Letters of Note

Tacita

There is an awesome blog called Letters of Note which digs out bits of correspondence from the past, sometimes very distant and sometimes not so, and posts it so that people can gain insight into the author/recipient. It's really interesting.

I have a love-hate relationship with letters in Lusternia. They are a pain to put together and preserving ones you want to keep is really hard now (I still lament losing the one where Druken acknowledged Tacita as his daughter) but I'm always excited to receive them, especially if they're for a purpose other than just sending items!

So, this is a thread (because you know, I haven't created enough RP related threads ever - I may be addicted) where you can post letters. Context or no context, funny or angsty, official or casual, whatever you wish. Go for it.

And because it would be rude of me not to, here's one to start things off. I never got a reply to this letter. I also sent it unsigned.

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I am disappointed in you.

I understand, of course, the need to return

the need to be home and whole

                but still

     I am disappointed.

With us, you were -

          could have been

   so much more.

   

      And perhaps this is your rebirth

your glory at Mahalla's side

         but it is hard to see it that way.

I am disappointed in you.

Zyphora

You read what is written on a silvery letter scented with wind wisps: My dear Zyphora, I confess, I am overwhelmed by the gift of the beautiful bracelet that you sent in response to my simple offering of ice cream. It is marvellous and quite took my breath away when I first lifted it from the letter and held its sparkling gemstones to the light. I thank you deeply for this token of your friendship, hardly humble and all the more exquisite and precious because of its generous and gentle giver. Though we may be separated by the clouds and the very earth, you shall always be close to my heart, and the feel of the bracelet on my wrist makes me feel that you are near, at least in spirit. However, I could hardly accept such a lovely gift without returning another gift in kind, considering the bracelet utterly dwarfs the initial gift of ice cream. Thus, I have enclosed a gift of my own to you that, I hope, will please your artistic eye and complement your innate warmth and radiance when worn. Until the next time we meet, I remain Your dear friend, Irillia

Ushaara

Haha. No letter to contribute, but the tags are great!

Sulaei

You read what is written on a simple red-bordered letter:
Always remember that your Will is your own, your heart your own, and
your choices your own. It is not a necessity for you to define yourself
to others.

Indeed, to place labels on yourself is to make yourself too easily
understood, and takes away the mystique that comes with being mortal--
no two are alike, and not all is meant to be understood.

Take pride in all you do, and put your heart into it. Put your soul into
it. Put your Will into it. No matter what you do, so long as you stand
behind it and learn to hold your head high, what you've done is a
success-- it does not matter how anyone else sees it.

Always be you, and never misplace yourself to appease people.

Irillia

A rhombic hexecontahedral origami star unfolds and sings to you, "May you be well, dear pup, and your efforts fruitful."

A rhombic hexecontahedral origami star flutters apart in wisps of vellum and disappears from your hands.

Not exactly a letter, but I've always adored Daraius' singing origami messages. This topic definitely makes me wish I had saved more of the letters I've received from people. I love writing and receiving letters, but I too wish they were as easy to preserve as they used to be and that they weren't so easy to lose track of if you accumulate a lot of them.

Riluna

Just want to chime in to say that I love reading this thread. Though it seems like something more appropriate for characters that are dead, or at least gone forever, maybe. So I don't have any I'm comfortable sharing.

All those letters are gone. Decayed years ago.

Permapreserve letters, please. Even if it's expensive.

Nihta

Why not a syntax: Paste letter in journal which will write the letter in your jornal on a page: "Pasted here there is a *description of letter* which reads: *contents of letter*"?

Orti

On a little alt I have



Dear young adventurer,

I found these as I was walking past centre of the Necropolis recently and it

seems they belong to you. You should be more careful with what you're holding!

If you die or quit with certain things simply held in your hands (such as herbs

or gold), you may drop them. You should always INRIFT your herbs and commodities

and store gold in a pack. Once you reach level 21 or higher, people such as I

will not return anything you drop when you die or leave the realms. They will be

lost to you forever, so be careful from now on!

Kind regards,

A conscientious traveller.

