Stand up for what is right

Clytie for me this has been a debate. I hold no anger toward any of the participants.

Doc. Good luck in your own trip. Please let me know how it went when you catch me around the Proper. I think reports back into Travance are going to be critical for continued rebuilding.

B. Drexel

Evil is a word used by the ignorant and those found wanting. The darkness is about survival. It's about unleashing your inner power. It glorifies the strength of the individual.If you seek to aid everyone that suffers in the world, you will only weaken yourself and weaken them. It is the internal struggles, when fought and won on their own, that yield the strongest rewards. If you care for others, then dispense with pity and sacrifice and recognize the value in letting them fight their own battles. And when they triumph, they will be even stronger for the victory.

When I was first brought to this community it was to be a theological adviser to Lord Na on behalf of Fearghol. At that time I was qualified. After all I have seen in the past year I am supremely qualified. That being said I have so many qualified buzzing opinions in my mind right now I will attempt to compile it in a list.
1) I agree with everything Razael and Goggins have said at this point. Their opinions have been articulate and logical. I share their opinions to the letter. Tolerance and cooperation is needed in this dark hour. We've lost so much and the battle is not yet over. Let us take the shattered steel of our civilization and reforge it in a furnace of unity.
2) The Gods themselves have demanded balance, and the king has declared we respect this wish. Be you loyal to the Gods or loyal to the crown you can hopefully appreciate the gravity of this decision.
3) Billiam, when presenting an argument where you are being called a conflict seeking sociopath perhaps resorting to racial slurs isn't the best response. You claim you do what is right regardless of popular opinion-- seemingly admirable-- you seek to create strife no matter the atmosphere of peace that surrounds you. You'd bring to heel any who'd offend your delicate tolerance. I would say you would make a fine Agguaran, but that would be a bitter unfair insult to an undeserving, often misunderstood faith.
4) I have more to say but Eva is preventing me from putting quill to paper for anything more then what I have already said, for fear of offending any more sensitive sensibilities of the community. I'd like to say-- I put my reputation at risk like this because I fear for the future of our community, my home, and my family. I'd hope some of you (Billiam) could appreciate this conviction.

With Vigilance and Prudence,

It would be wise to realise that blatant disregard of the King's law is considered treason.

Many moons ago there was a time when dark clergy were tolerated and allowed to walk in the open. It seemed to be a peaceful, if uneasy, coexistence. There was a tension in the air but no one raised arms against each other. It remained so for a while and all seemed to be well. And then the baron of Travance was murdered. This murder served no political purpose, solved no crisis of state, and did not act as a means to an end. It was a wonton and craven act of evil done for the sake of doing it.

And how do I know all this? For I was once among the dark and wicked. I was there and plotted, conspired and corrupted every chance I had for the simple fact that to do so was an act of faith. We constantly committed acts of evil far from the view of the light just because we could. The gods of darkness demand it in order to call forth their powers and we gladly obliged.

So to all those who want to play this game of moral relevance and debate what is "good" and what is "evil" go ahead. It is exactly the position the darkness want you to take. We of the Church of the Light however will not be sitting idly by. We will watch, we will be vigilant and we will expose them for what they are.

In service to the Light that is Valos

For those who wish to share the light we hold a mass for the light every feast and festival. If you are unavailable at the time we hold the large mass, please speak with a cleric or priest and many of us will be happy to hold a smaller mass. All you need to do is ask.

My dear brother Billliam, please join us for mass. Many roads call you, but you need to listen carefully.

May the Gods be With Us Always,