Dear Awakened Astarth,
Maybe I can give you an advice if you would like to hear it? I have only recently become Awakened, together with Awakened Zurchkuchna from Hoi-Cho. Still - or maybe even because of this - I'd like to share informations with you that you might find interesting:
During the last Assembly in Zora I have asked Sage Supplice / Sorrow / Bai Ji-Mao "der Leidende" in public about the possibility for an Awakened to be a Jenaist - a Kami-believer who considers Jena as the goddess of the Kami like it has been the usual thing for us Zorai before Ma-Duk has revealed himself to our Grand Sage Hoi-Cho. I was told that it would be alright, since Jenaism is also a form of Kamism.
On the other hand the wise Sages Sens / Sense / Gangi Cheng-Ho and Season / Saison have told Awakened Zurchkuchna and myself that the ONLY requirement to become an Awakened is to be a loyal servant of the Theocracy! Revealingly Awakened Zurchkuchna and myself only had to show proof of our dedication towards the Zorai by our title-insignias of "Guardians of the Theocracy" before taking the rite to become Awakened. We were not asked to show proof of our Kamist-beliefs.
So I became Awakened even though I am still Theist/Gnostic - with the highest reputation possible for both Kami and Karavan but without swearing loyalty to either of them. Still I have to admit that, despite being grateful to the Karavan for the help they have provided for hominity in the recent past, I certainly love the Kamis even more deeply and that I absolutely respect their position within the Theocracy... And Awakened Zurchkuchna is known as a very loyal Kami-believer, even though he did not have to prove it.
Maybe this is the crucial part: you are not only "just" an Awakened, but also a political representative of the Theocracy. Which means you have to respect the authority of Ma-Duk as the supreme ruler and the Kamis as political factors standing even above our Grand Sage and the Council of the Sages within our Circles... http://app.ryzom.com/app_lore/index.php?page=/projects/puben/wiki /L_ZoraiGovOrg
So if the Grand Sage Mabreka Cho, praise his wisdom, will once again be gifted with decisive words by Ma-Duk or by the Kamis you would have to obey these words as a political representative. In the end this will be the crucial moment for you to sort out your true beliefs and loyalty, wouldn't it?
I am sorry that I was forced to apologize in your stead for your words of mistrust towards "the Matis" in my open letter to the chamber of Nobles. Please know that this does not mean that I disrespect you, Awakened Astarth. I believe you merely lacked information.
As I revealed in my open letter the Matis Nobles have in public and in front of their officials shown their respect towards the worries of the Zorai concerning any kind of abuse of Goo, and they have invited scholars of the Witherings to observe their dealings with the Goo Igaras to make sure that the balance of nature will be respected.
Ser Erminantius who organized the meetings of Matis-vasalls is a royal botanist; you can be assured that he must know how dangerous Goo is. And please mind that the Nobles want to find a solution to do away with the Kitin-tunnels in their own country; why for Atys' sake should they want to turn the beautiful Verdant Heights into a poisonous sea of Goo? Isn't this assumption completely illogical?
There are some ill-willed people in this world, and there are even more people who make mistakes in every group of homins, true. But who of us doesn't make mistakes sometimes? Does this make us "evil"? As you have friends within the Marauders, a group of homins that opposes all of our leaders, wants to overthrow all four Nations and rule the New Lands themselves, you should know that not every homin within a group is alike in character/personality, right?
So please do not let old prejudices and personal enemyships stain the good relations of the Theocracy with the Kingdom that we currently have. This I ask of you as the assigned Ambassador of the Theocracy to the Kingdom and as a fellow Awakened.
And on a more personal level I politely ask of you to please consider that there are a lot of good-hearted, good-willed homins on Atys who wish to work together for the best of all of us. My hope is that by discussing in a sober and fact-bound manner we can come to terms, find well-rounded compromises and can create a wonderful future together.
