Honoured Undercouncil,

In the absence of a Seneschal, I write to you to consider my experiences as an adventuring knight,

and request for your approval to continue my progression in our order. I present my views on the
virtues of Spirituality, Honour and Justice.

Spirituality:

Beyond the daily recital of our oath, I have taken to discussing the oaths we take as knights, the ones
all the holy orders hold, with my friend Sister Ruina of Crowa. Through this discussion I found my
conviction bolstered, and she said that she found strength and truth in my views. I have also listened
to her views on what it means to be a Crowan, and felt a deep kinship.

I’ve discussed the very nature of what a soul is with Master Enchanter Sehkemut, and other mages.
We also explored the concept of what makes a god a god. This was mostly in reference to the
Morotis issue, but also around what freedoms a soul gives a being. By listening to other learned
individuals I hope to test and bolster my own understanding and faith.

Honour

In matters of honour I try to consider keeping the honour of others intact important, if my actions
detract from theirs it does not increase mine – indeed the very opposite may be true. When Sir Elias
of the Black Order claimed combat against a vampire as an honour kill (He was undertaking a quest
of his own), once he had cut it down it would’ve been faster for me to stake it myself. In many ways
this would’ve been the proper thing to do – to remove the undead threat as swiftly as possible.
Instead I informed Sir Elias that I had a stake, and that he could use mine if he wished to complete
his task single handily. He did.

As a squire, I challenged a Knight Of Pain to single combat. I did so knowing there was little chance of
me besting my foe, but I considered it my duty and honour to shield as much of my party from their
assault as possible. I did not win the dual, but I believe my actions reduced the harm inflicted upon
my allies.

Justice

Justice is the virtue I feel I have most failed on. There is an obvious example of an elf who had been
taken captive by some concerned villagers. There had been recent attacks by elves, so the villagers
concerns were justified but their actions were neither legal or correct. This elf had done no wrong.
However a Guardsman in our party dealt with the situation, and I left them to it rather than interfere
– but it lingers in my memory as an example of where I perhaps should’ve done more to speak up for
them.

I feel that I have brought some justice to the adventuring Goblin, Hug. A number of our party were
loudly and crassly questioning her heritage. I could see she was distressed, sitting covering her ears.
Rather than chide the rest of the party, I offered to go for a walk with her, asking her to scout the
surrounding area. I had seen she was already interested in scouting earlier, and she gladly
accompanied me. Whilst the rest of the party may not have received justice, I hope I was able to find
a small amount of justice for Hug, by taking her away from a cruel situation and hopefully showing
her that not all adventurers are so barbed. I followed this up by writing a letter, at her request, to
the Lord Mayor with my recommendation on her character for her application to join the Scouts
guild.
In faith and duty,

Brother Sergeant William Beckett