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FOURTH GOLDEN BULL OF HELENA QUARTUS BULLA AUREA SANCTUS HELENAM The 11th of Horen’s Calling, 1747 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 - APPROVED INTERPRETATION OF THE HOLY SCROLLS SECTION II - DIOCESAN RECONSTRUCTION SECTION III - RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SYNOD SECTION IV - CURIA APPOINTMENTS SECTION V - RELOCATION OF THE HOLY SEE SECTION VI - EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE LEADER OF THE SUFFOLK SECTION VII - A PAPAL MESSAGE SECTION VIII - ANNULMENT AND LEGITIMACY SECTION IX - CONDEMNATION OF APOSTASY SECTION X - LAITY ORDERS SECTION XI - BLESSINGS SECTION I - APPROVED INTERPRETATION OF THE HOLY SCROLLS After millennia, we have been blessed to finally obtain the location of the Holy Scrolls in their original, complete form. In the coming years we will offer the laity and lesser clergy alike an interpretation of these holy books, the Canon for which our faith is named, from their original Flexio into the common tongue. We charge the faithful of GOD to study this interpretation carefully, taking into account the complexities of its native Flexio, and respecting the unique understanding offered by years of priesthood training. Excerpts of the interpretation will be available through an approved ministry. SECTION II - DIOCESAN RECONSTRUCTION We, the holy Mother Church, recognise an aura of silence which stems from the Chair of Sts. Evaristus and Clement. It is with this in mind that we, humble servants of GOD, do reappoint our Episcopates to their respective diocese so that all men and women everywhere in Humanity may receive GOD’s guidance through His pilgrim shepherds on this Terra. THE DIOCESE OF NORTHMARCH - Encompassing the City of Northmarch and its surrounding countryside. To be administered by His Grace, Edmund (Lolzboi), with special focus upon obtaining the reconversion of apostates into the Mother Church. As Edmund has not yet received holy orders, he will remain in the sui generis role as lay bishop until he undergoes major orders. THE DIOCESE OF REZA - Encompassing the City of Reza and its surrounding countryside, stretching from central River Rubern to glacial Nenzing. To be administered by his Eminence Godric Virosi, Cardinal Reza (Viros) THE DIOCESE OF HELENA - Encompassing the City of Helena and surrounding countryside, stretching from Lake Ari to the northwestern forests of Westmarch, and south towards the Urguanian Mountains. To be administered by His Eminence, Arthur (Neon123) DIOCESE OF VES - Encompassing 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. To be administered by His Grace, Boniface (OldTortoise) DIOCESE OF CURONIA - Encompassing the snowy northeastern regions of Curonia, and the pine forests north of Mont St. Catherine, as well as the region of Suffolk. His Grace, Rodrigo (Froschli) SECTION III - RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SYNOD We, The Canonist Church, recognises the unique role of the College of Cardinals in selecting and advising the High Pontiff. In order to strengthen the ministerial duty each cleric is tasked with, it is imperative that new appointments to the brotherhood of Cardinals be made. Thus, these professed men have been selected with great care in a spirit of renewal: CARDINAL OF THE CANON; HIS EMINENCE, Godric Cardinal Reza (Viros) CARDINAL OF THE CANON; HIS EMINENCE, Jasper Cardinal Renzfeld (xboxersz) CARDINAL OF THE CANON; HIS EMINENCE, Boniface Cardinal Ves (ReveredOwl) CARDINAL OF THE CANON; HIS EMINENCE, Arthur Cardinal Helena (Neon123) CARDINAL OF THE CANON; HIS EMINENCE, Rodrigo Cardinal Curonia (Froschli) SECTION IV - CURIA APPOINTMENTS The Curia shall receive and affirm the following members. VICE-CHANCELLOR - HIS EMINENCE, Virosi Cardinal Reza AUDITOR OF THE TRIBUNAL – HIS EMINENCE, Boniface Cardinal Ves PRELATE OF THE PRIESTHOOD – HIS EMINENCE, Rodrigo Cardinal Curonia PONTIFICAL CHAMBERLAIN - HIS EMINENCE, Jasper Cardinal Renzfeld SECTION V - RELOCATION OF THE HOLY SEE In an effort to better serve the Faithful of GOD in the Holy Canon, the Pontificate and its most senior prelates have elected to relocate the primate’s Holy See. From this day forth the Holy See of the Most Venerable Church of the Canon shall be within the walls of Man’s capital adjacent to the Basilica. Thusly, the previous residence of the Pontificate, the Palace of Varoche, shall be vacated. Those ecclesiastical officials currently occupying residence within its confines are ordered by Apostolic Mandate to return to Helena, Oren’s capital. SECTION VI - EXCOMMUNICATION OF THE LEADER OF THE SUFFOLK It is with great disappointment to hear that the Archduchy of Suffolk did reject our paternal warnings, indeed refusing to consider with any diligence the gravity of their crime. Pay close attention, all other Men, so that you are able to wisely understand how heedlessly this nation has neglected their GOD and their faith, how dangerously they have disdained their own salvation, and how impudently, having overstepped the bounds of modesty, they have spurned the excellence of their nobility to grasp for an illegitimate rank. Does it not occur to the Archduke of the Suffolk that his name, painfully, comes to such great dishonour, and that it is tormented by the tongues of those who slander, or indeed, how sad to say, speak about true and evident things, as they themselves have publicised? What do you think is said, when it is heard that royal clarity is darkened by the stains of such an imposition of false titlehood by a nation barely