Contest #3 - Fragments from the Library of Deekka the Druidess

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    Contest #3 - Fragments from the Library of Deekka the Druidess
    Starts: April 6, 2015
    Ends: April 22, 2015 (at 11:59 PM, GMT)

    We are pleased to announce the Scholars of Novia Contest #3. Winning submissions will be sent to Portalarium for in-game publication.

    Our contests depend on fairly specific writing style and content so they can easily be used in Novia at various places such as the Spectral Mines, not just on public vendors. Therefore, the theme and style are important in these contests. Please read the following. Final submissions need to be made to this thread.​

    Contest #2 Instructions:
    • Writing Style: Genres/Categories (indicate the genre for each of your submissions):
      • 1) excerpts from law books
      • 2) excerpts from records of legal proceedings
      • 3) justice-related parables, tales & fables
      • 4A) justice-themed poetry
      • 4B) philosophical writings on justice
    • Word Count: 733
    • Focus: Deekka the Druidess had gathered a great library devoted to matters of justice during the time of the Cataclysm.
    • Authored By: Since these books were written at the time of or before the Cataclysm, the "authors" of these books will either be theoretical ancient personages or will be anonymous
    • Submissions: Submit final entries to this thread. One entry per genre/category allowed (up to 5 submissions).

    == Prologue ==

    At the time of the Cataclysm, there lived a druidess named Deellaakkanavaakka the Just. Deekka, as she was known, had gathered a great library devoted to matters of justice. Her collection was housed in an ancient four-floored tower that stood among the tall trees and was so covered with vines that not a stone showed through.

    Each floor was filled with shelves, and on those shelves were kept thousands upon thousands of tomes, all concerned with justice. They were collected from throughout the world, and perhaps from other worlds, as well.

    The first floor contained all sorts of books of laws, everything from ancient codes of conduct to royal edicts to local regulations. Even a book of the delightfully arcane and bafflingly convoluted by-laws of The Great Northern Deep Woods Society for the Admiration of Wisps and the Appreciation of Honey found its way into her collection.

    The second floor was filled with records of legal proceedings — centuries upon centuries of courtroom cases, witnesses’ testimonies and judges’ rulings transcribed meticulously for posterity.

    On the floor above, she shelved the many parables, fables and tales of justice she had acquired for her collection.

    The fourth floor was divided into two tiers, an upper and a lower. On the lower tier were kept songs and poems of just and upright themes, what Deekka often called “Poetic Justice.” The top tier was reserved for philosophical treatises on justice, its meanings and its implications.

    At the time of the Cataclysm, the Library of Deekka the Druidess was lost, as were many of the treasures of the world. It is believed that Deellaakkanavaakka herself survived, though in the catastrophe she lost her sight.

    Recently, a mining expedition led by Speale of Holtrot and his brother Lonnacker turned up the buried remains of what was once Deekka’s Library. Much of the library’s holdings were lost, though several texts were recovered preserved, a few in near perfect condition, even. Scholars from throughout the world — Novian and Outlandish alike — have been working to transcribe (and in some cases translate) these fragments.

    You, of course, could be one of them.

    == Contest Instructions (the basics) ==

    Avatars of New Britannia, we, the Scholars of Novia, once again bring you a special request for your writing. This time can help fill the surviving ancient books that once filled Deekka’s library.

    The types of texts that once filled the library are described above: 1) excerpts from law books 2) excerpts from records of legal proceedings 3) justice-related parables, tales & fables 4A) justice-themed poetry 4B) philosophical writings on justice.

    For this contest, all winning entries will be packaged as though they are the transcribed and/or translated fragments from recovered ancient books.

    Since these books were written at the time of or before the Cataclysm, the "authors" of these books will either be theoretical ancient personages or will be anonymous. However, player-authors will still have the authorships of their submissions recognized, as the texts will be clearly labeled "transcribed [or translated] by ''name of entry author''." For your attribution, you may choose your usual character/avatar name, your usual SotA Forum name, or if you wish to remain anonymous in-game, you may choose to have had the text “translated or transcribed” by Tenebrus Inkblot, the fictitious scrivener of the Scholars of Novia.

