Greetings, Aetherius.
This is quite unusual of me to post in the news, let alone publicly. But
sometimes in life, a man just has to make his voice known. Thats why
this is available to us, no matter what the price, so Ill spend my gold
well.
First off, I think Antioch needs a little history lesson. Forgive me, if
you take offense, but I only speak the truth. There was a time when you
all resided in a city of Magick, the infamous Stavenn. Because you
protested the leadership of that city, you were slain, tortured, and
eventually exiled from the only home you ever knew. But through the
miracle of perhaps Lord Baar Himself, you found that oasis that is
Antioch. So why are you in the desert now? Because of persecution. Oh,
but Im not done.
Later on, the Moon of Change, Moradeim, began to change your younglings
into the great race of the Akrabi. But instead of accepting this, you
slew them! Blood was stained on your hands, because you saw them as an
abomination. It took an entire generation for you all to remember being
persecuted, did it not? And then the pacifism returned, and you finally
accepted your brethren.
With that in mind, let me remind you of what you all are doing in these
present times: persecuting. Who? Us magickers. No, not the demoners that
drove you away from your homes, but the magickers of Kinsarmar that you
once allied with in ages past. Why is that, Antioch, that you allow your
citizens to slay those who have done nothing more than oyster in some
lake far away from your precious desert? Please, I dont want to hear of
any of Kinsarmars sins as your answer, because you, Antioch, have sinned
as well. Against your own people, in fact. But hey, I dont write the
history scrolls.
To conclude this pointless piece of literature, I only want to make
known that I want this pointless killing to stop. I die constantly, when
all Im trying to do is go on about my life, in spite of the current
events. I stepped into your desert once, and never returned. Ive laid
one hand, nae, Ive never pointed one staff at a citizen of yours, even
Sapp who slew me after hunting, for no reason that had to do with me. So
please, consider this and remember your roots. I dont persecute you for
not accepting my beliefs. Try not to do the same to us?
I await your reply. Im very sure Ill get one.
Magus of Air,
Ashlar Melloryn

Penned by my hand on the 20th of Naturalis, in the year 482 AD.