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	"Go on..." the old guide encouraged him.		"Go on..." the old guide encouraged him.

	"Well... either you should'na worry about the fact that you don't know nothing and you should just get on with stuff and do t'thing anyway. Or.. you should try an ask questions and find stuff out. It can'na be both at the same time cannit? T'ast to be one or t'other."		"Well... either you should'na worry about the fact that you don't know nothing and you should just get on with stuff and do t'thing anyway. Or... you should try an ask questions and find stuff out. It can'na be both at the same time cannit? T'ast to be one or t'other."

	Logan's face fell as Arawn broke into a hearty laugh. "Don't worry Logan" he reassured him. "It's not a stupid question. Quite the opposite, it's the very best question of all."		Logan's face fell as Arawn broke into a hearty laugh. "Don't worry Logan" he reassured him. "It's not a stupid question. Quite the opposite, it's the very best question of all."

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	In practice, people often quote the final part of the guidance in isolation and take it as instruction that more study is needed. The Great Library was built to study the vallorn, to pool the knowledge that people already possessed and then disseminate it across the Empire. By spreading the information far and wide, the scholars hoped to inspire the Virtuous to apply what they had learned. The great success of the library has inspired people to embrace that sentiment. The General Assembly could use the following mandate to stress the first precept of Wisdom.		In practice, people often quote the final part of the guidance in isolation and take it as instruction that more study is needed. The Great Library was built to study the vallorn, to pool the knowledge that people already possessed and then disseminate it across the Empire. By spreading the information far and wide, the scholars hoped to inspire the Virtuous to apply what they had learned. The great success of the library has inspired people to embrace that sentiment. The General Assembly could use the following mandate to stress the first precept of Wisdom.
	{{Mandate\|assembly=General Assembly\|mandate=The Virtuous apply what they have learned. We send {named priest} with a dose of true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to Wisdom. All knowledge is incomplete.}}		{{Mandate\|assembly=General Assembly\|mandate=The Virtuous apply what they have learned. We send {named priest} with a dose of true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to Wisdom. All knowledge is incomplete.}}
	If this mandate is passed, then for the next year, it will allow the Wisdom Assembly to use a [[judgement]] to select one of three subjects chosen by the scholars of the Great Library to research. These would have to be areas of interest to the scholars - these are not civil servants being paid for their work like those employed by the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]], who can be directed as the [[~~Senate\|~~Senate]] wishes. The outcome would be similar, a short piece of text summarising their findings which the scholars would pass to the civil service to disseminate before each summit. Once the work was complete, the Wisdom Assembly could then ask the scholars to work on another topic from their list.		If this mandate is passed, then for the next year, it will allow the Wisdom Assembly to use a [[judgement]] to select one of three subjects chosen by the scholars of the Great Library to research. These would have to be areas of interest to the scholars - these are not civil servants being paid for their work like those employed by the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]], who can be directed as the [[Senate]] wishes. The outcome would be similar, a short piece of text summarising their findings which the scholars would pass to the civil service to disseminate before each summit. Once the work was complete, the Wisdom Assembly could then ask the scholars to work on another topic from their list.

	At the moment there are three areas that interest the scholars - they are;		At the moment there are three areas that interest the scholars - they are;

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	In practice, people often quote the final part of the guidance in isolation and take it as instruction that more study is needed. The Great Library was built to study the vallorn, to pool the knowledge that people already possessed and then disseminate it across the Empire. By spreading the information far and wide, the scholars hoped to inspire the Virtuous to apply what they had learned. The great success of the library has inspired people to embrace that sentiment. The General Assembly could use the following mandate to stress the first precept of Wisdom.		In practice, people often quote the final part of the guidance in isolation and take it as instruction that more study is needed. The Great Library was built to study the vallorn, to pool the knowledge that people already possessed and then disseminate it across the Empire. By spreading the information far and wide, the scholars hoped to inspire the Virtuous to apply what they had learned. The great success of the library has inspired people to embrace that sentiment. The General Assembly could use the following mandate to stress the first precept of Wisdom.
	{{Mandate\|assembly=General Assembly\|mandate=The Virtuous apply what they have learned. We send {named priest} with a dose of true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to Wisdom. All knowledge is incomplete.}}		{{Mandate\|assembly=General Assembly\|mandate=The Virtuous apply what they have learned. We send {named priest} with a dose of true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to Wisdom. All knowledge is incomplete.}}
	If this mandate is passed, then for the next year, it will allow the Wisdom Assembly to use a [[judgement]] to select one of three subjects chosen by the scholars of the Great Library to research. These would have to be areas of interest to the scholars - these are not civil servants being paid for their work like those employed by the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]], who can be directed as the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate\|Senate]] wishes. The outcome would be similar, a short piece of text summarising their findings which the scholars would pass to the civil service to disseminate before each summit. Once the work was complete, the Wisdom Assembly could then ask the scholars to work on another topic from their list.		If this mandate is passed, then for the next year, it will allow the Wisdom Assembly to use a [[judgement]] to select one of three subjects chosen by the scholars of the Great Library to research. These would have to be areas of interest to the scholars - these are not civil servants being paid for their work like those employed by the [[Historical_research#The_Department_of_Historical_Research\|Department of Historical Research]], who can be directed as the [[Senate\|Senate]] wishes. The outcome would be similar, a short piece of text summarising their findings which the scholars would pass to the civil service to disseminate before each summit. Once the work was complete, the Wisdom Assembly could then ask the scholars to work on another topic from their list.

