Post by Darkborne on Jan 1, 2014 7:53:07 GMT -8
Empires rise and Empires fall. This is proven by history. Governments, rulers, regimes are all transitory. The Infinite Empire came to a finite end so long ago as to be lost in legend. King Adas, Ajunta Pall, Marka Ragnos, Naga Sadow, Exar Kun, Revan and Malak… the list will continue throughout time. What then is worth serving? What will give meaning to our lives? The answer is so simple it can be contained by a single word: posterity.
The founders of this order sought to create a safe place to have and to raise their families, to train future generations so that all that we are – all that we value -- may continue. This is our foremost goal. We will not forsake that purpose, but the time has come for us to grow. We must look beyond merely building a temporary haven and grasp the fate of the Empire itself.
The future lies in our hands. The Emperor is silent. The Dark Council is divided; its members too entrenched in their own petty rivalries and ambitions. But what so many fail to realize is that power is empty without purpose. It is a means, not an end.
It is up to us, to shape what is to come; to guard and guide, to preserve and strengthen. I ask you now to dedicate yourselves to a greater task. The Destiny of the Empire, the promise of all our people, rests with us. There can be no higher aspiration, no more worthy goal, and nothing ever that will hold a richer value than this which we all share.
~ Inig Darkborne