Sincerely
Zhoi, Awakened from Hoi-Cho
Maybe I can give you an advice if you would like to hear it? I have only recently become Awakened, together with Awakened Zurchkuchna from Hoi-Cho. Still - or maybe even because of this - I'd like to share informations with you that you might find interesting:
During the last Assembly in Zora I have asked Sage Supplice / Sorrow / Bai Ji-Mao "der Leidende" in public about the possibility for an Awakened to be a Jenaist - a Kami-believer who considers Jena as the goddess of the Kami like it has been the usual thing for us Zorai before Ma-Duk has revealed himself to our Grand Sage Hoi-Cho. I was told that it would be alright, since Jenaism is also a form of Kamism.
On the other hand the wise Sages Sens / Sense / Gangi Cheng-Ho and Season / Saison have told Awakened Zurchkuchna and myself that the ONLY requirement to become an Awakened is to be a loyal servant of the Theocracy! Revealingly Awakened Zurchkuchna and myself only had to show proof of our dedication towards the Zorai by our title-insignias of "Guardians of the Theocracy" before taking the rite to become Awakened. We were not asked to show proof of our Kamist-beliefs.
So I became Awakened even though I am still Theist/Gnostic - with the highest reputation possible for both Kami and Karavan but without swearing loyalty to either of them. Still I have to admit that, despite being grateful to the Karavan for the help they have provided for hominity in the recent past, I certainly love the Kamis even more deeply and that I absolutely respect their position within the Theocracy... And Awakened Zurchkuchna is known as a very loyal Kami-believer, even though he did not have to prove it.
Maybe this is the crucial part: you are not only "just" an Awakened, but also a political representative of the Theocracy. Which means you have to respect the authority of Ma-Duk as the supreme ruler and the Kamis as political factors standing even above our Grand Sage and the Council of the Sages within our Circles... http://app.ryzom.com/app_lore/index.php?page=/projects/puben/wiki /L_ZoraiGovOrg
So if the Grand Sage Mabreka Cho, praise his wisdom, will once again be gifted with decisive words by Ma-Duk or by the Kamis you would have to obey these words as a political representative. In the end this will be the crucial moment for you to sort out your true beliefs and loyalty, wouldn't it?
I am sorry that I was forced to apologize in your stead for your words of mistrust towards "the Matis" in my open letter to the chamber of Nobles. Please know that this does not mean that I disrespect you, Awakened Astarth. I believe you merely lacked information.
As I revealed in my open letter the Matis Nobles have in public and in front of their officials shown their respect towards the worries of the Zorai concerning any kind of abuse of Goo, and they have invited scholars of the Witherings to observe their dealings with the Goo Igaras to make sure that the balance of nature will be respected.
Ser Erminantius who organized the meetings of Matis-vasalls is a royal botanist; you can be assured that he must know how dangerous Goo is. And please mind that the Nobles want to find a solution to do away with the Kitin-tunnels in their own country; why for Atys' sake should they want to turn the beautiful Verdant Heights into a poisonous sea of Goo? Isn't this assumption completely illogical?
There are some ill-willed people in this world, and there are even more people who make mistakes in every group of homins, true. But who of us doesn't make mistakes sometimes? Does this make us "evil"? As you have friends within the Marauders, a group of homins that opposes all of our leaders, wants to overthrow all four Nations and rule the New Lands themselves, you should know that not every homin within a group is alike in character/personality, right?
So please do not let old prejudices and personal enemyships stain the good relations of the Theocracy with the Kingdom that we currently have. This I ask of you as the assigned Ambassador of the Theocracy to the Kingdom and as a fellow Awakened.
And on a more personal level I politely ask of you to please consider that there are a lot of good-hearted, good-willed homins on Atys who wish to work together for the best of all of us. My hope is that by discussing in a sober and fact-bound manner we can come to terms, find well-rounded compromises and can create a wonderful future together.
Sincerely
Zhoi, Awakened from Hoi-Cho
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