Angelo Family/Amara

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Amara

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Important Letters from Amara

Letter from Amara Angelo (Sent 4/28/2014)
Message sent to all full members of "Sanguis Astroism" (53 recipients)
Jealously guarding my Luminary status? How can I jealously guard against a position that I earned? One that I wasn't even informed was going to be removed? I was literally appointed the day after the announcement was made, and had no knowledge of it. The Bulletin board in the Sanctuaries of the Temples only mentioned that changes were going to be "discussed". I assumed that meant that someone would inform me of the particulars, especially since I had asked so specifically. If I have to, I will rewrite my letter and the response that I received. Although, to what I said to Alaster wasn't enough, nothing will be.

While reform was needed, this is the wrong way to go about it. The Luminaries were, and are, a peacekeeping position. We were there to stop petty arguments fro escalating. We were also closer to the people, though not as close as the Consuls, and could keep track of things a bit better.

Using me as a scapegoat, an example is fine, but I wasn't even privy to this announcement, even though I had asked the entire Elder Council if there was something I needed to know. The only person who answered was Justiciar Alaster, and he said that there wasn't. Had I known, had I been privy to this information, I would have argued vehemently against it.

I was not afforded the same honor as the ones who came before me, and had no voice in this decision at all. And then, to be forcefully removed, less than two weeks after my appointment, without any real explanation, and no chance to speak up is insulting.

I took my position seriously, and I think I did a fairly good job with my duties. Never once was I reprimanded, never one was I chastised, after I became an Elder.

Changes in the Charter should not be decided by two people, no matter their rank. Emergency powers should be limited, not absolute. The Charter should be changed, amended, replaced, or otherwise altered only by vote. What this decision creates is an oligarchy of sorts, one where two people have the absolute power to do anything. Using your emergency powers to change, amend, replace or otherwise alter the Charter is a fallacy. The Justiciars could, technically, remove every Elder Position except Justiciars, and then rule with an iron fist, or even change the teachings to suit their plans. It is dangerous.

As for the lack of Priests, I am not one, but only because of the war. As soon as it settles down, I was planning on reclaiming the cloth.

Faithful, these Justiciars are tyrants and as such, should not be leaders in this religion. While not a true dictatorship, they have created an oligarchy, one in which the only two people in the entire religion that are safe from demotion or removal are the Justiciars. I am proof of this, as I was demoted to a full rank member level without being previously informed, or even made aware of the possibility.

My question is, why would we diverge from the path set by the Holy Prophet himself? We a bad leader or two, fair enough, but that was no reason for the Luminaries or any other Elder to be spat upon. I had nothing to do with the Jonsu Heresy, in fact, I was one of the ones who stood up and spoke out. I also spoke out in favor of allowing Lady Jonsu to speak, which was an unpopular decision, but I stand by it. And finally, as Luminary, I sought to keep the peace amongst the Faithful, the only Elder to do so without resorting to brute force. This is the true path of Sanguis Astroism, not the perverted Charter forced fed to us from these tyrannical "Elders". Amara Angelo Countess of Moses' End Knight of the Temple of Sanguis Astroism