known to Man? Do you think a schismatic of no faith could remain hidden when making a coronation most arbitrary? Do you not consider that they cannot be hidden for long? Surely you know that even if men sometimes hide such things for a short time, they will eventually become apparent. Therefore we grieve, men of Suffolk, undoubtedly do we grieve at your plight, and if you also grieve we empathize with you. Your leaders have rushed into such destruction of your reputation that you squander your soul in profound displays of extravagance. See therefore and consider, correct and direct your path of faith, strive to turn yourself towards the pursuance of a truer adherence to the Mother Church’s teachings, so that you may restore your reputation and unite once more in the flock of humanity. But if perhaps you are driven by indulgent impulses and cannot resist the urge to self-decorate, but be faithful instead of scorned, so that you may take caution of the redemption of your nation and your people, that you may provide for the people of your nation, and that the notoriety which tarnishes and taints your title may be cleared away. Our warning not heeded, it is clear that the Archduke refuses communion with the church and any holder of this title is thus declared anathema and excommunicated until he repents sufficiently. SECTION VII - A PAPAL MESSAGE Valiant Canonists: In the years since my ascension to the Exalted Throne, the activity and general liveliness of our beloved Church of the Canon has been in a state of recess. It is my prayer and fervent will that this be changed and a new air of vigor and activity flow forth. May the grace of GOD our sovereign Father and through Him, the Saints above, intercede for this time to come about with great quickness and with an abundance of fruits. SECTION VIII - ANNULMENT AND LEGITIMACY We, the humble faithful of GOD, are gifted with the ability to perform the sacrament of marriage, which is the uniting of two souls. This sacrament is unique in its gravity, for it was the first sacrament performed by man: while GOD united the first man and woman, Horen united himself with Julia. Accordingly the sacramental purpose of marriage is demonstrated in their union: mutual love, trust, and reproduction. Unfortunately, all men are flawed, and in some cases a marriage which had the appearance of being valid does in fact lack some element necessary to the sacrament. These impediments, be they age, mental defect, or lack of consent by one party, cause the marriage to be invalid, though having the appearance of being valid at the time of the sacrament’s celebration. By issuing an annulment, the High Pontiff publicly recognizes that a marriage could not have actually been contracted, and was therefore void from its outset. In order for a marriage to be valid at the time the sacrament is celebrated, each party must meet the following qualifications: Each party must be unmarried at the time of the sacrament. Where a party has previously attempted to contract an invalid or unconsummated marriage, an annulment must have been issued. Where a party has ever contracted a marriage that was dissolved, they must receive permission from the High Pontiff to wed again. Each party must not be bound by existing clerical vows which would prohibit consummation. Where such vows existed, they must have been previously discharged by appropriate authorities. Each party must a baptized member of the Canonist faith, one a man and one a woman. Each party must understand, and be capable of understanding, the meaning of the sacrament and the requirements for its celebration and fulfillment. Each party must intend that the union should be fruitful (i.e. bear children) and that the fruits of the union should be raised in the Canonist rite. Each party must not be the parent, child, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister, of the other, whether by marriage or by blood. Neither party shall have, in the course of either’s life, assumed a parental or fraternal role over the other, for reasons of guardianship, adoption, or the marriage of a parent or sibling. Where such a familial role did exist but for such a time or distance as to have not impacted the maturation of either party, special exemption must have been previously granted by the High Pontiff for the sacrament. Each party must be of the same race, and of a race as delineated along the lines of the Four Brothers (Elf, Dwarf, Orc, or Human). If one or more parties are of mixed race, the marriage shall only be valid if the union would produce children of greater racial purity than one parent. (e.g. A human may marry a half-elf, but two half-elves may not marry. A three-quarter-dwarf may marry a quarter-dwarf, but a half-orc may not marry a quarter-elf) For racial groups which are defined by many generations of racial intermingling (e.g. Halflings and Adunians), members of such groups may marry endogamously without special exemption. In the case of such individuals marrying exogamously, the sacrament must be granted special exemption from the High Pontiff, with particular attention paid to maintaining racial purity along the lines of the Four Brothers. Sapient creatures which are the product of Daemonic or Aengulic interference such as Kharajyr and Zhao are not eligible for marriage within the Canonist rite, nor are individuals with a great-grandparent of such blood. Each party must believe, to the best of their knowledge, that all requirements for the sacrament were met at the time of its celebration. Each party must intend to carry out their