    For this contest in particular, authors have a wide range of genres and styles in which to write, but we do ask that authors do their best to stay true to their chosen genre or genres — court transcripts should read as court transcripts and law books should read as law books. Authors are also reminded that because these texts are theoretically recovered fragments, they do not have to be complete works.

    References to fellow Avatars, NPCs, etc., should not come into play as all of these books would have been penned long, long ago. While it is historically accurate that certain in-game personages (such as Lord British) would have been around at the time of the writing of these books, please remember that we cannot accept references to these personages without the permission of Portalarium. An exception to this rule would be referring to a point in time as occurring during Lord British’s reign, as his reign at some point in the past is a matter of in-game history. To ascribe any action to him, however, or to make any suggestions as to what his thoughts or intentions would have been will not be permissible. Player-authors should not include specific and direct references to characters or events from earlier Ultima games.

    Since all winning entries will be included in a collection of fragments supposedly transcribed or translated into contemporary Novian, contestants are advised that for this contest, the Scholars will need to translate all non-English entries into English and to regularize certain spelling conventions and vocabulary choices so as to suggest contemporary scholarship. We may also need to come up with a single system for indicating lost words or sections as these works are to be thought of as fragments. It may be possible that in final packaging, a winning text is made to seem fragmentary whether or not the author intended it to be so. Certain genres, such as the court transcripts, may also need to be regularized in style and formatting so as to appear consistent with other submissions of the same type.

    As these texts are assumed to be ancient, some authors may choose to use more stylized-Elizabethanish/Renaissance Faire-styled English to give them an old feel. This is not, however, mandatory. Older-sounding works will be designated “transcribed,” and more contemporary-sounding texts will be marked “translated.” None of this indicates the Scholars' preference for one formatting style or language over another, or even for one spelling convention of English or one historical iteration of English over another. It is simply to maintain the roleplay of our frame story of a rediscovered batch of preserved texts translated by contemporary scholars.

    Entries should be 733 words or less. One entry per player-author, per genre please.

    This contest is open to all player-members of the SotA Community, with the exception of those members of the Scholars of Novia who have agreed to work on this particular contest. Members of the Scholars of Novia wishing to submit entries to this Contest may do by publically declaring on this thread that they have recused themselves from all Scholars duties for the duration of this Contest.

    Contestants will have an opportunity to work with the Scholars to produce a finalized version of their submission before final judging. Final judging will be carried out by a panel of judges comprised of the Grand Masters of the Scholars of Novia.

    Reply to this SotA Forum thread with your submissions. Only replies made to this thread will be considered contest entries

    == Prizes for Contest Winners ==

    Contest winners will receive free in-game publication by Portalarium of their winning texts. Winners will also have the titles of their winning submissions placed on the Scholars of Novia Recommended Reading List and will have their winning submissions copied to the Scholars of Novia Library area of the SotA Wiki. Finally, the Scholars of Novia will devise some in-game method for recognition after game launch.

    Have fun! Good luck! Get writing!

    == The Fine Print for this Contest ==

    Content: We are seeking submissions as would be appropriate to Deekka’s collection described above.

    Content Consistency: Submissions should be consistent with the pre-Cataclysmic lore assumed for the SotA world. Entries on the SotA Wiki and references within the text of Blade of the Avatar to the pre-Cataclysmic world may be helpful. The content of older Ultima games might prove a source of inspiration but should not be referenced directly.

    Submission Word Count: Submissions should be no more than 733 words. Titles, subtitles, author’s names and the like will not be considered as part of the word count. There is no minimum word count.

    Quantity: This contest is limited to one submission per player-author per genre as outlined above. A single submission can be either a single text or several smaller texts making up a series or compilation so long as the total word count is not exceeded.

