I feel that anyone who wishes to join any following should have the
advantage of knowing what they are getting themselves into, beforehand.
Therefore, I write this in hopes of educating anyone who cares to read
it.

For some, this turnabout by Lady Shallah in Her teachings and methods
will be an attractive thing. For some, it will not. I am in that second
class.

For six decades, I served Lady Shallah. For three, I was Her Voice in
these realms. I had a close relationship to Her, and knew Her ways
better than anyone else. When Elyse, a previous deserter to the Order,
claimed to have visions from Lady Shallah, I dismissed them. It has
always, in the past, been my Lady's opinion that such methods are often
confusing, misleading, and not in alignment with Her ways. I was shortly
thrown from the Order by Lady Shallah Herself, and told that I was no
longer welcome, for I forge weapons, and sell them.

For six decades, I served Lady Shallah. Her ways were not that of
pacifism, though pacifism was a viable path within Her teachings. One
that I even took up years ago, myself. Her ways brought peaceful
existence to all those who wished such, and protected them from those
who didn't.

Now, something has changed my beloved Lady. She has corrupted her own
teachings, changing them from a viable way of life, to a stunted idea
that, in all likelihood, will not work well at all. She now teaches
complete pacifism, and practices intolerance.

I, myself, have been forcefully pacified for daring to tell Her that I
would not follow this travesty that She has become. Not that this has
any true bearing on my actions. In fact, the only reason I have
discovered this pacification is because I attempted to test a flintlock
weapon on a rat, and was unable.

Peace has become pacifism, intolerance and a willingness to force your
own ideals on others. It has become a hypocrisy. Many will disagree, I
do not invite those of you who do so to respond on this forum, as I will
not argue the point. I simply write of what I have seen and felt.

I seek the True Way of Peace, the Way created and loved by the Lady
Peace of old, and I invite anyone to come speak to me about what the
True Way is.

In Peace,
-Taringail Gai'don

Penned by my hand on the 17th of Bellum, in the year 467 AD.