January 2013 Highlights

Well I certainly had an interesting 1-year anniversary at KR. Thanks to everyone for making it so awesome! Let's see, what happened this event...

Some lessons in fire magic, it's very nice to be able to actually hurt things now...
Mage plot! Fighting undead, trying not to die (succeeding, surprisingly) and then being handed the book we had to reclaim. Finding out later what that meant. I'm scared to look at my card next event. Also fun: '...So, Cameron, if I can read Dwarven in real life, can I read these notes in game...?'
Going on main mod again (I usually avoid the Grand Stupid like the plague), and actually being useful! That was a nice feeling.
Starting to open my first higher list!! First sorcery lesson for Mirwen, I'm very excited about that
Passing on the Harpy's Talon I've had since my second or third event, as it is no longer useful to me. I hope you make good use of it, Rowan!
And yes, I've seen it written here at least twice already, Mirwen is engaged. Some of the best reactions I received were 'I'm sorry," but i think Croi takes the cake: 'JONAS!! THIS WOMAN IS ENGAGED, GET HER A DRINK!!' (PS, it's very difficult to fend off a Celt when they want you to drink. Alas, I was not going to my first sorcery lesson drunk. So. I owe you a night at the bar, Croi.)

Thanks to everyone for doing such an awesome job with this event!! All of the faeries and fey looked fantastic, main mod was insane, and I think Hyporia and company crashing feast was absolutely awesome. I'm sure I've forgotten s many cool things that happened and I apologize, but everything about this event was great. I can't wait to see everyone again in February!

I was so afraid that the cold was going to ruin this event for me but it was most definitely the best event I've been to so far. I had a total blast!

~ Before I forget: THE NEW BAR!!!
~ Getting introduced to a young healer; Albert. Trying to teach him to be wise and not go on silly adventures before ending up going on one somehow and taking him with. Healing tons of broken limbs and getting creative to conserve points. Made a few new good friends I can totally hide behind while healing, thank you for protecting me!
~ Wanting to forget all the horrors I saw/smelled, having drinks bought for me, getting drunk and saying silly things while my uncle got eaten in his room. Finding out he is ok after the fact and freaking out about how terrible I am for not being there. On the plus side, Jonas can now actually pronounce my name correctly.
~ Sergei... fair trades... epic winning.
~ Lessons with Galen, always a highlight, bittersweet this time for they were the last. I will miss them so much!
~ Teaching two new students! I hope you enjoyed the lessons as much as I did.
~ Helping Dr.Maxwell with an operation for Gin Ginny. I think we made her happy again.

~ Getting to play an awesome NPC I was very excited about, the reactions, the emotions... Mystery remains unsolved, she will have to return! Sorry Gideon
~ The horrified looks I got as said NPC before she went out. I think I even managed to disturb the Oros.
~ Human steam? For real. Couch huddles and generosity / kindness all over the place.

~ Soul ripping pain, sharing it with Galen, wanting nothing more than to end it for its owner. Constantly running into Lord Aleister randomly and unintentionally.
~ Reading by Carlos, disturbingly accurate. So much so that Angeliana refused to ask him to explain anything further.
~ Getting to go to the inverted tower for the "James Mod"... Thank you all for taking little me. This was beyond Epic. Although I couldn't feel any fingers and toes, I don't regret it one bit. Found out I am a good wuss, I run and dodge and duck and dive well. Also found out I had solved the riddle but was being a moron in the end. Judge's ability to be a fantastic role player; you blow my mind. Your cackle will haunt Angeliana's nightmares for ever. The entire setup was amazing, from music to props to sound... very well done.
~ Restoring Lord A's soul! Jade is now for ever a hero in my eyes and I will hug her until she shoos me away.

~ Getting introduced to Thalia and getting some information I am extremely excited about IG and OOG. Thank you ma'am!
~ All the massages all weekend! I hope I was able to alleviate some real pains for all of you.

I can't wait until next time, thank you all for being so fantastic!

