Yogi Caelius Melus Journal

[-UnholyWon-]

Day one, attended my first Synod and by way of a passionate speech and a few farce votes I was voted Hakem to the dismay of many. I'm not entirely certain what I have gotten into myself, but I feel the Well needs a religious revival. The faiths of the Wheel must be renewed among the populace least their souls be lost.

I must find a way to unite the faith and work together and not against each other.

The Wyld keep me as I walk through the garden infested with snakes.

[-UnholyWon-]

Much has happened and I hardly know where to start in my writings.

I've drawn the attention of a cute nadiri named, Selwyn. We've scheduled ourselves a date and I am tasked to find some Cactus Plums, but I've not found one growing nearby as of yet. I wonder where Tullia would find them? I miss my mentors family so much. I wish to hear their laughter or just their voices one more time. Hopefully I can find the cactus plum as it grows on a specific breed of cacti. I have three more days.

I have secured my Voice, and all with out acquiring significant debt or political promises of support. I would call that a win. I've also secured the protection of the Banda Rossa. While it not the best contract I am both protected in life and death. It will no doubt stop my enemies but it may cause them hesitation.

Many a beast and snake dwell in the garden that is Ephia's Well. It is difficult know which will bite the hand or to tell the venomous from the non-venomous.

I continue to walk the path and grow. Only time will tell.

[-UnholyWon-]

Still no luck on finding cactus plums and I'm not entirely sure I will either. I'm sure it won't disappoint Selwyn to much, he's there for me and not just the plums... Right?

I am now Voiced, I have the Sisters and my donor to thank. Granted I am in considerable debt at the moment, and I'm very sure I'll require some extensions in paying off that debt considering my luck. I am amazed and blessed to achieve so much is such a small amount of time. I will continue to water the garden as is my duty and through my work the people of Ephia's Well will know less suffering.

Grown men should not have temper tantrums but I am continuously proven wrong as the Hakem. Oh, yes the title is official now, and nothing that I intended to happen occurred. Would it have caused drama and chaos, yes, more then likely it would destroy everything the people are seeking from the new Hakem. At the time, I didn't really care. It's difficult enough trying to go out and work for coin, but then you add on top of it the numerous responsibilities the Hakem has and its almost to much. Still if the Speakers of the Synod could at least get on board and actually preach to people I wouldn't have to bang my head against a wall.

Oh yes, I think Zina might be interested in me. I will have to ask Selwyn's thoughts on polygamy. My father had many wives, so it would only be natural I practice the same. Many animals in the wild practice this type of union and it works for them. This is a lot all at once, and I feel I'm being pulled in to many directions. Its strange when I am calm and relaxed I am the tender of the garden but when my blood begins to boil I become more animal like in thought. The Wyld is within me, and in the wastelands I never 'had' to control it.

I've received two incredible gifts from two people I expected nothing from and feel extremely humble by their gift giving. Also the broadsheet printed in the Well captured my likeness so well. I knew I was handsome, but I didn't think I was blessed by the Gods handsome... they had too have seen me with splendor potion in my system, you think?

[-UnholyWon-]

I had no idea that Zina was married. I could of sworn that brush... I'll never understand the mind of a woman or man, I'll just boil it all down to 'animal' instincts. I believe Selwyn has lost interest, and the confounded cactus plum eludes me still. If I remember him correctly, he said it was about the company, and not about the food. But after such a long walk what else am I going to eat.

Thoughts like these bring levity to my already troubled mind.

We've had two successful holidays led by Serene Tasnim and Preparator Tariq, but I've had little contact with many of the Waradims on what they shall do for the First Four Wheels Rounding, tomorrow. Perhaps they have communicated with one another and determined the best course actions: who will be leading sermons, who will be leading journeys to the four corners, who will bring tea, who will attend to the refugees, who will attend to the Voiced and unvoiced faithful and faithless?

Who am I kidding, they've done nothing of the sort. Coryn is far to busy campaigning to put an end to the Synod and as for the others... who are they?

The Druids of Kula and Warad, they call themselves Speakers when in truth I still remember the legends of Rings. These monsters who make deals with devils, stealing babies, and laying with animals. I remember the tales they told us growing up, but perhaps it is not as the tales of old now. It is a memory wrestled from my mind, but still they are not -the- Speakers of Faith. Those who channel the divine for all and not just ourselves. They would serve better to create their own circles to advise the Speakers who spend more of their time within the walls of Ephia's Well. Perhaps it is different in Baz'eel. 

Vorazol's childish antics having me seething, if only I could drown that snake in the Edutu, and just be done with him. I'm not going to apologize for your piss poor performance to sway everyone to naming you the Hakem, especially after speaking out against the Sultan. How Rhuk Nor or any of the Janissary present at the Synod that day didn't arrest Vorazol shows how biasest their laws of governance truly are. If I had spoken like that as a Voiceless I would have been beaten, fined, or possibly thrown to the lions.

The government of Ephia's Well has become so laughable that trials are held at the pace of cheetah and the majority of evidence is circumstantial at best or down right hearsay.

Perhaps I have attracted the eye of Gellema and this is why I now the Hakem. Maybe, I should add my name to the primaries, and see if Gellema's humor still follows....

No, I have not grown enough personally and professionally for such a challenge.

Zina and Tasnim are now political rivals and neither have addressed their "relationships" with one another. Zina and Tasnim now use personal knowledge of one another to attack the other's political foundations, and this spiritual and personal relationships will suffer greatly for it.

I grow tired of writing but so much is in the works I feel I will lose sight if I do not write it down. No, I need to rest for now. I will toil once more when I awaken.