I would hereby like to plead -with all my heart- with all Those and those leading citystates / houses to reconsider rules / laws (if applicable) that lead to a by-default enemying of anyone leaving the according community, found to be oath-breaking.

I am a person who feels a certain solace about never having broken an oath.

I grew up in Shallam, the Jewel of the East.
After Shallam was destroyed, I - after many decades- eventually moved to dear Eleusis.

I only lived in two citystates in my 600ish of years of life. Lame or understandable? Even I do not know.

People who have known me for longer might even see me loyal to a fault. Loyal to a city that does not exist anymore, loyal to a beloved village that due to a rulechange could not keep me (with my hundreds-of-years-old Cyrene allyship) as villager.

I even continue to hold Cyrene dear in my heart, eventhough my allyship (the very one which got me ousted from Eleusis) was eventually taken away from me (rather apruptly) in a very confusing series of events (also, interestingly, related to my very heartfelt, genuine approach towards a new oath I had been asked to take).

So please, do not be mistaken: Taking an oath has always been a very serious matter for me.

I feel in these times of anxiety, we must remember compassion.

People might chose to leave their community behind for a vast number of reasons. It does not necessarily mean they changed their belief, or wish to become hostile. Some might even chose to take the horribly quiet life of a rogue.

Please, hold compassion dear.

You will NOT hear me feeling people who leave an org and slander it, attack it, backstab it should not be enemied to this org.

However, I appeal to You and you, to not by-default define the mere fact of leaving a community to be a crime.

As you know, I have a history of being absolutely flabbergasted seeing some people seemingly change their loyalties more often than they might change their socks.

That said, please do not send ME socks. I have an assortment of amazing blueberry socks which I wash and dry with high diligence. My feet are well taken care of!


With heavy heart, as usual

Laras, MD



Penned by my hand on the 16th of Scarlatan, in the year 995 AF.