April 2012 Highlights

Sorcery with and for Lethiel Silverbow. I appreciate the time that various Marshals spend on these, given that I do at least two an Event.

Giving the final lesson to initiate my first student into the ranks of Master Warrior. OOG, I am happy to say that although said student is now able to learn skills, I have left more questions and there are still unanswered questions as to which path would best suit.

Lessons on magic - the approach vs that of learning prayers is worlds apart.

Acquiring my first student in Arch-casting - I have few students overall but their quality is very high. I like this.

Getting into a "chest to chest" discussion with Drak-nar. Damn, Skippy, it is hard to maintain one's dignity when one's neck is close to breaking from the angle. Excellent RP all around on that scene, the reverberations of which are still rippling.

Organizing the defense of the Inn on the sly, rather than pay heed to the organized chaos that those who were ranking tried to impose. I commend various squires and a few others on recognizing sound advice when they hear it.

Approaching the ice elemental mod Sunday where Na ar was calling "We need help" and telling him since I arrived help is on hand. He seemed skeptical. I proceeded to demonstrate what a fire Genasi with battle-casting can do to creatures of ice. This is the first time in the past three months I actually fought hard. I rather enjoyed both the respite and the "wetting-down" of the new Edwin.

The fine line between being civilly helpful to Mixolydia and solicitous of Jen W.

Father Daemos calling me a heretic - this will play out nicely over time. It was heartwarming to hear he tired to arrange for a second.

Seeing Brogan try to mediate a dispute between the Archbishop and myself. Some might say he turned over a new leaf - to me it seems an entire forest. I look forward to seeing this play out in the future.

Aleister pledging his honor (with Barak as witness) and then seeking me to state that he had been betrayed, made a liar, and thus, lost his honor. It was an excellent grouping of scenes, and showed an aspect of Aleister that had hitherto not been in evidence to me. How to proceed will help define Edwin's character (not the person, but his inner being).

Last, but not least, several scenes with Cypher. It is always a pleasure, Gus, and I was not at all disappointed with any of them. They all reinforce my belief that some knowledge has too high a price. If only those who would teach demonology would learn that as well.

Sooo many good things.

First awesome plot matt.

Friday Night(NPC Shift)
-Got to "Marshal" the New Player mod....that psion was pissing me off by killing all my bandits with one hit
-Was one of the first Sprites of the weekend, got wrecked everytime....but still got a couple people
-After got back from being sprites...
Me to Dan Gill: You have to talk to your people about sleeping alone in the Yurt
Dan: Why?
M: Someone was sleeping alone, didn't get him though
What? why?
M:Matt told us not to
No. Go out there and do it.
....It was Emar.....

Friday Night(PC)
-Go in game and here fighting outside the inn, go around a corner, get a spell packet to the back, and hear the words "spiritual domination"
-Keavy and Leandra RPing the spirits, making me stay up until 5am

Saturday:
-Learned to be a smith
-Was dragged on 2 different starting of mods, sucks and rocks being wanted so much
-Went to this camp, where there are sprites...Obviously...got spiritually dominated...again
-After the second time Matt, tells me I'm afraid of the forest.
-Putting a ceremony in a staff, when in Kaladonia, Soul Harvester shows up, I grab it and Run like hell, blew my trinket of 5 flees
-William died from the staff ceremony, so I sent Keavy away from the monastery so Luna wouldn't come out
-When the spirit in control of Seamus shows up, and says family meeting, I get Keavy, and take her swords
-The Misaki one then goes and intimidates me in giving him Keavy's sword

Saturday Night
-Got woken up hearing, you two have to get to the inn the battle started
-Get told the moment a Sprite comes and attacks the inn, I turn on the towns members
-See a sprite, get angry and then attack a new player, to who ever that was I'm sorry
-Get out of serious with my hands bound, mouth gagged and feet tied, I take my gag off, the manacles come off, and I turn around and pull rank (Caelvan to a new player)
C:Where is my sword?
NP: Why?
C: I need my sword
NP: You attacked her.
C: Yes and I am better now
NP: No
C: My name is Squire Caelvan Renaith, I am of sound mind and body, give me my sword
NP: No
thankfully, another person was there and handed it over
-Brazanite temple, loot from that, was a ton of ore and weapons, I tell belechand that I just learned to be a smith, he gave me all of the ore, was awesome.