Mirwen wrote: Passing on the Harpy's Talon I've had since my second or third event, as it is no longer useful to me. I hope you make good use of it, Rowan!

You have no idea how that talon has has helped saved so many lives already! You got Rowan so pumped to be more than the flute girl who gets people to their feet.

Kudos to Kristen who ran a great weekend and some excellent mods. I will give Alex B and his minions high marks. I did not see Sam R. NPC in action, but with guys like that as the heavies, it was going to be good. Two hours of RPing with Oros' Third Hunter. Actually it was mostly me encasing him in ice, and occasionally having to fight him until I could land one. The interplay when the demon exceeded a set distance was interesting. Let's hear it for Battle Casting. Steve spent two hours in various poses. Explaining to the Baroness that I was the best person to control Third Hunter and could do it, but in Travance ne can ne ver know what will happen.

Interplay with Jenn F (and to a lesser extent JJ) NPC. Took a while for her to comprehend that I was the only fighter near Third Hunter NOT trying to kill him, and that someone with the right tools had to sit on him. How does one shut up a loud Physician/Jenn F? Howling wind, after encasing her in ice so I could think it through.

Sam R, Sam D and Vince waking me up at 0230. Seems Sam R would marshal a Scrying ritual that the Witch hunters needed if I would do it. Pendarvin's interior was literally within 5 degrees of freezing, and I amused Sam R by looking for loopholes that would not allow me to do the ritual. Fortunately, Lethias or Moira did not know the subjects name.

Quan Liu's last opening lesson in Master Warrior - So far it has all been mental, but we are both on the same page.

Oros' NPC Sorcerer taught me a Green Sorcery Ritual.

Alice (Angeliana) giving me a back rub.

Arm wrestling some one who thought they were strong and then being accused of cheating. That went over like a get well card at a funeral with Edwin.

Lot my first game of chess in 4 years when after having obtained a won game, I decided to sacrifice my queen for a Bishop as my opponent, who had been making tactical mistakes the entire game would have to play a tactically perfect game to win. He did.

Lots of others, but I am still beat.

GREAT event! Despite the cold, thank-you so much to the staff and players for making it an amazing time!

Friday night:
- Meeting Na’ars sister, Charcoal, and having fun chasing the bouncing beads of my breaking bracelet (try that five times fast).

- Going on a random treasure hunting adventure with some friends, meeting ghosts and then meeting the pirates that made them ghosts, watching Gregory try and take over one’s mind and then almost getting in trouble with Magnus myself when he was arrested for attacking without provocation. Turns out I can’t talk someone else’s way out of trouble all that well…

- Participating in a well paying bounty hunter test for Orion. I hid out in the woods for quite some time, undetected by anyone and felt pretty slick… 12 gold richer! Whoo-hoo, thank-you, that was fun!

- The battle against the undead in the chasm of dooooom. Necromancers, skeletons, exploding zombies…. Madness. Poor Sin (a newfound Healer buddy) was so unnerved. She kept yelling for me to keep back. I mostly listened, except in a few occasions where I worried for my bravely fighting companions. I usually have a handle on the poke n’ dodge or heal n’ dodge. I tried that tactic on a particularly scary looking skeleton fellow, slipped and fell to the ground slowly and panicked because he was still advancing. In said panic, I couldn’t even manage to get myself to my feet so I fought with my staff from my back, even getting this super cool Hollywood roll over and onto my feet, still defending.

Sometimes LARPing means learning things your body can do that you had noooo idea about!

- Getting my first minor insanity point from a Necromantic terror. Considering all the misadventures I had this event, it should be easy to role play…. Lol.

