Hail, people of Aetolia.

I was initially loathe towards the idea of creating this public news post, but after a heavy, personal session where I engaged in the near unlimited possibilities of what this news post is going to do, not just to myself, but to each individual that reads it, I have deduced, and come to the conclusion, that it is actually tactically, and strategically best, concerning this work that I am engaging in, that I do this, regardless of the inevitable negatives that it will bring upon me in the process.

A little bit about me, before I launch into the subject matter for which this public post is being created expressly for.

I am Stigandr. Some of you have encountered me, though most of you have not. Some of you know, or have been exposed, if even barely, to the personal work, and the adventure it entails, that I have taken upon myself to not just be a quest of eccentric proportions, but in essence, my life's work.

I fill no role in any Guild within Aetolia. Nor am I citizen of any City-State upon the face of Sapience. The state of perception that I exist within, is very far removed from what the heavy majority of the Aetolian population engages in. I am acutely aware of this, and it doesn't bother me in the least. I have a very sterile, unfiltered psyche that simply looks at what is put in front of it, and disseminates that information not just at its face value, but down to the bones of its makeup. In short, I have, no ideological weights on my soul that can inhibit it. This public post is not in favor, or disfavor, of the diverse organizations that dot Aetolia. I recognize the multiplicity behind what exists in the realm. An additional disclaimer: I am far, far from being a nihilist. If you make the mistake of applying that label to me, the only person that is going to inhibit, is you.

Concerning what I am, in so that I may give you, the reader, just a little more information about myself, and provide a more rendered picture of my being. On a face value level, I am a Wayfarer. But that is actually a very small piece of what I truly am, which is a Polymath, though in specific practice, a Metaphysicist, and Epistemologist, which branches off into an acute engagement with the field of Alethiology as a result. Psychology is something that I also make concentrated exercises in as well. I'm something of a tausendsassa. Concerning the more personal content of my character, and the values that inhabit and exist within me, it goes without saying that I am very easy to approach and speak with, unless you are a monster, psychopath, narcissist, dark empath, or sadist. If you are any of these things, anything similar, or something even worse, it must be stated, that you will not find me an easy mark to prey upon, or victimize. You can try, but you'll get the biggest vibe check of your entire life if you do. Do not salivate at the challenge, should you think that one even exists. I am pathologically incapable of lying or engaging in deceit, and as alien as it may seem, I am utterly immune to fear, or second guessing myself. The level of which I feel secure and comfortable with myself is very atypical compared to others. I cannot be humiliated, brought down, bribed, corrupted, or turned from my chosen path. If you are anything other than a person, you run a very high chance of either being ignored, or worse, becoming the target of the crippling depths of my intelligence. The measure of humility I wield, and lack of pride that is absent from my mental, and physical endowments, is not something that the monsters of Aetolia can pull upon. For some more tertiary information about myself, I was born, and live, in Kalebb. I was, in a way, raised directly out of the Chamber of Scholars.

Some of you, may wonder, what a man such as myself has as a mission. If I am not a nihilist, then what do I do? Or, what am I doing?

After due preparation, the time has come, for me to step out of Kalebb as my center of operations, and travel across the face of Aetolia. As far as tools are concerned, I will be armed, primarily, with a blank manuscript. I will be wayfaring across every inch of this realm, and I will be documenting everything I come across, that is worth recording down in this book. This is more than just a geographical survey, or a quasi-exercise in a partial biography. It's not just the land I will be documenting. It will be everything. Every Guild. Every City. Every Deity. Every organization that expels its breath upon the land, and the reality that cradles it within the confines, and parameters, of the universe which our souls have been created to exist within.

Now that I have sufficiently articulated, to a small degree, who I am, and what I am, to you, the reader, it is now time, to move into the subject matter that this public news post is meant to address.

This post, is designed as a general platform, in which I shall place a question, mainly aimed at those who wield citizenship within the major City-States that smatter themselves across the continent of Sapience.

Why. Are you. A citizen. Of your City?

A very simple question, on the face of it. But one which will elicit a tidal wave of data which the full measure of my intelligence will digest. Down to the last word.

You may message me that answer. Or write a letter. I politely ask that you do not send me that answer in a TELL, given the busy nature of my work. The possibility of it being lost, though not overwhelming, is real. So, for the sake of efficiency, a message, or letter, would be best.

Anything sent my way, it must be said, will not be judged. It will not be twisted. I will not be using any information, intel, or data, given to me, in any manner that is unbecoming of the spirit which animates this great adventure that I am taking on upon myself. Though you do not need to provide me with the nepantla in which you have evolved as an individual, if you end up doing that, it is ok for you to do so. I won't judge you for getting carried away with the answer you provide me.

While it could be pointed out, that I could simply approach the individual citizens of each City, I will point out on behalf of myself, that I will still be doing that. This public post is not going to be the be-all-end-all for what I am requesting of you. It is simply a tool, that will assist me in my work. A wide net, that will be paired with my singular experiences as I travel across the realm.

