Artemesia Family/Iksandros

Iksandros Arcturus

Guardian of the Flame

When Iksandros took the oath to be a Guardian of the Flame, he made a few changes to reflect the life he was born into:

I swear to fight for justice, for the unjust world can always be righted.

I swear to fight for honor, for that is my claim to humanity.

I swear to fight for education, for ever we are perpetually learning.

I swear to fight for tolerance, for there is value in perspective and mine is not absolute.

I swear to fight for civility, for that is the pillar upon which our society stands.

I swear to fight for patience and logic, for the clouded mind quickly descends to wrong.

I swear to fight for the good people, for they deserve not the wrongs of injustice.

I swear to fight for understanding, for never shall I unwittingly be a tool of evil.

I swear to fight for fairness, for all humanity is equal before the absolute judge.

I swear to fight for brotherhood, for one chooses not to be born a man but chooses to live as one.

I swear to fight for love, for it sustains me against the overwhelming tides of evil.

Lineage

House Arcturus was the third ancestral line that eventually united under the name Artemesia. Alexandros Arcturus, as he would have been called had he been born a hundred years ago, is the last living member of the Artemesia family to have the original Arcturus blood.