marital vows as sworn at the time of the celebration. Each party must enter the sacrament voluntarily. The marriage must be consummated in order for the sacrament to be completed. Provided all criteria were met at the time the sacrament was celebrated, the marriage shall be considered valid. If later discovery finds some criterion may have been missing, either party may apply for an annulment by the High Pontiff. If an annulment is issued, the marriage is considered to have been void from the outset--it was never successfully celebrated, and any children produced by the union are thus illegitimate. An annulment is a grave matter, and not to be requested merely for the purpose of shirking marital responsibility. The highest purpose of the Canonist is to attain a place in the Seven Skies, which is the state of spiritual nearness to GOD that the virtuous individual achieves in the afterlife. All sacraments are celebrated with the intent of furthering this goal. It may become apparent, however, that after the proper celebration of a valid marriage, one party imperils the place of the other in the Seven Skies. In his role as bearer of Horen’s laurel, the High Pontiff may, after due investigation, exercise the authority of the Exalted to issue a dissolution of marital bonds in order to ensure the spiritual wellbeing of at least one party. A dissolution of marriage is much graver than an annulment. It inherently implies mortal acts of sin by at least one party. Mere infidelity, brutishness, or lack of regard for the other party is not sufficient. In the course of investigation for dissolution, it must be proven that allowing the marriage to persist will undoubtedly risk the spiritual wellbeing of one party. Generally, this is because the actions of at least one party have made the other unable to carry out the requirements for marriage (e.g. one party becoming an apostate, engaging in consistent and flagrant acts of infidelity, or causing their spouse to fear for his or her life.) If the High Pontiff finds that this is sufficiently proven, he may issue a dissolution of marriage. In this case, the marriage is considered to have occurred, but been impeded from continuing further. Children conceived within the marriage before the dissolution are legitimate. As part of the dissolution, each party is forbidden from marrying again, until they may demonstrate they are capable of carrying out the sacrament appropriately. Any marriage later attempted by an individual whose marriage was once dissolved must receive special permission from the High Pontiff in order for it to be valid. Unless amended, this document shall be considered definitive for all future marriages, annulments and dissolutions. It shall not apply retroactively, although the criteria set forth may be used to annul or dissolve previously contracted marriages. SECTION IX - CONDEMNATION OF APOSTASY We, the devout followers of the Exalted, find ourselves in an age of apostasy unprecedented since the time of Silence. The Faith of the Canon, which is derived from the Holy Scrolls and therefore from GOD, is the greatest gift from GOD to man. While the angel Aeriel alleviated the racial curses of Horen’s brothers through various means, GOD interceded personally to alleviate Horen’s pain: in this case, He swore that Horen shall have three sons of spirit who shall deliver the Holy Scrolls unto the world. Thus we find that the faith of the Holy Scrolls, which is Canonism, is as innate to humanity as strength of will to dwarfkind, or sanctuary to elfkind. Accordingly, we find that humans are born Canonist. If an individual is aware of this fact, and knowingly repudiates the faith, they are guilty of the sin of apostasy. Furthermore we find that during those periods in which humanity suffered most, the cause was acceptance of pagan and heretical beliefs within humanity. In the period of Silence, during which Horen’s children were divided into petty states, even the most devout kingdoms did not adhere fully and exclusively to the faith of the Holy Scrolls. Upon Exalted Godfrey’s arrival, the renewal of the Faith brought humanity into a period of unprecedented peace and unity. Similarly, Exalted Sigismund’s spiritual authority allowed him to unite humanity along the lines of their common faith. Thus, we must roundly condemn those human kingdoms which reject GOD’s gift of faith in favor of Iblees’ falsehoods. We are further enjoined to condemn those states which make common cause with them: deliberately aiding an individual in sin is just as serious as the sin itself. We offer an opportunity for true forgiveness to those who have strayed from GOD’s path. Regardless of any conflict, the practical goals of conquest or independence must remain subsidiary to the spiritual goal of accepting GOD’s will. We enjoin those nations who have made common cause with apostates to reject them fully, at the peril of the souls of their own people. SECTION X - LAITY ORDERS The Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Tabernacle is to be established with the blessing to further the teachings and virtues of the Canon scrolls and the Mother Church. SECTION XII - BLESSING BL. HIGH PONTIFF SIGISMUND I Dearly beloved, We have seen fit to raise the virtuous High Pontiff Siegmund I to the status of Blessed, the second class of the legenda sanctorum. With due study of their causes for canonization, this virtuous faithful may be canonized at a future date. Following editions of the legenda sanctorum are mandated to include this addition. 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

