To all:

"Knowledge is the journey to the Ordered state of perfection."

The Samatha are those charged by Lady Lorielan, the Jade Empress, to seek a path towards the most fundamental understanding of existence. Through the pursuit of Knowledge, we aim to separate the relative from the absolute, the real from the perceived; by detaching ourselves from our own personal biases and prejudices, we aim to comprehend the motivations that drive the nature and mechanisms of existence.

Thus, Lady Lorielan and Her Samatha will be holding an essay competition for all those who seek to transcend the constraints of ignorance and bias. The topic may be of your choosing; we only ask that your submission be a work of objective and critical thought on your chosen topic.

For those submissions that the Jade Empress deems worthy, the author(s) will receive a prize commensurable with their accomplishment and all suitable entries will be preserved for public perusal within Siorraidh.

Please send your submissions to Loora in a single letter by Chronos, year 671. You may direct specific questions to me.

Vinaya Runa Rian,
Samatha

Penned by my hand on the 23rd of Scarlatan, in the year 670 AF.