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The Death of Hades

Archon Major Hades Ironsides died of pneumonia in Rotherthorpe at the age of 23 on the 12th of March, 1009. He was buried in a small local ceremony beside the temple. His wife Lady Cimiko and their children, Titus and Ariadne, moved to Leohampton to be with her family.


Letters and Correspondence between Lady Cimiko and the community of the Warrior Saints

Roleplay from Hades Ironsides

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Archon Major Hades rushed back home to Rotherthorpe from Winham with a terrible illness.

His wife Cimiko met him outside the house coughing and shivering. He was sweating and weak. She brought him in and lay him down on the bed. He had fits of rough coughing as his family tried to comfort him.

"Titus, put a kettle of water on to boil, Ariadne get a thick blanket. He looks cold."

The poor priest had become very ill, and though he could not speak, his eyes mastered the face of his wife with love.

They gathered around to try and heal him and pray...

Hades Ironsides (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)


Letter from Hades Ironsides

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Dear Faithful Community,

My husband has become very ill, he is in fact stricken with pneumonia. He had been stuck to the bed and unable to speak but I can imagine that he would wish me to say something to you all...in case...he cannot ever say it himself.

As his health worsens, he would wish for his followers to remain steadfast to the teachings of the Saints. He would like you to remember our duty to maintain Order, and from his point of view, to keep an eye out for the Imperceptible Saint. If that person should appear, you will know that the end is near. I know that he is proud of everything he has done with his life, and of all the people he has met and taught. His greatest accomplishment was bringing our faith to the realm Minas Ithil. Let us pray he recovers and can continue to spread the teachings of the Sleeping Father. He would have liked to travel back to Menedor before he loses the chance to, but his health and my permission do not allow it.

These moments are hard and we sometimes cannot bear them. But I am inspired by his strength to stay positive and keep the faith. He will be in his home in Rotherthorpe should anyone wish to visit.

With love,

Lady Cimiko

Hades Ironsides (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)


Roleplay from Johann de Bardt

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Looking up from the letter a messenger raven had delivered, priest Johann seemed contemplative.

He mumbled aloud, either to himself or to others Unseen, "It would seem the Holy Father is beset with illness. We should pray for him -- but whether for the release of death or embrace of life, we do not know."

With a sigh, he stood from his position of prayer and walked barefoot outside the small shrine where his straw pallet lay.

Gazing at the crows wheeling in the sky, he nodded, "The time is near..."

Johann de Bardt (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)


Letter from Kealan Emarama

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Hades is a man strong of faith and spirit. I am worried by the news of his illness, but feel he has that inner strength to pull through.

Everyone should pray for him and his family at this time.

Kealan Emarama

Count of Melias


Letter from Holly Astragal

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I shall pray that Brother Hades recovers to continue his works of faith and his mission in Minas Ithil. The Saints are patient, after all.

Warmest regards

Holly Astragal (Priestess of The Way of the Warrior Saints)


Roleplay from Hades Ironsides

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The Archon Major west tucked into his bed sleeping and being watched over by the local healer. The healer took his temperature, listened to his chest breath and shook his head shrugging.

"I don't know Lady Cimiko, he does not seem like he is recovering. Has he been eating?" He asked.

"No, nothing since he arrived, not even soup. Before you came he was coughing up blood." She replied.

"That's a bad sign. His lungs are inflamed and filling with blood. Try to get him something to eat."

"Do you really think that will help?"

"I don't know what else to do!"

The healer turned and walked passed the twins and left their home. Ariadne started to cry and Titus watched on.

"It will be okay. Your father will recover and we will all laugh about this later. It will be fine. Please Great Father, send some miracle to heal him. He has been a servant of yours for so long."

She put a warm cloth on his head. Hades did not stir.


Hades Ironsides (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)


Letter from Hades Ironsides

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Dear Faithful Community,

I am afraid Hades' health has not been recovering...I am not sure if he will survive the night. I suppose all we can do is wait and pray. Pray that he departs in peace.

....

Lady Cimiko,

Hades Ironsides (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)


Letter from Plad Soares

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Plad sent a letter to Hades family and pray for his recovery as soon as possible.

May the Almighty see all his work in MI and have mercy on us.

Plad Soares (Knight of Elroth)


Letter from Hades Ironsides

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Dear Faithful Community,

Our beloved Hades has departed at the young age of 23. The funeral will be short and local. Our son, Titus, stubbornly dug the grave himself. Poor, poor, Hades...

I...the kids and I will return to Leohampton where my family lives. We wish for a quiet and comforting mourning period before...we come back to the temple again.

May the Saints' bless us and continue to grant us wisdom.

In Mourning,

Lady Cimiko,

Hades Ironsides (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)

The Funeral

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Some local parishioners carried the wrapped corpse from the house and over to the grave. They laid the body of Archon Major Hades inside and began to cover him with dirt. Then after the hole was full, they placed a large rock on top, customary of the Warrior Saints.

Lady Cimiko and the children were in tears, though the young Titus held back most of his.

The crowd quietly watched the deacon say a few words.

"Gatherers, friends and family of the departed priest, we mourn him. It is not that we mourn his life or the tragedy of his severe illness, or his swift separation from our world, as these are common facts of life, but we mourn that we will live in a future without his radiance.

Archon Major Hades was an intelligent, loving and vibrant man. It was his vigour that brought our faith to this realm and spread it so successfully as he had done, and he will be remembered for it. It was his workings that built the temple we now stand near. More than this, his most proud accomplishment, he converted nobles to the right path designated to us by the Sleeping Father at our very creation. The Archon Major always had a keen eye for maintaining Order, and his passion for the Imperceptible Saint was deep.

To make sure his memory and life are not forgotten, we must keep his teachings dear to us forever more."

The gathering disbanded, the family of the late high priest returned home before they prepared to travel to Leohampton.

This is the end of Hades Ironsides.

Hades Ironsides (Priest of The Way of the Warrior Saints)