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<blockquote data-quote="Morrow" data-source="post: 5056903" data-attributes="member: 301"><p><strong>A Letter to Elyosha</strong></p><p></p><p>Dear Elyosha,</p><p></p><p> Thank you for the letter. I appreciate you telling me what you are going to tell Lavinia and going into the other matters that you did. I find myself unable to sleep. Too busy thinking about those things that I can't effect that have happened in Farshore or soon will happen there.</p><p></p><p> I'm also concerned about the plans that the Fleet have for the Pearls. It has to be more than destroying any one place; according to the records we've seized they have enough to destroy whole civilizations.</p><p></p><p> Your idea of the Fleet trying to create a hell-on-earth both intrigues and frightens me. I think the answer to your question about the demons surviving the pearls was answered by Vanthus.</p><p></p><p> Vanthus has shown himself to be a coward most interested in saving his own skin. Yet he wasn't afraid to activate a Pearl at his feet. It seems safe to say that he was probably immune to the effect and sadistic enough to want to watch us warp before his eyes.</p><p></p><p> If Vanthus has an immunity then it's not hard to say that the other elite members of the Fleet (those who have been demonically enhanced) probably also share that defense. I doubt that they care if their underlings would survive.</p><p></p><p> Spying on the Fleet sounds like a good direction.</p><p></p><p> You raise a good point about other Shadow Pearl harvesting areas. I have been loathe to suggest asking Maggie to Commune again (it takes so much out of her and it feels like cheating), but knowing if this was the only place that Shadow Pearls were made might be important enough.</p><p></p><p> You probably have a better picture of Lavinia's mother than I do. Lavinia has told me of her parents and other family members, but it's her perspective, a journal allows you to get inside someone else's head and play with their memories.</p><p></p><p> I can't comment on the intentions of the elder Vanderborens in setting up this colony. The mention of pearl diving is ominous, knowing what we now know. </p><p></p><p> I do know that they were members of my organization and that the thought of what could be found here would be a great temptation to explore. </p><p></p><p> There is also the possibility that whatever force that has been occassionally manipulating us since before we arrived on this island also manipulated them.</p><p></p><p> And I accept the possibility of a dark motive on the part of Lavinia's parents.</p><p></p><p> Did the uncle turn Vanthus into the monster he is now? This of course opens the whole question of nature vs nurture. By the age that Vanthus had been shipped away to his uncle I had killed two men. Not in self-defense either, pure revenge. The rascal becomes the psychopath and the killer turns out.... alright (I hope.)</p><p></p><p> I'm trying to remember if that uncle is still alive. </p><p></p><p> I think that it's too late to remove Farshore. The sad truth is that there are other people (the Meravanchi's among several) who see the potential for this colony. If Lavinia choose to pull up stakes then others would take over. Other people who aren't interested in cooperating with the Ohlman.</p><p></p><p> Then there are the people of Farshore. I've gotten to know a good number of them. A lot of them grew up in the same slums that I did. They risked their lives getting here, survived without resupply for seasons and fought the Crimson Fleet. Not everyone is going to leave because we ask them to.</p><p></p><p> Even if the colony were to be destroyed tomorrow, I'd bet even money that it would be rebuilt inside my lifetime. If not someone from Sasserine, maybe the Scarlet Brotherhood.</p><p></p><p> It's a problem that has no easy solution. I propose speaking with the Ohlman themselves, the leadership and the common man. See what they want. What they don't want. I don't want to see them harmed.</p><p></p><p> Sasserine doesn't enjoy an even split of power between the sexes, it's true, but I think that you are selling the women of Sasserine short. </p><p></p><p> Heldrath Kellani is a woman just as corrupt as any man sitting on the Dawn Concil. In fact she'd be sitting there now if it weren't for our stopping Rowyn's plans. Heldrath is FAR from the only politically savvy/powerful woman in Sasserine. </p><p></p><p> I'd say that half the temples in town are headed by women. Including the temple of Aster.</p><p></p><p> The Witchwardens and the Church of the Whirling Fury are headed by women.</p><p></p><p> Still, it has to be said that more houses are lead by men and six of the seven seats on the Dawn Council are male. I could easily say that there are no impediments to a woman holding the highest positions in Sasserine, but the truth is that most office holders have external genitalia.</p><p></p><p> I'm not as familiar with Drusikstan's socio-political history. From our conversations I assume that your country was a matriarchy before the troubles occured.</p><p></p><p> How did your country's rulership work? Was there an even balance between the sexes? If so how was this achieved?</p><p></p><p> I've been thinking of something that I read a while back. It was in a book by Phillip Wylie called "The Disappearance." It involved a world that split into two copies, one populated only by men, the other only by women. Both wound up in total disaster.</p><p></p><p> There is a passage towards the end of the book that I will end this letter on.