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A thank you

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Utari Onzo
Escalated.
OnlyFleets.
#1 - 2015-10-26 15:50:39 UTC
On Sunday, 25/10/117, I was officially baptised into the Amarr Orthodox faith by Holy Mother Amalath of the Order of Jamyl. Pending processing of the relevant paperwork, I am now an official member of the faith and a full subject of the Amarr Empire.

It has been a long home coming, with its fair share of trials and doubts. I am certain there are plenty of distant relatives of mine back in the State who will be disappointed that I am renouncing that heritage. Some might even say that I spit on my father's grave, but I counter this by saying my father himself was a convert. He took up the faith and culture of the woman he loved and embraced it as his own.

In the State I always felt out of place. Raised as best as my parents could do in believing in the Scripture, and standing out for my foreign face, my difference to the other boys at the Ishukone schools was evident. As much as I respect and try to honour parts of my Caldari heritage, ultimately my soul has always belonged to God.

Since becoming a capsuleer shortly after the loss of both of my parents, I have wandered the cluster, and beyond. The Citadel, The Forge, Tribute. Providence, Domain and Anoikis. I have lived in these different places, trying to find where I fit in with God's Plan. Reconciling the many divergant parts that make up the whole of myself has lead to weakness, fear and a wanderlust, never quite at ease with where I am for long.

However. Towards the end of my employment with XIII, the wormhole corporation I helped restart, I finally found my home. Amarr. The Empire of God. With the help of the faithful and my friends I have felt the strength to fight addiction. With the help of my brothers and sisters of Amarr, I have found a place I feel I can belong. With the help of my extended family, notably my Grandfather Lord Thiago Gallius, I have managed to embrace the heritage my parents truly desired for me had things been more ideal those twenty and seven years ago.

From the bottom of my heart, for all those who have helped me get to this stage of my journey, I thank you. To the Praetorians who have taught me the meaning of fighting for God and Throne, I thank you. To Holy Mother Amalath who taught me of all those finer details, and worked for nearly a year bringing my religious education up to scratch, I thank you. Thal Vadam, Bel Boma, Samira Kernher, Arkon Sarain (God take his soul) and inumerable others, thank you.

Finally, to all those who have tested me. Those whom have been my opponants in the warzone, made me doubt myself, or otherwise filled my heart with a holy rage, I also thank even you. Without the darkness and struggles, I would never have known the bliss of the light.

I hope to continue this journey, and thank God for the opportuny I have been granted to walk His Path.

Amarr Victor.

"Face the enemy as a solid wall For faith is your armor And through it, the enemy will find no breach Wrap your arms around the enemy For faith is your fire And with it, burn away his evil"

Wendrika Hydreiga
#2 - 2015-10-26 16:55:45 UTC
I'm happy for you Mister Onzo! Finding one's place in this wacky corner of the universe is super hard, and being a pious devout of the faith has certainly made you a better person.

I wish you the best as a true citizen of the Empire.
Satja Askariin
Adamantine Tactical Acquisitions
#3 - 2015-10-26 17:30:41 UTC
I'm truly happy for you and somewhat feel blessed to have been witness to the ceremony.
Pieter Tuulinen
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#4 - 2015-10-26 18:28:48 UTC
You are not one of us and you do our heritage no favours by choosing to retain the pieces of it that you find attractive, but you are a good man on your own merits. Hopefully that means you can be comfortable with your choice, your spirituality and that you find a welcome in the Empire.

Whether or not you've dishonoured your ancestors is, frankly, between you and them - I hope other Caldari remember that the choice to follow The Way is at the very heart of The Way in the first place.

For the first time since I started the conversation, he looks me dead in the eye. In his gaze are steel jackhammers, quiet vengeance, a hundred thousand orbital bombs frozen in still life.