PONTIFICAL WRIT OF DENOUNCEMENT; issued on the 8th of Tobias’ Bounty 1746 by, ______________________________________________________________________ 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… ______________________________________________________________________ To The Faithful Children of GOD, The war which tears our terra apart stretches furthermore into duration. No longer is it only bloodshed which plagues this plane, but the continuation of heresy which spreads throughout our world as wildfire. From the beginning of this conflict, where Canonist brothers and sisters took up arms against one another and men pretending to fight for GOD our Holy Mother Church has seeked unite for all of Horen's kin during these troubling times. But yet with no end to the conflict in near sight, peace strays further as the Law of our Holy Mother Church is not respected by the lands of the east. It has come to our attention that the Archduchy of Suffonia has saw fit to falsely raise their status from an Archduchy to a Kingdom. They have spread misconduct against Canon Law within their lands and continue to pursue the false title of ‘Kingdom of Suffonia’ without regard for GOD’s will. Furthermore, instead of seeking the judgement of myself, as demanded by canon law, they have gone forth to justify this heresy through the acts of war, with nothing more but bloodshed once more. It is due to this grave misconduct and breaking of Canon Law by the Archduchy of Suffonia we reject and denounce any coronation held by themselves or any ordained minister of the Church of the Canon. We furthermore place defrockment upon any ordained minister who attempts to coronate the pretender King of Suffonia, regardless of their title. ______________________________________________________________________

