State of Meranthe

[BerylFlint]

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When I arrived to this land, now almost 2 centuries ago, a younger me would have never in a million years expected this to happen. A younger, brighter, and foolish woman that took a chance on a city and its people, and loved what she saw. And so she grew, and so the years passed to decades, decades turned into centuries, and centuries turned into now.
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Even still, after all this time, I love Aphros and its people. Those who I have tended to from child to adult for generations, watching Oracle by Oracle pass by, changing the world and my city with their own unique touch. The blur of life and potential is one I will never get sick of, its dance that stretches back and forth in a thick history, adorned on the tapestry of our people that weaves itself longer and brighter even now. I have served my Noble Duties in that Thread of the Civilization for a very long time, but times change.
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And I must change with it.
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It is a new role, a heavy yoke of responsibility. But I will serve, as I always have.

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***  The Mantle of the Oracle is passed down to Ksceniya C. Montelione from the former Oracle Tanya S. Equisol, to the surprise of even the Dragon herself. A new age, or a curse to be looked back upon? Only time may tell.

*** A general call for Artificers and Alchemists roams from the two sister cities. To those who are interested in creation, they may find their services well lauded, and needed.

*** A stir of training once again ripples through the Bastion, noteworthy squires fresh out of training. Under the Service of the new Draconic Oracle, they rise to face a rapidly changing world.

*** The Montelione Public Lab stands open as it always has to those that enjoy bending the limits of creation, its tools and helpers ready and waiting within.

*** Talk of an ‘Isle of Spirits’ roams curiously throughout the city. For Spiritmancers or those interested in such a thing, they are encouraged to talk to Talguth, or the Oracle.

*** For those interested in the Aphrosian Faith, and the Tenets of the Ordinance, they are recommended to seek Pontifice Justia, the Head of the Asperean faith.

*** Recruitment to the Bastion is always open to those that are willing to learn and serve, whether Astra or Umbra. To those that wish to enlist, they are recommended to talk to Alaric Bargiel, the new Commander of the Bastion.

*** In the wake of the news of Garret Richter's death, the new High Chancellor, Nix Bargiel, previously thought to be dead, was found alive in the Southern Seas. Her work as head of the Republic of Paritas is to continue. However, due to the necessity of recovery, she has entrusted Ksceniya C. Montelione and Agne Talalt with her responsibilities until further notice. The High Chancellor left one statement: "There is much work left to be done.

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RELATIONS
The Republic

Goldlight: In my Mother's-Tongue, there is a saying, 'Cyvas-as-Lekru-Kakrov'. May our Bonds stand sharp, our Golden Hunters.

The Realm of Delphina
Delphina: Cycles of the Past, and only Two Left to see them.
Arcadia: Older and Older it grows. Long has it advanced from its troubled beginnings.
Neredies: Fishy.

Northern Cities
Caethir: Steadier than its younger years, but its settled face is one I have yet to know.
Enos: Another broken cycle of the past. But there was good in those pieces, once. There could be again.
Stonehaven: Time will tell.

Western Cities
Aetius: Better than some of the things that have occupied that tower. Our Methods differ, but I cannot disagree with the message.
Altharim: Unfortunate Tidings. We will see what comes from it all.

Southern Seas
Arcanum: A rare good upon Meranthe. May you stand the often shifting tides of the Islands. 
Kingdom of Fortune: A Long, difficult past. May you bear the changes it brings.