500 Days
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:03 am
Spanning from the end of the 700s with the initial release of the Hobbes Encyclopedia, a compilation of maps, information and general knowledge of the seas, technologies and places to be, to the very beginning of the 1300s, was an era of intercontinental pioneering, discovery and communication. Over these 500 days, I have met as many people as cycles that have passed, or it seems, and I am most pleased if only a percent of those have found utility and satisfaction from my print. With such modest need for my contentment, I am personally exuberated by the thought that it will serve those in generations to come, hopefully for good over evil. Whereas some sections will become obsolete, I am certain some bit of it will live on through history, more likely than not, it would be the maps of the shores and the shoreline. The sea is where the measurements have been taken from, and that is my home, and to be remembered to where I truly belonged, not manning the ramparts of Naron, but the mast of the Navigator, is where I ought be if anyone were to make a record of me. Throughout my life, I have buried my thoughts and sentiments mostly in the form of writing, which surprisingly extends beyond the bind of the Encyclopedia. As my words draw to a close, I ask the questions I am sure many of a body has asked themselves; what was my purpose, have I served it and how will I be remembered? I am satisfied with my answer, Hayden.
This was the last entry of the <b>Hobbes Encyclopedia.</b>
Like the title of this topic details, it has been a continuous work for 500 days, from c.800 to 1300; which I'm confident has had it's influence in Cantr society, at least in the coastal towns of the affected regions.
With three complete islands/continents mapped out and connected, I hope it has opened the gateway to remedies and resolutions for characters faced with an ever dynamic game system. Of course, this isn't the place I would like to open a debate about game changes, though I have seen many through this character.
When I look back at it now, I can say he's lived a life through the frame of that Encyclopedia, yet I don't think it captures his entire picture. Then again, to be completely honest and modest, which he generally is, he hasn't lived an entire average life at all, in certain aspects. These points are more common within a fixed society, where movement is not constant and settling is the prefered option.
He's unlike any character I've ever had or ever will have, as my time here draws nearer and nearer to its end. The course continues on a direction, no longer charted, no longer logged, no longer for the public record of Cantr; where the wind takes him, where the moon draws him, where the waves wash the mind to the clearest that can be, before it all comes to the end.
I suppose you could call it a retirement, but there's still a lot of distribution to do. Not all the coastal locations have this final 1300th Edition, and I would see it unfit if I didn't make some measure to ensure it's happening, after coming all this way.
It's not the end yet. But I'm at the top of that hill, you know, maybe the one Frank was refering to, where you've got no where go, but back down and around again.
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