Korburg College of Liturgical Studies Inaugural Speech

Korburg College of Liturgical Studies

The inaugural speech given by Sir Aramil Korrelin upon completion of the Korburg College of Liturgical Studies and its surrounding environs in central Karameikos east of the Volaga river, AC 1018, Gromdain 15.

After years of reconstruction after what we now call the Black War, it pleases me greatly to announce not only the opening of the humble city of Korburg, but the center of holy thought and practice by which the entire world will look– the Korburg College of Liturgical Studies.

The goal was neither easy to realize, or quick in its construction. Korburg represents a renaissance of liturgical thought and study unobserved by any other municipality in Brun. Nowhere can you find such a variety of religious faiths, or the religious tolerance by which this city has been founded. Around you, on campus, you stand at the edge of a grove unlike any other in the world– where the teachings of druidic practice are taught to those willing to listen and take heart. Inside are the teachings of faiths both native and foreign to Karameikos, but all of which have something to gain by teaching their beliefs here at the College—and even throughout the city.

In the distance, Korburg Keep stands as a reminder of the code of law of which this city flourishes. Surrounding this campus is a town expanding faster towards the great Dwarven-built stone walls than can hardly be caught up with. The city of Korburg stands as a bastion of religious tolerance and universal codes of justice that will contribute to her success in countless years to come. Those displaced by the ruin of great cities like Kelvin, or the sacking of Mirros have found sanctuary within our walls. This gives not only the displaced people of the Black War a place to call home after the dust has settled, but a temple where they may grow and learn in their own spirituality.

Inside the hallowed halls of this college, teachers wait in lecture halls and offices to teach a new generation of minds. Attached is the dorm where these students can carry on their studies past the traditional hours of private educational study. A walk through our beautiful grove, which are classrooms in and of themselves, a student or visitor can enter the city proper to find any enmity he or she might need.

The time has since come that you, witnesses of the construction of this city, and of this college, enroll in the first classes of this college’s history. As Brun grows it will look to your minds to solve the problems of the future– to use what you have learned in your studies and in the religious tolerance of other faiths to bring peace to times wrought with war and confusion. Remember that none of us were born with knowledge– we should be fond of the antiquity of this world, and earnest in seeking it there.