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The Pontifical Enthronement of 1745 8th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1745. [!] When the sun had moved past the horizon to break into morning, a procession of beadles and priests was carried to the Basilica of the Final Revelation. The chirping of birds which saturated the cool morning air of Helena briefly paused as bells soon began to toll throughout the city. As many outside were alerted of a change by the tolling of the bells, the great doors of the Basilica of the Final Revelation were cast open for all to see. The procession soon moved into the sanctuary, with Jasper Cardinal Renzfeld aside the altar. Standing aside the Pontiff-Elect, Cardinal Renzfeld begins the Prayer of Penitence. He calls out, "Almighty and most merciful Creator, we have wandered and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things that we ought to have done; and we have done those things that we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us. But you, O Lord, have mercy upon us sinners. Spare those who confess their faults. Restore those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to mankind in Horen our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Creator, for his sake, that we may live a disciplined, righteous and godly life, to the glory of your holy name. So say we all." . It is now that Ide Cardinal Ves faces the amassed clergy, himself bearing an immaculate white frock as per the custom of Pontiffs of centuries past. The Cardinal Renzfeld continued; “With the Lord Creator our witness and guide, it has been divined that the Cardinal Ide of Ves, born Eidr al-Haraqqa, has been willed to fulfill the seat of the Church Pontificate. Do you heed the call of Our Creator to bear this vocation? “I do so believe.” “You have been ordained in our church, your household names forsaken and your life devoted in sole service to the teachings of our Creator. The vows of your past vocations remain firm; now you must make the declaration of assent.” The cardinal then reads the Assent, preserved from years past. “The Church of Faithful is the One, Holy and Rightful Church of the Creator , worshiping the one true God, The Creator. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scrolls and set forth in the Faithful creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Light, it has borne witness to Faithful truth in its historic formulates, the Articles of Faith, The Book of Saints. In the declaration you are about to make, will you affirm your loyalty to this inheritance of faith as your inspiration and guidance under God in bringing the grace and truth of Horen to this generation and making Him known to those in your care?” “I, Ide of Ves, do so affirm, and accordingly declare my belief in the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scrolls and set forth in the Faithful creeds and to which the historic formularies of the Church of The Creator bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are authorized or allowed by Canon.” replies Ide. Do you accept the Holy Scrolls as revealing all things necessary for eternal salvation through faith? "I do so accept them." "Will you be diligent in prayer, in reading Holy Scrolls, and in all studies that will deepen your faith and fit you to bear witness to the truth of the Word?" "By the help of God, I will." "Will you lead your people in proclaiming the glorious Word of Horen, so that the good news of salvation may be heard in every place?" "By the help of God, I will." "Will you teach the doctrine of Horen as the Church of Faith has received it, will you refute error, and will you hand on entire the faith that is entrusted to you?" "By the help of God, I will." "Will you be faithful in ordaining and commissioning ministers of the Church?" "By the help of God, I will." Will you be gentle and merciful for Horen’s sake to those who are in need, and speak for those who have no other to speak for them? "By the help of God, I will." "Will you endeavor to fashion your own life and that of your household according to the way of God and make your home a place of hospitality and welcome?" "By the help of God, I will." "Will you work with your fellow servants in the Church for the sake of the kingdom of God?" "By the help of God, I will." "Will you accept the discipline of this Church, exercising authority with justice, courtesy and love, and always holding before you the example of Horen?" "By the help of God, I will." "Will you then, in the strength of the Holy Light, continually stir up the gift of God that is in you, that the good news of God may be proclaimed in all the Realm?" "By the help of God, I will."" "Speak thus then the oath of the Pontificate, with the conclave and God as witness." "I vow to change nothing of the received Tradition, and nothing thereof I have found before me guarded by my God-pleasing predecessors, to encroach upon, to alter, or to permit any innovation therein; To the contrary: with glowing affection as her truly faithful student and successor, to safeguard reverently the passed-on good, with my whole strength and utmost effort; To cleanse all that is in contradiction to the canonical order, should such appear; to guard the Holy Canons and Decrees of our Saints and Pontiffs as if they were the divine ordinance of Heaven, because I am conscious of Thee, whose place I take through the Grace of God, whose Vicarship I possess with Thy support, being subject to severest accounting before Thy Divine Tribunal over all that I shall confess; I swear to God Almighty and the Favored son Horen that I will keep whatever has been revealed through Horen and His Successors and whatever the Saints and my predecessors have defined and declared. I will keep without sacrifice to itself the discipline and the rite of the Church. I will put outside the Church whoever dares to go against this oath, may it be somebody else or I. If I should undertake to act in anything of contrary sense, or should permit that it will be executed, Thou willst not be merciful to me on the dreadful Day of Divine Justice. Accordingly, without exclusion, We subject to severest excommunication anyone -- be it Ourselves or be it another -- who would dare to undertake anything new in contradiction to this constituted Tradition and the purity of the Faith and the Faithful religion, or would seek to change anything by his opposing efforts, or would agree with those who undertake such a blasphemous venture." As his oath come to close, Jasper washes the face of Ide and anoints his forehead with scented oils. "Cleansed of worldly taint, you are reborn in the Creator's vision. Your heart blessed in the eternal compassion and truth of Horen; your soul aflame with the benevolent justice and fervor of Owyn; your body awash with the incredulous miracles and charisma of Godfrey; your mind attuned to the unworldly wisdom and vigor of Sigismund." Cardinal Renzfeld then garbs the anointed in the pontifical cloth, and bestows the pontifical ferula. "By this you are known to all as preserver of truths and lord spiritual." Cardinal Renzfeld then retrieves the ring of St. Lucien, before sliding it upon the right ring finger of the anointed, and afterward, takes the pontifical mitre and rests it upon his brow. "I announce to you a great joy: We have a High Pontiff! The Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord, Ide of Ves. High Pontiff of the Canonist Faith who takes to himself the name PONTIAN III."