I know that it was Silvanus

Xenthos

Uh, are you sure it was Silvanus?  There's a new changelog that says the Fates will automatically mail things back to newbies who QQ and drop things.

Orti

Xenthos said:

Uh, are you sure it was Silvanus?  There's a new changelog that says the Fates will automatically mail things back to newbies who QQ and drop things.

ha! I need to read those changelogs more often.

Silvanus

Xenthos said:

Uh, are you sure it was Silvanus?  There's a new changelog that says the Fates will automatically mail things back to newbies who QQ and drop things.

Hey! Quit raining on my parade! Someone is saying good and nice things about me, and you are here to shoot them down! I have a reputation to protect.

Enyalida

I have an old love letter written to my character saved somewhere, the writer suicided, very sad!

Silvanus

I have a love letter/thanking me letter from Lavinya! (Funny story, its nearly decayed, and for some reason was put up for sale in my shop, and Luthian ended up buying it. Came really close to decaying)

You read what is written on an ivory letter embossed with a golden Ouroboros:

Dearest Silvanus,

  

Yours is a thankless job, but I wanted to make sure you know that you

are doing an excellent job. You inspire even the laziest among us to

action, and have worked hard to reward achievement. You have renewed our

direction, and have lead us every step of the way, not just with words

but by example. You are a fine, strong leader, and a mighty warrior. I

am always honoured to call myself your wife. Know that no matter what

steps you take, I will be here to support you. Even when I disagree with

you and you with me, my devotion is unwavering and absolute. You still

make my pulse quicken and put a skip in my step with your very presence,

even after all this time.

  

Always in love,

Lavinya

Orti

Silvanus said:

Xenthos said:

Uh, are you sure it was Silvanus?  There's a new changelog that says the Fates will automatically mail things back to newbies who QQ and drop things.

Hey! Quit raining on my parade! Someone is saying good and nice things about me, and you are here to shoot them down! I have a reputation to protect.

OK I'm confused now. Did Silvanus sent the letter or not?

Zyphora

 A rhombic hexecontahedral origami star unfolds and sings to you, "I quite enjoyed your orange-blossom and pomegranate tea. I hope you will continue in your culinary endeavors, as the initial results are exceedingly promising. May you be well, and your efforts fruitful. ~ D.S." A warm tulip of dawn falls out of a rhombic hexecontahedral origami star and into your hands. A rhombic hexecontahedral origami star flutters apart in wisps of vellum as the last of its contents spill into your hands.

Cyndarin

I wish I had the one I left for Tacita .

Tacita

I wish we had the one you left for me. It was brilliant.

I'm finding that 90% of mine (or at least the ones I have saved) are poems. I'm also not sure if the formatting on this one will stay.

--

I loved him long before I left you.

             It was never the reason I did.

 

I could give you explanations,

   rather than facts,

            but I don't think they'd be of 

  much use.

  

  It is a fact that I'm sorry,

        not for what I've done,

   but for how things have happened

       and that they had to happen at all.

  

  

                It is a fact

that I did not stop loving you

   that I doubt I ever will

but that I have broken everything.

           Hate me if you need to,

I suppose hate him, even though it's

  not his fault and nothing to do with him.

    But hate us, if you want to,

   if it helps.

I'll still love you anyway.

Lavinya

Lavinya loves getting (and sending) mail. I really wish I'd saved some of mine!

Tacita

I mostly only have ones that I've sent where I've written them in notepad and saved them first. However, I did find the following my logs; a letter flamed around Glomdoring during the event mentioned. I particularly enjoy the 'Signed, Anonymous' part of this.

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You read what is written on a theatrical letter of ivory and gold:
---------------------------
Lord Xynthin, Wyrdens Glory
---------------------------
Citizens of Glomdoring! I am one who has a deepset wish to bring Lord
Xynthin into the Glomdoring and accepted as one who serves and wishes to
spread the Wyrd throughout the Basin of life and allow nothing to oppose
it! It is a reality in which he has promised to bring to fruition and a
promise I fully intend to see fulfilled and followed by the Wyrd's
servants. As such I present my argument for his cause.