- Doing a photo shoot was AWESOME! Thank-you so much for the opportunity! I can’t wait to see the pictures for this event!
Saturday:

- Speaking of misadventures… Getting kidnapped while on the morning wake-up constitutional with Jonas! Poor fellow, he and Razeal (is that your name, purple clad wild mage?) tried hard to save me and I thank them for it. But they were outnumbered and I was wind-walkered off with quite often, while being told of horrors that would befall me. It’s all fun and games until someone loses a tail. Which I did.
I’m a little surprised that for the first round of ransom, no one cared. I know the four of us were fairly new to town and all, but geez, guys!
Round 2, we were force fed potions of invisibility and marched to the caravan where (I forget your name, lad, but you played the master torturer in the pretty gold doublet) eagerly began a DREAD SURGERY of all things on poor Orion. So I went buck wild about it, (#empathichealerproblems) which made NPC-An’Hil turned to me with a cackle and began to shave off my fur. ALL of the yelling ensued. Just as all hope was lost, Magnus busted in and body blocked them away from us and fought bravely. I healed him as best I could while Zathir and Na’ar rushed in as well. We were saved! Hooray! But poor Orion. I was worried about him the rest of the event, because, omg Dread Surgery. Terrible! (Thank-you, Na’ar for regenerating my tail….)

- Helping out in the kitchen with the feast! Meeting the kitchen staff this event was wonderful. Thank-you so much for being so welcoming to me. It was great getting to know each other. Everyone was very kind and patient with me, and I learned several valuable cooking tips and recipes from Louis. Even though it was UNBELIEVABLY tiring, it was also rewarding. And despite the madness of preparation of a feast of such proportion, we got along very well…like a well oiled machine! I had no idea so much hard work went into the feast. My goodness. But it was very rewarding to everyone who helped hearing how much people loved the meal.

- Saturday night was intense… as per norm! Faeiries and demons and having to square off against a FIRE imp. Very dangerous since Kitierans are so flammable. I did it, though, without going up in flames. Huzzah!

- Running around healing everyone during the battle… and almost accidentally healing the Red Cap. When he turned around and cackled, I swear my eyes grew three sizes. He pursued and it was the worst, because it was that confident walk of “I’mma reach you and kill you right at this slow pace” and I almost just gave up and let him kill me on the spot because of it. Luckily I stopped cowering in time to sprint away like hell. (Seriously, good job, because I got a real shot of adrenaline from that. Major acting points. That was terrifying.)

And no, I did not appreciate that random lightning bolt to the face, faerie queen. >.< How rude.

- Werewolf misadventures… Spouted from trying to rally a party for a random adventure in the woods. It was brave and fabulously hatted Jon who indulged me and his reward was hearing a howl in the distance. ALL of the excitement. When we found the werewolf, I was told to go back to the inn and alert folks. Halfway there, I found out someone already had, so I went back to find the party, after all what if Jon was on the ground being ripped apart, somewhere? I at least owed him heals. After I cut through some woods and struggled through the sharp grasp of winter thorns, I saw a group walking… well, not at a leisurely pace, but certainly not a run. It never occurred to me that the silhouette in the front was actually the Father of the Menagerie. I started forward and when the moonlight hit his face, I knew.
And he saw me, too. A fluffy and confused looking cat in the distance. I backed away and he started to run at me.
Ohhhhh, was that scary. All the warnings about how terrible werewolves were… Did I ever run! Fatigue was replaced by adrenaline, and I bet if I were careful I might have outrun or even outmaneuvered long enough for the party behind him to save me. Instead, terror made me think: CLIMB TREE NOW. So I did.
Hey, do you know what I learned this event? Werewolves can climb.

(Thank-you Clyden, for taking care of the cursed bite for me!!!)

Sunday:

- Ohhhh so tired and sore. My gosh. I think a lot of people were in the same boat, because not too much went on for excitement… though it was fun to watch Gregory and (alchemist whose name I never caught, sorry!) try to spark fire from their fingertips using powdery components. Did I appreciate almost being set on fire? No, but I suppose that was to be expected within present company, lol.