Ide Cardinal Ves slowly rises from his seat, uttering a prayer under his breath. His hands are plagued by shaking, the man himself unsure if it were nerves or something rheumatic. With a brief steeling of himself and a nod to his colleagues of faith, he deposits his ballot.

I’m all for self-policing but I think it’s something that’s very hard to enforce suddenly on the server due to there being an intrinsic ideological divide between the player-base; there are those that are comfortable with self-policing because they believe that issues will (or can, at least) be resolved at a later date and those that are not comfortable with self-policing behaviour because they’ve got a distrust in the conduct of themselves and their peers. If there is perceivable room for abuse, I don’t blame people for seeing that as a detractor. I think now is the time to hopefully have some show of force of the mod team and some subsequent competency wherein these results are a demonstrable improvement to the previous system. There are elements that people should see as a perceivable immediate benefit – no RP stalling during flubbed bandit roleplay by somebody who doesn’t want to face consequences, less of an out-of-character interference with in-character affairs, etc etc. However; until this is a demonstrated and empirical difference and improvement to the previous system, it’s relatively understandable that people’re going to be sage and cynical to such a drastic reform. Reforms have flopped before, and the risk with having ones that are both substantial and affecting the more middling minutiae of roleplay conflict is that the risks are far more palpable. It’s something that needs some duality of belief in the system (or at least some pretence of it ) to reap some pretty sweeping benefits to the server. But the space for the ball to drop is far too wide, which is something that many of the people detracting the change are far more cognizant of. It’s a sink or swim policy.