</p><p></p><p> "We-male and female- are the same flesh and the flesh is beautiful. We have all the same organs, differing only in speciality. The same chemicals course in us both. When we love each other it is the same love. When we lie together we are in solemn truth that One."</p><p></p><p>Yours truly,</p><p></p><p>Kai Garnham Vanderboren-Black</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrow, post: 5056903, member: 301"] [b]A Letter to Elyosha[/b] Dear Elyosha, Thank you for the letter. I appreciate you telling me what you are going to tell Lavinia and going into the other matters that you did. I find myself unable to sleep. Too busy thinking about those things that I can't effect that have happened in Farshore or soon will happen there. I'm also concerned about the plans that the Fleet have for the Pearls. It has to be more than destroying any one place; according to the records we've seized they have enough to destroy whole civilizations. Your idea of the Fleet trying to create a hell-on-earth both intrigues and frightens me. I think the answer to your question about the demons surviving the pearls was answered by Vanthus. Vanthus has shown himself to be a coward most interested in saving his own skin. Yet he wasn't afraid to activate a Pearl at his feet. It seems safe to say that he was probably immune to the effect and sadistic enough to want to watch us warp before his eyes. If Vanthus has an immunity then it's not hard to say that the other elite members of the Fleet (those who have been demonically enhanced) probably also share that defense. I doubt that they care if their underlings would survive. Spying on the Fleet sounds like a good direction. You raise a good point about other Shadow Pearl harvesting areas. I have been loathe to suggest asking Maggie to Commune again (it takes so much out of her and it feels like cheating), but knowing if this was the only place that Shadow Pearls were made might be important enough. You probably have a better picture of Lavinia's mother than I do. Lavinia has told me of her parents and other family members, but it's her perspective, a journal allows you to get inside someone else's head and play with their memories. I can't comment on the intentions of the elder Vanderborens in setting up this colony. The mention of pearl diving is ominous, knowing what we now know. I do know that they were members of my organization and that the thought of what could be found here would be a great temptation to explore. There is also the possibility that whatever force that has been occassionally manipulating us since before we arrived on this island also manipulated them. And I accept the possibility of a dark motive on the part of Lavinia's parents. Did the uncle turn Vanthus into the monster he is now? This of course opens the whole question of nature vs nurture. By the age that Vanthus had been shipped away to his uncle I had killed two men. Not in self-defense either, pure revenge. The rascal becomes the psychopath and the killer turns out.... alright (I hope.) I'm trying to remember if that uncle is still alive. I think that it's too late to remove Farshore. The sad truth is that there are other people (the Meravanchi's among several) who see the potential for this colony. If Lavinia choose to pull up stakes then others would take over. Other people who aren't interested in cooperating with the Ohlman. Then there are the people of Farshore. I've gotten to know a good number of them. A lot of them grew up in the same slums that I did. They risked their lives getting here, survived without resupply for seasons and fought the Crimson Fleet. Not everyone is going to leave because we ask them to. Even if the colony were to be destroyed tomorrow, I'd bet even money that it would be rebuilt inside my lifetime. If not someone from Sasserine, maybe the Scarlet Brotherhood. It's a problem that has no easy solution. I propose speaking with the Ohlman themselves, the leadership and the common man. See what they want. What they don't want. I don't want to see them harmed. Sasserine doesn't enjoy an even split of power between the sexes, it's true, but I think that you are selling the women of Sasserine short. Heldrath Kellani is a woman just as corrupt as any man sitting on the Dawn Concil. In fact she'd be sitting there now if it weren't for our stopping Rowyn's plans. Heldrath is FAR from the only politically savvy/powerful woman in Sasserine. I'd say that half the temples in town are headed by women. Including the temple of Aster. The Witchwardens and the Church of the Whirling Fury are headed by women. Still, it has to be said that more houses are lead by men and six of the seven seats on the Dawn Council are male. I could easily say that there are no impediments to a woman holding the highest positions in Sasserine, but the truth is that most office holders have external genitalia. I'm not as familiar with Drusikstan's socio-political history. From our conversations I assume that your country was a matriarchy before the troubles occured. How did your country's rulership work? Was there an even balance between the sexes? If so how was this achieved? I've been thinking of something that I read a while back. It was in a book by Phillip Wylie called "The Disappearance." It involved a world that split into two copies, one populated only by men, the other only by women. Both wound up in total disaster. There is a passage towards the end of the book that I will end this letter on. "We-male and female- are the same flesh and the flesh is beautiful. We have all the same organs, differing only in speciality. The same chemicals course in us both. When we love each other it is the same love. When we lie together we are in solemn truth that One." Yours truly, Kai Garnham Vanderboren-Black [/QUOTE]
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