Unbound Hearts

For archival purposes, this is Vormaen’s original introduction & invitation to new members of the Unbound Hearts, posted to the DRC forum on March 12^th, 2007. I only reread it after writing and posting our revised manifesto, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the two line up pretty closely. Perhaps our role has not changed as much as I’d worried. Full article after the jump.

By the way, for readers of Uru Blogs and other syndications, I apologize for flooding the feed with all these self-serving diatribes. I’m pretty sure this is the last of the current salvo.

I know that quite a few don’t always see eye to eye with me and my opinions. I also know that many have their groups that they are a part of.

I created the Unbound Hearts of D’ni years ago to try and stop the shifting of too much power going to one side or the other. I know that some of you might think I am jumping the gun, but it is still a possiblity here. We dwell in an unknown world where power is relatively untapped, and can be harnessed for good or evil. Many times in the past there were attempts to force feed us the need to choose sides. If there’s one thing I learned from Cyan and their interpretations of the journals, is that when given the choice between one or the other, the truly unbound can go beyond such choices, and find another.

Perfect example. In Cyan’s Myst V, it was presented to the player that they could either choose Yeesha, or Escher. Things were too black and white, and neither was the right choice. The player stepped out of the bounds of right or wrong, and made a choice that resolved so much. Breaking boundries and making compromises can solve more than splitting our community. There are only a handful of us in the group now, but we are just looking for people that want to think outside of the box. I cherish this community as much as any of you, and I feel with the combined effort of others, we can achieve so much, without wars or conflict, no matter how unavoidable they may be.

Don’t mistaken this hood as my hood, because it is not. It belongs to all that join. It has full access the the Great Zero, Tsogal, and to our own city instance, so the need for solice is available and held in high regard. The group is also there to assist ANYONE that comes asking for help, be it with ages or questions about their surroundings or the D’ni history. Anyone that would like to join can contact myself, Halcyon, or Kaelri.

Please, I do ask for no harsh criticism. I am just openly inviting people to join, and I will not question why this hood or this hood was created, and I’d hope that respect will be returned. I hope to hear from you folks soon. Take care.