	At the moment there are three areas that interest the scholars - they are;		At the moment there are three areas that interest the scholars - they are;

Twiggy at 11:02, 19 July 2025

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	{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Little faith.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}		{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Little faith.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	The [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies\|Assembly of Wisdom]] has [[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_69\|called for]] a [[Consecration#True_Liao\|true consecration]] of the [[~~Advisor_on_the_Vallorn#The_Great_Library_of_Hacynian\|~~Great Library of Hacynian]]. Rather than a [[Inspirational_location#Memorials\|memorial]] to an exemplar or paragon they wish to create a [[Inspirational_location#Sacred#Sites\|sacred site]], a location that resonates with virtue. A place can only become a sacred site if it has profound spiritual importance in some way. Fortunately, the Library, the place where the way was found to defeat the [[vallorn]] once and for all, more than meets this challenge. It is fast becoming a site of pilgrimage for the [[Navarr]] and the [[Grey pilgrim\|grey pilgrims]] anyway, as people travel from far and wide to study here and read the texts for themselves. It's also a popular destination for scholars who wish to read about Imperial history, as tomes and scrolls collected from many Imperial nations that touch on the vallorn often contain other information of interest to historians.		The [[Assembly#The_Virtue_Assemblies\|Assembly of Wisdom]] has [[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Synod_judgements#Judgement_69\|called for]] a [[Consecration#True_Liao\|true consecration]] of the [[Great Library of Hacynian]]. Rather than a [[Inspirational_location#Memorials\|memorial]] to an exemplar or paragon they wish to create a [[Inspirational_location#Sacred#Sites\|sacred site]], a location that resonates with virtue. A place can only become a sacred site if it has profound spiritual importance in some way. Fortunately, the Library, the place where the way was found to defeat the [[vallorn]] once and for all, more than meets this challenge. It is fast becoming a site of pilgrimage for the [[Navarr]] and the [[Grey pilgrim\|grey pilgrims]] anyway, as people travel from far and wide to study here and read the texts for themselves. It's also a popular destination for scholars who wish to read about Imperial history, as tomes and scrolls collected from many Imperial nations that touch on the vallorn often contain other information of interest to historians.

	The [[A_thousand_years_of_longing\|revelations]] unearthed by the Great Library are having a profound impact across the Empire. The [[The_war_of_thorns_and_flowers\|changes are slow but deep]], as the old rules subside. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] have called their grey pilgrims home, to prepare for the coming war. [[The League]] are applying their ingenuity to the problems, while the [[Varushka\|Varushkans]] call on dark pacts to fight the enemy (you can read about some of these impacts in the '''[[The war of thorns and flowers]]''' wind of fortune).		The [[A_thousand_years_of_longing\|revelations]] unearthed by the Great Library are having a profound impact across the Empire. The [[The_war_of_thorns_and_flowers\|changes are slow but deep]], as the old rules subside. The [[Highguard\|Highborn]] have called their grey pilgrims home, to prepare for the coming war. [[The League]] are applying their ingenuity to the problems, while the [[Varushka\|Varushkans]] call on dark pacts to fight the enemy (you can read about some of these impacts in the '''[[The war of thorns and flowers]]''' wind of fortune).

Twiggy at 12:31, 14 July 2025

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	"How come?" demanded his student.		"How come?" demanded his student.

	Arawn gathered his robe round his shoulders and turned round so he could sit down next to his pupil. "Well it's like this see. I'm a guide right? So what does a guide do? I help people get where they're going. That's what the Way does you see? It helps you get where you going... " Logan's scrunched his face again clearly unsure of what to make of this.		Arawn gathered his robe round his shoulders and turned round so he could sit down next to his pupil. "Well it's like this see. I'm a guide right? So what does a guide do? I help people get where they're going. That's what the Way does you see? It helps you get where you going..." Logan scrunched his face again clearly unsure of what to make of this.

