I am Mikel, an architect in training. I live in the Concordance of Malqort.

I am Mikel, an architect in training. I live in the Concordance of Malqort.

My home city has only recently joined the Concordance. I heard the word fairly early, after the Paladin and Wizard showed the Nobility of the city were consorting with demons.

Meanwhile, the Paladin and Wizard were inviting anyone to join their services. My mother brought me, and my father refused to go. The Prayer services were like nothing I'd ever seen; they never asked for money. Instead, they gave away money and said just by being here we'd helped them raise up new Lifeless. The Lifeless they set to cleaning the streets.

As in, literally cleaning the streets. They got rid of the trash and excrement. Members of the church helped out, doing some of the work that the Lifeless weren't so good at. That seems to be anything requiring real finesse. The Paladin and Wizard starting letting anyone sleep in the Church if they needed it. We did, once my dad left. My mom couldn't support us on her own, but started volunteering for the Church more and more.

After a while, Paladin and Wizard started offering classes. These started off in the basics of the Faith. I learned that Malqort was the first to raise the Lifeless, and that the cities of the Concordance have no want among believers. So long as you pray, there is always a place for you.

Our own government doesn't feel that way, and asked the Paladin and Wizard to vacate. We stood up to them. Maybe it was the dozens of people they helped, or the Lifeless sweeping up, but the government let the Paladin and Wizard stay. I like to think it was the Arguments made by the Wizard, who showed how useful the Lifeless could really be.

A few months on, a few more members of the Convocation arrived. This includes my mentor, Zaha. She taught me how to use the Lifeless to build roads, barracks, and watch towers. She is a full architect, and I want to be just like her when I grow up.

Now, twenty of us along with twenty lifeless are building a road back into the Convocation. We're making the road out of packed dirt. We're not moving fast, but are making good progress as we go. Zaha is overseing our work, and making sure it is up to the standards of the Convocation.

I'm so glad the Convocation came to town!