The theory of war is one that has been endlessly-refined by some of the keenest minds in history. More so than economics, engineering or the other sciences of society, it is war that lends de...
2022-05-04 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The raven came upon the tortoise in the woods. It flew down to stand on its shell and wish it a good day. The tortoise looked up and did the same. The raven talked of simple thing...
2022-04-27 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a truth: that no man acts without believing himself correct. Even in doing something he knows is wrong, there is a circumstance invoked within his mind to excuse that trespass. ...
2022-04-22 15:02:49 +0000 UTC View Post
My work has been doing a phased back-to-office thing and my schedule has been wacky, with the end result being that this chapter needs another day or two to cook. I will target posting it som...
2022-04-20 01:16:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The office of the Star is not a simple one, for all its luxuries. I imagine many a person bemoans their station and feels vaguely ridiculous while doing so; I find myself no exception in that...
2022-04-13 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It is difficult for many men to reconcile the exhortation to love one’s brother with the reality of war and conflict. The divinity within us is merciful and kind beyond human limits, and we...
2022-04-06 16:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of you might accuse me of that same hubris, given my temerity in lecturing this august body. I know I have earned your contempt for refusing to participate directly in the War. The...
2022-03-30 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Assets in the Strait have observed large Mendiko convoys traveling by both air and sea to the port of Estu. At a minimum, the observed quantities of aircraft exceed our estimates for Mendiko ...
2022-03-23 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The asymmetry of time is its cruelest aspect. We may look back and see the ebb and flow of events, but not forward; we walk blindly through moments, never realizing that they are the most imp...
2022-03-18 20:08:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi folks! Between work, life and a surprise migraine I don't see myself having this chapter put together in proper form by Wednesday. As a result, I'm going to put it up later - probabl...
2022-03-15 00:47:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The divinity we bear wields us like a hammer against the world, and its will is seen in righteous action. It is simple and easy to listen to this voice, but the righteous man must do so witho...
2022-03-09 16:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I did not start out writing a story about war with the expectation that it would become this relevant to current events. I've spent the past year or so marinating in the history o...
2022-03-07 01:46:10 +0000 UTC View Post
A man grows to love the ground he stands on. Many phrase this as a blessing, but it is a sickness of the worst sort. It is the human impulse to accept stagnation, a comfortable lack of ...
2022-03-02 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The mockingbird alit on the man’s shoulder one day and asked him of his tools, for the others in the forest had none. The man replied that he used the hoe to bring crops from the earth, the...
2022-02-23 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Until further notice all domestic project budgets are suspended unless directly supporting field assets. Affected teams shall report to their departmental heads for reassignment within Initia...
2022-02-16 16:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The divine light shines through us all, but it does not pass through unchanged. The facets of our being shape it just as our flaws distort it. We are, each of us, prisms for divinity. &...
2022-02-09 17:00:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Talk of reclaiming the continent dances in wide and delicate circles around the subject of Mendian, which is strange considering the extent to which it pervades the fabric of the War. Troops ...
2022-02-02 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Each newly-ensouled individual must face a choice: given the power they now have, how best shall they make use of it? Most pursue a trade, some seek glory, and still others prefer to withdraw...
2022-01-26 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The raven and the mockingbird spoke one morning. The night before there had been a meeting of the forest. The raven and the mockingbird stood opposite each other, as did the hound and t...
2022-01-19 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I have been asked before what I believe my legacy will be, which I maintain is a nonsensical question. Every man should live as humbly as the least important beggar, and as nobly as the hero ...
2022-01-12 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Do not spend your days in worry, or in doubt, or in fear. These are born of the unknown, the truths the world keeps from man. It is not necessary to know these truths in order to live c...
2022-01-06 15:36:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry! Work was a little more hectic than I had counted on coming back into the new year, and as a result I need to push the release of Chapter 42 back by one day. I don't anticipate ne...
2022-01-05 02:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Seer, Seeker, Caller, Speaker, Ember, Sunlight, Sword and Stone
She who sees what lingers hidden, She who sees all else that’s shown
He who speaks the names of t...
2021-12-29 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I received a curious report today; it details a request from Ardalt to submit one of their ensouled for tutelage here in Mendian. Curious for two reasons - the first, that they would ask such...
2021-12-22 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The white wolf came upon the black hound. It spoke and boasted that it was man’s constant friend, running ahead of him morning until evening every day. The black hound could not hope ...
2021-12-17 22:51:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Men are not alone in bearing divinity; it is in every raindrop and stone, every tree and beast. In this we are not set apart from the rest. What lifts man up from unthinking nature is t...
2021-12-13 22:53:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This is indeed extra chapter week! Chapter 38 will be up momentarily. What I'm going to do in order to reconcile the posting schedule with my writing, holiday plans and waning sanity is...
2021-12-13 22:52:52 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the most-researched aspects of the soul is its perceived strength. There have been many proposals for systems of classification, standardized units of measurement, exhaustive rubrics f...
2021-12-08 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It is not uncommon that I hear voices of discontent at the lack of progress in the War. Mine rose among their number, when I was freshly-ensouled and new to the conflict. That we have f...
2021-12-01 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostJust wanted to give an update on the extra chapter I've been working up for the pledge goal - I'm plugging along on it but November has been a crazy month between work and holiday stuff, so it's no...
2021-11-30 00:08:16 +0000 UTC View Post