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Chronicles of Mesion: Considering Hiatus; Comments Needed.
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<blockquote data-quote="LordVyreth" data-source="post: 2876081" data-attributes="member: 9626"><p><strong>Mesion Excerpt #4: The Secret Sermon</strong></p><p></p><p>The Secret Sermon</p><p></p><p> I look at those gathered around me and I feel pride. For years unfathomable by the mortal mind I have struggled to reach the level of power that I now have, but it was worth it. I knew that I would not be able to conquer my own weaknesses, let alone have the right and the honor to lead and inspire others, until I could become the equal of the creators themselves, using my own skills and abilities to be a peer of the makers of Mesion and the beings that guide it to this very day. You must understand that to be a teacher and a guide to you, my people, is the most difficult and rewarding task of my long life.</p><p></p><p> And yes, I do refer to you as people. I know that few would give you that right. They’ve called you animals, monsters, and simply threats to “society.” But I know that you are thinking, feeling creatures, because I have felt what you feel and thought what you think. I know the conflict; the desire to be part of two worlds as one, and the temptation to give in to one side entirely. I have struggled against that temptation to the point that I was willing to become little more than a slave and a pawn of greater forces to resist it. But those days are long gone, and now I offer the same gift of control that I once received. Instead of unquestioning loyalty, however, I request only your faith and honor, the same honor I want to give you. Give me this, and you will be able to retain the strength and power you can now call your own without shame while holding on to the things that make you above a mere creature. And I know your suspicions regarding this, but I assure you that when I speak of such things, I am not referring to the foolish morality that emphasizes so-called good and evil. We more than anyone know that the only rule of reality that remains consistent is that the strong thrive and the weak are the tools of the strong, and that civilization is nothing but this rule with further complexities added. But those complexities are what we must value the most! The appreciation of fine art, the way the music moves the very soul, the splendor of nature’s beauty, and the love of one’s kin are our right as much as anyone’s to enjoy. No, it’s our right more than others, because we have to strength to claim them and we know what it’s like to lose them.</p><p></p><p> My people, my followers, my friends: join me and create a new, better, authentic society. United, nobody can stop us. Not the half-beings some of us once were, not the muddled crossbreeds that betray our nature to join their civilization, and not even the celestials and fiends that so often ravage our land will oppose us. Even the Primals will be helpless before our strength.</p><p></p><p> Name of high/priest avatar withheld</p><p></p><p>OOC Notes: Unlike Earlier Excerpts, this one's source is potentially obvious to readers or players of my earlier campaign. To others, there's some clues as to who the speaker is addressing, but beyond that you'll have to wait and see!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordVyreth, post: 2876081, member: 9626"] [b]Mesion Excerpt #4: The Secret Sermon[/b] The Secret Sermon I look at those gathered around me and I feel pride. For years unfathomable by the mortal mind I have struggled to reach the level of power that I now have, but it was worth it. I knew that I would not be able to conquer my own weaknesses, let alone have the right and the honor to lead and inspire others, until I could become the equal of the creators themselves, using my own skills and abilities to be a peer of the makers of Mesion and the beings that guide it to this very day. You must understand that to be a teacher and a guide to you, my people, is the most difficult and rewarding task of my long life. And yes, I do refer to you as people. I know that few would give you that right. They’ve called you animals, monsters, and simply threats to “society.” But I know that you are thinking, feeling creatures, because I have felt what you feel and thought what you think. I know the conflict; the desire to be part of two worlds as one, and the temptation to give in to one side entirely. I have struggled against that temptation to the point that I was willing to become little more than a slave and a pawn of greater forces to resist it. But those days are long gone, and now I offer the same gift of control that I once received. Instead of unquestioning loyalty, however, I request only your faith and honor, the same honor I want to give you. Give me this, and you will be able to retain the strength and power you can now call your own without shame while holding on to the things that make you above a mere creature. And I know your suspicions regarding this, but I assure you that when I speak of such things, I am not referring to the foolish morality that emphasizes so-called good and evil. We more than anyone know that the only rule of reality that remains consistent is that the strong thrive and the weak are the tools of the strong, and that civilization is nothing but this rule with further complexities added. But those complexities are what we must value the most! The appreciation of fine art, the way the music moves the very soul, the splendor of nature’s beauty, and the love of one’s kin are our right as much as anyone’s to enjoy. No, it’s our right more than others, because we have to strength to claim them and we know what it’s like to lose them. My people, my followers, my friends: join me and create a new, better, authentic society. United, nobody can stop us. Not the half-beings some of us once were, not the muddled crossbreeds that betray our nature to join their civilization, and not even the celestials and fiends that so often ravage our land will oppose us. Even the Primals will be helpless before our strength. Name of high/priest avatar withheld OOC Notes: Unlike Earlier Excerpts, this one's source is potentially obvious to readers or players of my earlier campaign. To others, there's some clues as to who the speaker is addressing, but beyond that you'll have to wait and see! [/QUOTE]
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