    Author Name: For this submission, all winning submissions will be indicated as having been written in ancient times (either anonymously or by a theoretical ancient personage of the player-author’s invention) and translated or transcribed in the present. The player-author shall have the following attribution choices for the translator/transcriber:

    A player-author may use his or her avatar name or his or her usual name on SotA Forum. In this case, the character or avatar name will accompany the text in all publication places as described in the prize package below.

    A player-author may choose to have had his or her piece translated or transcribed by Tenebrus Inkblot, the fictitious scrivener of the Scholars of Novia. In this case, only the name Tenebrus Inkblot and not the player-author's avatar or usual name on SotA Forum will accompany the text into in-game publication as described in the prize package below. However, when the submission is posted on the SotA Wiki, the avatar or usual name on SotA Forum will be included as part of the information associated with the text.

    Submitting Entries: Entries should be made as replies to this Contest thread only.

    === The Review Process ===

    The Scholars will review all submissions. They will select those with the best potential to include in the collection. Once these submissions have been selected, the Scholars will work with the author to edit the piece for grammatical, spelling, or readability issues as well as consistency with lore.

    The Scholars will then present the finalized versions of the submissions to the judges. The judges will decide and declare the winning entries.

    For this submission, the judges are the three Grand Masters of the Scholars of Novia. The number of winning entries will depend upon the total number of entries. Multiple winners are likely.

    === Announcing the Winners ===
    The Scholars will announce the winners of the contest.

    They will post finalized versions of the winning text on a Winning Finalized Submissions Thread within the Scholars of Novia area of the SotA Forum.

    The author of the submission will be required to respond to the above post, quoting the finalized text, and giving his or her final approval to the version of the content as it appears. This will ensure that the author acknowledges the finalized version of the text as the version of the text to be published in various ways as described in the prize package below.

    === The Prize Package ===
    Recommended Reading List: The Scholars will list winning submissions on the Scholars of Novia Recommended Reading List which will be available to the entire SotA community.

    Publication on the SotA Wiki: The Scholars will copy the texts of the submissions into the Scholars of Novia Library area of the SotA Wiki. Reference will be made to the thread in the SotA Forum on which the submissions were originally made as well as to the SotA Forum name of the submitters/authors. Over time, other people may add cross-references to this wiki page such as is typical for all wiki pages.

    In-game Recognition: As the mechanics of game-play are more fully revealed to the Scholars and the rest of the player community after the official launch of SotA, the Scholars may devise some additional in-game system for recognizing winners of Scholars' contests, including winners of contests as were held before the official launch.

    In-game Publication: Portalarium has offered in-game publication at no cost to the contestant as the prize for all winning submissions.

    == The Even Finer Print ==
    For all Calls for Submissions - See: http://sotawiki.net/sota/Community:Scholars_of_Novia/Submissions_General_Rules
     
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    Mad Justice
    --Taken from the personal journal of Sir Richard Hare

    "How measure we
    the scales of fairness
    equally towards every man?"

    I find myself at odds trying to determine a basis for fairness and equality when applying Justice to the guilty, and ensuring Justice for their victims. How does one ensure equal measure is given to two criminals who have committed the exact same crime, but with varying consequences to their victims?

    If each man has stolen 100 gold, one from a rich man who will surely never miss the coin, and the other has stolen the entire life savings of a now poor and destitute father trying to raise his two children alone, how do we ensure equal Justice for each victim and fair punishment for each criminal?

    Would Justice be served equally if each criminal were punished the same? Would each victim feel Justice in fair measure? One could argue that if each victim had their money returned to them-- equal compensation for having been the victim of the same crime-- then sentencing the same punishment to each criminal could be carried out with no fear of having wronged either victim. Yet then one may ask how each victim suffered between the time of the theft and receiving their compensation, for surely the rich man fared better.

