Brellach
03-03-2008, 14:01
It was a rather unexpected thing, really. All across the world, scraps of parchment from mysterious couriers were deposited on governmental desks and in-trays. Plain and unassuming, the parchments were delivered in rolls, tied up with plain horse-hair string, and had received no special treatment in their production. A brownish-cream in colour, an odd, musty smell surrounded them, as though they had been stored away in an old casket for many years, and although they lacked any sort of seal or official markings, they did at least possess a charmingly rustic character that evoked images of simpler times.
When the firm parchment was unravelled, the ink had been applied manually, presumably by quill, and was a dark blue in colour. Had anybody the time or inclination to study the ink they would find it to be made from tannin and iron salts in a very old-fashioned manner, though it had been applied to the sheet by a skilled hand. The glyphs which were drawn on the paper were elegant and pleasing, but at the same time difficult and presumably hard to master. Beneath these glyphs was a passage in English, albeit poor, which presumably bore the same contents as the 'native' text above. It was short, but to the point. In particular contrast to the rest of the document's form and style, at the very bottom of the English passage were a set of numbers that corresponded to GPS coordinates.
Hear ye, those across the seas!
Hither come, to an audience with the Magnificent and Beautiful, Wise and Powerful, Perfect and Almighty, Queen Lyta of Brellach! If such pleasure is insufficient motive for thy darkened hearts, your pallet shall be satiated as Her Divine Majesty will pamper thee with opulent feast and drink!
Come, bearing this note and intentions pure, and a hearty welcome awaits!
When the firm parchment was unravelled, the ink had been applied manually, presumably by quill, and was a dark blue in colour. Had anybody the time or inclination to study the ink they would find it to be made from tannin and iron salts in a very old-fashioned manner, though it had been applied to the sheet by a skilled hand. The glyphs which were drawn on the paper were elegant and pleasing, but at the same time difficult and presumably hard to master. Beneath these glyphs was a passage in English, albeit poor, which presumably bore the same contents as the 'native' text above. It was short, but to the point. In particular contrast to the rest of the document's form and style, at the very bottom of the English passage were a set of numbers that corresponded to GPS coordinates.
Hear ye, those across the seas!
Hither come, to an audience with the Magnificent and Beautiful, Wise and Powerful, Perfect and Almighty, Queen Lyta of Brellach! If such pleasure is insufficient motive for thy darkened hearts, your pallet shall be satiated as Her Divine Majesty will pamper thee with opulent feast and drink!
Come, bearing this note and intentions pure, and a hearty welcome awaits!