Lord Xynthin came to us veiled, having been pulled from the Wheel of
Goloth by Mother Night herself. Further to this, he defended the
Glomdoring in her time of need against the Time Dame Stepasha, and
restored Krangar back into his own self, and out of the control of the
dame. He later unveiled himself to us, and it would appear the populace
went from full support to one of indecision or direct opposition. Some
seeking to ask Mother Night herself, as well as seeking out the pantheon
of Glomdoring. But behold all are silent on the matter.

Mother Night brought him to us, the Wyrd sacrificed itself in him in his
world, to bring him to us so that we might prevail, this is what Mother
Night had seen when she went to that Wheel to drag him forth, answering
his call, and he hers. Reader, it is time to ask, why would Mother Night
have brought him forth if he is a threat? If he does not have the Wyrd's
best interest. Why would Lord Nocht, Lord Shikari and Lady Viravain do
or say nothing if he is a threat or dangerous to us, to the Wyrd? Alas
they would not.

In conclusion, accept and embrace Lord Xynthin. Nothing matters but
Glomdoring!
Our day is upon us.
Signed
Anonymous.

Majanishi

My only letters are guild entry statements and herb orders/keg recipes.

Ushaara

Found one from ages ago. Probably the most official and Sentinel-y one I ever sent. At the time I was hoping to rp out a proper trial too, but the person went inactive before it could happen.

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Comrade,

With the inviolable authority as Chief Superintendent of the Sentinel Company, and as Senior Officer of the Internal Political Directorate, legal proceedings to investigate charges against your person are initiated henceforth. You are ordered to stand down from all live Company operations you are involved in, provide a statement accounting your defence and evidence in your favour, if any; and present yourself for interview at the Ministry of Peace.

You have been accused of the following offences:
   - Violation of Peace Article I, subsection (ix).
   - Violation of Citizenship Contract Article II, subsection (b).
   - Violation of Citizenship Contract Article III, subsection (b).
   - Violation of the Sentinel Company's Oath of Service.

Pending further investigation:
   - Potential Violation of Peace Article II, subsection (i).
   - Potential Violation of Peace Article II, subsection (vii).
   - Potential Violation of Peace Article II, subsection (viii).
   - Potential Violation of Peace Article II, subsection (xiii).

To clarify, these charges are in direct consequence of the actions you are alleged to have taken, in what is deemed by the Institutional Society of Hallifax for the Improvement of Temporal Knowledge as; "the unlawful acquisition of classified intellectual property, with the assistance of persons unknown."

You are granted three months to comply with this summons. Should you not complete the aforementioned requests, it will be assumed that you have no counter to the charges against your person; judgement and sentencing will reflect this sentiment.

Judgement shall take place in the Spire of the Lawgivers, and will proceed when all evidence pertaining to these charges has been gathered.

In service,

Chief Superintendent Ushaara, of the Sentinel Company
Senior Officer of the Internal Political Directorate.
Senior Officer of the First Chief Directorate.
Alderman of Hallifax.

"Justice is nothing more than the strict adherence to a set of laws. No more, no less"

Everiine

I had a few good letters at one time, but they've long since decayed.

Nihta

Ushaara said:

At the time I was hoping to rp out a proper trial too, but the person went inactive before it could happen.

I would love to see an IC trial!

Also: I had a letter from my time as an Aquamancer in Celest, which was found littered all over the city, trying to convince people to walk in the shawdowed path of Glomdoring or something similar, I wish I had saved it.

Eritheyl

I don't think I've ever received a cool letter.

Elanorwen

I once got a pretty nice letter from Astraea... but it got lost somewhere along the way, so eh...

Cyndarin

I don't get cool letters either. My last one was a novel on my grammatical errors and typos.

Rancoura

When I bought my personal shop in Glomdoring, I found a slew of preserved letters that had been left behind by the previous owner. I'm not sure why some of them were preserved, as some were short and simple trade orders, but a few were very, very interesting... such as one that detailed a list of conditions that Narsrim would have had to meet if he ever had any hope of joining Glomdoring (which to my knowledge never happened). I'm not going to share the letter here, being an old-school secretive Glomdorian and such, but it's definitely one of the most interesting letters I've ever seen, even if it wasn't addressed to me, is by now centuries old and even might have been before my time.