Wonderful event, I had a great time. Thank-you everyone for being so welcoming and patient. This was only my second event, and there are still so many things I am confused about and have to clarify. But… now things are starting to click, so hopefully I will be less derpy about things…

Friday night

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I'm pretty sure this was my best night out of the whole weekend [=
There's no place else I'd rather freeze then freezing out in the cold watching my friends fight stuff with foamy weapons [=
Somewhat teaching Justin a lesson by not healing him right away.. Justin.. you had better learned that lesson
All of the rp most of the weekend with alex. He's made her realize a lot about herself .. and how easy it is to piss her off .. love ya too buddy
Let me just say I myself would never sit and chat with a messenger who works for a necromancer scientist.. but hey well.. Syn can be stupid sometimes lol.
But talking to the messenger even with half the inn and half her family behind her telling her no don't do it.. she still didn't want to listen.
Authority seems to be the only way you can get her to realize something is stupid.. like when Alex { Shiku } pulled the noble card on her for the first time ever..which led to long arguments outside/inside/ and upstairs for the rest of the night.
" YOU PULLED THE NOBLE CARD ON ME ! WELL THEN I MIGHT AS WELL BE ANOTHER PEASANT AND NOT YOUR OWN DAMN SISTER !"
She wasn't happy.
hehe sure I may regret saying this but I always like a challenge... COME AT ME MATT DEFRANZA ... YOU WON'T
Edwin interrupting our serious conversation every two seconds not knowing he was aggravating both of them.
Oh I love Rp with Shannon.. In Kr you're always the mom
It's okay babes we hashed it out for hours and hours after you put us in our corners.
Syn's not used to the whole having a family of her own yet. But she's getting there.

Saturday

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My npc shift was one of the best I've had in a long time .. thanks Cameron !
Sitting in on the hunter's meeting with Aden .. made her feel like she was apart of something again
Towards the end I felt like I was practically npcin'g my pc lol but it was awesome.
One thing I told Matt and Cooper..everybody's gonna think Syn used magic to speed up her pregnancy.... I npc'd an eight month pregnant Khitan and Cooper was the father Feast was amazing guys ! Will winter feast again
Old time adventuring with harlee and nick ... nick never knowing what's going on when we drag him along. and now Sannyiah has a very important decision she has to wrestle with
When the immortal ( who you were beautiful by the way I'm sorry I can't remember her real name ) sat next to syn she had a why me moment.then again she is a diplomat so talking to foregin people is her thing right ?
WELL NONE OF THE OTHER GUYS STARTED TALKING TO HER !
For about most of that feast I was an immortal's bitch..but I wasn't gonna say no pf.
Her curiosity strangely reminded me a lot of Syn's.

After dinner .... Zero decides to go on a solo adventure in finding the fairy queen's wand.... OLDER SISTER TO THE RESCUE !! .. and aquena.
after using my strength plus one i was saving for something important I got as a wedding present.. Magnus came over and manicaled him .. about seven times
It's nice when you're the one who can do the lecturing after you do something stupid for a change.yay for mind control
Chillin in the Inn because oog I was getting sick and couldn't handle the cold for main mod even though I wanted to go.
YAY for rp pregnancy hormones ! heh.. this is gonan be fun
of course all of the concern comes with pregnancy hormones when well you have people who care,love and look out for you {:
I think not only in real life but in game .. some of us are becoming so close to the point its creepy ... because when Shiku decides to go see if someone's okay practically by himself..
five minutes later you and a friend just look at each other and BOLT out of the inn to go after him.
Oh how could I forget Morty telling Syn that Oz is her Uncle.....
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darn dragoons...
DAFAQ ??
THAT!! will be extremely awesome role play I'm highly looking forward too
Sunday

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Sunday included Syn wrestling with ANOTHER decision thanks to Shiku ...
I don't think you realize how heavy she's thinking about this.. and the fact that she's even thinking about this.. that's just WRONG... WRONG I TELL YOU
I'm also pretty sure that along with Justin.. Shiku and Syn tag teamed each other when it came to saving one another's lives... all weekend.
Bleeding out is a bitch guys.
Sunday was relaxing and a ton of family rp that I'm pretty sure will follow up next event.
See ya guys there !