Sunday
-wake up to spiders, empathize with it, and it runs to the monastery, where it goes with others, and I tell it to go away again...it climbs up a tree
-While I wait for my breakfast a couple travelers show up and one of them charms me and Keavy. Asks Keavy "Have you two made love yet?"...Sam WTF made you ask that?
-Couldn't finish that/figure out why we were charmed, so to who ever the marshal was for that, please continue I want to know where that was leading, with the charm skill......not the "made love yet part", Jim Bob I think that was you.
-Helping Dundee get a box open and getting knocked out, coming too with a silver exulted dagger in my belt
-Finally, poker, we were taking all of Dundee's money

This weekend was definitely stellar, with good times all around.
Friday highlights:
*Finally watching Belegchand expert ID Maelstrom with Luminista, followed by sword plot. Being willing to go as far as I could to make sure the True Pentir (sp?)could talk to Elvarin ASAP.... and having that fail.
*Going to track down Lucas as my NPC, and hearing Ilana shout as I vanished "Wait, is she a REDHEAD?!"
*Getting my evil NPC hands on Lucas finally, and having that whole thing dragged out to half past dawn o'clock. After she got captured, learning about Lt. Blacktree's novel interrogation techniques, and Mae Fong getting more out of her in ten minutes than the others did in a truly silly amount of time
Also, Shannon, as a PC and NPC, we make a great team.
Saturday Highlights:
*Luncheon with Alisandria, and officially becoming a Town Guard member. Paying Blade to watch Aemorniel while I had a chat with Misaki, and explaining all about spongiform encephalopathy and its correlation to cannibalism to Jed.
*Sannyiah's reaction to Marika's decision, and trying to console her only to be attacked. Throwing her behind me and using myself as a shield. Hard to find someone small enough where I'm cover!
*Chasing a soul harvester during Main Mod.
*Some truly excellent conversations with two Paladins afterward
*Getting materials so Gideon could make me some new fun toys, which was interrupted by Awkward Coffee. Thanks, Alex -_-
*Meeting Rei and realizing in about thirty seconds where she was from, only to drag her on a mod involving a lot of the things she was trying to escape. Oops.
Sunday Highlights:
*Waking to Blade and Jonas having a conversation downstairs in Blade's cabin, where I was staying. Having the following exchange:
Me: "So how did you sleep, Jonas?"
Jonas: "On my side, with my hand under my head."
Me: "Heh, that's how I usually sleep, too."
Blade: "He learn from watching you sleep."
Me: (pause) "Okay, that's creepier than Wormwood."
*Teaching Sannyiah Willpower. Sometimes, you have to be cruel to be kind.
*Fighting the ice elementals was a nice touch.
*Breaking the ice again with Elawyn.
*Finally sitting down with Lucas for a friendly chat and getting something unexpected and important out of it. I still owe you a drink.

I'm sure there's stuff I'm forgetting, but fun was totally had. See y'all at Week in the Life!

First of all, WOW, sooo much happened this weekend. Matt, what an awesome plot! I'm so glad to have been a part of it!

Friday:
Keavy was being babysat by Leandra because Caelvan told her to since he wasn't going to be around.
Watched helplessly as healers were fighting off sprites. Keavy is not attuned, therefore she couldn't see them.
Keavy saw Blacktree once again, and tried confronting her about her "trophy". Pulled back by multiple people and was able to calm down after talking to Lady Elawyn. She won't confront Blacktree about it again.
Bit of a lull for a few hours....
Until Leandra and Keavy headed towards Kaladonia and were surrounded by sprites. Spiritually dominated and possesed by the soul of Luna.
Met up with Cerra in the inn with Seamus possessed by the father (I forget the name, sorry), Tobar possesed by Terenius, and Leandra as Terra, Luna's twin. The family drank and were merry, discussing what the bodies they possessed did and knew. As we walked, we happened to run into Caelvan.

Caelvan: Hey, Keavy, what's going on?
Luna!Keavy: I'm not Keavy. I'm Luna!
Caelvan:..........What?

Taken to the monastery to see Arch Bishop Libel and discuss the possessions. When Keavy returned to normal, she was extremely confused.

Saturday Morning:
NPC Shift:
A northern barbarian tribe woman with tribesman looking for herders.
and the best NPC character I ever got to RP, Teena, the artist with the traveling band of musicians! I actually played the flute for the first time and was able to draw a few people for coin, including Cerra! This was alot of fun, thanks Frank!

Back as Keavy, mulling around with Leandra and others, still really confused about everything. Every time Luna tok hold, she blacked out, and when she "woke" again, she became very scared.
Then....the soul harvester. Keavy used a few moves that she's never learned (torturer moves b/c of Luna) confusing the crap out of her, then seeing Leandra is completely taken by Terra, and Luna reappears to comfort her.

Until she blames Cerra for everything and decides she needs to kill her!

