Fon Master Ion. [ there's strength in the intonation of the title, but he immediately starts downplaying it demurely. ] It's ah, a bit of a grand title, but all it really amounts to is that I head the Order of Lorelei, back on Auldrant.

[ exhibit a: his fairly proper and vaguely religious looking raiments. ]

People looked to me for guidance and instruction on how to live their lives properly, so while I am used to addressing large groups of unfamiliar people...

Well, it certainly was never in quite as personal a manner as it is here. It's quite novel, in all actuality.