Completed [The Archive] The Knowledge Seeker

[Vanessa Lawson]

70th of Winter, 514 AV 9th of Bell And off day. Just what she needed. Vanessa pushed through the doors orf the Archive, noting the design and interierior of the new surrounding. It was quite a large building, and was nothing compared to the view outside. True, she'd never entered beofre, the whole place was new to her, but her Patron had said it was a good place to learn. So here she was. She walked quietly through a small chamber, and came to a halt at a small desk where someone was busing themselves with some soret of document. On either the side of him there were amrored guards, most likely for protection of the Library. Not sure what to do or where to go the raven haired woman made her way to the desk. There she looked around before clearing her throat lightly. "H-hello. I was wondering if I may enter ther Archive. This is my first time here." The man looked up, his eyes inpecting her before he let on a small smile. He looked rather wise, and he had that intellegent air about him. Black hair covered by a small cap, and a grwey shirt. He nodded a spoke up. "Yes welcome. I am Ser Otryn. Your name please?" "Vanessa; Vanessa Lawson. Squire to Ser Alvin." She stated clearly with a nod of her own. He seemed to write something down before looking up again. Apparently he was keeping record of who came and went, but it didn't bother Vanessa. It was probably a safety measure, so it was of no concern of hers. "Well thewn Vanessa. It's a pleasure. The door on the right leads to the inner Archives. Be aware that certain sections are off-limits to Squires such as yourself." With a nod Vanessa thanked him and parted ways, entering the forementioned door with wide eyes. Inside there were large tables, and walls lined with books that contained more knowledge than she could have in a life time. After the intial shock fled, sjhe decided to look around. Torches lit the way, but the rooms were all well-lit by the morning light. On every side to the room she could see mulitple doors, most likelty leading to more secluded rooms. There were already a few Knights gathered here, each absorbed in their own books. After a bit of wandering, she decided to get started. She wasn't wearing her armor, but she was wearing her Father's Broadsword as always. She removed the cloack she had around her shoulders, folding it neatly beofre draping it over her arm. With a content sigh, the woman made her way to a shelf, soon discovering the Label Religion and Philosophy. Well, now was as good a time as any to learn, so she decided to look at the Religion section first. Flicking her eyes from spine to spine, she landed on a Book Titled 'Eyris', and pulled it from the shelf. A small smile played her lips. Her family had been a firm believer in this deity, but she didn't know much about her. Book in hand, Vanessa fund herslef an empty table and sat. Today would be fillled with a lot of lessons, so it was best that she started early.

[Vanessa Lawson]

"The Goddess Eyris is considered one of the true 'ancients' because she is indeed the source of all wisdom and knowledge. It is said that to look into her eyes is to catch a lucid moment of total and complete understanding about Mizahar and the world as a whole." Vanessa read internally. This would be interesting. If Eyris is considered an Ancient, that would mean she's been around since the beginning of the world, right? She thought. To her the thought sounded fun. To be the source of all knowledge and wisdom.. It was something to work for. It would be amazing to know everything about the world, be the holder of all knowledge. Then again, what would she do with it? That would be a lot of information to keep. It's would be exiting to know about everything around me. The woman mused, and smile plastered upon her face. Catching a glimpse of understanding of everything is to glance in her eyes? That would indeed be an ideal thing to experience. It just sounded.. Mysterious and Mythical. Something that excited her to no end. Maybe one day she'd be able to see something like that. She hoped so, because it sounded wonderful. She silently continued to read. "Eyris is one of the few immortals that moves between the deities of good and evil without taking sides or making enemies." Now that piqued Vanessa's interest. The fact that she was one of few deities that are able to stay neutral, that was amazing. Was such a feat really possible? To move among Gods and Goddesses that had clashing views and make not a single enemy, it was astounding. Then again, she was the Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge, something like that would have to be an easy task for her. Perhaps with knowledge came understanding? Who knew, maybe it was just the way the raven haired woman perceived things. Making enemies was natural in this world, but didn't Gods have there own world? Maybe what applied to her world didn't apply to theirs? Then it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that Eyris had her own standing among Gods. Her title of 'The Wise One' had it's own standing in Vanessa's mind as well. The simple fact that she had the weight on all knowledge on her shoulders proved she was strong. Strong in mind and in body. Yet with all this knowledge the woman had to wonder, what was her personality like? Someone so smart surely had a level-headed and calm demeanor, right? When I think about ti, with all that intelligence, it would be hard not to know how to deal with it. She would have to be responsible with it of course, but what about her actions? Where they just? How was she influenced by the Gods and Goddesses around her? She pondered this for a bit, eventually figuring to come back to it later. "Eyris simply knows things. Her realm of understanding includes familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study." All the woman got from this was that she was in the Goddesses realm now, seeing as she was learning through studying at this point and time. Would that mean that Eyris has an influence over her though? If do, how was she being influenced. Another thing she's have to come back to later, as she had no possible way to answer it herself. Well, at least not at this time. It seemed like quite the realm to reside over in the the woman's own mind. Mainly because everything one does should involve knowledge, but was that really the case for everyone? Who knew. In any case it would be hard to deal with if it were me. She thought to herself.