Vollhov
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2015-10-26 18:30:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Vollhov
Del.
Here there was a text. Cry

End of Time. I'm not fanatic, I'm just a servant by Her Majesty the Empress Jamyl Sarum I. It's time to leave this world to me. YC111 to YC117.12.10 20:00

Utari Onzo
Escalated.
OnlyFleets.
#6 - 2015-10-26 19:10:46 UTC
Pieter Tuulinen wrote:
You are not one of us and you do our heritage no favours by choosing to retain the pieces of it that you find attractive, but you are a good man on your own merits. Hopefully that means you can be comfortable with your choice, your spirituality and that you find a welcome in the Empire.

Whether or not you've dishonoured your ancestors is, frankly, between you and them - I hope other Caldari remember that the choice to follow The Way is at the very heart of The Way in the first place.




I wondered how long it would take for a Caldari to remind me of what I knew all my life.

Yes, Mr Tuulinen, I am not Caldari. Not anymore and probably never was. While I speak of Caldari heritage, which I cannot erase nor would (as it's fundamentally part of me) I am not Caldari myself. I am Amarr. And while I do retain certain habits and mannerisms from my time growing up in the State, and do my best to perform certain things accurately in the way I was taught, it is not for the favour of the Caldari that I do them, but rather for my teachers. I might try to make tea in a Caldari fashion, but it will never be true Caldari tea, made by a Caldari. And I'm ok with that now.

Please understand it is not with ill intent or any sense of bitterness I say these words, simply to clarify that I long accepted what you say. I thank you for your kind words on my merit, and can only speak favourably in regards to your own conduct during the Pakhshi Peace Conference.

Good fortunes be with you, and your people.

"Face the enemy as a solid wall For faith is your armor And through it, the enemy will find no breach Wrap your arms around the enemy For faith is your fire And with it, burn away his evil"

TomHorn
Horn Brothers Holdings Inc.
#7 - 2015-10-26 19:16:23 UTC
Many different peoples have been intrigued and curious about the Amarr faith over the years , i like many Caldari believe in the wisdom of our spirits and the Way. The Amarr are our long term allies and friends in the war against the Federation. I wish you well on the undertaking and path you have chosen Utari Onzo. My only advice is, when you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. It will have been a life worth living.

Vollhov
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2015-10-26 19:17:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Vollhov
Del.
Here there was a text. Cry

End of Time. I'm not fanatic, I'm just a servant by Her Majesty the Empress Jamyl Sarum I. It's time to leave this world to me. YC111 to YC117.12.10 20:00

Utari Onzo
Escalated.
OnlyFleets.
#9 - 2015-10-26 19:22:40 UTC
Vollhov wrote:
Utari Onzo.
Question.
Why did did you become Amarr. Only after the death of Her Majesty the Empress Jamyl Sarum Question
What's stopping you to do this earlier Question
I so just take an interest.



The long path to a baptism is not done overnight. While I was raised in the faith by my parents, I was not able to access an education sufficient for any kind of "fast track" application for citizenship. I started the proceedings to become a baptised citizen many months ago while the Empress still walked with us, and sadly the time it was considered right for that baptism was a time that Her Majesty had returned to God.

Know that I have always carried His Word in my heart, it is just an unfortunate timing of bureaucracy that my final acceptance has taken place now.

"Face the enemy as a solid wall For faith is your armor And through it, the enemy will find no breach Wrap your arms around the enemy For faith is your fire And with it, burn away his evil"

Avio Yaken
Stay Frosty.
A Band Apart.
#10 - 2015-10-26 19:25:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Avio Yaken
Congrats to you Utari, i would consider you a Ally so i only hope the best for you in your future..i hope you find comfort in this new life and that you will never regret your choice..but..im sure you won't so i have no need to worry...


Luck to you friend

(.___________________________________________.)/

Goldfinch
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2015-10-26 19:26:26 UTC

Congratulations, Mr. Onzo on the religious service. We have received an affadavit of Reclaiming from mother and are in the process of digitizing it.

In the meantime, these three items have been submitted and your Citizenship is being fast-tracked.