    And what of the compensation? Who shall pay it? Shall it be assumed that every time such a case comes up, the criminal will not have spent the coin? Or shall the society be made to reimburse the victims-- that is to say, shall society have to pay for the criminal's debt? For this raises the question of Justice once more. If society pays the debt, then instead of the criminal stealing from only one victim, we have allowed the criminal to steal from everyone. And while 100 gold coins taken from a society of 100 people is less devastating than taking 100 gold from a poor man, the crime of theft still exists. And speaking in theory, we have now made the criminal guilty of stealing from 100 people... is this a worse crime than stealing from one man? How do we judge: by the amount of coin stolen, or the number of victims?

    Perhaps the day will come when someone wiser than I finds this humble journal, and I pray it does not drive them as mad as myself.
     
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    My submission for the first category "excerpts from law books".


    EDICT 19


    Patrons Edict regarding the following crimes
    - Murder.
    - Thievery and robbery.
    - Vandalism.
    - **** and kidnapping.
    - Fraud and swindle.

    Henceforth these crimes will now be regarded as transgressions against communal well-being and the patrons peace. As the true victim of these crimes committed within his realm, the patron will dispense justice in the form of rehabilitation, incapacitation or retribution at his discretion.

    Punishment for murders may include, but are not limited to: Public hanging, seizure of property, death by spider, imprisonment, service in the patrons militia.
    Punishment for thievery and robbery may include, but are not limited to: fines, night-soil duty, the severing of fingers, imprisonment, service in the patrons militia.
    Punishment for vandalism may include, but are not limited to: fines, time in the stocks, night-soil duty, imprisonment, service in the patrons militia.
    Punishment for **** and kidnapping may include, but are not limited to: banishment, castration, public flogging, imprisonment, service in the patrons militia.
    Punishment for Fraud and swindle may include, but are not limited to: banishment, fines, time in the stocks, public flogging, imprisonment, service in the patrons militia.

    Due to his years of loyal service and over-exposure to the hatters mercury vats, Harry "no pants" Maghille has been granted exemption from punishment associated with the sale of his miracle cure for stupidity. Those foolish enough to buy a tincture from a half naked madman who wears a dead pigeon for a hat have been deemed deserving of the often fatal side effects associated with the brew.
     
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    My submission under Poetry ( at least my attempt)

    JUSTICE

    Justice is a stern, cold thing,
    Whose only voice is the gavel's ring.
    Justice can't see power, wealth or lace,
    only the truth of the facts of a case.
    Justice has no ears to listen to mournful pleas,
    they are wasted on Justice, like wishes on a breeze.
    For Justice is as stark as the midday sun,
    which, like Justice, burns down on everyone.
    Justice is not constrained by law, tradition or king's decree
    it applies to Nobility, Clergy, Merchants and Serfs equally.
    Justice may not be swift, but it will never tire
    for it burns forever like a heavenly fire.
    Ignoring Justice is a risk great,
    as it might result with your head on a plate.
    So heed these words and be a man true,
    this way you will have no fear when Justice is looking at you.
     
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    my entry for category 4A: justice-themed poetry

    The Magister

    Magister Kust is righteous and just, his judgement is lawful and swift,
    his knowledge of the law, complete and without flaw, is his strength and a god-given gift.
    His court is immune to disruption, he is beyond corruption, his rulings are never in doubt,
    he can see through lies, with his piercing blue eyes, secret motives are always found out.
    Be you peasant or noble, his process is global, no man, woman or child is exempt,
    when called to the booth, you had best tell the truth, or find yourself charged with contempt.
    Justice is his goal, he cares not for your soul, it matters not if you apologise or repent,
    the innocent will be freed, the guilty will bleed, or to the dungeons will surely be sent.
     
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    Hail everyone!

    We have two more days for this contest! Will we receive more entries?

    This is a pretty good path to get your books permanently into Shroud of the Avatar. We do a good lore check, even querying the Devs when needed, and work with the authors. So this is a good experience for any writer wanting to publish their works into the Realm. We are working on quality, not quantity of course, and last time all three books that won Contest #2 should be in game in Release 17.