Ide Cardinal Ves hears of the death of his friend of decades, confident in his knowledge that the heretics wouldn’t learn nor repent, that the children playing templar would continue to damn themselves ever further with every toy they throw from their crib. He puts down his bowl of dates, his stomach turned knowing that these were children so lost.

Veikko H takes a few moments respite to begin to ink a letter to the emperor, thanking him for putting the names of different nations in different colours. The lingering cold causes him to run his inkwell over a candle for a few slow moments before he seals the letter with a wax seal.

this server chews people up and spits them out

thanks reddit

Ide Cardinal Ves whiles the day in his lodge, eyes occasionally casting the slowest of circumspect glares to the vineyard that had grown the basketful of grapes resting aside his chair. The tips of his fingers dulled with the dried purples juices that only a day-long gorging on grapes could provide, he traces the words of the page with some careful zealousness. His old eyes finally opening wide with some finality, he re-rolls the missive and tucks it into the top-drawer of his bureau.

AN ECCLESIASTICAL ULTIMATUM As promulgated by His Eminence, Ide Cardinal Ves, Auditor of the Tribunal of the Church of the Canon Decreed the 5th of Harren’s Folly, 1743. ☨ To Daniel de Alence and his Nominal Templars of Arjen’s Cross There is something minor to be praised in the pious forming a nation of their own, and I praise your zeal. It is clearly known what Canon philosophy, certainly in agreement with natural reason, prescribes in this matter; for the flock to stand together against any threats to the faith, and to stand as one. Nevertheless, because of both warnings issued to your men and your conscious foregoing of them, it will be expedient to briefly issue an ultimatum. Clearly, divine law, both that which is known by the light of reason and that which is revealed in the sacred scrolls, strictly forbids anyone, to either form an order professing to be Holy in nature without gaining the divine promulgated assent of the Pontiff. Further, it is forbidden for anyone to so purposefully kill or wound another Canonist man unless compelled to do so in self defense. In the very nature of drawing arms against another Canonist nation - whose ruler has in years past been fidei defensor of the Mother Church - there is plainly blind temerity and contempt for the life of fellow men of the Canon. There can be, therefore, no obscurity or doubt in anyone's mind that those who engage in battle as ‘templars of the faith’ and take upon themselves a double guilt, that of another Canonist's destruction and the deliberate risk of their own lives in their self-proclaimed cause as “templars” of the Mother Church. If as to recant their claim of templars of the faith and profess to be schismatics or heretics, the following ultimatum will reply without regard; It will be your duty to impress diligently upon the minds of your people this warning, that they not rashly follow false organisations of faith, nor allow themselves to be carried away by the judgments of shallow men to be thus dragged into war against their own Canonist brethren in their faux-nation of heretical pretenders of faith. If there is no reform of behaviour, resting upon the authority of Him whose pleasure it was to place us (though unequal to such a burden) upon this supreme justice-seat, we do shall of the fullness of our apostolic power declare the aforesaid Templars, the man known as Daniel de Alence, and all other titles non exhaustive that he so self-refers to be a heretic and favourer of heretics, and him and his adherents in the matters aforesaid to have incurred the sentence of excommunication and to be cut off from the unity of the Mother Church. We humble pray GOD that he strengthen our common efforts with divine grace and that He kindly guide you into accepting our ultimatum and returning to the safety of His fold, for the integrity of morals and for Canon life.

what are your favourite not-halfling races and why? youre a big supporter of the little ppl but that’s got me curious

Veikko Harjalainen drops his biscuit into his cup of tea in shock.

Remove old warning points

guess i touched a nerve and brought up bad memories 4 u ?

I don't care about your middle school political opinion, I'm just stoking the fire of discourse bc people don't get the point of the rule change yet

He doesn't demean them. He doesn't care about them. This is Minecraft, not your middle school debate club. Go break blocks or something... Damn

did you really say "let's only roleplay on a roleplay server" was not an argument because... Bad things happen in RP? I really hope you're memeing because you've literally delineated that roleplay and reality are different things, you've said the medium is a medium for roleplay, youre saying it's a creative community built by creative people.. so we need to care about their political opinions? Lmao. Absolute fatty misnomer and pisses your point up the wall. Politics in OOC spaces isn't some transcendental topic that possesses some liminal space between RP and OOC, it's strictly political discussions in out-of-character spaces. You can absolutely have a roleplay server where you can roleplay things while also removing the yawn inducing snotbubble of middle schooler political discourse that's any OOC political discussion. That doesn't infringe on creative liberty and shouldn't reflect on the RP. If you're uncomfortable with the RP and think it's too extreme, address the RP. Simple as.

The single most insufferable person you can ever encounter is the person who feels like their milquetoast and middling political opinion is both radical and necessary to be voiced. I play minebrick to play a dumb videogame, not have ptsd flashbacks of sitting in the back of 9th grade civics and trying to get my buddy to drink window cleaner while half-listening to a lecture on national service bc some 14 year old thinks that everyone!! must hear about the omg political opinion Reddit gave them that week

guys we did it... telanir just sent me a draft of his thread... he’s freeing hong kong!!!