Dear people of Sapience:

I ask all of you, regardless of race, alignment, Order or class, to
earnestly consider the following:

Like me, perhaps you had hoped that the problem would go away, or that
the Divine would rescue us from the results of mortal meddling, or that
people who are more knowledgeable and capable would find a solution, but
it seems to me that our situation is desperate and we cannot afford to
wait any longer. The Flame of Yggdrasil appears to be nearly
extinguished.

My usual association with the Flame has been to lay someone in it, wish
them well and hurry back to my own business, but last month I happened
to really -look- at the Flame for the first time in many years, and I
was shocked at its condition. It appears that if something is not done,
and quickly, it may die. Although I was in torpor at the time of the
original events, it seems that after an initial valiant attempt to
restore the Tree, little progress has been made. Clearly we need to do
more, or do something different, if the Tree and Flame of Yggdrasil are
to be restored in time.

I come before you today very hesitantly, very reluctantly, because the
state of the Flame has been a topic which has, perhaps deliberately,
been used to justify and fuel animosities between various factions.
Please. Now is the time for us all to rise above such squabblings, to
lay aside our differences in ideology, and to earnestly cooperate in
seeking a solution.

With this end in mind, the Open University of Sapience has created a
section devoted to Yggdrasil, and we invite any and all who are willing
to share their knowledge and efforts to join us in seeking a way to
restore the sacred Tree and Flame to full health and vigor. You may read
the scroll titled 'clanhelp University' to learn of the University's
general mission and purpose. Whether you join us openly, or aid us
secretly to keep your role from the public eye, please assist us in this
vital effort.

With apologies in advance to any Divine Whose names I may inadvertantly
omit, or Whose qualities I may describe inadequately, we ask the Divine
to assist us, and to help us to redeem Sapience from the results of the
short-sighted actions of the few who caused the problem, and the
inaction of the multitude (including myself) who have thus far done
little to remedy it.

We ask Lord Rahn to lend the purifying power of His Fire to the cause.
We ask Lord Severn to lend us resourcefulness, and to surprise us with
unexpected solutions. We ask Lord Galleus to help us restore the
qualities of Order and structural integrity to the Tree. We ask Lady
Lleis to lend Her powers of Renewal and Hope to the cause. We ask Lord
Arion to lend Valor to all who seek to help, and to imbue the Flame with
His vigor. We ask Lord Haern to assist in restoring the Tree to its
natural balance. We ask Lady Slyphe to assist in this beneficial Change,
providing if necessary a cleansing storm to wash away the impurities
that are harming the Tree. And we ask Lady Niuri to enlighten and guide
us as we seek the knowledge to heal, to restore, and if necessary to
create anew.

This concerns all of us. Even if you are Consanguine or Bloodborn, and
thus cannot avail yourself of the Flame's power, you have friends and
loved ones who benefit from the restorative powers of the Flame. Fellow
Sapients, the Tree has never asked anything from us, but it needs us
now. Let us work together to heal that which has healed us countless
times, and to restore vitality to that which has so faithfully restored
our own lives.


Penned by my hand on the 6th of Haernos, in the year 148 MA.