[Vanessa Lawson]

"Queen of learning, Eyris holds the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned well within her grasp. Her followers are equally wise." She was having a good time with this book. Eyris really was a Goddess worthy of praise. Maybe she visit the Temple her Patron had mentioned for more information. Next time she was at the market a notebook would be nice for further learning when if Vanessa had time to come back to the Archive soon. Either way she continued her reading. To be a true follower is to have knowledge, hm? The raven haired woman prompted, her thoughts forming into questions once again. Basically the words are saying every new discovery Eyris has or has know about already? If she was right about the former, than anything that's news to them was a reminder for Eyris. It was hard to think about it like that, because it confused Vanessa further. If that was true, then no discovery was new at all. Then again, wouldn't being a true follower of Eyris mean she would share her knowledge? If so then the woman wondered what it would be like. Knowing about anything and everything.. Wouldn't it have to be maintained? She would have to choose her followers carefully, because putting all knowledge in the wrong person.. Wouldn't that cause arrogance and overconfidence? She was obviously deep in thought if the furrowed brow wasn't enough indication. She was thinking to hard, so she decided to continue reading. "What makes Eyris even more powerful is that she has the ability to to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; her whole realm consists of having insight." Eyris was definitely powerful in her mind. Judge the true, right, and lasting, hm? Now wonder she walk among all the deities without making enemies. Now I think about it, if she has all this insight, it would be a simple matter of choosing the right words or actions. She recognized. It was that simple for this Goddess she supposed. Now she really wanted to know more about Eyris. It seemed she had more to her than just insight and knowledge, and most of all, Vanessa guessed that her earlier assumption of her personality had been correct. Eyris had to be level-headed. There was no other way to control the power she had responsibly. Or, well, in the young squire's point of view anyway. If anything else, she supposed the Goddess could be Arrogant, but if that were the case would she really share her knowledge with the world? No, She thought. Certainly not. While she admittedly didn't know enough to make assumptions, it helped her make sense of certain things so she went with it. She was at least partway through the book surprisingly, perhaps she was more interested than she originally thought. "Other than having a gaze that people must not meet, Eyris is perceived as a young and beautiful woman. If a Benshira gazes upon her, she appears Benshira. If a Myrian gazes upon her, that Myrian will swear he or she saw the goddess as Myrian. Eyris takes on some important aspect of whomever she appears too. If a person is a Syliran Knight, the Goddess will almost always appear to be a uniformed knight as well." Now that was interesting to the squire. For a moment she had to re-read the passage. Did this deity have a form change ability? No, there was no way right? Then again, that would be a simple explanation for the changes in appearance, but only the Goddess herself knew for sure. Well, there was really no point on stressing over it until she had more information. For now she read on.

[Katelyn Marks]

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― Philip Pullman

 

Vanessa

Skills
➢ Observation +1
➢ Socialization +1
➢ Philosophy +2
➢ Research +2

Lores
➢ Location: The Syliran Archives
➢ Eyris: Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge
➢ Eyris: True Neutral Deity
➢ Eyris' Realm of Understanding
➢ Eyris: Perceived Appearance

Comments: A nice little thread, but it seems to cut off suddenly there at the end. Regardless, well done! Also just to note, reading isn't actually a skill. Since you are fluent in the Common language, being able to read the language falls under that. Intelligence as well is a skill used more for the purpose of gaining hidden information from people, like in the scenario of a spy watching his enemies for a week to learn their routine. It doesn't apply to readily available information gathered from books.

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