Why should you even be interested, in providing such information to me? Quite simply, it will assist in my work. If you give the honest reasons, as to why you are a citizen, of the City you are a member of, it will prevent me, from having to make, what could possibly end up as, incorrect calculations, on behalf of your reasons. I will get my data, one way or another. Whether it's presented to me per my request, or whether I have to postulate and calculate the answers on my own. If you truly love the City you are a part of, it would behoove you, to simply be honest in the manner that you share the reasons behind why you love the City you are a part of, and why you selected it as the home you currently operate in.

The alternative is that you don't, and the end result of that alternative, is that I paint a picture of the people of each City, in an incorrect light.

For the spies, and monsters, that think I will be a unique source of intel that can be used against people that are not members of the City you are a member of, I have this to say: Try it. You won't get anything. My sterile, divested stance on the organizations which exist in Aetolia, prevents me from even being interested in sharing personal information from other people. You won't get shit, and I give my word to everyone that sends their answers to me, that I won't share it. Such activity is fit for monsters, and those who lack the necessary will to get those answers on their own. I say with unlimited confidence, that you won't be able to convince me to hand anything over. I would like to see you try, if only to prove the incorruptible nature of my spirit.

The sonder of each person's soul is not lost on me. This epic adventure that I am launching out of Kalebb will have a healthy measure of vicalando and sophrosyne behind it. It doesn't matter what kind of quatervois I am faced with as I engage upon this quest, this life work, of mine. I will always do the right thing, no matter the manner in which the realm, or the universe for that matter, attempts to test me with. I own my decisions, and they will be executed without hesitation, fear, or deception. If I end up spreading the positive nature of my orenda unto others as I carry out this adventure of mine, that is good. Even better, would it be, if I had a positive impact on those around me, and they don't even know that I am responsible for such a positive boon upon themselves. I'm not doing this for fame, or to gain power, or to engage in some sort of self-aggrandizement as I bring the weight of my intelligence, and wisdom, to bear upon the reality that I end up facing during my excursions upon the fabric of Aetolia. I have no selfish motivations for my work, and the only personal thing I predict I will really get out of it will be the massive increase of my emotional quotient. If any of you think that this mission of mine is simply druxy, then feel free to view it that way. It won't have any effect on me if you do. Do not mistake my confidence as false, or a type of rawgabbit for you to sneer at. My adventure, and the documentation that follows it, will be created in an honest manner, the chiaroscuro of its formation a direct reflection of my sterile, sober look at what I end up experiencing. Anyone that is lucky enough to read it before it's finished, will notice quite quickly, that it's much, much more than a piece of verisimilitude. No amount of mythomania will find itself in my work. This is not fudgel that I am engaging in. Nor am I some sort of iconoclast trying to create a work based within a spirit of polemic motivation. You don't have to believe it, but I believe in my own enkrateia to do the right thing, in regards to my sober documentation. In addition, I must disclaim myself, for those who think I'm engaging in some sort of attempted lachesism: I'm not. The level of peregrination that my work is going to be at, is not lost on me, and I'm not afraid of it either. I'm not doing this to gorgonize anyone either, or make anyone feel a measure of hostile opia. If any number of you wish to test me in these matters, just know that the lack of hesitation, and extemporaneous behavior of the defense I will put up against you, may very well leave you feeling physically ill without me even having to lay a finger on you. You can try to exercise some carriwitchet on me, but you will lose regardless. Any fraculious behavior brought to bear on me will not have the intended result you thought it would have. Nothing will derail the commumersine nature of the adventure I am setting off on, and the final act of my work, when it's complete, and released to all of you, will remain a sober, formifable thing to behold. I will, in short, laugh at any attempt to dissolve the natural state of ataraxia that I conduct myself within.

I have engaged in a dangerous level of rubicon, just making this public post as a means to gain just one, small measure of the data I intend to gather as I step out of Kalebb. I am acutely aware of it. This is a grim dark realm we exist in, and I know for a fact, without having to make any calculations, or statistical probabilities, that I will be set upon with great wrath and hatred for what I am doing. The darker, uglier things that exist within the psychological realms of mortals, WILL come after me. And I'm fine with that. I'm not blind to this, and my work does not induce any sort of absorto upon me. The vile things, individuals, and monsters that wish to stop me, if only for the base pleasure of doing it, will find that this young man about to step out of his mountain home is far, far more roborant than they predicted. Nothing will inhibit my eleutheromania, so trying to recruit me into any organization is not going to work either. It's probably for the best anyway, given my pathological incapability to lie. A man such as that actually stands to harm an organization more than it probably stands to improve it, so if any of you have gotten the obvious idea of recruiting my overwhelming intelligence into the ranks of an organization that you are part of, all I can say, is you should re-evaluate that idea. Besides, I have deeper work to carry out, and I will see it to the end.

And to the Gods that see the depths of my sielunmaisema as something to exploit, or use: Feel free to try. You'll see the nodus of my soul to be more than You thought. I don't have time to work for You in ways You might find viable or beneficial regarding the spheres of influence You rule over.

If you've made it this far in my public news post, and feel comfortable sending me the answers that I have requested, feel free to do so at your leisure. No time limit exists.

~ Stigandr

**the bottom of this news post has been stamped with a small rhombicosidodecahedron, imperial purple in color**

Penned by my hand on Tisday, the 20th of Celes, in the year 6 AC.