

one day i’ll be allowed to make a sprawling dungeon for people to crawl thru... no et hand-holding, all story etc gleaned from the surroundings. damn

SIXTH GOLDEN BULL OF HELENA SEXTUS AUREA BULLA HELENAM The 20th of Harren’s Folly, 1748. HIS HOLINESS PONTIAN III High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD doth decree… Dearly beloved, there have been few times in the history of man to uproot from the midst of the heartlands of Canonist people the toxic, festering weed of heretical wickedness, this spiritual weed infesting the healthy more than it formerly did, pouring out debauchery through the offices of Iblees in this age wherein men must remain resolute and unified. The more the Mother Church overlooks the manner in which this weed runs riot among the Canonist growth, the greater it will continue to become. It is our desire, therefore, that the sons and daughters of the Canonist Church and the zealous adherents of our faith, rise to fight against the artifices of Iblees and the evildoing it so precipitates, hereby calling forth all loyal defenders of the faith to aide this inquisition for the uprooting of the plague of heterodoxy and heresy. We decree that all leal vassals of the Holy Orenian Empire, whatever his rank or title, in each dominion and demesne, whether he is so situated at present, or to be so in the future, in the bishoprics of Curonia, Jorenus, Rhodesia and Villavia must unequivocally and without hesitation publicly swear that he will preserve, and see to it that those subject to his power, shall observe all laws ecclesiastical published against the wickedness of heresy. This feudal lord must thus appoint no less than four upstanding and Canonist men, or as many as deemed sufficient. These Auditor of the Tribunal and the subsequent Diocesan bishop shall be responsible for directing the actions of this levy of men. Those who are appointed may and should seize the heretical men into the custody of the Diocesan bishop or his surrogates if the Diocesan bishop is displaced or the diocese is in a state of sede vacante, and see to it that this is fully accomplished within his diocese and district. This is to be done by the secular authorities of the state, but the victims are held in the custody of the Mother Church. If any vassal liege-lord refuses to obey the swearing of this oath, or neglects it, besides the stigma of forswearing, and the disaster of eternal infamy, the Church will be unable to perform any Canonist rite within these heathen lands nor on the subject and neglector of this oath. The judges of the circuit-courts of the empire will thus affirm that no heretical man or woman may dwell in their demesne, or any kind of tributary or vassal-state belonging to it, whoever shall find the heretical man or woman are entrusted by faith to seize, with no restriction, all of his or their goods, these goods to belong to the remover with full right. One-third of the fines to which the heretics shall be sentenced by the Auditor of the Tribunal or his functionaries shall go to the lesser juristic officials of the state. No legislation shall have force nor ability to impede any of these ecclesiastical functions. Should any jurist or legislator attempt to overturn the statutes of the inquisition, it is the duty of the empire to render him infamous as a public advocate and patron of heretics, and fine him five thousand minae in coin, one-third of this fine to be retained by the state. The house in which a heretic may have been discovered shall be levelled to the ground, unless it is the owner or land-lord of the house who did discover and report the heretic. Those of pious stock and Canonist faith who decree that a heretic, after being arrested by agents of the state or church, are not a heretic, shall surrender all of their property to the state due to the creation of such artifice. HIS HOLINESS PONTIAN III High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD

FIFTH GOLDEN BULL OF HELENA QUINTUS AUREA BULLA HELENAM The 18th of Harren’s Folly, 1748. HIS HOLINESS PONTIAN III High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD doth decree… TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - DIOCESAN RECATEGORIZATION SECTION II - HOLY RELIQUARY SECTION III - CAUSES FOR BEATIFICATION SECTION I - DIOCESAN RECATEGORIZATION Dearly Beloved, with recent pontificates there has been drifting from the tenets of history through even the auspices of the most minor of offices. To be wary of tradition slipping from the faith, we hereby reinstitute the historic names of the church dioceses. THE ARCHDIOCESE OF JORENUS - Encompassing the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, the Principality of Rubern, and their respective lands and minor vassals, stretching from central River Rubern to glacial Nenzing. Administered by HIS EMINENCE, GODRIC CARDINAL JORENUS. THE ARCHDIOCESE OF RHODESIA - Encompassing the Duchy of Helena, the Imperial Crownlands, their respective lands and minor vassals. Administered by HIS EMINENCE, ARTHUR CARDINAL RHODESIA. THE DIOCESE OF CURONIA - Encompassing the Kingdom of Curon and its respective lands and minor vassals, spanning the snowy northeastern regions of Curonia, and the pine forests north of Mont St. Catherine, as well as the region of Suffolk. Administered by HIS EMINENCE, RODRIGO CARDINAL CURONIA. THE DIOCESE OF VILLAVIA - Encompassing the Kingdom of Kaedrin and its respective lands and minor vassals, spanning the village of Brandybrook, the City of Ves and surrounding countryside, stretching from the northern tip of Mont St. Catherine to the eastern half of the River Rubern. Administered by HIS EMINENCE, BONIFACE CARDINAL VILLAVIA. THE DIOCESE OF NORTHMARCH - Encompassing the City of Northmarch and its surrounding countryside. To be administered by His Grace, Edmund (Lolzboi), sui generis lay-Bishop until ordained. SECTION II - HOLY ARCHIVES Dearly beloved, it is the will of the church to construct a vault for the storage of items of importance to the church of the Canon and grand shrine of the holy relics of the faith beneath the Basilica of the Final Revelation. These reliquaries may be accessible to the most pious on request, serving to aid those wishing to venerate specific saints. SECTION III - CAUSES FOR BEATIFICATION Dearly beloved, We the Pontificate, in recognition to the merit and factual evidence of cases, do hereby open the following causes for beatification. In line with the Law of the Church, these causes shall be taken up for investigation by the College of Cardinals, and most specifically by the Auditor of the Tribunal. If the causes are found to be just, and pass a vote of majority within the College, they may continue down the path to recognition of canonized status. BL. MAURICIO OF AZOG. An orcish champion who by popular legend is said to have entered the pits of Hell itself, and did battle successfully with the forces of Iblees. In addition, We the Pontificate hereby name the following as Venerable, in recognition of their service to the Church, or for their piety. V. MARCUS DE RUBRUM. A skilled diplomat and taciturn man of politics, he bore witness to the ordination of multiple members of the Canon as an acolyte of the faith before becoming the first martyr of the failed Mali’ame-Orcish insurrection. HIS HOLINESS PONTIAN III High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD

I’m sorry Telanir couldn’t spend 10pm Christmas Eve talking with you about Minecraft. Locking this.

You can uncensor my name, I’m not a Watergate informant, I simply didn’t know the reasons behind your ban. I wasn’t looking too in depth because you were messaging on Christmas Day (hence “date considered” lmao). If you want something more knowledgeable and expedient, you can just ask Telanir and Flam themselves?

I prefer this team already.