Sgrios Mass: Hubris - the Heavy Cloak
Welcome, seekers of the fetid and rotten. Gather close. Let the scent of damp earth and the subtle, honest rot of these halls remind you of your own fragile state. Some of you carry the weight of many scars, while other sparks are still polished and bright. I certainly wonder if that shine shall ever fade? Tonight, we speak of a most curious weight: Hubris. There is an old saying among the mundanes of Loures: "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink." They say it with a shrug, a simple dismissal of someone else's stubbornness. But to a follower of Sgrios, this is no mere proverb. It is a divine truth of our Lord. Hubris is the belief that you - a creature of dust - know better. It is the arrogance of thinking you can choose the manner of your healing or the timing of your transition. It exists in many flavors, from simply swinging an axe without heeding the warriors warning, to assuming the position of power you hold is anything more than an...