This was by far the best part of my role play as Luna. She ran away, despite Terra's wishes, to hunt down Cerra. Luckily she was near the monastery with Terenius!Tobar and as she got closer, Terra!Leandra, Ilana, AND Blacktree all grab her to hold her back. Blacktree quickbinds Luna!Keavy and not a minute after, she returns to normal Keavy again...Causing Keavy to freak out and cry(With actual tears! I surprised myself!). They untied her and Keavy wept and pleaded to see Caelvan. Elana promised her she'd find him.....and she didn't....so Keavy left with Na'ar to find him, being in a lethargic daze and worried about when Luna would repossess her.

Which she did at one point. Luckily, Keavy warned Na'ar that if she were to appear, he must stop her at all costs...So he waylay'd her Nice one, Nate. Really wasn't expecting the waylay when it happened haha

Eventually, she found Caelvan and cried in his arms. They sat and talked about what was going on, how confused, scared and worried Keavy was, and he calmed her down as best as he could.

And then there was a soul harvester again! After failing to help, Luna reappeared and stealthily tried to inflict pain onto Cerra, only to be intercepted by Terenius!Tobar. Luna, surrounded at this point, and now conflicted with her own feelings, tried to convince Terenius!Tobar that he belongs to her. It ended with Keavy's sword blown to bits and a very angry Luna!Keavy. She passes out and Keavy wakes up, upset that it happened again.

Some time before feast, the spirit family is assembled by the monastery, including Misaki's possessor, and Caelvan warns Keavy that Luna needs to take over for them to talk, to which she hands him her remaining swords. Once she does, FatherD!Seamus scolds Luna!Keavy and they come to a truce of sorts.

Still peeved, Luna!Keavy sits away from the spirit family, and some interesting RP ensues when Caelvan talks to her.--
Caelvan: You just have to learn to move on. You can't go and kill someone about it, it won't help. You have to try looking elsewhere-
Luna!Keavy: I'M DEAD YOU IDIOT!
Caelvan:..Do you see what I mean then? If you were to kill Cerra, then she would become a spirit too, and still be with Terenius. It wouldn't help your case at all!

Keavy was very exhausted afterward. Feast woke her up a bit. (Thank goodness because I hadn't eaten all day!)

Nap time!

-Main Mod-
Woke up hearing main mod started and that it's pouring out..
Told to go to the inn, become Luna!Keavy and turn on the town
Instantly captured and given broken arms, tied and manacled. A lot of cool RP here with the pain and such, and hats off to Aquaenay for the crit-to-healing process. (And the fact you 'took off my mouth gag' so I could scream as all hell when you were killing me haha! )
Cured! Left to defend the inn from whatever else.
Heard a voice whisper "I will come back for you" Keavy freaked a bit.

Once all the chaos was over, time for a Lore: Chaos lesson from Professor Jack Cypher. (See what I did there?) Best. Lesson. Yet. Got my insanity right away too: nightmares!

Last part of the night was a quick mod about the Brazen something or other..pretty cool. Got a superior exalted 2HE out of it!

Sunday:
Waiting for food when a few strangers come to the inn. One with a wolf that Keavy couldn't talk to somehow. Anther stranger charmed Keavy and asked her very intimate questions! -blushblush- Like Conor said, I'd love to see where this was supposed to go.

Keavy was able to help with one of Caelvan's lessons, then she was given her own on 2HE with Wolfgar. Lots of fun.

Lastly had a chat with Leandra and Ravyn about Gaia.

Amazing event. Loved every second! To all who kept asking me if I had a good time (and somehow there was sooooo many!) yes, it was awesome! You guys are the best.

Amalthea wrote: After she got captured, learning about Lt. Blacktree's novel interrogation techniques

Honey, we can have a strange connection anytime you want . I doubt either Norm OR Silverbow has smiled that hard in years.
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There's a certain amount of pride in getting called "creepy" by Orias Wormwood of all people.
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The new official induction speech for new Guardsmen: "Welcome to the Guard. I'm/thats Lieutenant Blacktree, and you're going to hate me/her. Luckily, that's my/her job."
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Magnus: "If I find out there's been any case of a Guardsman thinking 'Mommy Blacktree said no, so I'm going to ask Daddy Magnus', you're going to be taken to task by Blacktree, then by me, then by the leader of whatever land or group you represent. Then I'm giving you BACK to Blacktree."
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Absolute #1 highlight: apparently making so many other peoples highlights!

Amalthea wrote: *Luncheon with Alisandria, and officially becoming a Town Guard member. Paying Blade to watch Aemorniel while I had a chat with Misaki.

You PAID him? WHEN DID YOU DO THAT? lol. And here I thought he loved my delightful company. BTW--Mike, talking to you about why Magic is evil was quite an interesting topic.