1. Combined Form C-791 BR-1 along with the aforementioned affadavit of Reclaiming to the Amarr Civil Service and the Ministry of Internal Order

2. Form C-3088 to the Amarr Civil Service

3. Form R-200 to the Ministry of Assessment



We will provide an update upon receiving your Certificate of Citizenship, as well as confirmation of processing of forms C-3088 and R-200.

\J/

veiled and bound

my origin story (on eve-backstage)

Vollhov
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2015-10-26 19:28:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Vollhov
Del.
Here there was a text. Cry

End of Time. I'm not fanatic, I'm just a servant by Her Majesty the Empress Jamyl Sarum I. It's time to leave this world to me. YC111 to YC117.12.10 20:00

Valerie Valate
Church of The Crimson Saviour
#13 - 2015-10-26 19:29:38 UTC
Congratulations on embracing one of the True Faiths.

Doctor V. Valate, Professor of Archaeology at Kaztropolis Imperial University.

Pieter Tuulinen
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#14 - 2015-10-26 21:28:35 UTC
Utari Onzo wrote:
I wondered how long it would take for a Caldari to remind me of what I knew all my life.


Stating the obvious is part of my Civire birthright. ;)


Utari Onzo wrote:
Yes, Mr Tuulinen, I am not Caldari. Not anymore and probably never was. While I speak of Caldari heritage, which I cannot erase nor would (as it's fundamentally part of me) I am not Caldari myself. I am Amarr. And while I do retain certain habits and mannerisms from my time growing up in the State, and do my best to perform certain things accurately in the way I was taught, it is not for the favour of the Caldari that I do them, but rather for my teachers. I might try to make tea in a Caldari fashion, but it will never be true Caldari tea, made by a Caldari. And I'm ok with that now.


You would not be the first person I've spoken with to look like one of us, talk like one of us and yet not be one of us. I was simply reminding you that the culture your family eschewed a generation back is every bit as complex and nuanced as the one you chose to be part of. I don't grudge you that choice, believe me, and I respect you for having the courage to step firmly into one camp and leave the other behind - how else could you be a whole person?

Utari Onzo wrote:
Please understand it is not with ill intent or any sense of bitterness I say these words, simply to clarify that I long accepted what you say. I thank you for your kind words on my merit, and can only speak favourably in regards to your own conduct during the Pakhshi Peace Conference.

Good fortunes be with you, and your people.


Then we have spoken with a single purpose, with no rancor and no misunderstandings. This has been a very good conversation.

For the first time since I started the conversation, he looks me dead in the eye. In his gaze are steel jackhammers, quiet vengeance, a hundred thousand orbital bombs frozen in still life.

Arkoth 24
Doomheim
#15 - 2015-10-26 22:40:32 UTC
Adults with imaginary friends are pathetic.
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#16 - 2015-10-26 22:50:10 UTC
Arkoth 24 wrote:
Adults with imaginary friends are pathetic.


Oh, gods and spirits, pilot-- I keep half-expecting you to have something worthwhile to say. Maybe that's naive of me?

Congratulations, Mr. Onzo.
Wendrika Hydreiga
#17 - 2015-10-26 22:52:59 UTC
Arkoth 24 wrote:
Adults with imaginary friends are pathetic.


And you are an awful Sansha wannabe that has to remind everyone how much of a jerk he is! Constantly!

Just let Mister Onzo have his moment okay?
Mitara Newelle
Newelle Family
#18 - 2015-10-27 02:30:16 UTC
Congratulations, and welcome, 2nd Lt Onzo.

Lady Mitara Newelle of House Sarum, Holder of the Mekhios province of Damnidios Para'nashu, Champion of House Sarum, Sworn Upholder of the Faith, Divine Commodore of the 24th Imperial Crusade

Admiral of Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris

Deitra Vess
Non-Hostile Target
Wild Geese.
#19 - 2015-10-27 02:49:38 UTC
Congratulations. Good luck with your not so new found..... uh..... heritage I guess?
Alizebeth Amalath
Doomheim
#20 - 2015-10-27 03:08:24 UTC
God Bless you, Utari.
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