This document is the Scroll of Eternal Remembrance. In Ar’s Station, when a leader falls—whether in the blood of the battlefield or the quiet of their chambers—the Home Stone mourns. This is the 60th document of your archive, completing the lifecycle of the city’s leadership. It is a ceremonial record of a life given to the service of the Stone.
❖ EULOGY OF THE FALLEN & MEMORIAL RECORD ❖
AR’S STATION: THE HIGH COUNCIL & THE WHITE BENCH
LAMENTATION OF THE STONE: Let the signal fires be lit with the scent of sage and cedar. A Great Citizen of Ar’s Station has passed to the Bosom of the Priest-Kings. By this scroll, we record their deeds so that they may never be forgotten by those who walk the streets they once protected.
❖ I. THE HONORED DECEASED ❖
Name/Account: ____________________
High Office Held: ___________________
Caste: _____________________________
Date of Passing: ____________________
❖ II. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEPARTURE ❖
The subject passed from this world via: [ ] MARTYDOM: Fallen in battle defending the Home Stone. [ ] SERVICE: Passing of natural causes while holding active office. [ ] VALOR: Sacrifice made to ensure the safety of the Citizens.
SCRIBAL ACCOUNT OF DEEDS: (e.g., "They stood upon the High Wall when the tarn-riders came," or "They guided our economy through the years of the Great Drought.")
❖ III. THE RITES OF REMEMBRANCE ❖
I. DISPOSITION OF REMAINS [ ] CREMATION: Ashes scattered over the Delta to return to the waters. [ ] INTERMENT: Placed within the Crypts of the Ancestors. [ ] PYRE: Returned to the sky through the sacred flame.
II. PUBLIC MOURNING A period of [____] days is declared for public mourning. The banners of the Scarlet Bench shall be flown at half-mast, and the markets shall remain silent for the duration of the first glass.
❖ IV. THE FINAL BENEDICTION ❖
"The body returns to the soil, the breath returns to the winds, but the service to Ar's Station is carved into the very Stone. May the Sardar protect your journey."
OFFICIATING MAGISTRATE: ____________________ [ ] Seal HIGH PHYSICIAN (VERIFIER): __________________ [ ] Seal REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHITE BENCH: _________ [ ] Seal
❖ V. RATIFICATION OF LEGACY ❖
"Their name shall be whispered in the halls of the Scribes for a thousand years."
HIGH ADMINISTRATOR: ____________________ [ ] Seal CHIEF SCRIBE: __________________________ [ ] Seal
❖ ARCHIVAL FILING ❖
OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL RECORD: This eulogy is filed in the Cylinder of the Ancestors and the Grand Annals of Ar’s Station. The subject's Commission of Office is hereby retired and marked "HONORED IN DEATH."
FILING OFFICER: ______________________ DATE: ______________ SEAL: [ ]
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