To all the Starkin, the Blessed, the Sighted, walkers and lovers of the
Night and Light.

For our glorious and mysterious Lady of the Night Sky, may her blessings
fall on all our paths.


The Lioness, Artificium
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"The Lioness is a symbol of the month of Artificium. She is emotional
and loving, an ideal nurturer, always putting others' needs before her
own. She is intuitive and imaginative, and unexpectedly shrewd. She is
cautious, particularly as concerns those she loves, protective, and
sympathetic to the pains of others. She can also be changeable and
moody,overemotional, touchy, and has been known to be clingy when
feeling insecure. The Lioness has the heart of an artist and the spirit
of a nurturer"


The Lioness symbolises the month of Artificium, according to the tapesty
in the Observatory. It has several traits entwined within its essence
that I feel closely resemble my personality. I always try to help the
ones I love and care about, be it friends, guild mates, family, or even
a young warrior in Aetherius, trying to learn the ropes and the harsh
way of life here. Imaginative is something I try to be, I enjoy writing
poetry and composing short songs, and I feel the Lioness truly does
represent me. Other than that, I try to be a good listener, and there
are those who come to me for a shoulder to cry on and a listening ear,
though I have done the same, many a time. I have also been accused of
being over emotional and clingy, and feel both the positive and negative
sides of the Lioness course through my being. The heart of an artist and
the spirit of a nurturer indeed.

However, there are some differences, most notably, though least
importantly, the gender of myself and the Lioness. She is a proud
fighter and hunter, strong and agile, quick to strike and swift to kill.
I cannot pride myself in saying that I possess such hunting prowess, for
I am still perfecting the art of the blade, being a Lorekeeper.

Still, I do believe the Lioness does encompass everything I try to be,
or try to lose, in the realms. Both the good and the bad, the eyes of
the Lioness reflect my own, reflect me.




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This was written many months ago, and I post this on the urging of my
sponsor and friend, Senara. Some factual elements may have changed, but
I still feel that it is largely true and accurate.

Walk well, may the Stars bless, and the Night protect you, one and all.

Xen

Penned by my hand on the 16th of Fas, in the year 459 AD.