Rancoura

I will share this one, however, as it inflicts a severe case of nostalgia in me and fondly reminds me of a time when I tried to revive Glomdorian roleplay when it was slipping away before it did so:

My Queen,

When last we spoke, you asked that I wander the forest when the Night

was darkest, and look past the sites and sounds, the every day and

mundane manifestation of the Glomdoring. I wandered the forest for many

hours and pondered your words.

I spent the hours surrounding midnight contemplating many things. I

listened, and then I went beyond listening. I watched, then went beyond

watching. Attempting to see that which lies behind the scenes.

I have come to the conclusion that everything is interconnected. And

while this is in large part obvious, it is a much deeper interconnection

than I had originally surmised. Mother Night infuses all that she

touches, as does the Wyrd. The touch of Lord Nocht too did I see upon

all which I surveyed. Sometimes in subtle ways, but always present.

Involved in everything, though Silent, as is His want.

I discovered that this woven web of influences left me feeling secure.

At peace, if you will. I wish to delve deeper, my Queen, and I would ask

that you continue to guide me in these matters.

Forever in service to Mother Night, Lord Nocht, and the Glomdoring

I remain sincerely yours,

[person]

Xenthos

Rancoura said:

When I bought my personal shop in Glomdoring, I found a slew of preserved letters that had been left behind by the previous owner. I'm not sure why some of them were preserved, as some were short and simple trade orders, but a few were very, very interesting... such as one that detailed a list of conditions that Narsrim would have had to meet if he ever had any hope of joining Glomdoring (which to my knowledge never happened). I'm not going to share the letter here, being an old-school secretive Glomdorian and such, but it's definitely one of the most interesting letters I've ever seen, even if it wasn't addressed to me, is by now centuries old and even might have been before my time.

He did manage to join once, over my strenuous objections.

There was a list of conditions that he failed to meet, so exactly 30 days later I had the distinct pleasure of typing "ostracize Narsrim" and then pressing enter to commit the command.

Rancoura

Xenthos said:

Rancoura said:

When I bought my personal shop in Glomdoring, I found a slew of preserved letters that had been left behind by the previous owner. I'm not sure why some of them were preserved, as some were short and simple trade orders, but a few were very, very interesting... such as one that detailed a list of conditions that Narsrim would have had to meet if he ever had any hope of joining Glomdoring (which to my knowledge never happened). I'm not going to share the letter here, being an old-school secretive Glomdorian and such, but it's definitely one of the most interesting letters I've ever seen, even if it wasn't addressed to me, is by now centuries old and even might have been before my time.

He did manage to join once, over my strenuous objections.

There was a list of conditions that he failed to meet, so exactly 30 days later I had the distinct pleasure of typing "ostracize Narsrim" and then pressing enter to commit the command.

=D>

When was that? I'm curious to know if it actually was before my time or if I was just an ignorant little Shadowbound/Penumbra at the time.

Irillia

This is from an old character I used to play, to whom I gave the weird habit of writing a sonnet to people she liked and mailing it anonymously to them. I'm sharing this particular sonnet addressed to the lovely Amarysse, just because I'm irrationally proud of it even if it isn't a letter sent or received by Irillia at all.

--

"Seeker of Beauty"

The perfect elfen maiden that you are

With sunlight gleaming on your flowing hair

Your smile so radiant, I thought a star

Had fallen to the earth to shed its glare--

Thus you seemed to me when I first glimpsed you

Beneath the wyrden forest's shadowed trees,

Whose welcome darkness hid me from your view

As you explored these woods with gracious ease.

In even this dim, lightless place, you shone

As though light clung to you--and well it should!

You spoke, and wisdom lay in your soft tone

For you saw beauty here and understood.

Though beauty you sought in these woods to find,

It lies within your own heart, face, and mind.