	"Look. You could get to Faelan's house by following the others. Up the hill, straight past the twisted Oak. 'Round Paul's dad's house. Then it's a short walk to Faelan's right? But you don't have to go that way. You could go that way," he pointed off to the left. "Follow the river, down to the bridge, then turn north and walk up the hill to Faelan's house right?"		"Look. You could get to Faelan's house by following the others. Up the hill, straight past the twisted Oak. 'Round Paul's dad's house. Then it's a short walk to Faelan's right? But you don't have to go that way. You could go that way," he pointed off to the left. "Follow the river, down to the bridge, then turn north and walk up the hill to Faelan's house right?"

Twiggy at 12:28, 14 July 2025

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	The answer to that question was Logan apparently. "I don't get it." the boy said to the sound of more groans and a few unkind comments about his intellectual faculties. Kids could be so unkind sometimes.		The answer to that question was Logan apparently. "I don't get it." the boy said to the sound of more groans and a few unkind comments about his intellectual faculties. Kids could be so unkind sometimes.

	Arawn pondered the challenge for a moment and then discreetly gestured to Olwen that she could go. She ~~lept~~ to her feet, quickly followed by the others and they scarpered. "Save a biscuit for Logan" he called after them. "Now" he said returning his attention to his one remaining student, "what part of the guidance didn't you follow?"		Arawn pondered the challenge for a moment and then discreetly gestured to Olwen that she could go. She leapt to her feet, quickly followed by the others and they scarpered. "Save a biscuit for Logan" he called after them. "Now" he said returning his attention to his one remaining student, "what part of the guidance didn't you follow?"

	Logan screwed up his face as he tried to marshal his thoughts. "Tha bit 'bout doin stuff because it's all not finished. And tha bit about testin wha ya learn. They dunt make sense. It's got ta be one or t'other."		Logan screwed up his face as he tried to marshal his thoughts. "Tha bit 'bout doin stuff because it's all not finished. And tha bit about testin wha ya learn. They dunt make sense. It's got ta be one or t'other."
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	Logan's face fell as Arawn broke into a hearty laugh. "Don't worry Logan" he reassured him. "It's not a stupid question. Quite the opposite, it's the very best question of all."		Logan's face fell as Arawn broke into a hearty laugh. "Don't worry Logan" he reassured him. "It's not a stupid question. Quite the opposite, it's the very best question of all."

	"How come?" ~~demand~~ his student.		"How come?" demanded his student.

	Arawn gathered his robe round his shoulders and turned round so he could sit down next to his pupil. "Well it's like this see. I'm a guide right? So what does a guide do? I help people get where they're going. That's what the Way does you see? It helps you get where you going... " Logan's scrunched his face again clearly unsure of what to make of this.		Arawn gathered his robe round his shoulders and turned round so he could sit down next to his pupil. "Well it's like this see. I'm a guide right? So what does a guide do? I help people get where they're going. That's what the Way does you see? It helps you get where you going... " Logan's scrunched his face again clearly unsure of what to make of this.
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	Logan was clearly not ready for the revelation that the Way wouldn't just tell you what you had to do. To be fair, Arawn had plenty of adults in his congregation who made the same demand. "Think about it." he encouraged. "Go and get a biscuit before they're all gone. But think about it. It might make more sense once you've slept on it."		Logan was clearly not ready for the revelation that the Way wouldn't just tell you what you had to do. To be fair, Arawn had plenty of adults in his congregation who made the same demand. "Think about it." he encouraged. "Go and get a biscuit before they're all gone. But think about it. It might make more sense once you've slept on it."

	His young student nodded, then looked around. He seemed to realise for the first time that the others had all left and looked shocked. He ~~lept~~ to his feet and set off up the hill but he stopped before he'd gone a few paces. He stood for a moment as if thinking about something. A moment later, his mind made up, he turned left and headed for the river.</ic>		His young student nodded, then looked around. He seemed to realise for the first time that the others had all left and looked shocked. He leapt to his feet and set off up the hill but he stopped before he'd gone a few paces. He stood for a moment as if thinking about something. A moment later, his mind made up, he turned left and headed for the river.</ic>
	<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Nathair9261.jpg\|\|caption='''Nathair Autumngale''', [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and [[Advisor_on_the_Vallorn#Custodian_of_the_Great_Library\|Custodian of the Great Library]], called for the Writ of Consecration.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 400px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Nathair9261.jpg\|\|caption='''Nathair Autumngale''', [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] and [[Advisor_on_the_Vallorn#Custodian_of_the_Great_Library\|Custodian of the Great Library]], called for the Writ of Consecration.\|align=left\|width=400}}</div>
	{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Little faith.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}		{{PDFLink\|align=right\|link=File:Little faith.pdf\|caption=Click for pdf version}}

