Casting down bad memories

[arlathvhen]

FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Beleth Ashara
RECIPIENT: Everyone who's part of the first group to Kirkwall
WHAT: Discussing what's to be done about the statues
WHEN: Sometime between Cloudreach 14th and 20th
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: This isn't an Official Poll that's going to decide things but it's a good way for people to throw out suggestions for voting on and discuss ideas

Good day, to every member of the Inquisition currently helping take care of the Gallows. We've been making some amazing progress, and I'm sure that our contributions will give this place the overhaul that it desperately needs. With time, the Gallows will become a symbol of hope, rather than despair.

If I may, I'd like to take time to discuss ideas for one of those symbols. Specifically, those horrid statues that are strewn about. Now that they will...probably no longer attempt to kill us.

I've been informed that there are artisans willing to melt down the statues and create new ones to be put in their place. Additionally, our group has been given permission to choose what kind of statues would be put up there. Suffice to say, whatever we go with will make a statement about our goals here. The Inquisition is trusting us to make sure that statement is positive.

So, I would like to discuss possibilities with everyone, and see if we can get some good ideas going.

To start the ball rolling, if it's alright, I'd like to share my own proposal. Of course, this is only a suggestion, and I welcome any other voices.

I propose that we have the statues remade to represent the diverse groups within the Inquisition. Have a statue of a dwarf, another of a Dalish, another of a mage, etc, etc. It would send a message of cooperation and coexistence, and hopefully promote such in our new home.

The floor is open for further suggestions.

Comments

[aventuriere]

Do you speak for all surface dwarves?

[inagutterson]

Merchants guild would charge me for it, not the cosy night in the cells I'd get here compared to where we're kipping right now. Bunch of them are a right lot of pissy knickers. Make sure you're not standing downwind of them, Orlesian like you? You'd faint and someone would come along and rob you.

But that's the smallest of minorities. Old ones in my family see some great dwarf statue when they come to do business and they drop dead, d'you want me an orphan Roulade?

[Was that your nickname well it is now. Also there is no way Yngvi would be an orphan, who knows where his whole family is but please enjoy the narrative.]

[aventuriere]

I've no idea what you're attempting to convey, but I shall take it as a 'no'.

[inagutterson]

You ever seen what a dwarf statue looks like? I'm a confident enough to dwarf to speak for us all and say no for a dwarf statue. They're ugly.

The only medium to depict us attractively is embroidery.

[aventuriere]

As a matter of fact, I've seen a great many dwarf statues. I've seen so many that I've published several papers and a book on dwarven architecture. While I'm sure embroidery would be perfectly lovely, I can assure you that not all dwarf statues are considered ugly, nor are all surface dwarves opposed to the medium.

[inagutterson]

So one of those Merchant's Guild creeps got to you too huh? Disappointing. Did you go to the same place as Salade Nicoise? He said it wasn't about statue fondling.

He lied to me!

[The point.

Yngvi's head. How dare he!]