Sapience,

Now that the dust has had a chance to settle in my former home I wish to give an account of just what lead to my removal at the hands of people I once called my family. I'd also like to take the opportunity to share an important lesson which I took away from my experiences. Before I begin however I'd like to thank the people of Hashan for many enjoyable years together and everything that I learned while I was shrouded in the shadows of the Court.

To begin, here is a summary of the events which took place earlier this year. Following an amusing bout of shouting between myself and the Earthmother, She paid me a visit in the gatehouse. It was here that I was gifted the crown of thorns, a being with a long and storied history to which I acted as a host in a symbiotic relationship. Following roughly a month of investigation both external and internal I had come to appreciate the capabilities the crown could offer to the Court. However, the regents Ita and Arcturus took this opportunity to attempt to remove me from office and to avoid the coup I willingly seperated myself from the crown. Only a few months following this event I exercised my power of pardon on Eurice following a sufficient showing of remorse and a promise of penance on her part. The idea that the Seneschal could exercise her constitutional power in any way was taken as anathaema and as a result a vote of no confidence was called. At the same time the crown had resurface, this time on my daughter Harenae's brow and shortly after the vote of no confidence was voiced she was contested for her seat in the regency. Rather than drag out the coup which was, at that point, entirely apparent she resigned her seat and without her vote I was replaced by Arcturus by the other members of the regency. The conspirators then offered me the opportunity to stay on as a regent, but rather than be used as a puppet for their traitorous ends I resigned myself, collected my things, and left the city, though not before expressing my displeasure in the situation through the medium of Radiation.

So, that is the long and short of the events leading to my current life as a wanderer. There is of course further detail and reasoning behind the coup and I'm sure that the people who have seized power will respond claiming what I've said to be a lie or a misrepresentation of the situation. It does not matter terribly much to me in either case, what does matter is the lesson which my tenure instilled in me. Deep within the heart of the governments and foundations of sapience there is a rot of stagnation, every city has tried their own way to purge it but the most that has ever been accomplished is to halt its advance for a short while. My condition is a natural result of its growth in Hashan, they have given up Progress in favor of their laws, morals, and the comforts afforded to them by sterile labs and shadowed alleys. I still believe that Hashan had the greatest chance of curing this rot, but I also now recognize that the opportunity has been rejected and will not come again.

The rot cannot be destroyed, it must grow, it must consume all that it has infested. We are now in an era of decline and the only path forward is to see that decline brought to completion. Only there can something new, something better, be built on the empty but fertile land of our world. The cycle has been forestalled for too long, and I will do everything in my power to see its completion. I hope that these words inspire you, as a rational and conscientious member of sapience, to join me in my work.

Ever Forward,

Embrelle Uraian'gattar

Penned by my hand on the 12th of Lupar, in the year 875 AF.