If I may pose an initial question to ye, who are you, and on what
authority do you make such foolish an ignorant accusations against the
Archprelate? I remember you not from my long years in Ashtan, neither in
physical form or having heard utterance of your filthy, disgraced name.
Surely a "scholar" and "protector of the destitute" such as yourself
would have surely made a name for yourself?

You accuse the Archprelate of tasting the taint of Chaos, and even more
laughably, liking it. Perhaps then, you would be best off arguing with
Lady Tarah, or Lord Pentharian, whom have both shown strong support of
Rho and instated him into the position of Archprelate. Surely you do not
have such disrespect for the gods as to question their divine
providence? Do not fear to admit this weakness, for I myself once bore
it's foolish mark in my youth.


Please, try to purge the chaos from your mind and see the truth. There
has never been any mark of Chaos on the Archprelate. He is a soul as
pure and as clean as any I know. Myself? I was a convert, I served in
the Blood Congregation and the Maldaathi, and later the Ashura. I fought
alongside the armies of Evil when Mhaldor and the Ashura worked towards
the common goal of felling Shallam's icons. As I matured, I grew to
realize the threat that Chaos and Evil were to sentient life and
Creation as we know it. By the age of fourty-five, I had turned to the
true path of Righteousness, a path I still walk today. My point in all
this? Some may accuse myself of feeling Chaos or Evil's taint. Lords
above know up until recently, despite my devotion to Good, I still
couldn't entirely forsake the Truths. One could accuse many of the other
converts to the path of Good, such as Ellodin, Dyzanru, or Dji. But
Archprelate Rho? You must be out of your mind to make such a baseless,
pointless, ignorant accusation. This man, whom is only a few years older
than myself, has achieved more for Good in his lifetime than many have
achieved for Evil or Chaos, or Good for that matter, in twice or three
times as long. The first Archprelate to have never been a member of any
guild, the first Archprelate in Centuries to truly strike out against
Chaos and Ashtan. Bishop Rho has saved both my life and my soul, and if
any wish to sully his name, I will gladly take to arms to defend it.

Harmonia, if ye are such a scholar of Chaos, then by all means, take up
arms. But do not do as you have and sit in Ashtan, speaking out
foolishly about that which you know nothing of. Your ridiculous rantings
and ravings are akin to throwing arrows at a castle. Do not think that
any in Shallam, the Church, the Guardians, or the Anointed take you in
the least bit seriously, and if any others in this world do, then I pray
for their sanity.

Walk in Light, and may you finally come upon the true path.

Equerry Ankara Valorum, Seeker of Valour

Penned by my hand on the 11th of Sarapin, in the year 460 AF.