I don't normally trek the realm of dreams, but I do like to wander. I find myself here, listening to a Gypsie speak about persecution. I hear her voice as the loudest of many that are not welcome. Her kind is looked down upon and considered 'lowly' here because of folklore and someone's misdeeds. Marcena, my heart goes out to you and your kind. My commitment to the Earth Guild keeps me from attending local marketdays, but I will keep my ear to the ground for you.
Afterall, Scavangers endure a lesser treatment in almost every land. Even the people I tend to think of as friends will refer to me as a 'Dirty Scavyy' to my face. Here, the Traveling People have finally found a place that puts them through this and my heart aches to see it. In other lands, when races complain, they say "At least we're not Scavvies". In Briarpass, it's "At least we're not Gypsies". I know I hate feeling like that, and I should be used to it by now. I can't imagine what it must feel like to a race that's perfectly acceptable elsewhere.
I fear the most for the people of Wayside. My father is a hard working Scavenger, a real fighter. Even thinking of waking up to find him missing, with the only evidence being bony scratches in the walls, is horrifying. But having to see it happen.......I can't imagine. I would strike out at everything, hurt anyone that stood in my way, to make sure the people responsible paid for their actions. I too, would probably forget what justice means.
I too, might forget that finding the person behind it all is more important than killing people who 'might' be responsible. At what point would my brief try at adventuring simply be murder? When would my attempt to save my father simply become robbing someone else of theirs? I've thought a long time about this sort of thing and still haven't got any answers. I don't think I'd suddenly find them while trying to revenge him either.
I hope that those who believe Gypsies are the cause of all this seek true Justice instead of revenge. I hope the those defending the Gypsies are true and patient enough to endure. And lastly, I hope the the Brotherhood Of The Light, and Magistrates they answer too, are Just enough to find the facts behind it all. I have no doubt that everyone is capable of this, though it is hard sometimes.
Sorry for running off your ears, but thank you for listening.
Journeyman Toosaru Earthweaver
Afterall, Scavangers endure a lesser treatment in almost every land. Even the people I tend to think of as friends will refer to me as a 'Dirty Scavyy' to my face. Here, the Traveling People have finally found a place that puts them through this and my heart aches to see it. In other lands, when races complain, they say "At least we're not Scavvies". In Briarpass, it's "At least we're not Gypsies". I know I hate feeling like that, and I should be used to it by now. I can't imagine what it must feel like to a race that's perfectly acceptable elsewhere.
I fear the most for the people of Wayside. My father is a hard working Scavenger, a real fighter. Even thinking of waking up to find him missing, with the only evidence being bony scratches in the walls, is horrifying. But having to see it happen.......I can't imagine. I would strike out at everything, hurt anyone that stood in my way, to make sure the people responsible paid for their actions. I too, would probably forget what justice means.
I too, might forget that finding the person behind it all is more important than killing people who 'might' be responsible. At what point would my brief try at adventuring simply be murder? When would my attempt to save my father simply become robbing someone else of theirs? I've thought a long time about this sort of thing and still haven't got any answers. I don't think I'd suddenly find them while trying to revenge him either.
I hope that those who believe Gypsies are the cause of all this seek true Justice instead of revenge. I hope the those defending the Gypsies are true and patient enough to endure. And lastly, I hope the the Brotherhood Of The Light, and Magistrates they answer too, are Just enough to find the facts behind it all. I have no doubt that everyone is capable of this, though it is hard sometimes.
Sorry for running off your ears, but thank you for listening.
Journeyman Toosaru Earthweaver