Twiggy at 18:29, 12 July 2025

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	===Test What You Learn===		===Test What You Learn===
	* '''The Library could become a place for Imperial magicians to meet and work together'''		* '''The Library could become a place for Imperial magicians to meet and work together'''
	The fourth ~~precent~~ of Wisdom instructs the Virtuous to test what they learn and warns that only fools accept hearsay as truth. This guidance is intended to remind the Virtuous that incredulity can be a virtue. Things should not be taken as fact simply because someone expresses them with a confident air, nor because they flatter the listeners' prejudice. The wise remain alert to the possibility of falsehood and error at all times. Everything can be challenged and there is great learning in rejecting even the longest-held assumptions.		The fourth precept of Wisdom instructs the Virtuous to test what they learn and warns that only fools accept hearsay as truth. This guidance is intended to remind the Virtuous that incredulity can be a virtue. Things should not be taken as fact simply because someone expresses them with a confident air, nor because they flatter the listeners' prejudice. The wise remain alert to the possibility of falsehood and error at all times. Everything can be challenged and there is great learning in rejecting even the longest-held assumptions.

	It is often noted that this guidance seems to conflict with the precept that urges the Virtuous to take action and not to wait until all knowledge is complete. Some guides who are challenged on this will claim that these paradoxes are central to the Way. The faith of the Empire doesn't tell you what to do, it provides you with Wisdom that guides you to a Virtuous path.		It is often noted that this guidance seems to conflict with the precept that urges the Virtuous to take action and not to wait until all knowledge is complete. Some guides who are challenged on this will claim that these paradoxes are central to the Way. The faith of the Empire doesn't tell you what to do, it provides you with Wisdom that guides you to a Virtuous path.

Twiggy at 17:44, 12 July 2025

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	* '''Empress Giselle:''' The life and history of [[Empress Giselle]] is already a matter of public record, but how exactly did she die? There have been rumours for years that she was murdered, but if that is the case then who did it and why? The scholars are keen to probe the mystery of Giselle's death and share the findings with the rest of the Empire.		* '''Empress Giselle:''' The life and history of [[Empress Giselle]] is already a matter of public record, but how exactly did she die? There have been rumours for years that she was murdered, but if that is the case then who did it and why? The scholars are keen to probe the mystery of Giselle's death and share the findings with the rest of the Empire.

	* '''The Volodny: ''' Many terrible actions are ascribed to the [[volodny]], including the creation of [[Alderei the Fair]]. They are said to be immortal ~~sorcerors~~ who have hidden their hearts outside their bodies. Is that really possible or is it just a myth? The Great Library has unearthed a trove of information on the vallorn, but there might be something to be discovered about another ancient enemy of the Empire.		* '''The Volodny: ''' Many terrible actions are ascribed to the [[volodny]], including the creation of [[Alderei the Fair]]. They are said to be immortal sorcerers who have hidden their hearts outside their bodies. Is that really possible or is it just a myth? The Great Library has unearthed a trove of information on the vallorn, but there might be something to be discovered about another ancient enemy of the Empire.

	===Test What You Learn===		===Test What You Learn===

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Resolution

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	==Resolution==		==Resolution==
	The General Assembly voted to uphold [[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_34\|Judgement 34]], allowing '''Nathair Autumngale''' to use true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to encourage the librarians to [[#Find the Right Question\|find the right question]]. ~~The~~ Imperial title, ''Singer of the Silence'', can ~~now be created by the [[Imperial Senate]] to~~ be appointed at the ~~Summer Solstice~~ 387YE.		The General Assembly voted to uphold [[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_34\|Judgement 34]], allowing '''Nathair Autumngale''' to use true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to encourage the librarians to [[#Find the Right Question\|find the right question]]. There is an administrative motion to create the Imperial title ''Singer of the Silence'' which, if passed, can be appointed at the Spring Equinox 387YE.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Hailmur at 18:44, 4 June 2025

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	In addition, if the Vinery is built, then Navarr artisans have promised to create a powerful magical item, a [[Bloodcloak]], to donate to the Keeper of the Vinery each year. It is hoped that the vines at Anvil might use the coming year to find someone who might create a suitable garment, a cloak befitting a vine in good standing. The artisans could then re-enchant that cloak each season, creating a fitting piece of regalia for the Keeper of the Vinery.		In addition, if the Vinery is built, then Navarr artisans have promised to create a powerful magical item, a [[Bloodcloak]], to donate to the Keeper of the Vinery each year. It is hoped that the vines at Anvil might use the coming year to find someone who might create a suitable garment, a cloak befitting a vine in good standing. The artisans could then re-enchant that cloak each season, creating a fitting piece of regalia for the Keeper of the Vinery.

			==Resolution==
			The General Assembly voted to uphold [[386YE_Winter_Solstice_Synod_judgements#Judgement_34\|Judgement 34]], allowing '''Nathair Autumngale''' to use true liao to consecrate the Great Library of Hacynian to encourage the librarians to [[#Find the Right Question\|find the right question]]. The Imperial title, ''Singer of the Silence'', can now be created by the [[Imperial Senate]] to be appointed at the Summer Solstice 387YE.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==