    So, are there more entries on the way?

    Thanks!
    Winfield
    Grand Master of Scholars of Novia.
     
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    For category 1) excerpts from law books:

    "Due to increasing incidence of horse related collisions during the Sixth Day Market, please observe the following:
    - All traffic shall move sun-wise around the central square.
    - Carts conveying goods and animals under pack must be unlade in a timely manner and returned to the periphery within a quarter hour.
    - All beasts of burden must be hitched and watered before commencing trade
    Failure to follow these precepts will result in loss of stall lease for a duration of not less than three weeks.
     
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    The Wronged Peasant

    Justice you say? I scoff at the word!
    Fed to the hand from some royal bird.
    Pence delivered for voice,
    Rich dance and rejoice,
    At lies from the fed cat purred.

    Compassion you say? It tempers the truth?
    How does this counter the needful uncouth?
    Professor of words
    Coined tongued words slurred
    Greed trumps even the adept sleuth.
     
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    2) excerpts from records of legal proceedings

    From the case of Thelonius Parson:

    "The defendant, having been thrice convicted of the same crime shall spend a duration of 4 daylight hours in the stocks for each offense on record. Furthermore, any subsequent theft of ladies' undergarments from any clothesline within the city limits will result in the defendant spending an equal number of nights in the stocks wearing the stolen property."
     
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    Hmm.. undergarments are hard-coded on our characters, and I've yet to see a clothesline in-game. Clothes and food hanging out to dry should be a common occurrence in any world without machine dryers. (Living in China, I see garments, meat and vegetables hanging outside every window, and on every patio/balcony.) I'm not saying we need a 'clothes gets dirty and needs to be cleaned periodically' system.. I'm saying stuff hanging on lines outside houses would be a terrific art asset for a touch of detail that adds character to the game setting.

    Great submission Noctua. ;-)
     
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    Entry for section 3)

    On a farm in South Paladis, there lived a sow with 4 small piggies. The oldest was the biggest of the four, he always was the first when their mother called to feed them and last that left. The second was the strongest, it always ran around the farm and challenged the other animals on the farm in a fair fight to get stronger. The third was a beauty, whom took care of his skin. The last piggy was small, not that pretty or strong and was very jealous of his siblings.

    He started to pick on his siblings and was clever enough to only annoy them when the mother sow was eating and was not watching over her piggies. It told the oldest, that it would die soon, because the farmer will slaughter it for his meat. It challenged the second in races and won them because it always cheated. It scratched the third with branches to ruin its skin.

    The 3 others kept quiet about it and hoped it would stop the harassment. After a week they had enough but instead of going to their mother and tellingher everything, they decided to take in their own paws. They started to chase the smallest around the whole farm. The other animals on the farm noticed the quarrel and the small piggy ran to them and squeaked for help. The horse heard the cries and stomped on the biggest piggy, the dog bit the strongest piggy and the cat scratched the eyes out of the prettiest piggy.

    when the sow came to look for the source of the noise She found one piggy with broken legs, one with bitten off ear and tail and the last one blinded. She started to cry and asked how this could happen. The animals told her what they saw, a mob chasing the small piggy. The three hurt piggies now told them the reason why they had chased the smallest. The mother, enraged at what she had learned and dismayest hat she had not noticed any of this before, bit the smallest to death.

    Morale of the story: self justice does not pay and only serves to hurt the innocent.
     
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    4B> Philosophical writings on Justice

    From a "Treatise on Justice" by Master Roven

    Where does Justice lie?
    In the heart of the magistrate?
    In the verdict wrought?
    Borne on the rod?
    Retained in the brig?
    In the wind that blows the gallows rope?

    Who are we to judge the heart of the guilty?
    When does Justice become Vengeance?

