Sgrios Shambler

Alrighty, let us start. I would like to thank you all for coming together today. My name is Tyl for those I haven't met. I've only recently become a priest in the wonderful service of Lord Sgrios. As such, this is my first Mass. I shall endeavor not to keep you long.  Today, I will be referring to the scriptures I have been reading and the contents within. Contents that struck a cord within me. Speaking with High Priestess Paramour, it gave me a gentle nudge to put my thoughts to paper and prepare this as my first Mass. So I hope you will all be gentle with me. High Priest VanMorgan was also integral in answering a massive flood of questions that I came from me. And I would like to thank his patience and diligence in the guidance provided. The writings I speak of, in particular are the final notes of Teirsaes, as scribed by Deskar. This paper is titled 'The Society of Dubhaimid.' The other, titled 'The Aisling Belief of Evil' as scribed by Enclave, a servant of ...

Let us first take a moment to acknowledge the accomplishments of a couple Aislings in our trinity. Tyl , who has been a fixture of the temple, has ascended to the rank of Priest here in our humble shrine. We are very proud to welcome him into the clergy. Additionally, over in the temple of Deoch, Priestess Inuyoko has taken her first step into the high clergy with her role as Cleric of Deoch, which is a tremendous feat. All of Temuair will benefit from the light these Aislings bring to our temples.  ------ Deoch gifted us with more than the inspiration to transcend lives of mediocrity when he chose us as bearers of his spark; he also gifted us with a sort of immortality. Wounds and illnesses that would rend lesser beings naught but food for decay simply give us an audience with Sgrios’ great judge, Nyarlathotep. Through the combined brilliance of the Aisling Spark and Sgrios enduring vigilance, we need not waste an anxious moment fearing death - either at the hands of a catastroph...

Come forth, you who are burdened — the weary, the disillusioned. You who stagger beneath the weight of your Deochs, take solace. For there is peace beyond the struggle, and Sgrios, the silent god, waits without judgment.  He does not call to you in shouts or trumpet blasts. He does not demand or promise. He waits — still and inevitable — at the far edge of every path. To walk toward him is to walk toward truth. Not a cruel truth, but a quiet one. Not a punishment, but a release. With death comes a beginning — but first, it marks an end. The end of suffering. The end of fear. The end of all things that torment the mind and wear down the soul. We struggle through pain and loneliness, through failure and regret, but no agony is eternal. Nothing is. That is the gift of Sgrios — the certainty that all things pass. Even the fruit of Cail ripens, falls, and rots. Gramail’s law, etched in stone, crumbles beneath time’s hand. Glioca grants love, yet love fades and grief remains. All gifts a...

Are the splendors of nature reserved for the worshippers of Cail? Many crook an eyebrow when they find out that I am most inspired when I’m surrounded by nature; be it beneath the shade of a mighty oak, or standing with my feet in the gentle caress of a stream or lake. I love to lay in the grass and watch the clouds pass overhead, and, on the rare occasion I take leave of my post here in the temple, I am most often found hiking the wilds. So why is it that these gifts should be reserved for those who worship the son of Ceannlaidir? Those of the Cail temple have elected themselves as the custodians of the natural world, yet their perception of what that constitutes is heavily skewed - a near fictional idealization of nature. A visit to the temple in Undine is a picturesque and tranquil retreat from the stress of the real world - but it is just that - an artificial mirage meant to evoke nature without confronting it. Plant life is tended to and nurtured; carefully curated to achieve a v...

       Tonight we'll be talking about "The Second Affront to Luathas." These are the written excerpts. It is part of the tome chronicling the Shadow Wars and the role the Academi Arcanus played in it. I'll present the dates to let you keep track. It throws us right into the tome.  Danaan 1703 5th Moon 3rd-20th Days      So a mage named Tezerah Thoth has two apprentices go missing (as one does, right?) and Logan - yes THAT Logan in the temple of Choosing - had him confined to his quarters. They search his study and find his research had gone into "dark areas." An ancient black stone tablet etched with dire glyphs thought to have been from Kadath, was found behind a row of books.       Now there are texts that speak of Aosda "opening a portal to Kadath" and releasing the Darkness within. Also, Kadath is where the Dubhaim are believed to have come from.      The tablet they found contained knowledge of a yet unknown...

  Today we come together not only to mourn, but to reflect - to pause, to look inward, and to acknowledge one of the most universal experiences of life: death. Death has always walked beside life, not as an enemy, but as a teacher. It teaches us that every moment is part of a larger story - one that none of us escapes, and yet all of us share. It reminds us that to live is not to grasp, but to let go - again and again. In facing death, we are called to a deeper awareness of life’s meaning and its fragile, chaotic nature. Though death marks a departure, it is not merely an end. It is a return - a release from pain, a letting go of burdens and uncertainties that define so much of our existence, and a quiet transition into stillness. For some, it may be a homecoming; for others, ascension towards greatness. In every case, death reminds us that life was never meant to go on forever - and that its finiteness gives...