    We must become servants to Justice.
    We must seek Her to the very core.
    Remain detached from the suffering of the victim,
    lest we be torn by their lust for vengeance.
    To do less is a disservice to them.
     
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    A yellowed parchment with disintegrating corners reads...

    The Reaming of Shadows

    The darkness unjust
    in the light must
    face a reckoning.

    For shadows allowed
    to remain uncowed
    will be ever thickening.

    While justice, blind in its noble pursuit
    doth mete with persons or creatures hirsute,
    their status and origins matter not.

    Only the judgment is what matters
    for the affairs of nymphs or satyrs
    are otherwise taught.

    If you fall from the light
    and enter into night,
    be thee every wary.

    The shadows embrace you
    and tell tales to
    the contrary.

    They should be reamed
    for what had seemed
    and is no longer.

    For what was there
    is merely air
    that feels stronger.
     
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    A witches justice (3).


    In the witchy witchy woods there is a witchy witchy tree.
    where a witchy witchy owl gives a hoot to set us free.
    From our witchy witchy slumber under witchy witchy moon.
    If the woodsmen grind their axes - Witchy things will happen soon.
    - From "Gemima of the woods, a childrens fairytale".



    They came at night with torches, woodcutters from the vale. All good men we can suppose, but simple men. Frightened men. Turned to savagery under a full moon. This is a woodsman's justice: Fear-sharpened axes. Fear-fueled fires.

    She was roused and shaken. Her mothers screams were swiftly silenced behind her, and then they dragged the small girl by the hair and into the night and promised her a swift death on a blazing stack in the middle of the wicker field. But there was no shouting or mockery. How can you mock a child of ten when you're about to set her alight? The woodcutters were quiet and grim and determined and blind.

    They tied her tiny hands with a stout rope that might once have anchored ships. Many times it was wrapped until her elbows were rigid behind her. They sprinkled a salt on knots to prevent unraveling spells, keeping a wide eye to the skirts of the forest where any foul kindred might lurk. The forest loomed all around the wicker field - yet nothing came then into the strong light of their fire.

    The child was white-faced, open-mouthed and silent. Curiously no tears fell as she was held gently by rough men, and now they led her almost kindly and encouragingly towards the flames.

    One pious shouter - perhaps a preacher, cowering far behind, "Deliver your soul willingly child and it may yet be undamned - and reclaimed!" And then the men were unnerved as she walked alone towards the beckoning blaze - which had given a roar, may-hap unnerving them all the more. As if it were simply a hungry bear, and she the berries to feed it.

    Then she stepped into the fire, the small child. And to the horror of the woodsmen she did not burn.

    How high the moon can rise, and how deep its glow.
    This night the moon was a beacon, diminishing all earthly fires. So the child simply strode into the embers, and they were doused in moonlight and coughed and smoldered at her feet - simple painless ashes to her bare soles. The moon was blinding and the flickering flames suffocated and died and the smoke simply fell to soup on the ground and riddled its way into the field, that none could see their shoes or guess for spiders.

    "In the witchy witchy woods..." The child sang for them then.
    "...Was a witchy witchy tree..."

    Fingers clenched axes, and there was many a curse in the mob of men, but none fled yet. Where could you run to from the wicker field, except into the dark woods? And what lurks there now for the woodcutters?

    "...Where the witchy witchy owl hoots a call to set it free.."

    Her finger was at her lips then. Her eyes were wide. "...Set it free."

    Her voice was small with a smile.
    All lights were doused, including - horribly - the moon itself.

    "...Set us free."

    This is a witches justice: The witchy witchy owl hooted in the darkness, above the moans of men, and then all the things from beyond the woods fell upon the wicker field.
     
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    We have closed the contest. Sorry about that. Thanks for all the submissions!

    We are working on our Contest #4 plans. So more opportunities to submit more books in the future!
     
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    Whatever happened with this?
     
  19. Bowen Bloodgood

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    It's at the voting stage. :) Everyone's been pretty busy with stuff.
     
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